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    Homemade musket

    Interesting. Will look for it. Thx.
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    Anyone recall the "17th Century" Vendor from the 2023 Kempton's Trade Fair?

    They are a reanactors group. Not a vendor. Looks like we need more matchlock makers to fill the needs.
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

    I will add that the reanactors groups display consisted of guns made by makers who no longer build. Sadly. The Day brothers were back this year and said they would be soon producing again.
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

    perhaps some others who were there could chime in if they know who made each piece shown. One table belonged to a Brian Anderson who made some wheel locks. Not sure about the others that belonged to a reanactors group. Their display had a pieces made by several makers.
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

    and a few more
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

    More
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton PA

    I attended this show again this year and found even more interesting earlier styled firearms to look at. Here are some photos to examine.
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    I just did a quick search on the Janissary. Never heard of them. Very interesting could you share more about their matchlocks? Do you have one?
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    I recently had to replace a dishwasher. Well i realized that i had a armored breast plate that i needed to proof. Unscientific but fun nonetheless. Range 15 yards. Hand gonne charge .715 ball over 100 grains of 2f with a fibre wad above the ball. Hit upper left side dent only. Then 150 grains...
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    Thank you Flint your explanation covered that perfectly. I was using wad -c .
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    The fishtail style butt plate on the matchlock has a large surface area the really spreads that recoil out making it more comfortable than it looks to fire. The hand gonne is heavy at about 10 lbs. when fired over the shoulder it just slides back a few inches. Very comfortable to shoot. I have...
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    The matchlock is a 77 cal from the rifle shoppe. The load was 110 grains of 2f under a .760 ball with a wad on top. The hand gonne is 75 cal with 100 grains of 2f under a .715 ball.
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    The handgonne
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    Matchlock and handgonne fun at the range

    A short video
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