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    WITHDRAWN Lancaster smoothbore barn gun

    Found the other pics I was looking for.
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    WANTED 20 ga Flintlock Shotgun or Fowler

    Stll looking for the right 20 ga/62 cal flintlock shotgun, fowler or fusil. Prefer the shorter barrel (<40") fowler styles. Can also do one in 28 ga. For the right gun in the right price range, I might also do a percussion.
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    WANTED 20 ga Flintlock Shotgun or Fowler

    Still looking. Probably prefer a fowler but would also go with a shotgun. Seems like there are more than a few percussion shotguns available over on gunbroker and other similar sites, but flintlocks are rare.
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    Background Reading on Flintlock Jaegers?

    Thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like it was a fun journey. The only caliber I have ever seen in Jaegers has been .62. I have always thought that was part of what made it a Jaeger. Will try to pick up a copy of the Shumway book when I am at Dixon's in Kempton, PA next Saturday. If...
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    Background Reading on Flintlock Jaegers?

    Looking for recommendations on a good book or online article on the history & development of flintlock Jaeger rifles. Have my eye on a really nice used one, but am not sure what to look for relative to what they should look like depending on the period they were built.
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    What is your favorite era of muzzleloading?

    Too new to the game to have a favorite period or event to actually know what rifles go with each period. I have a flintlock .50 Cal Hawken, am very interested in flintlock Jaegers, and think I prefer the shorter barrel flintlocks from what appear to be the mid to late-18th Century (1750s and...
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    Kempton Gunmaker's Fair; Who's Going?

    Live pretty close to Kempton, but will be traveling to Virgina for a family event that weekend. Hope to get back in time to spend a few hours at the Fair on Sunday and maybe buy myself a new gun. Sold some traditional archery equipment to fund a flintlock fowler and the money is buring a hole...
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    Kempton Gunmaker's Fair; Who's Going?

    Thanks for sharing this. Never got to the Dixon run event, but am curious how different it's going to be in the new facility. Will be looking for thoughts from the long-time attendees down the road.
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    Folks, tell me about Fowlers

    Nice looking piece. What is the barrel length and why did you choose to go with that length? Have been looking at picking up a flintlock Fowler, but can't seem to decide if I want an earlier version with a 40-42" barrel or something from later in the period with a 36-38" barrel.
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    WANTED 20 ga Flintlock Shotgun or Fowler

    Seems like there are not very many of these available. Have recently just missed out on an auction for a Pedersoli Deluxe 20 ga SxS and a nice used English fowler that was sold before I could get home from work and close the deal. Still hoping someone has something they no longer shoot and...
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    CLOSED Pedersoli 20 Ga SxS

    There was a deluxe flintlock model over on GunBroker that sold for a touch over $1400 last night. Thought about it hard, but decided to go a different route and look for a single barrel .62/20 smooth bore instead. Good luck on your search.
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    Wedge stuck on an 1851 Navy

    Thanks to all. With the help of a brass tool from Rich44, I was able to quickly get the wedge out and disassemble the gun. The barrel assembly came right off so I do not think there are any bent arbor issues that several folks mentioned earlier in this thread. Time to get it cleaned so we can...
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    WANTED 20 ga Flintlock Shotgun or Fowler

    Pedersoli or custom build. Good condition or better. Not really interested in a rebuild "project". Might also consider the percussion versions of the gun under the right circumstances. Not really familiar with alternatives to the Pedersoli models so if you have something else in a comparable...
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    Wedge stuck on an 1851 Navy

    Thanks for the recommendation. I remember seeing this tool over on Midway awhile back. Have already beat on the wedge with the tools I had readily available to no effect. Tried pulling it out with pliers, but that was a useless approach. Am going to give it a go witha brass rod and punch...
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    Wedge stuck on an 1851 Navy

    It is a Pietta. The wedge is flush on the right. Is there any way I can ge the barrel off with the wedge still in this position? Not familiar with the whole arbor issue, but it appears to be a bit of a longstanding problem. Is there any hope for this thing or should I just write it off?
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