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    SOLD Ethan Allen by Hoppe's

    I am listing this Ethan Allen .45 caliber single shot These were manufactured for and sold by Hoppes in the late 1970's to early 1980's I have had this for a few years and I have never shot it It appears to have been used very little but I would hesitate to say unfired There are a few minor...
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    Customizing the Traditions Kentucky rifle kit

    I just picked up a Traditions Kentucky Rifle kit .50 cal / flintlock and I was wondering if other people had experience with customizing these. I have not built a kit in 40 years and as I look at the ones that I did back then, they are not very good. Just retired and so I am planning on...
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    Ultra-Hi Brown Bess

    Just received an old Ultra-Hi Brown Bess in the mail yesterday. I believe that it is .75 caliber although I can seem to find my calipers at the moment. I am looking for input from those that have been shooting this gun for awhile. What size ball do you recommend, 2f or 3f black powder and...
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    Installing sling swivels on an Ultra-Hi Brown Bess

    I just received an old Ultra-Hi Brown Bess musket which has never had any sling swivels installed on it. From pictures I have seen, it appears that they all came that way in the 1970's. I believe this to be a fairly early reproduction, the serial number is in the 6000 range and the trigger...
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    Gun or non-gun

    I am looking for some assistance as I recently purchased my first smoothbore from someone on Gunbroker. He had posted many pictures and a fairly good description but he left off the one key thing about it: the touch hole has never been drilled. He caveated that he does not know much about...
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