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WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAL HUNTING, NOT RECREATIONAL, OR TARGET SHOOTING MUZZLELOADING WEAPONS?
A. SIDELOCK
1. Rifle
2. Smoothbore
B. INLINE
1. Rifle
2. Shotgun
Please specify brand of weapon, lock type, ignition source, barrel manufacturer, bore size, rate of rifling twist, wad preference (both rifles & smoothbores), sabot, bullet, conical, ball diameter, patch material, patch thickness, patch lubricant, type of iron sights, brand of scope, scope rings, scope bases, sling, overall weight of the rifle/shotgun/smoothbore when loaded/field READY---ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT!
FOR ME:
A.SIDELOCK
1. Rifle: Chuck Edwards, custom, iron-mounted, flintlock, SW Virginia rifle; Jim Kibler, CNC, English, Ketland, export flintlock w/ waterproof pan; Rice, .45 caliber, 1:48" twist, swamped octagon, 46" long, Honaker pattern barrel; AAAA curly maple fullstock, 13" L.O.P., 1.5" drop at comb, 3,5" drop at heel, stained dark w/Aqua Fortis; oil finish scrubbed back & aged w/ScotchBrite pads; hand-forged buttplate, toeplate, patchbox, vent pick holder, bronze vent pick, sideplate, doubleset triggers, triggerguard, forestock wear plate, ramrod pipes, muzzle cap, ghost ring rear sight; copper base & coin silver front sight. Approximate weight, 6.75-7 pounds.
2. Smoothbore: Clay Smith, custom, flintlock, Bumford, Type "G", Carolina Trade Gun; R.E.Davis Trade Gun Flintlock; custom (Bobby Hoyt?), 47" long, 24 gauge , .58 caliber, octagon-round, smoothbore barrel, no choke; sheet brass buttplate, wrist inlay, sideplate, triggerguard, muzzle band; thin, ribbed brass, ramrod pipes; brass front sight soldered to barrel; square iron nails for buttplate & wtist inlay; beech fullstock, 13" L.O.P., stained dark w/Aqua Fortis; 6 coats of Prussian Blue milk paint, scrubbed back & aged w/ScotchBrite pads. Decorated with snapping turtle totem line drawings. Weight, 6 pounds.
INLINES:
1. Rifle: Woodman Arms, Patriot Rifle; McGowan, .50 caliber, 1:28" twist, 24" long barrel; removable breechplug for 209 shotshell primers; Boyds, Zombie green, special order, laminate stock, Kick-eez Magnum recoil pad w/a 13" L.O.P.; GrovTec, GTHM289, H-D, Push Button, sling swivel bases; brass, Spartan Precision Equipment, Gunsmith adapter, installed flush, at rifles balance point; 7075-T6, 3/8" diameter, hard anodized, aluminum ramrod w/10-32 threads, and a SpinJag ramrod tip; barrel shortened to 18" long, re-crowned, and machined for 3/4"-24 threads; LR Customs, MZ REX 2 muzzle brakes (conical & sabot), fitted & timed; custom, steel, STANAG, Picatinny scope bases (2), rear base to incorporate an integral, non-adjustable, ghost ring, back-up, rear sight; steel, STANAG, Picatinny, 30mm, scope rings; Leupold, VX6-HD, 1-6×24mm, Rifle scope, 13.4oz., flip-up lens covers; ramp front sight with custom-machinrd blade to hold the smallest diameter, green, fiber optic, bow hunting, sight pins; GrovTec, GTSW287, H-D, Push Button, recessed plunger, sling swivels; Slogan Outdoors, Long Magnum sling. Approximate weight, 7.5 pounds
2. Shotgun: Woodman Arms, Patriot Shotgun; Rice/McGowan, 20 gauge, 0.620" bore diameter; 32" long, smoothbore barrel w/0.002" deep straight rifling, sized for #5 shot, & no choke; removable breechplug for 209 shotshell primers; Boyds, Royal violet, special order, laminate stock. All other specs same as for the rifle, except for no muzzle brakes. Approximate weight, 7.25 pounds.
If I was going to own long arms, these are the 4 that I would strive to own. In addition to my customized, Optima V2 pistol.
You will notice that NONE of the 4 weigh more than 7.5 pounds, all up. At 66, and with decent osteoarthritis in both shoulders, I want the weight to be low, the ability to change/control the loads/recoil to be low.
I see a lot of shooters burdening themselves with heavy guns, which is fine if one is going to always be close to an ATV.
However, I would at least like to try to return to still hunting, as I did when I was younger; and a lighter weight weapon is a necessity for me to even attempt to do so.
If I could only own one of the 4, it would definitely be the Prussian blue Carolina Trade Gun. For my needs, east of the Mississippi river, it will do everything I could possibly want. It has the power to kill any game animal, smallest-to-largest, from the Canadian/Maine border, to the Florida Everglades.
