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Been holding off on posrting this so please forgive the old date on the pics EJ Sewell was a pretty accomplished gunsmith. His big claim to fame is his "over the mountain gun" a massively long rifle. (look it up, it's pretty darn cool) This is one of his pistols. He made four of them with small...

.50 cal percussion. Immaculate 9" bbl Breaks down super easy for cleaning. Hefty, but points very well. Takes #11 caps and shoots them reliably. NOW $275 shipped Feel free to message me with any questions. -dgfd NOW 275

Back up after a long absence! No FFL required. Gotta downsize my collection so up for grabs is an H&R Sidekick in .50cal. excellent condition throughout. Has the aftermarket breechplug installed so no need to use those weird plastic wafer things. Scope mount does not obstruct the fiber-optic...

Picked up and old school Traditions Evolution bolt gun on the cheap at a local pawn shop. I've always liked the idea of an inline pistol. Bit being a bit of a novice i have a few questions. Would a pipe cutter work for cutting down the barrel? Given that it's just gonna be a range toy, and not...

Downsizing my collection. CVA Mountain Stalker 28" bbl .54 percussion. Adjustable sights. Semi-pistol stock shoulders and points very nicely. Bore is free of corrosion. Bought to hunt with originally, but I'm just not hunting the amount I thought I'd be. Located in SW Ohio but will happily...

Hi all, Being a proud New Englander, I have a soft spot for the guns that were being made in my neck of the woods when I was growing up. Harrington and Richardson single shots are a particular favorite of mine. I recently picked up an H&R (and *not* NEF) Sidekick in .50 cal and there doesn't...

Hi all, I've got my eye on a .54 T/C Scout selling online. I know they first had a twist rate of 1:20 and then changed it to 1:38. I asked the seller, he didn't know so he ran a rod and patch amd estimated it at 1:25. Is there any way to know the twist rate? I'm thinking lower serial number vs...

Hi all, I came by a .45 Armisport Kentuckian a little while ago that needed a few parts (trigger group and barrel screw). Having found suitable parts, I decided to give it a try a couple weeks ago with a small blank charge, say 10gr of FFFG. In firing it I got some blowback. I assumed it was...

Got this a few years ago, but changes in circumstance have made the poor thing just sit in the safe collecting dust. It's your standard .50 cal CVA Optima 2 with fiber optic sights. Factory tapped for scope base. And since I happened on a set of scope bases, I'll include them with it...

It's long been a goal of mine to build my own gun from gathered parts cobbled together. I recently purchased a number of old barreled receivers of some 19th century bolt actions. French Gras and 1871 Mausers and Gewehr 18888s. It seems to me that the simplest course of action would be to put in...

Hi All, Recently came into a .45 cal Armisport Kentuckyian in mostly complete condition (needs a trigger assembly). Got it because I have a .40 cal that seems jsut too nice a gun to shoot. I've been following the traditional muzzleoader scene for a while but haven't heard about this type before...

Still fairly new to muzzleloading and I recently heard about and saw ML specific 209 primers. On the box they advertise that they're non-corrosive. Is that just marketing? Certainly no modern 209 primers on the market here are corrosive. a hundred years or so ago, sure, but not now. Anyway, is...

I know there are a multitude of way to clean the corrosive fouling and perhaps this just boils down to be being an anxious sort, but I find myself not using the muzzleloaders as often as I'd like. BP revolvers aren't a concern since I can see each part very well and know it's been cleaned...

Hi all, Still new to modern muzzleloaders and trying to wrap my head around an idea that I can't shake. Within the realm of practicality, how far down could someone sabot their projectile from the bore diameter. To put it another way, if one started off with a .54 cal bbl and got a sabot which...

Hi all, First post here so please bear with me if t geg any of the board culture/etiquette wrong. I've seen it done once- an old BP cartridge gun made into an inline- but have any of you every retrofitted a single short cartridge rifle to be a muzzleloader, or otherwise know the process? I'm...

Hi all, I got my first inline about five years ago when California banned lead ammo for hunting. Thankfully, i shortly thereafter moved to a RI but never got much use out of it because, as it turns out being self taught I am terrible at deer hunting. I'm relocating OH for work and that state...

Hi all, As you may have seen from another thread I just posted, I am trying to get creative with ways that I can get more use out of my Optima 2. I do a lot of squirrel hunting and would like to get more into turkey and wingshooting as well. I can't imagine there's a lot of room to bore out a...

Hi all, I have an Optima 2 that doesn't seem to get out much. It being a .50cal, I was wondering whats the smallest diameter bullet I could use in it. I've heard of saboting a sabot. But don't think I've heard of anyone doing it to get to the point to a .32-.40cal bullet/ball. Any insight would...

Hi all, I'm relocating to Ohio in January. I've never hunted wild boar before. OH will essentially be the first state I've lived in that has them. I don't want to overburden anyone since I know can look up general info and tactics elsewhere, but does anyone have any first or second hand...