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    Another successful hunt

    During my state's early muzzleloader season in October I took two does and a buck with my .75 Cal Brown Bess. I also took a 10' fall.... I hunted throughout my states general firearms season and no deer... didnt even see one. Now with my state's muzzleloader season back in I decided to head out...
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    Plugging percussion nipples

    About a month ago I acquired a Mortimer of London 10 gauge shotgun. It is a 39" Double Barrel and one barrel has the original nipple and one has a threaded removeable nipple. I want to do an "Alcohol Test". I was told my a local gunsmith that these older Double Barrels typically had the two...
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    Got my first deer with a flintlock

    Last week my state's muzzleloader season began and I set out each day with my new Thompson Center Renegade .54 cal to try and put meat in the freezer. Thursday and Friday was a no show. Saturday morning a friend of mine put up a stand on my farm and told me I could hunt it as he wasnt feeling...
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    Thompson Center questions

    Recently I got a Thompson Center Renegade rifle with a Green Mountain 33" .54 caliber flintlock barrel. I have a couple of questions though. 1. What diameter of ramrod did the thompson center renegade use ? My rifle didnt come with a ramrod so I will buy one from TOTW just cant figure out which...
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    Mortimer of London 10 gauge

    I just recently acquired a Mortimer of London 10 gauge Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun 39" Barrels. I was wondering if anyone knew where on these guns a sort of serial number would be. Or any markings I should look for that denote a year of mfg. I will post pictures soon. Thanks to all who reply.
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    New Muzzleloaders and have some questions

    I recently purchased a .54 Pedersoli Mortimer Flint Combo from my now deceased neighbor's wife. Her husband was an avid Muzzleloader and BPCR enthusiast and I wish I could have learned more from him in the short time I knew him. Yesterday I got a call from his wife to come by and make an offer...
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    Just picked up a Pedersoli Mortimer and I have some questions.

    Sadly my neighbor passed back in March. He was an avid outdoorsman and hunter and loved muzzleloaders. One of his Muzzleloaders I was able to purchase was a Pedersoli Mortimer .54/12ga combo flintlock. I picked it up for $350. It needs a flint and the piece of leather that goes in the jaws as...
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    What makes a good squirrel rifle ?

    I want to get a a squirrel rifle, I want it to be flintlock cause I want it to be a challenge to time the delayed ignition compared to percussion with the quick moving squirrels. That being said where do I start ? I see the main two calibers are .32 and .36 . I see percussion rifles turn up in...
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    Got some new flintlocks and have questions

    Recently another forum member here who lives local to me sold me three flintlocks at a very low price. They are a Pedersoli Brown Bess 2nd Pattern .75 Cal Musket, .75 cal Brown Bess Carbine (Indian Made) w/ bayonet and a .54 Caliber Pedersoli Mortimer w/ 12ga barrel. He also gave me 99 .54...
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    Got a question for the 1853 Enfield users

    I took my original 1853 Enfield made in 1862 on a 3 Day Hunting trip. Yesterday I found luck a large doe walked up about 20 yards away and it stopped. I dropped the hammer and it fell where it stood and dropped clean shot into the vitals. One problem, the rifle sounded strange... I shoot my 1857...
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    How easy is it to switch a caplock T/C to Flint ?

    A local gun and pawn shop got in a bunch of old T/C parts. Im good friends with the owner so he let me have the first gander before it put it on the floor for sale. There are two flintlock stocks one is a Hawken and one is a Renegade. He also has an additional flintlock by itself no stock. He...
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    Just scored a nice rifle and need a bit of help

    Today a few hours ago I stopped by my local gun shop. Im good friends with the owner and he asked me to stop in and look at a piece he got on consignment. I was shocked when I saw that it was an 1853 Pattern Enfield rifle. It is an original made in 1862 with N.J. stamped on the barrel. The owner...
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    CLOSED Dixie Gun Works TN Mountain Rifle

    Looking for a Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Mountain Rifle, flintlock and .50 caliber 40" barrel. I have heard the Miroku made rifles marked "Japan" are best quality and have and abundance of parts compared to the earlier Belgian models so I'm looking for a "Japan" marked Miroku made rifle...
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    CLOSED .50 caliber rifle wanted

    Posting this ad to see whats available. Had a seller that had a T/C Penn Hunter and a T/C Renegade that he was trying to sell and he hasnt responded to my calls or texts in the past 2 months so I assume he doesnt want to sell or has sold them and doesnt want to tell me. Im looking for a .50...
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    How to "slug" a barrel for an P-1837 Brunswick Rifle ?

    Call me stupid but I had to do it. A local gunshop had one of the Nepalese P1837 Brunswick Rifles for sale in really good condition and its was only $350. Well now I have found out that every rifle is different and the mould must be made specific to your rifle. That being said I contacted Jeff...
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    Got a question for those experienced riflemen out there

    A neighbor of mine has passed and his daughter asked if I was interested in looking at his firearms to see if I was interested in buying some. He has a nice 46" barrel .45 caliber flintlock rifle. Judging by the stock it appears to be some sort of Southern Mountain Rifle. My question is could...
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    Trying to decide between a Jaeger or a Longrifle as my next flintlock

    Hey everyone I've been inactive on the forum for quite some time. I am looking to get a flintlock rifle. I posted a while back about my local hunting club selling some rifles but they went out of my price range at the auction so I never managed to get one. Now my club has more rifles for sale...
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    Which is the better rifle type ?

    I am trying to figure out what would be a better hunting rifle type. A local hunting club are selling some flintlock rifles and they are kind of pricey but as I have seen most flintlock rifles that aren't made of plastic and synthetics are. They are selling a Thopmson Center Renegade that was...
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    Need some good leads on Flintlock Rifles or Kits

    I see there are a lot of people on this forum from Maryland who want to buy Flintlock Rifles, must be some kind of contagious disease because now I've been itching to buy one. I bought my grandfather one in December and now I want one badly. I have a budget of at max $1200 give or take, I can do...
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    Flintlock Long Rifle setup

    I am trying to spec out a flintlock longrifle for my grandfather. He wants one that is (60"-72") with a rifle twist of 1-66 to 1-72. I have narrowed down two barrels both are Rice one is 46" and goes up to. 62 cal and the other is 48" and goes up to .58. He is 67 years old and he loves the old...
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