A. SIDELOCK
1. Rifle
2. Smoothbore
B. INLINE
1. Rifle
2. Shotgun
Please specify brand of weapon, lock type, ignition source, barrel manufacturer, bore size, rate of rifling twist, wad preference (both rifles & smoothbores), sabot, bullet, conical, ball diameter, patch material, patch thickness, patch lubricant, type of iron sights, brand of scope, scope rings, scope bases, sling, overall weight of the rifle/shotgun/smoothbore when loaded/field READY---ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT!
FOR ME:
A.SIDELOCK
1. Rifle: Chuck Edwards, custom, iron-mounted, flintlock, SW Virginia rifle; Jim Kibler, CNC, English, Ketland, export flintlock w/ waterproof pan; Rice, .45 caliber, 1:48" twist, swamped octagon, 46" long, Honaker pattern barrel; AAAA curly maple fullstock, 13" L.O.P., 1.5" drop at comb, 3,5" drop at heel, stained dark w/Aqua Fortis; oil finish scrubbed back & aged w/ScotchBrite pads; hand-forged buttplate, toeplate, patchbox, vent pick holder, bronze vent pick, sideplate, doubleset triggers, triggerguard, forestock wear plate, ramrod pipes, muzzle cap, ghost ring rear sight; copper base & coin silver front sight. Approximate weight, 6.75-7 pounds.
2. Smoothbore: Clay Smith, custom, flintlock, Bumford, Type "G", Carolina Trade Gun; R.E.Davis Trade Gun Flintlock; custom (Bobby Hoyt?), 47" long, 24 gauge , .58 caliber, octagon-round, smoothbore barrel, no choke; sheet brass buttplate, wrist inlay, sideplate, triggerguard, muzzle band; thin, ribbed brass, ramrod pipes; brass front sight soldered to barrel; square iron nails for buttplate & wtist inlay; beech fullstock, 13" L.O.P., stained dark w/Aqua Fortis; 6 coats of Prussian Blue milk paint, scrubbed back & aged w/ScotchBrite pads. Decorated with snapping turtle totem line drawings. Weight, 6 pounds.
INLINES:
1. Rifle: Woodman Arms, Patriot Rifle; McGowan, .50 caliber, 1:28" twist, 24" long barrel; removable breechplug for 209 shotshell primers; Boyds, Zombie green, special order, laminate stock, Kick-eez Magnum recoil pad w/a 13" L.O.P.; GrovTec, GTHM289, H-D, Push Button, sling swivel bases; brass, Spartan Precision Equipment, Gunsmith adapter, installed flush, at rifles balance point; 7075-T6, 3/8" diameter, hard anodized, aluminum ramrod w/10-32 threads, and a SpinJag ramrod tip; barrel shortened to 18" long, re-crowned, and machined for 3/4"-24 threads; LR Customs, MZ REX 2 muzzle brakes (conical & sabot), fitted & timed; custom, steel, STANAG, Picatinny scope bases (2), rear base to incorporate an integral, non-adjustable, ghost ring, back-up, rear sight; steel, STANAG, Picatinny, 30mm, scope rings; Leupold, VX6-HD, 1-6×24mm, Rifle scope, 13.4oz., flip-up lens covers; ramp front sight with custom-machinrd blade to hold the smallest diameter, green, fiber optic, bow hunting, sight pins; GrovTec, GTSW287, H-D, Push Button, recessed plunger, sling swivels; Slogan Outdoors, Long Magnum sling. Approximate weight, 7.5 pounds
2. Shotgun: Woodman Arms, Patriot Shotgun; Rice/McGowan, 20 gauge, 0.620" bore diameter; 32" long, smoothbore barrel w/0.002" deep straight rifling, sized for #5 shot, & no choke; removable breechplug for 209 shotshell primers; Boyds, Royal violet, special order, laminate stock. All other specs same as for the rifle, except for no muzzle brakes. Approximate weight, 7.25 pounds.
If I was going to own long arms, these are the 4 that I would strive to own. In addition to my customized, Optima V2 pistol.
You will notice that NONE of the 4 weigh more than 7.5 pounds, all up. At 66, and with decent osteoarthritis in both shoulders, I want the weight to be low, the ability to change/control the loads/recoil to be low.
I see a lot of shooters burdening themselves with heavy guns, which is fine if one is going to always be close to an ATV.
However, I would at least like to try to return to still hunting, as I did when I was younger; and a lighter weight weapon is a necessity for me to even attempt to do so.
If I could only own one of the 4, it would definitely be the Prussian blue Carolina Trade Gun. For my needs, east of the Mississippi river, it will do everything I could possibly want. It has the power to kill any game animal, smallest-to-largest, from the Canadian/Maine border, to the Florida Everglades.
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