• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades
  • Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Recent content by murph

Shop deals on ebay
L & R
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. M

    What load for a 50 cal GPR flinter ?

    Fella's,thanks for all the good info.I think i'll start out with 60gr and start from there.I put a new/better touch hole liner in the barrel and also put an extra pice of leather under the flint,so the flint will strike the frizzen higher.I will let you all know how she shoots. Thanks pards,Murf...
  2. M

    What load for a 50 cal GPR flinter ?

    I'm going to take out my new 50.cal lyman GPR,it's a flinter.What is a good starting load for it. I will shoot .490 round ball with fff goex.This is my first flintlock rifle,been shooting caplocks for 25 yrs.I think i'm going to like this. Thanks,murf :hatsoff:
  3. M

    help with loose wedge on a GP rifle

    Been away from this forum for awhile.What was I thinking.you guy's are the best.real glad to be back.I think i'm realy going to enjoy flinters more that caplocks. murph :thumbsup:
  4. M

    help with loose wedge on a GP rifle

    I new I could count on you guys.Thanks i'll try bending the wedge pin first.this is my first flintlock,I mostly own lyman caplocks.I cant wait to take her out next weekend and give her a try. thanks pards,murf :bow:
  5. M

    help with loose wedge on a GP rifle

    I have a new lyman great plains rifle,the second wedge closer to the lock,well it falls out.is there any thing I can do to make it stay put. Thanks for any and all help. Murf
  6. M

    can I shoot round ball out of a 20ga pedersoli double shotgun

    Thinking of buying a cabelas pedersoli 20ga double black powder shotgun.Can I shoot round ball out of it.it has a fixed improved cylinder and a fixed modified choke barrel.I would shoot 62.cal round ball the eqivelent to 20ga.As you can tell i'm new to the BP shotgun game. Thanks,murf :bow:
  7. M

    cabelas hawken,is rear sight dovetailed

    Thank you for the help fella's.I was affraid the cabelas hawken was not dovetailed.That's too bad.I think every lyman other than the cabelas lyman is dovetailed.I could buy the rifle and have a gunsmith dove it with out much problem.I'm also thinking of buying a lyman trade rifle in flint.This...
  8. M

    cabelas hawken,is rear sight dovetailed

    Is the cabelas traditional hawken rear sight dovetailed.It comes with an ajustible rear sight,thinking of buying one and putting on a fixed sight. Thanks,murf
  9. M

    Thoughts on the Pedersoli indian trade musket

    Thanks for the help fellas'.I will keep looking and hold off on the dixie trade musket.I know this has been talked to death in the past,but I might possibley get a lyman trade rifle in a flint lock.I have plenty of years under my belt with cap locks but it's time to get a flinter.I have been...
  10. M

    Thoughts on the Pedersoli indian trade musket

    Do any of you know how the quality is of the pedersoli indian trade musket.Dixie gun works has them on sale and i'm thinking of buying one very soon.This is going to be my first flint rifle.Thanks for any and all help. Murphy :hatsoff:
  11. M

    What size flint for Lyman trade rifle?

    Cowpoke I forgot your a local boy out here.How's alabama treating you.I bet there more gun friendly out your way.Is there some good places to shoot.Thanks ,murf :hatsoff:
  12. M

    What size flint for Lyman trade rifle?

    Thanks for the help guys,3/4' is the size.Cowpoke it's was about 70 and sunny today.perfect for shooting the holy black.What do you guy's think of the Lyman trade rifle in a flint.I'm on a buget but I want a good shooter and a solid lock.Thanks,murf :hatsoff:
  13. M

    What size flint for Lyman trade rifle?

    Thinking of buying a Lyman trade rifle for my first flinter.What brand and size flint should I buy for this rifle?.And what site on the net sells these flints.Thanks in advance,Murf :hatsoff:
  14. M

    Was there many hawken style rifle's floating around in the 1860's

    You guys made my day.Gray wolf if it's not to much trouble I would love to see a couple of pictures.Thanks for all the help fella's,murf :hatsoff: p.s.Makes me want to put on my buckskin britches and head out the door.
  15. M

    Was there many hawken style rifle's floating around in the 1860's

    Cooner54,thanks for the reply.I guess I new the ansure to this one but I wanted some confermation.I love my 1860 revolvers and I was thinking a hawken style rifle might go well with them.I just like the halfstocks better than the military style rifles.Not that they arn't nice too.It's a very...
See more
Back
Top