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  1. Florida airgunner

    1777 charlevilles on the frontier

    Hi guys I found this picture on the web recently which seems to be depicting a frontiersman speaking with some Indians. I don't have much background info on the picture but what I'm interested in is the musket the frontiersman in the center of the picture is carrying. It appears to be a 1777...
  2. Florida airgunner

    converting a flintlock musket to percussion at home?

    Hi guys I have a flintlock charleville 1777 and I love it, however I want to get into civil war reenacting and a flintlock is generally not PC for 1860s. I don't really want to sell or trade it so I was thinking if its still possible to convert the flintlock to percussion at home like they...
  3. Florida airgunner

    First kill with a flintlock

    Hi guys I turned 16 a few days ago and just got my hunting license here in florida. I already got my first kill with a flintlock. It's an indian made 1777 charleville shooting patched .65 roundballs i casted myself. I was walking down a trail on this public land in the evening, maybe around 4...
  4. Florida airgunner

    Help! with cleaning my musket

    Hi all Every single time I shoot and clean my charleville musket I always get rust in the bore a few days later and it's very annoying and also worrying. I suspect it's something to do with my cleaning procedure but I'm not sure what to change. Here is how I clean the bore I get a ball of tow...
  5. Florida airgunner

    How to achieve a speckled aged patina on metal

    Hi guys I'm wondering how to achieve this aged look on metal with it all speckled like you see on a lot of orignal muskets. These orignal muskets also have a dark matte like finish that I want to replicate.Can anyone help me? Thanks
  6. Florida airgunner

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  7. Florida airgunner

    do all flintlocks have a fly?

    Hi I was disassembling my indian made charleville lock for the first time when I found out it doesn't have a fly! I'm so confused, do all locks have a fly or is there something wrong with mine. My lock will prematurely go off when you lightly pull the trigger, but without enough force to open...
  8. Florida airgunner

    what school longrifle is this?

    what school longrifle is this. looks real pretty.
  9. Florida airgunner

    Carolina gun out of a pecatonica NWTG stock?

    Hi guys I really do love the looks of a carolina trade gun similar to the ones ken netting, jack brooks or rob miller have made (though not the Bumford guns with the thin wrist). I was thinking of building something that resembled them but my woodworking skills aren't super advanced, and I know...
  10. Florida airgunner

    bedding a indian made musket barrel

    Hello. Im really enjoying my Charleville musket that i got from military heritage, but ive noticed there is about a 1/16 gap between the rear of the barrel and the stock. Ive been thinking about bedding the barrel with some sort of epoxy but im wondering if i should even be worried about it so...
  11. Florida airgunner

    Removing the shine on a musket

    Hi I have a charleville musket (from india) and the metal is just so shiny and polished and I don't care for it. I want the barrel to look aged and have a dull grey finish. What is the easiest way to accomplish this? Thank you
  12. Florida airgunner

    Palmetto fibres as wadding

    Hi guys Living in florida, palmettos are everywhere and I was wondering how they would perform as wadding since it's fibres appears similar to tow. I'm aware of the gun that was pulled from the swanee that had palmetto fiber in it but I was wondering if anyone has actually used it and how it...
  13. Florida airgunner

    Help! Cleaning worm for a charleville?

    Hi guys. I just got my first flintlock yesterday and i have a lot to learn. Its a 1777 french dragoon musket from military heritage. The fit and finish leaves a little to be desired but I'm expecting that. My question is does anyone know what threads are on the end of the ramrod, and where I...
  14. Florida airgunner

    greetings from florida

    hi all. Ive been on this forum reading for some time now but decided to introduce myself now. Im from central florida in high school and im planning on getting my first flintlock from military heritage soon. There should be a thread in the smoothbore category that i posted regarding the gun...
  15. Florida airgunner

    Rogers rangers musket photos please?

    Hi all. this is my first post although i have been reading on this forum for quite some time now. I'm planning on purchasing my first flintlock soon, and im thinking about getting the rogers rangers musket from military heritage. Its a cut down brown bess with a 34 inch barrel. Im about 5 foot...
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