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    Inherited Rifle - What is it?

    According to Sellers, Louis Fondersmith, Strasburg, Pennsylvania 1803 - 1825, known percussion full stock. This is from his book, American Gunsmiths. Nice rifle!! 8905c
  2. 8

    ML Shops In Portland Maine Area

    Planning a trip to the Portland Maine area in a couple of days. Just wondering if there are any muzzleloading shops in the area. Thank You 8905c
  3. 8

    Front Trigger Spring

    Is there someone that supplies flat spring stock?
  4. 8

    Front Trigger Spring

    Does anyone know of a source for a front trigger spring for an old original muzzleloading rifle that I am working on? I don't have a way to post a picture. Thanks 8905c
  5. 8

    Oregon Builder

    Not sure what to post this under, but does anyone know of a muzzleloading rifle builder in Oregon by the name of Jan Burgess? Thanks
  6. 8

    New Englander

    I don't know if I am posting this in the correct forum, but here is my question. I am wanting an inexpensive ML shotgun to hunt turkeys with. I know a guy that has a .50 TC New Englander he is wanting to sell for a very reasonable price. From what I understand, finding a 12 ga. shotgun barrel...
  7. 8

    .45 Caliber ML For Youth

    Does anybody have any ideas on a percussion .45 caliber ML for starting a young boy out deer hunting? He will need something with a shorter LOP - probably in the range of 12 to 12.5 inches. 8905c
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    Unplated Wood Screws

    Where can I find unplated, sloted, steel wood screws? I need a couple of different sizes (6X1 1/4, 6X1 1/2, etc), but can't seem to locate them. I need them for several projects that I am working on. Any info greatly appreciated. 8905c
  9. 8

    T/C Cherokee Parts

    Does anybody know where I can buy a ramrod thimble for a T/C Cherokee? I believe the thimbles for the Seneca and Cherokee are the same. Any info greatly appreciated. Thanks, 8905c
  10. 8

    T/C Cherokee .45 cal.

    I picked up a very rough .45 T/C Cherokee today at a gun show. The bore was very dirty, as well as the overall gun. However, it has cleaned up better than I thought it would. There are a couple of hairline cracks in the wood. One is near the lock screw, and the other is at the very tip of the...
  11. 8

    Old Original ML Rifles

    I have several issues of Muzzle Blasts from the 40's through 60's. I still enjoy looking at articles in these magazines, especially stories about finding old original ML rifles, and getting them back into shooting condition. This is an aspect of muzzleloading that has always interested me. I...
  12. 8

    New In My Family: CVA Pennsylvania Long Rifle .50

    Amikee - I own a CVA PA. .50 cal. percussion rifle. My wife gave it to me for a Christmas gift in about 1987. At that time, I attended some muzzleloading rifle matches and shot the rifle at some of the matches. The rifle shoots very well and I won a few matches with it. I am not crazy about the...
  13. 8

    where to buy lead

    Try the nuclear medicine department at your local hospital. Isotopes that they use to dose patients come in lead. It is possible they may have some lead they will sell. This is soft lead. 8905c
  14. 8

    Antique Arms & Accoutrements

    Mark - I was able to attend the show on Saturday and really enjoyed it. Another good show. Too bad it is only once a year. 8905c
  15. 8

    What got you into muzzlleloading?

    As a very young boy, I would go with my father to visit a friend of his. This was in the 1950's and I was very young the first I remember the muzzleloading rifles dad's friend had. All of his ml rifles were originals he picked up on his milk route. Dad's friend owned an old 1 ton truck, went...
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