I enjoy shooting the originals when I can. 1864 US Springfield, P53 Tower Enfield, 1836 US Johnson pistol. Still hunting for a shootable 1795 US Springfield and an 1855 US Springfield
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Do you shoot old "Originals"?
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That is what I do when shooting this rifle. I place a 1/4" felt wad over the powder, then the patched .345 ball.
60 years ago, all we had were originals in our house. That was what we had. Still have a couple of those (shotguns) I hunt with on occasion. The original rifles are fun to shoot but not accurate enough to hunt with. It's all fun.
Nice is it a Maynard tape primer ? What year
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Yes, I’ve shot original 1777’s, 1816 and 3rd model Bess’s.
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Original Spanish miquelet carbine. Now a .62 smooth bore with a Hoyt liner.
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.577cal 1858 Pritchett Volunteer Short Rifle, made by Robert Taylor Pritchett -
Eight shots at 50m offhand - 585gr smooth-sided bullet with knurling over 70gr of 2Fg - quite lively.....
Problem is, over here in UK, although anybody can buy an original, it's a whole new ballgame if you want to shoot it. This old beauty has to be classed in exactly the same way as any modern cartridge-firing firearm. It has to be locked away, just like any other modern firearm.
Eight shots at 50m offhand - 585gr smooth-sided bullet with knurling over 70gr of 2Fg - quite lively.....
Problem is, over here in UK, although anybody can buy an original, it's a whole new ballgame if you want to shoot it. This old beauty has to be classed in exactly the same way as any modern cartridge-firing firearm. It has to be locked away, just like any other modern firearm.
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Original 1816 Springfield. Re-converted to flintlock. Original barrel was in .71+ caliber. (Probably shot out). New steel Hoyt liner now back to original .69 caliber. Ramrod is new replacement. Sort of like a new, original. LOL
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That's awesome! Have you been able to shoot it yet?
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AAAHHHRRRGGG! My eyes were exposed to a non muzzleloader! 
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1840 pistol by Blanchard, Paris. .530 bore. I shoot it regularly.
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Don't have any, but if I disown one...heck no! I'd be afraid of damaging it!
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