Zouave rifle musket

[gunsmither]

Musketoon!

Hi again Mike! We're dying with the 90 degree heat over here! Not used to it like you Spokaners! As far as I know, there has been no CAS shoots at Pt. Townsend. My latest trip is a .17HMR CZ 452 with a Leupold 4.5-14x Tactical mounted on it. It'll do 1/2" groups for 5 shots at a hundred yards! My PH Musketoon wouldnt do that at 10 feet! If I can figure out how to reload that .17HMR with 4F Goex, I'll be in Hog Heaven!

I could never "Tune" my Musketoon! Needed the money, so I sold it. I hope the fellow in Geogia who bought it was able to do better than I did, but he said he was just going to shoot blanks. They sure are a well made rifle. Glad to hear yours shoots! You must have the right mold.

I posted a link to some Whitworth "threads" that are on gunboards.com for you over at proshooter.com. I corresponded for awhile with "tac foley" over in England, who is on that thread talking about his Whitworth trials and tribulations! Seems he had a devil of a time getting it to shoot.

Safe Shootin! Joe

 

[Mike Weber]

Joe:
Latest weather reports are saying that it will be cooling off to 97 degrees here tomorrow. I've got forest fires burning all around me. Had to put off a prospecting trip over in Idaho due to the fire restrictions. I know Terry Foley from the Civil War Guns Message Board. Sounds like he's having about the same kinds of problems with his Whitworth as you were having with your Musketoon. Been building up my Remington revolver collection I've got four New Model Armies now. I've been thinking about trimming a couple of them down to Sheriff's model length. I might head over your way for some winter Steelhead fiishing this year. I'll give you a holler if I do I always bring along several BP guns as I've got some friends who are BP shooters over on the peninsula.

 

[gunsmither]

Only 97 degrees ? Gosh, it's cooling off ! Coming back from Cody three years ago, we had to detour around a number of fires to cross over in Idaho. It was really bad. Sounds like it's really bad again this year. Good thing we don't get much lightning here, or this area could be in big trouble, as it hasn't rained in month's. Give me a holler when your heading over, and we'll burn some of the Holy Black Stuff! Safe Shootin! Joe