Well. That didnt work out like I planned

[Confederate rifleman]

Bought a rather tired .54 Renegade flintlock with the idea of using it for a parts kit.
The lock didn't spark very well, the stock has dings typical for a rifle of its age. The bore looked ok.
Decided to shoot it first, just to see if the barrel had promise.
Welllll... YUP! At 50 yards she cut holes! No group was over an inch. The load was a .530 ball, .018 OxYoke prelubed, a .58 Ox Yoke wad and 70 grains of 3f Swiss.
Ramming the first couple balls felt a little crunchy. Oh bother...
Recovered patches looked reusable! Cleaning showed a bright, smooth bore. M stamp btw.
Soooo... Which rifle will be the parts gun?! I'm gonna probably do a mix and match and come up with a REALLY good Renegade flinter.
Another good idea spoiled by a better outcome!

 

[deermanok]

Sounds like you got ripped off big time, Lol

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Right?! Outrageous...

 

[Semisane]

Man, I feel your pain. "Sir, I ordered a lemon but you gave me a peach." I know you will somehow overcome the disappointment.

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Thank you. And I know that surrounded by such an august body of fine folk, who will in no way enable me in this struggle, I'll come out of my bereavement a better man. And muzzleloader.

 

[Matthew323]

You are soooooo sad over this well shooting old rifle, that several years spent in Tibet staring at a rock wall, while chanting meditative mantras to calm yourself, seems to be in order..

Because I am such a nice person, I will assume custody of your guns, especially the terrible ones, while you are away getting yourself back together. I'll be sure to shoot them everyday while you are gone, just so they don't get lonely.

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Doc
How could I, in good conscience, inflict such a terrible fate on you? Oh how karma would vent her wrath!
Unlessss... It was karma's wrath on you?
No Sir! Either way, I must spare you from such a horrible fate!
However, I can not go to Tibet. I am... GASP(!) unvaccinated.
UNCLEAN!!!

 

[Semisane]

Well there you go! Inflicting one with a good barrel is nature's way of punishing the unclean. As one of the unclean myself, I am warily awaiting my fate. ( I hope it's a .45 caliber.)

 

[Kent Tehl]

Congrats !

 

[UndeadPoet]

May we all be so “unlucky…”

sounds like you ended up with a good ‘un (in spite of yourself).

‘Poet