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  1. J

    Monkey Gun.

    Is anyone familiar with this term? Last spring I bought a very light .54 caliber percussion smoothbore on gunbroker. It has a 28 inch barrel and with 50 - 60 grains of powder, shoots decently with an unpatched .535" ball. I haven't attempted a heavier charge because it has a very thin-walled...
  2. J

    Returning after a long break.

    Hello all, I'm an old time member of this forum, but I have been away for quite a while. I thought that I should say hello here before posting again. My user name here is flash_in_the_pan, but I really don't think anyone here will remember me. I live in Central Pennsylvania, and have been...
  3. J

    Where do crossbows fit?

    Here is the Pennsylvania law which opens ML season up for crossbow hunting: I think it's stupid to allow the use of crossbows and then with the exception of three Wildlife Management Units exclude them from archery season and treat them as flintlocks. Note that the license required is a ML...
  4. J

    Have you heard of Willard Royer?

    I am interested in a long rifle that he built in 1998. Has anybody here heard of him, or does anyone own a gun that he built?
  5. J

    Old member stopped in to say "Hello"

    Hello, everyone. It has been a long time since I've been here, and I thought I'd check in and see what's going on. I wish I could say that I have been too busy shooting to login, but that hasn't been the case. To all of the members who remember me, Hello, I hope you're all well and I hope to be...
  6. J

    Carrying Spare Cylinders...

    I don't think that I would carry a spare cylinder with caps in place. It just doesn't seem that my need for it would justufy the risks, but I am curious to know; how risky is it? Is there a real chance that a bump or drop will discharge one or more chambers or is the risk extremely low. Again...
  7. J

    My son had a good day...

    Although he doesn't know it yet, my son had a good day. I stopped at Walmart and as usual had to check out the sporting goods department while I was there. That's when things started to look good for the boy. They have all of their ML stuff on clearance sale. Pyrodex RS is $9.00 per pound and...
  8. J

    Way to carry extra caps quietly.

    Okay, this started out as an idea to make a capper for a C&B revolver, but ended up being something else entirely. I took about a two inch long piece of an old belt and using a leather punch, punched seven closely spaced holes along each edge of the belt. So what I have is a method of carrying...
  9. J

    .36 cal. Navy alignment pin questions

    I was reassembling my brass frame Navy replica when I realized that the barrel wasn't quite lined up properly. When I pulled the barrel back off to see what was wrong, I found that both of the alignment pins that hold the barrel in line with the frame were missing. :curse: The gun is a CVA...
  10. J

    RMC Accusporter flintlock

    Does anyone here have the RMC Accusporter? I would like to get one in .32 caliber, and was just wondering if there are any members who own or have owned this gun. What are your opinions of this gun?
  11. J

    Cushioned wads and rifled barrels.

    I was thinking (that usually gets me into trouble in a hurry) that maybe cushioned wads would work well in a .58 caliber rifle if I could find the right size or maybe even cram a 20 guage wad down there atop the powder and under the PRB. I know that they would be cheaper than wonder wads and...
  12. J

    English Cavalry Carbine

    Does anybody know anything about this gun? I saw it online. It looks like it would make a fun little smoothbore to play with. It was described as a .66 cal. English Cavalry Carbine circa 1840 with a 20" barrel.
  13. J

    Muzzle Loader Seasons By State...

    Pennsylvania has an early (does only)ML season, which is open to any ML rifle of .44 cal. or larger as well as our Traditional (Flintlock) season which starts Dec.26 or 27 if the 26th falls on a Sunday. What ML seasons if any exist in your state and are there any restrictions on lock types...
  14. J

    T/C replacement stock

    While surfing some time ago I came across a site advertising various gunsmithing services and components, as well as custom guns, I think. Anyway they advertised full length replacement stocks for T/C hawkens and Renegades. If anybody here is familiar with this company, could you please refresh...
  15. J

    .69" roundballs in a 12 gauge.

    I was looking for a mold to use to cast roundballs for 12 gauge and the closest size that I could find is .69". I ordered the mold. Does anyone here shoot .69 caliber RBs from a 12 gauge and what loads do you use?
  16. J

    EAA Boat Gun

    Does anybody have one of these? I'd really like to hear what anyone who has one thinks of it. I am thinking about getting a large bore smoothie, and it's gotta be a flinter. I have a double barrel percussion 12 guage that I really love to shoot, but I think that I would love a flintlock even...
  17. J

    Veteran returns from Vietnam....

    Here is the story of the memorial service: web page
  18. J

    .58 caliber Renegade workout.

    I took my Renegade out this weekend for first time this weekend and the results were not quite what I had hoped for. Friday, I fought with patches the whole time, trying t keep them centered on the roundball as they passed through the QLA, after about six shots I let my 12 year old son take a...
  19. J

    Weird set-up.

    I was browsing through the neighborhood gun shop today, when I came across a used flintlock. So I had to check it out. It was a Traditions Deerhunter .50 caliber. The first thing I noticed was that there was a flint clamped in the jaws, Traditions doesn't supply flints with there guns, but since...
  20. J

    Smoothbore Flintlock idea.

    Here's an idea I've been kicking around for a while and am looking for some feedback from you, the forum members, before I committ to it. For starters I was looking for a Green Mountain drop-in .62 caliber smoothbore barrel for a T/C Renegade. I found a shop not too far from here that will...
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