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  1. FiremanBrad

    WANTED Sling? Slip on type??

    Looking for a slip on style sling, long enough for the flinters?!!! I bought one years ago, knit webbing with leather ends, and don’t remember where I got it?!!
  2. FiremanBrad

    WANTED Lyman Peep Sight

    Looking for both the rear peep and front hooded sight for a Lyman Great Plains Rifle?!! One of my 4H shooters is in need!!! Thanks!!
  3. FiremanBrad

    Help identifying a back action double?!!

    Here’s what pics a buddy sent me?!! Back action marked R. B.
  4. FiremanBrad

    Got a new Turkey smoothie!

    Picked up my new one, built by Mike Yancey in Arkansas! Colerain Turkey Choke 20ga, early Ketland lock that sparks great! I haven’t shot it yet but hope to soon! Any and all load data that anyone cares to share is much appreciated!! And, suggestions on getting wads past that choke as well?!!
  5. FiremanBrad

    Did some shooting today!!

    The boys and I shot our first Mo. Offhand Association competition yesterday. Was a great time, even with a rain delay!!! Will definitely do it again!
  6. FiremanBrad

    Missouri opener success!

    Our spring turkey season opened this morning!! I took a landowner’s son with me to try our luck, and we did get lucky!! We had 2 Tom’s come in, I let him shoot first, then I got mine with my Flintlock Trade Gun! Shot was at 15 yds with a SkyChief load of 70gr of 2F under 80gr by vol of #5 lead...
  7. FiremanBrad

    Got to fondle an Original!

    A buddy of mine got this Colt handed down to him a few years ago. I finally got got to see it yesterday!! Holster, belt and mold were all buried with it the story goes. Road crew way back when was cutting out the dirt road to pave it, and this popped out?? Who knows!!! Loading lever works, gun...
  8. FiremanBrad

    Bore Light???

    Where can I get a new bore light? My old one just won’t work anymore! Here’s a couple of pics of the old one.
  9. FiremanBrad

    The Arrow Rock Stock and Trading Company

    Here’s a few pics from our weekend, portraying Sante Fe Traders out of Arrow Rock, Mo. This being the Bicentennial of the first trip out, from right across the River, from Franklin in 1821!!! We were blessed to have Tenngun in camp with us, but somehow missed him in the group photo?!!! We have...
  10. FiremanBrad

    And so it begins!!!

    Mo spring turkey opened this morning! I had to get the boys on the bus, so got a late start, but I’ve heard one gobble to the west!!! Hope y’all have some luck! im out with my Al Comer 20 ga fowler, over some dsd decoys.
  11. FiremanBrad

    WANTED Percussion Caps?

    I am looking for Percussion Caps for our County 4H Muzzleloading program. Our local sources have dried up! We’ve got some great shooters in Cooper County, Mo., hopefully we can find some!
  12. FiremanBrad

    Fired one off!!

    We fired off a little pink powder yesterday for a buddy’s Gender Reveal party! I think the pink powder was so fine, it ignited to add to the fireball!!!
  13. FiremanBrad

    SOLD TC New Englander 12ga/50cal

    I’m the second owner on this TC New Englander. I have not fired it. The stock and 12ga barrel are used but the 50 cal barrel is still new in the box!!! I’m assuming that the 12 ga barrel is cyl bore? I am asking $600 plus shipping.
  14. FiremanBrad

    SOLD A. Zoli 1803 Harper’s Ferry for sale.

    Other sale fell thru! .58 cal 1803 Harper’s Ferry made by Antoni Zoli. I got this used on a trade and have never shot it. I have the original box and a Lee ball mold to go with it. $500 and I’ll split shipping to the lower 48!!!
  15. FiremanBrad

    SOLD Zoli 1803 Harper’s Ferry

    I have an A. Zoli Harper’s Ferry for sale. .58 caliber. I got it used in a trade and have never shot it. It needs to go to someone that’ll use it!!! I have the original (tattered) box, and a Lee ball mold to go along with it. $500 and I’ll split shipping to the lower 48.
  16. FiremanBrad

    Paterson!!!

    I finally happened onto a new to me Paterson for the collection!!! Now I need a Root!!!
  17. FiremanBrad

    The Trade Gun scores!

    The Trade Gun made meat this morning! Didn’t see a bird at all yesterday, after the rain and storms Friday night. Didn’t see anything early this morning, so made a move to where I had seen a Gobbler on opening day. I had been there for about an hour and a half, when I heard a very faint...
  18. FiremanBrad

    1st Mo tag is notched!!!

    My 2nd hunt of the season! I had 2 Jakes come by this morning, and this one tempted me for too long!! Nice young bird, 5” beard. My 20 ga smoothbore was loaded with the SkyChief Special, 60gr of 2f under 70 gr of #5 lead shot. Shot distance was about 12 steps. Looking forward to next week...
  19. FiremanBrad

    Have you ever wondered??!!

    Have you wondered how the terminal performance is on a turkey skull??!! I cleaned this one in my dermestid beetle colony (one of 3 colonies). Bird was at 8 steps. 20ga, cyl bore, 70gr by vol of 2F Goex under 80gr by vol of #5 lead using the Skychief Special load!!! Here’s a link to pics...
  20. FiremanBrad

    Nothing!!!!

    From now on, this turkey will be referred to as the “nothing” bird... I got to my blind extra early this morning, got the decoys set, and got settled in to the sound of that snap Whippoorwill that entertains this hills. The early morning light finally started to brighten the pasture I was...
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