Your favorite muzzleloader?

[sidelock]

My only one, TC .50 Hawken build in early 70's. My favorite rifle of all. All kinds of game and varmint with it though not so much any more. Super accurate.

 

[azmntman]

My only one, TC .50 Hawken build in early 70's. My favorite rifle of all. All kinds of game and varmint with it though not so much any more. Super accurate.

:bow: WOW :shocked2: He has done it, what my wife feels I should have done at age 12, stop at one :surrender:

 

[Billnpatti]

Muzzleloaders are a lot like peanuts or potato chips......you can't stop at just one. :hatsoff:

 

[robinsroost]

Tough question, but probably my Invest-arms .50 Hawken that I built from a kit in the early 70's, with a lot of upgrades, but I am awfully fond of my .32 Crockett........robin :hmm:

 

[fishmusic]

Mine is my Lyman Plains Pistol that I built from a kit. It was my first gun and I made a lot of rookie goofs but I had fun building it and even more fun shooting it. It is accurate and gets a lot of attention at the range. Even with all of the mistakes it is a pretty piece.

 

[WV MZL HUNTER]

I have a few, but my TC Silver elite is one I use the most. A real r.b. shooter for a 1-48 twist.

 

[SgtErv]

I'd have to go with my Lancaster/Isaac Haines. It's a fine piece, dependable as they come with the parts being so high quality. (Siler lock, Rice bbl, and white lightning touch hole will make a believer out of anyone). I am learning how to REALLY shoot it and am amazed at its capabilities. Not a hunter, yet, but this one will get me there I believe.

A close second, could even call it a tie, is my Pedersoli Brown Bess. It's a totally different animal, very military like in its look, feel, and performance, something that in another conversation a forum member and I agreed "demands respect."

 

[MountainRanger]

My absolute favorite rife of all time was a southern mountain rifle built by Don Eads of Tennessee. I got that rifle in 1977 and that was back in the days when my eyesight was perfect. That rifle could put a ball through a hole at 50 yards! Unfortunately, that rifle was stolen in 2003 :shake:

These days, I love the rifle built for me by Mark Elliott (rifle #14). It's a left-handed .45 cal SW Virginia style with a rice swamped barrel on a beautiful maple stock, iron mounted with aged barrel and lock. When the fool on the back end of it is holding right, it can give me a nice ding on a metal target or a ball through the 10 ring.

 

[Artificer]

Well, for many years it was my NA Brown Bess Carbine that I shot in competition in the mid to late 70's and reenacted with as a Sergeant of Continental Marines. Also used it when I began doing a Confederate States Marine, until I shattered the stock through the wrist during a "Tactical." I finally fixed it and traded it for my full length Pedersoli Bess around 2000 and had a great time with that Bess whilst doing a Private Soldier in the Major's Coy of the 42nd RHR.

Also during the mid to late 70's, I often borrowed a hand built Post AWI Flintlock rifle from my best friend in life, to shoot in rifle competition. He passed away a few years ago and left that rifle to me. So I suppose that Rifle has an edge over the Bess, from fond memories of my friend and shooting it years ago.

Gus

 

[Idaho Ron]

My favorite rifle is my Hot Rod Hawken. it has a green Mountain fast twist barrel, Lyman 17AML globe sight with Lee Shavers BPCR inserts. It has a Lyman 57 SML peep with a spacer underneath to give it more range. It uses a Paper patched 409 gr RCBS 11mm rifle bullet. I carry this rifle on any weapon hunts as well as muzzleloader hunts. Hunting with this rifle is not a "limitation".

 

[Mickc01]

Thanks guys for sharing the amazing pictures!

In my little collection are a couple of ml's that for various reasons I have yet to shoot. But of the ones I have, the one I most enjoy is this trim little .45 cal by Tim Johnson. To my memory I have never had a miss-fire or hang-fire and it is much more accurate that I am. Kudos to Tim who is an amazing maker....Mick C

 

[Old Timer 48]

My new TVM Early Lancaster from TVM. 50cal., 36" barrel flint. Dark brown stained maple. Browned barrel & lock. German Silver trim. I plan to hunt with it in both the ML season & regular gun season.

 

[Micah Clark]

I think this is going to be my favorite because it is my first build that I finished just this week. . .having started 11 months ago.

It is a TVM late lancaster kit in .32 w a rice barrel. It is special because of the time it took and things I've learned from building it.

 

[azmntman]

I think this is going to be my favorite because it is my first build that I finished just this week. . .having started 11 months ago.

It is a TVM late lancaster kit in .32 w a rice barrel. It is special because of the time it took and things I've learned from building it.

you put the lock on the wrong side!! :shake: Next build take yer time :blah:

VERY NICE! I too shoot left handed and am sinfully jealous :thumbsup:

 

[nkbj]

This thread tells me I'm not putting in enough range time.
Even my old standby TC New Englander with the Hoyt heptagon .458 barrel is gathering dust.

 

[Micah Clark]

HA !! Dang, I thought it looked a little odd . . .lock on the wrong side . . . who'd of thought?

 

[Tinker2]

What is your favorite muzzleloader Skychief.

The next one :slap:



William

 

[Micah Clark]

Best answer in the thread !!! ( The NEXT one )

 

[Snakebite]

My favorite is my first one, a .54 Hawken halfstock.

In 1977 I was getting ready to ETS from the Army. I was stationed at Fort McPherson, GA. I was getting interested in muzzleloaders and back then it seemed like my only options were T/C or CVA. We had a guy come in to our unit from Alaska. He had two rifles made by Bill Fuller, identical except one was percussion and one was flint. He suggested I wait until I got home and check around to see if there were any builders in the area. I thought that was pretty good advice. When I got to Austin I went to one of the old time gunshops and asked around. They recommended a guy named Davy Boultinghouse who lived in Round Rock Texas. Davy built rifles and knives. I contacted him and he built my rifle, ++p curly maple, Ron Long triggers and lock and a Douglas XX barrel. Along with some custom silver inlays on the barrel and a couple other extras, all for $500, delivered in 1978.

I went back in the Army in 84 and was stationed in Germany. We had a club with Germans and US. At one of our shoots a German came up to me and asked my how much I wanted for my rifle. I told him it wasn't for sale, he kept after me, I thought I was going to have to fight him before he finally got the point. I thought about saying some outrageous amount, like 10,000DM but he might have gone for it.

Anyway, my favorite is my Boultinghouse Hawken.

Chris

 

[Micah Clark]

Chris

That's a great story . . . I'd like to see a picture of that rifle.

Best

Micah