My new smoothbore pistol

[The Goose]

I acquired this pistol about 2 weeks ago from TOW. It is a .60 smoothbore marked M.A. Taylor, Sheffield on the top of the barrel. This is my first muzzle loading handgun and my first smoothbore.



I had a Lee .60 ball mold so I cast a bunch in anticipation, but they were too big. I bought a bag of .595 balls to see how they would fit and they are just right with a .010 patch. It was finally nice enough and I had some time to get to the range the other day. I loaded it up with 50 grains of Goex 2F. I had no idea what to expect. A smoothbore with no rear sight was just totally new to me. I wanted to try it out at 20 feet or so, but some recent rains followed by freezing temps had frozen the target stand to the ground at 50 feet. So I put up a 8" Shoot N C and gave it a whirl. I fired a couple of shots just to get the feel then swabbed out the bore and shot the 5 shot group below. I don't know if this is good or not, but I think with a little work it can get a lot better. Man, what a hoot!!

 

[robert reed]

Very nice looking gun. Have a blast.

 

[JonnyReb3]

Awesome! I've never shot a flintlock pistol but imagine it is a thrill, beautiful gun as well and a thumper in that caliber :thumbsup:

 

[wattlebuster]

Good looking gun :thumbsup:

 

[Spikebuck]

I have been looking at the ToW pistols for some time. A lot of nice looking ones, including this one, flow through there. :thumbsup:

I don't have a blackpowder handgun yet...but have a Chambers kit in .54 sitting in the build queue. If I hit that well at 50 feet with my first few shots I will be quite happy!

 

[Grumpa]

That is a very nice pistol, well suited to deal with any "footpad" you might encounter in your travels. And, it shows promising accuracy. That is a very good first effort. A good buy. :thumbsup:

 

[Alden]

Like it! And at 50 feet that's really pretty good especially under the circumstances.

 

[chrisoc]

Very nice pistol!! :thumbsup:

 

[cositrike]

The maker of you pistol, Maurice Taylor, now lives in New Zealand. At one time quite a prolific gun maker, but I'm not sure if he is still making. Just a bit of information!

 

[rickystl]

Very nice pistol! And good shoot'n too. Congrats on a good buy. Rick. :hatsoff:

 

[Drago]

Nice pistol, good shooting too.

 

[MSW]

yup! he's hooked for sure!

 

[The Goose]

The maker of you pistol, Maurice Taylor, now lives in New Zealand. At one time quite a prolific gun maker, but I'm not sure if he is still making. Just a bit of information!

Thank you so much for that info.

 

[jethro224]

Good lookin' pistol. Good shootin' too, especially for the first time out.
I'd try a lot less powder tho. That's a pretty stout load for paper. See how it does with about 20-30 grains.