I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong place. So I'm layed up due to covid, Not sick, already had it, I had a motorcycle accident and broke my ankle. So I recently became interested in smoothbores after reading around here, I borrowed one from a good friend of mine. It was a ships musket or something. Basically a cut down brown bess musket. This fellow got his at a gun show and didn't know where it came from, so I searched around and found the company who sells them, but that company doesn't seem to be thought real highly of, and after reading the FAQ on their website, im not encouraged to buy a gun from them. So i looked on all the auction websites I know of but cant find a similar gun. I figured if anyone would know good places to look for this gun it would be you guys. On payday i will be paying the 30 percent down on a Natchez smoothbore from TVM, but ill have to wait awhile for that gun. I liked this "ships" musket for its handiness, and to my surprise it went off fast, and patterned awesome. ill stop blathering and get to the questions.
1. Are there any websites similar to the big gun auction sites that deal primarily in black powder fire arms, or are there any other outlets that sell the same guns the folks at the place i would rather not buy from?
2. How do you aim a smoothbore musket? Even with a smokeless shot gun I just stink with slugs and I was even worse with the little musket. Just lousy. What's a reasonable range for a new guy to be accurate with round ball shot from a smooth bore?
3. How does one support two very expensive habits at the same time ? Harley Davidson motorcycles and muzzleloaders ?
Sorry for being all over the place, but its been a long boring day. Thanks yall.
1. Are there any websites similar to the big gun auction sites that deal primarily in black powder fire arms, or are there any other outlets that sell the same guns the folks at the place i would rather not buy from?
2. How do you aim a smoothbore musket? Even with a smokeless shot gun I just stink with slugs and I was even worse with the little musket. Just lousy. What's a reasonable range for a new guy to be accurate with round ball shot from a smooth bore?
3. How does one support two very expensive habits at the same time ? Harley Davidson motorcycles and muzzleloaders ?
Sorry for being all over the place, but its been a long boring day. Thanks yall.