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Hello boys, getting back to my roots with all this hoop-la and saber rattling. I love BP arms but I'm not picky. Really like Handgun Hunting and working up a .54 Scout I bought from John Taffin. He finally sold me a gun. I also have a couple Dixie Cannon (2.25" bores) and for you 50th B-day bought a Double 20 bore flinter made by a local gentleman with some considerable skill. Plan on trying it on Dove this September. Have taken Hog with my Ruger Old Army, what fun. Shoot me a note if you have any wisdom to share. Want to build me my own Flint pistol too. - SB
 
Welcome, we here stay the old ways, but pull up a seat and stay , who knows what comes up. :grin:
 
Oh yeah, firstimer's slip. Point being I am an avid Handgunner. What Traditional BP "Handgun" gun would be a good primary hunting arm? I have a Lyman Plains pistol in .54 that is very accurate with RB to 50 yds. But shooting conicals the recoil is really dicey, even for me, a seasoned big bore handgunner. It would work however. I glassed the stock but the grip is horrible for recoil mitigation. IN a large bore smoothie, like a .67 Tower flinter and .62 Howdah, the velocity was just not there (aprox. 800 fps max.) What do you guys consider other options?
 

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