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  1. EastoftheBay

    Thompson Center 12 gauge question

    I talked to gunsmith at the local shop today when I went in to try and haggle for a T/C Rifle. He took the barrel off and then removed the barrel from a Renegade and there was a complete difference. He rescinded what he said about swapping them over and that ended it for me. I want a flintlock...
  2. EastoftheBay

    Thomson Center .50 cal rifle questions

    Thanks for the replies everyone, I went online and saw these rifles selling for $650-$900. I think that is just too much for a muzzleloading rifle that isnt a good looking custom job. I went back to the shop this morning and offered $450 and the owner wouldn't budge so I walked. Thanks all for...
  3. EastoftheBay

    Thompson Center 12 gauge question

    Are they hard to load with the choke in ? I was thinking about using some sort of paper cartridge to load my smoothbore whatever I choose. That way everything stays tightly packed.
  4. EastoftheBay

    Thomson Center .50 cal rifle questions

    Recently I posted about getting a flintlock rifle. I decided I would do .45 caliber but my local gunshop has a Thompson Center .50 caliber for sale. It is a Thompson Center .50 caliber Pennsylvania Hunter. Its a flintlock and the tag says 1-66" rifle twist. The shop is asking $650 for it. It...
  5. EastoftheBay

    Thomson Center .50 cal rifle questions

    Recently I posted about getting a flintlock rifle. I decided I would do .45 caliber but my local gunshop has a Thompson Center .50 caliber for sale. It is a Thompson Center .50 caliber Pennsylvania Hunter. Its a flintlock and the tag says 1-66" rifle twist. The shop is asking $650 for it. It...
  6. EastoftheBay

    Thompson Center 12 gauge question

    I have been looking into getting a flintlock rifle and smoothbore. Recently my local gunshop got some muzzleloaders from a recent estate sale. The smoothbore that stood out the most was a Thompson Center New Englander. It was a percussion 12 gauge smoothbore. The gunsmith there said for $90 he...
  7. EastoftheBay

    Wanting to get a smoothbore flintlock

    Thanks for all the replies everyone. I guess this smoothbore will be used on small game more than anything else. Worse comes to worse I can get a bigger one later on to hunt waterfowl. I dont want to use large bores on squirrels.
  8. EastoftheBay

    Caliber choice for first rifle

    Thanks for all the replies to this thread, looks like the common consensus here is .45 caliber. I definitely like the idea of the cost per shot and lighter recoil. I will be doing a lot of target shooting to get everything just right so that when the time comes to aim at a living animal I want...
  9. EastoftheBay

    Caliber choice for first rifle

    I would only be using the rifle for White Tails and Coyotes. Like I said in the post our Deer on the farm are typically 125lbs for Doe and 140lbs for Buck. Smallest caliber here is .40 in Maryland for deer.
  10. EastoftheBay

    Wanting to get a smoothbore flintlock

    My earlier posts here on the forum were about trying to decide on a rifle or a smoothbore and I have decided to get one of each after all the feedback I got. I posted in the rifles thread to try and get some help deciding on either a .40, .45 or .50 caliber rifle. However, in this thread I am...
  11. EastoftheBay

    Caliber choice for first rifle

    I posted on this forum earlier about getting my first rifle and three calibers have been suggested to me. .40, .45 and .50 all have suggested and to be honest I can't make a decision. I don't have any muzzleloading supplies yet and wont buy any until I get my flintlock (Although I did buy 2lbs...
  12. EastoftheBay

    Looking into my first muzzleloader

    Thanks for the advice
  13. EastoftheBay

    Looking into my first muzzleloader

    Ok I will give some thought still trying to decide on what caliber I want. Thank you for reaching out and the quick replies.
  14. EastoftheBay

    Looking into my first muzzleloader

    I may get some muzzleloading pistols and a percussion or flintlock SxS shotgun one day, for now one or two will suffice. I only own one firearm so I guess I still have room.
  15. EastoftheBay

    Looking into my first muzzleloader

    First off that is a pretty rifle, secondly I have never held a true long rifle before but wow are those things "long" rifles when you see them in contrast to a table or things in their vicinity. Do you have a price in mind for this rifle ?
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