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  1. ThumperJones

    SOLD .62 Fusil De Chasse, Walnut stocked, L&R locked

    **Not looking to ship, but I will be at the Alabama KY Rifle show on Jan. 13th. Located in Huntsville and would be glad and prefer for you to see it. Just let me know, and you're welcome to shoot it if you have a place to.** I'm not sure on where to price this thing, so I'll post it at $800 and...
  2. ThumperJones

    Sight setup on your squirrel/deer rifles?

    Hey fellas. Been shooting my Kibler SMR a lot here lately and I love everything about it except the visibility of the sights. They are "box stock" and unmodified other than filing the front shorter a touch to sight in. Rear has a "V" notch, and the front a thin brass blade. I have pretty...
  3. ThumperJones

    Can a mainspring be made stronger?

    I've got a Fusil De Chasse made back in the 90s. It shoots alright and is mostly reliable as long as the flint is "just right" and everything is just how it needs to be. I believe that the mainspring is fairly weak, as it takes considerably less force to cock than other flintlock I have messed...
  4. ThumperJones

    Small game rifle options?

    Hey y'all, I'm looking to pick up a rifle for chasing squirrels and rabbits and such. Likely a .32 or .36 caliber. My budget is about what a Kibler kit costs, and I feel like I have the skills and patience to finish one of those. The "other" kits, from what I've seen at least, are more than I...
  5. ThumperJones

    Going from .600" to .595" ball?

    I recently posted about figuring out some good accuracy with my .62 Fusil De Chasse. The bore measures .620". I was using a .600" ball, patched with .018" cotton denim and a 70gr 3FG charge. Would you think that I could move to a .595" ball and a slightly thicker patch and likely keep the same...
  6. ThumperJones

    New guy from Alabama

    Hey guys, longtime lurker just joining in. I have had a Lyman Deerstalker flintlock for several years and hunt with it every year. Picked up some good info here a while back and got it shooting great from the reading I did here. Thanks for that! I recently picked up a .62 Fusil De Chasse and a...
  7. ThumperJones

    Identify this lock and some other parts on a new to me rifle?

    I recently bought a clean little .36 caliber percussion rifle for a really good price. It's supposedly a Narragansett Arms built rifle, but I can't confirm it. Looks like a cross between a full stock Hawken style and a Leman plains rifle to my uneducated eye. It has double set triggers, brass...
  8. ThumperJones

    Dumb question: How loud is a .32 flintlock?

    I'm toying with the idea of picking up a flintlock rifle in .32 to hunt squirrels with. With the long barrels, and smallish powder charge, how loud are they? Say compared to a .22LR? I'm familiar with short Lyman Deerstalker .50 caliber flintlocks, but never been around a smaller caliber...
  9. ThumperJones

    Narragansett Arms smoothbore info?

    **I just realized I should have posted this in the dedicated Smoothbore section. I'm sorry!!** Hey everybody, I'm looking to get my own flintlock to play with and a friend has offered me a flintlock to buy. I was hoping I could ask for some info and opinions from you kind folks? From what i can...
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