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  1. Hisownself

    Burnt flint normal?

    My smoothbore has an 0.065" touch hole and Davis lock. Using English flints the other day I got 45 shots without an issue, and then it wouldn't spark. I noticed the left edge of the flint melted into a glob that prevented the sharp edge from striking the frizzen so I knapped it off and it was...
  2. Hisownself

    Lock will go off half cocked.. baffled???

    I've spent the past couple weeks reading about locks (flinter) and doing some work on mine. It's a Davis and works really well, but I can cause the hammer to fall if I pull on the trigger hard enough(single, no set). Hammer won't fall when out of the stock. So.... There was some rubbing and...
  3. Hisownself

    Help ID this 24 gauge Smoothbore?

    Hello All, I recently picked up this smoothbore and searched all over the internet for information. All I found is it's similar to both a PA Fowler and Trade Gun. It's 24 gauge, 36" Octagonal to round (no swamp) barrel, slightly over 1" OD at breech and 0.696" OD at muzzle. Fit and finish...
  4. Hisownself

    Hello from SW PA!

    Hello All! I joined last year but was not active in the hobby until recently. I've owned a few BP cap and ball pistols over the years, a 50cal Hawken, and recently a smoothbore. I'm getting ready to build my first fowler this fall/winter and have been doing a lot of research lately (including...
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