I have a chance to buy a kit one cheap. I think it would be fun to build and shoot.
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Traditions blunderbuss kit
- Thread starter Robertakamagoo
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A blunderbuss can be a ‘fun’ gun. I believe the Traditions had a two piece barrel based on photographs of ones I have seen, though I have never handled one. Just an FYI, don’t see it impacting quality of performance.
I do have a Spanish made percussion blunderbuss with a 13” barrel. It’s close to 26 gauge with a .56” bore. LOP is around 12-1/2”. It is very PC and HC for the mid 1970s to the early 1980s I would guess. I take it to the range quite often and bring it out if any kids are showing interest in my muzzleloaders. With their parents permission I let them take a few shots. Load is 40 - 50 grains of blackpowder I believe (use a Lee dipper and forget which one), and an equal volume of 7-1/2 shot. It will bust clay pigeons at 20 yards with plenty of smoke. The kids think they’re Captain Jack as they blast away while theIr parents take photographs. The takeaway is that a short barrel smoothbore blunderbuss can be a lot of fun and teaching tool for youngsters. And the ‘big’ kids also love it.
I do have a Spanish made percussion blunderbuss with a 13” barrel. It’s close to 26 gauge with a .56” bore. LOP is around 12-1/2”. It is very PC and HC for the mid 1970s to the early 1980s I would guess. I take it to the range quite often and bring it out if any kids are showing interest in my muzzleloaders. With their parents permission I let them take a few shots. Load is 40 - 50 grains of blackpowder I believe (use a Lee dipper and forget which one), and an equal volume of 7-1/2 shot. It will bust clay pigeons at 20 yards with plenty of smoke. The kids think they’re Captain Jack as they blast away while theIr parents take photographs. The takeaway is that a short barrel smoothbore blunderbuss can be a lot of fun and teaching tool for youngsters. And the ‘big’ kids also love it.
