Cool Little Hopkins and Allen “The Offhand” Underhammer.

[granth]

Today me and my dad bought a nice little underhammer from one of the guys who is in our muzzleloading club (shoutout to Mike at the White Smoke Brigade!). It’s .44 cal and we cast probably 400 balls for it and we got some caps. Can’t wait to shoot it!

 

[cynthialee]

nice purchase

Those rifles have a great reputation.

 

[user 48679]

Just take care if shooting it w/o a long-sleeve garment on the non-trigger arm - a hot fired cap on bare skin is not fun (BT, DT-NTS)

 

[granth]

nice purchase

Those rifles have a great reputation.

Yeah, for $350 bucks we got caps, the gun and 400 cast balls! This will be a GREAT shooter!

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Nice! I had one and used to run the Winter primitive muzzleloading snowshoe biathlons with one, very light, accurate & handy !!! until I gave up ‘cap guns’ for flinters and anything of an earlier ignition type.

 

[hawkeye2]

Nice sights on it too.

 

[frankie]

Today me and my dad bought a nice little underhammer from one of the guys who is in our muzzleloading club (shoutout to Mike at the White Smoke Brigade!). It’s .44 cal and we cast probably 400 balls for it and we got some caps. Can’t wait to shoot it!View attachment 143066View attachment 143067View attachment 143068View attachment 143069View attachment 143070

very nice

 

[hawkeye2]

When you put that on a bench you're going to wonder where the 2nd. ball went. Hint, look carefully at the first hole.

 

[Nobade]

Take care to note the nipples are 1/4-32 thread which is not usual. Fun rifles, and a great buy you got!

 

[hanshi]

I have the Heritage model and an affinity for underhammers. Bought mine over 55 years ago and still have it. Treasure that good gun.

 

[toot]

I have had the same one for over 22 yrs and it will shoot a tick off of a hound dog!

 

[Dave James]

Had one in 58,was a nice rifle and shot well, only got rid of it due to Virginia law at the time. I always used a forearm length bowers brace to help with cap splintrs

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Congrats! Thats a fine looking piece you have there!

 

[rickystl]

Congrats!! I've never fired one, but I recall their reputation for being accurate shooters all the way back in the 1960's.

Rick

 

[sheriff john]

I've had one (on my second) for well over 50 years in .45. CAUTION - THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE BARREL TO THE RECEIVER IS TAPERED.

If you drive it out to remove the barrel, be certain to replace it the same way it came out. Also - the buttstock is prone to cracking if over zealous ramming a charge home occurs. The nipples are, as mentioned earlier - not common. Get a couple correct ones for spares. I'd sooner part with my dog than my Heritage .45.

 

[springfield art]

Had one in 58,was a nice rifle and shot well, only got rid of it due to Virginia law at the time. I always used a forearm length bowers brace to help with cap splintrs

Gosh, what law would affect a muzzleloader like that? Hunting rules? Just curious.

 

[hawkeye2]

I don't know current VA laws but an underhammer wasn't legal during the privative season back in the 70s. The hammer had to be on the side or possibly on the top.

 

[sekiar39]

Today me and my dad bought a nice little underhammer from one of the guys who is in our muzzleloading club (shoutout to Mike at the White Smoke Brigade!). It’s .44 cal and we cast probably 400 balls for it and we got some caps. Can’t wait to shoot it!View attachment 143066View attachment 143067View attachment 143068View attachment 143069View attachment 143070

I have about seven under hammer guns and being left handed I love them . One is a bench rifle that weighs over 30 pounds. Just need to get them out and shoot more often.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Take care to note the nipples are 1/4-32 thread which is not usual.

Important info. Take heed. I have a friend who shot a wrong sized nipple into his arm.

 

[Muley Gil]

Back when I was a young one (late '50s-early '60s), my doctor's office had copies of the American Rifleman in the waiting room. I well remember the pictures of the H&A underhammer rifles. I was already wanting a muzzle loader, due to watching reruns of Davy Crockett. Never got one; started out with a Zoli Zouave when I was 15. 53 years later, I'm still hooked on front stuffers!