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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Frizzen Opinions.An experienced gunsmith I knows feels that pack case hardened frizzens spark the best. When I pack case harden I wrap frizzens and such...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle?.Good eyes!
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Rrich pierce reacted to plmeek's post in the thread Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle? with
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Dave, your comment got me to thinking so I looked in Tom Grinslade's FLINTLOCK FOWLERS: The First Guns Made in America at the New... -
Rrich pierce replied to the thread What style Muzzleloader do I have?.With almost no rise to the comb from the wrist and the curved toe line it seems closest to a Lehigh style.
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Bogle rifle.Cool gun. Looks 1812 era to me with the skinny buttstock and highly curved buttplate. My estimated is not shared by all. There seems to...
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Rrich pierce reacted to dave_person's post in the thread Historical accuracy in big manufacturers with Like.
Hi Guys, We all have various reasons and attractions to shooting and building muzzleloaders. There is no one correct reason or...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Lock is loud?.Musketeer is right in that more massive locks are louder when fired. I’m not sure if you’re talking about cocking sounds also.
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RDepends on the lock. My Bess's lock is pretty loud when "dry" fired, but it's also a very large lock. My India flint pistol with it's...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Removing roman nose from comb.It’s near impossible to do much to change the buttstock shape with what you have. I’ve never heard of chopping off a buttstock and...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle?.Agree, not a “rifle” by any means. A great example of a higher grade trade gun/lower grade export fowling piece. A really fine heirloom...
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Rrich pierce reacted to 2 shots's post in the thread Is this a Revolutionary War era rifle? with Like.
hi, i believe you have a english trade gun. i have the same piece. dont know time period on this one, maybe someone can help us out on...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Why swamped barrels?.Barrels were forged and made thicker at the breech where the pressure is greatest. Then tapered to save weight, and flared at the muzzle...
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Rrich pierce reacted to Eric Krewson's post in the thread Historical accuracy in big manufacturers with Like.
All the early production guns were produced before CNC came along, there is no reason not to produce a historically accurate gun now...
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I believe 99% of the people buying their first muzzle loader are only interested in buying something legal to hunt deer with. Their...
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Rrich pierce replied to the thread Historical accuracy in big manufacturers.It started with Navy Arms, Dixie Gun Works, Thompson Center, Numrich Arms proving that one can sell many thousands of guns that are not...