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What was your first caliber?

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What was your first muzzleloader's caliber? :)
 
The first muzzloader that I ever fired was an 81mm Mortar. I was in the USMC Infantry at the time.

M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar
Length: 56 inches (142.24 centimeters)
Weight:
Mortar Assembly: 35 pounds (15.89 kg)
Bipod: 26 pounds (11.80 kilograms)
Baseplate: 25.5 pounds (11.58 kilograms)
Sight Unit: 2.5 pounds (1.14 kilograms)
Total: 89 pounds (40.41 kilograms)
Bore diameter: 81mm
Maximum effective range: 5700 meters
Rates of fire:
Maximum: 33 rounds per minute
Sustained: 16 rounds per minute
Elevation: 45 to 85 degrees


Pretty good sustained rate of fire for a muzzleloader! Haw!
 
my first and only flintlock rifle is a 50 caliber Traditions full stock. I have had a lot of fun with this gun and would like to build a smooth bore for my next gun.
 
My first one was a .45 caliber Deer Stalker which is also the one I launched a ramrod from.
 
.45 "Kentuckian" Flintlock. Bought it from Century Arms Inc in 1970. It was made in Italy and served me for many years.

I run into the guy I sold it to at gun shows now and then and every time he has to tell me how happy he is with it.
 
My first caliber was a .45 CVA Kentucky rifle in percussion I made from a kit back in the 1970s.
 

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