Round ball mold size

5/18/2013 9:47:25 PM

What size mold should I get for a new .50 cal rifle?

1863 springfield rifled musket

5/16/2013 11:05:47 AM

Little video i made while out shooting our 1863 springfield...58 cal...Love this old gun. 1863 springfield

Loading my Remington 1858 repro

5/15/2013 5:58:19 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekjhg8PiSgw Little demo video i made on loading my repro black powder pistol.

Pedersoli refinish question

5/15/2013 5:26:03 AM

I have a new to me Pedersoli 1861 Springfield. The rifle is in good condition, however the stock has that "new" shine to it still. My question is has anyone taken the stock finish off the stock and refinished it? If so what products did you use?

Bowling Ball Cannons

5/14/2013 11:06:20 PM

Does anyone have any experience with them? Maybe a set plans? I picked up a couple of oxygen cylinders today and the plan is to build a pair of cannons. Before I start cutting I'd like to have some direction. From what I can find online it app...

Question about a cannon

5/13/2013 10:02:16 AM

Had a friend question me on the use of his cannon. Apparently he has a buddy who makes cannons (and made this one) and proofed/recommended using 3.5 grams of pyrodex (54 grains) or 80 grains of blackpowder. He uses this as a noisemak...

Where can i score some BP

5/8/2013 2:11:58 AM

Ive had my charleville for probably 3 months now and have yet to shoot it. The Mfg says i should use FF powder, and musket balls between the sizes of .64-.67 Ive looked all around locally but cant find what the hell is ...

Wow never thought I would see such a blatent attempt to pass off a fake as origional

5/6/2013 4:12:42 PM

I saw this auction and my eyes were immediately drawn to the itallian proofs. Unless the Italians were contracted to make colts during the civil war this is fake. I am just surprised that there was litterally no attempt to cover it up.

No manufacturer on Colt pocket Police

5/5/2013 9:39:11 PM

Been slowly going through my father's collection, and found what thus far has been an oddball. it's clearly a reproduction, but there's no manufacturer other than the history "Colts Patent" on the side of frame and "Address Col Saml ...

Throwing around the idea of getting a bp revolver need help

4/26/2013 11:16:01 PM

Well like the title says im thinking about getting one looks like a lot of fun. but im kinda unsure about a few things. First of all which revolver to get the 1858 remington style or the 1862 style with that said i have only really been looking at...

Choke tube cleaner big improvement in accuracy consistency

4/25/2013 4:25:01 PM

Just a tip/heads up for anyone using sabots, choke tube cleaner has been one of the keys to accuracy/repeatability for me. I had started using it last year, and couldnt believe the amount of plastic fouling that had been left even after a good cle...

ideas for a flintlock rifle kit

4/25/2013 11:12:30 AM

Looking at a .32 or .36cal flintlock rifle kit as a welcome-home-from-OEF present to myself and for small game hunting next fall. I'm browsing the online Dixie catalog but wanted to see if anyone had some ideas or specific recommendations. I have ...

New to BP rifles and Need some advice

4/24/2013 1:29:34 PM

Hey guys, I've never really been around BP rifles much and I have no clue about them really. Basically my wife's father passed and she was left a rifle in the estate. From what I can tell it's not a very "good" per-say BP rifle. Pro...

lyman 50 cal flintlock kit

4/22/2013 10:40:41 PM

looking at purchasing a lyman plains rifle in 50 cal flint. I want a kit to build a rifle and then try and deer hunt the old way. I do know a little about muzzleloaders. from what I have always read 1in60 twist is for round ball, 1in 48 is for ...

Get ready for problems Lautenberg strikes again

4/19/2013 12:58:22 PM

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Sen. Frank Lautenberg has vowed to reintroduce a bill requiring background checks on the purchase of all black powder and smokeless powders for reloading. This will likely create the same kind of panic ...

Checking out a used BP rifle also what BP BP substitute propellant etc

4/17/2013 7:01:04 AM

I'm picking up a used Hawken style .50 rifle in the next few days for the LGS. It is used and comes with nothing extra. This will be my first BP rifle. I have shot a bunch of BP revolver but not a rifle. So this will be new for me. A couple of...

Black Powder Revolver Kits

4/17/2013 12:38:52 AM

I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times so please forgive me but I have to ask.... I'm completely new to black powder guns with the exception of my 1873 Springfield "Trapdoor" carbine which is a black powder cartridge instead of...

Colorado legal bullets for elk

4/16/2013 5:45:42 PM

I have a TC Encore .50. I've been using it on whitetails with saboted 290-grain Barnes bullets, which are very accurate and amazingly devastating. But they're illegal in Colorado. So I've been working up a couple full-bore loads:

Why the hate for BP substitutes

4/13/2013 1:22:42 AM

I honestly find the subs like 777 or American Pioneer to be superior in every way to genuine BP. They shoot cleaner, are less corrosive, don't contain sulfur and go bang just fine. The only BP I have is 4f to prime my flintlock. Other than that...

Want to get into black powder

4/11/2013 11:23:03 PM

I want a cap lock rifle and revolver , I found a colt gen2 1861 navy and a Lyman Great Plains in .50 . How would these be for a beginner ( for hunting deer )

Loadin Buck and Ball

4/8/2013 2:45:17 PM

I might be getting a 1842 Springfield repo. Being a smoothbore, and from what I have read they can fire buck and ball. How do you do it?

has anyone here used Hodgon P in a 50 cal rifle

4/6/2013 10:51:55 PM

has anyone here used Hodgon Pyrodex P in a .50 cal rifle I have a pound and would like to use it shooting round ball out of my muzzleloader I see it is a black powder replacement general usage being pistol or small bore r...

I tried American Pioneer powder in my Remington

4/6/2013 10:00:18 PM

I like it. Power level seems on par with 777, it's cheaper, and cleanup was so easy, it makes a modern pistol seem laborious in comparison. I fired 48 shots today without cleaning at all in between. Load was 35gr. Cast round ball, no lube, well...

Spring kit for 1858 Remington

4/6/2013 5:16:15 PM

I have an older Pietta Remington 1858 and the cocking effort is noticeably a lot heavier than a Colt revolver. Are there any spring kits to help? Thanks.

Souther Mountain rifles smooth bore flints and percussion lets discuss and show

4/2/2013 11:21:07 PM

As I do more family genealogy I find myself wanting firearms that would have been carried by my forefathers. Thus far I have my father's family name back to VA in the early 1600's, with the possibility back to the 1570's. Most of my family root...

1858 Remington or 1851 Colt

3/29/2013 3:00:20 PM

I have decided to pick up a revolver this weekend. I want either an 1851 Colt style or an 1858 Remington style. Which one should I get? I have no intention of ever converting it to cartridge loads so it's cap and ball only.

I want to have a Pennsylvania rifle built and don t know whom to go with

3/28/2013 11:06:37 PM

Ever since "The Patriot" came out I have wanted a flintlock rifle made in the colonial style. I have come to settle on the Pennsylvania rifle in 50 caliber for the overall style. (I am fully aware that each region of Pennsylvania had its own uniqu...

1858 2 Band Volunteer Enfield made in England 45 Cal anyone shoot one

3/24/2013 5:04:43 PM

I picked up a Volunteer 2 Band Enfield patter Parker Hale this week for 500 bucks. The rifle looks like it is new, but it did not have any instructions, mold or cleaning stuff. I was wondering if any of you shoot one? I have read that there are...

75 handgonne

3/23/2013 6:04:14 PM

Here is my newest gonne it is made of 1.5"x12" 12L14 steel and is .75 caliber.

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