• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades
  • Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Search results

Shop deals on ebay
muzzle loading side side shotguns
the hawken shop
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. D

    Half cock issue on new lock

    Well, I went out today to test my new Bedford County longrifle I built, and encountered an issue. About three shots in, the hammer began to get hung up on the half cock notch. In other words, when I pulled the trigger (at full cock) the hammer only went forward to the half cock position and...
  2. D

    Finished it... finally.

    I bought a Bedford kit back in June... worked on it in most of my down time, and finally finished it today with the staining of the ramrod. It came out well, unfortunately I can't find a way to post pictures. It has a .45 cal bbl, m3 maple, set triggers, and is stained real dark. This was my...
  3. D

    MOST powerful BP weapon?

    I was having a discussion with someone yesterday as to what the most powerful black-powder weapon could possibly be. Its a hard thing to judge, with so many varying loads and calibers... but does anyone know? My bet was on the Kodiak Express, but I could certainly be mistaken. In my opinion, a...
  4. D

    The USCW picture thread

    I am having an issue with my photobucket account login, but I will post as soon as it gets working again. Anyways, i'd like to see some photos of any Civil War reenactors out there... it doesn't matter if you're in blue or grey, just looking to see some pics of other members out in the field...
  5. D

    So... I REALLY want one!

    I really want a Cap and Ball pistol. I shoot both percussion and flintlock in reenactments, but have never fired a percussion pistol. However, now that I joined a cavalry unit, I am going to be needing to get one (which is OK by me, I LOVE THESE THINGS). Can someone give me some direction on a...
  6. D

    Cadet Rifles

    Does anyone happen to know the rifles issued to Cadets at VMI prior to the time when the inline/self contained cartridge system came into play? I know its an obscure question, but i'd be really interested in learning maybe there is an alumnus out there who may know.
  7. D

    cap size for an Enfield

    Can anyone tell me what size caps I would need to buy for my Armi Sport .58 Enfield musket? I was thinking of going and getting them today while I am free so I could maybe use it at some point.
  8. D

    Cut down rifle...

    I recently saw a rifle (pedersoli kentucky i believe) that had about ten inches cut off of it, basically sawn down to the main pin. Was wondering... how common was it to see a cut down RIFLE in the 18th Century? It seems like a good idea to me, as I would want to have a short, rifled gun on my...
  9. D

    Building demos...

    Well, as many of you know I do alot of volunteer work at museums within an hour of my house. Recently two have contacted me about doing some building demos at their events. I agreed, being that I am in the middle of building a couple of guns at the moment. After giving it some thought though, I...
  10. D

    Help please

    Well, I guess it is good that I decided to make a few practice kits again before heading out and charging money for them. So I inletted the lock, barrel, and trigger, and when I inletted the lock I cut part of the sear away so that it did not interfere with the opposite side of the wood. But...
  11. D

    Inletting my lock

    I recieved my Bedford and have been working on it, and have gotten to the point where I am ready to inlet the lock (its already inlet mostly, like the normal kits) but even when the lock internals are completely inside the mortise, the pan is still about a 1/4 inch away from the barrel. How can...
  12. D

    Selling built guns

    Im thinking of building a rifle and a smoothbore in the next year, but not to keep, just to sell. My question is how much luck have you all had with selling guns you have built? Before I do this, I would like to be somewhat sure that I will be able to get some money back from it. My reason is...
  13. D

    Faulty varmint load

    Well, for the past two weeks i've been experimenting with different light loads in order to take out the abundance of ground hogs and squirrels eating my plants. (Don't worry, I live in a rural area). The weapon of choice is a .62 fowling piece. The final product was 45 grains fffg, a wad, then...
  14. D

    ERA timeframe

    Does anyone know how long it would take to recieve an Early Rustic arms gun as a kit? I've heard it takes a very very long time for in the white guns, but have not heard anything about kits. Thanks
  15. D

    MVT Pistols

    I'm looking into buying a MVTCO Germanic pistol. Does anyone have any experience with these? Who carries these at reenactments? Thanks
  16. D

    Sitting Fox ML

    Has anyone done business with Sitting Fox Muzzleloaders? They sell kits and are about $50.00 cheaper than TOTW or Pecatonica. I am really considering buying their blunderbuss kit, but would like to know about them beforehand. Does anyone else sell these kits? Also, if anyone knows of someone...
  17. D

    Time for another build

    Well, I think its time for me to embark on another kit building project. I just have no idea what I want! I've finished a .45 Pedersoli Kentucky and built a Tulle Fusil de Chasse. I am looking for a rifle from the 1750-1780 period from a school that did relatively little by means of decoration...
  18. D

    Quintessential SxS

    In your opinions, what is the classic, good ole' sxs shotgun? I'm not talkin inlines, but frontstuffers. You see the cowboy movies with the shotguns, but how much glory to they get after the two shots ring out? I'd like to know what the classic American shotgun is, so I can get myself one in the...
  19. D

    Palmetto Arms

    Where can I find a Palmetto Arms "Alpenfest Salzburg" musket? I really like them, but it doesn't seem as if anyone carries them. Thanks!
  20. D

    Which rifled musket?

    I've caught the Civil War reenacting bug, and now its time for me to get a musket. These guns seem to be alot different than the Revwar flintlocks! Can someone give me an opinion as to which rifled musket to get? The unit criterion is any three banded musket. However, i've narrowed it down to...
Back
Top