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February 16, 2016
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Here is my 1970's vintage Centermark flintlock smoothbore muzzleloader with Curly Maple burl stock and 42" Octagon-to-Round barrel. It is in the pattern of the French Royal Armory at Tulle's "Fusil-de-Chasse" (Gun of the Hunt) from the mid-1700's. It is .62 caliber (20-gauge) and a very accurate shooter. Accompanied with a era-orrect hand-forged patch knife on deerskin.
Whatcha got !
February 16, 2016
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Authentic Royal Armory crest and 'TVLL' stamps on side plate.
February 16, 2016
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I use 70-gr. of Goex FFg for the load and FFFg for ignition in the pan. In the pic is a ball bag I made, with some .600 roundball and ticking material I use for the patches. The antler tine is a powder measure hollowed out for 70-grains.
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February 9, 2009
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I don't have photos, but here in PA the late primitive season is flintlock only. I have Thompson 50Cal Hawken and a Thompson 54Cal Renegade both get used for deer here. The Hawken likes 90 grains of FF and FFFF in the pan.
They are a lot of fun.
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January 23, 2016
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I have a 50 cal Hatfield that I enjoyed hunting deer with. I enoyed hunting the late season when there were a lot fewer people out. The deer were pretty wise by then also.
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January 24, 2009
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I would LOVE to light off an old smoke stick! I have been in the presence of other later model black powder guns as the've been fired...love the BOOM, but have never had the luck to have been in the right situation for myself. C'est la vie & life goes on...
February 21, 2011
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I have 2.
A .44 Remington "NMA" & a .50 Hawken carbine.
Matthew Quigley on handguns:
“I said I never had much use for one. Never said
I didn't know how to use it.”
February 16, 2016
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Supermagfan said
The Hawken likes 90 grains of FF and FFFF in the pan.
When hunting with roundball, I also bump it to 90-gr., but shot does not like a charge above 70-gr. This gun can handle up to 120-gr. but my shoulder can't !
March 22, 2016
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altho I have a number of front stuffer's I just wanted to show the ones my F.I.L. gave me last christmas, because he would not sell them.. even tho someone scooped his collection to the tune of about 30 primo rifles and collectables from under my nose..
anyway, these are nice, and I can't wait to try the .50's out, but I don't think they will ever see black powder, I been using Pyrodex, and the pelleted product in most of my rifles since it was invented, and it saves me the agony of the boiling water cleaning routine.. I truly hate cleaning primitive firearms. It's hit and miss, and requires frequent revisits to make sure you really got them clean, and oiled well...
2 x .50cal built guns, and a .45 shorty, built by my F.I.L.
February 16, 2016
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Sweet set of cap pistols. What is the wood used on the .45 ?
March 22, 2016
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Stinger said
Sweet set of cap pistols. What is the wood used on the .45 ?
not sure, my guess is fiddleback maple, or some such it has nice highlights on both sides, top is endgrain, it does light up nicely in sunlight.
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