Hopefully this is not a thread derailer and somewhat pertinent. Posted in a pm in response to a question about the top three guns (especially the dark one) from another member. I thought others might like to see more about these.
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"Tried to get better picture, but lightning is not cooperating.
So, there's a story. Probably way more than you wanted to know. Top to bottom.
1. T/C White Mountain Carbine, with a replacement T/C Hawkin .50 cal barrel. Original barrel was a 1:20 twist that just never shot well, and was further trashed in a house fire. So I replaced it with the Hawkin barrel I bought from a fellow member here.
2. Is an early Pedersoli. .45 cal drum and nipple percussion gun with a 32" barrel. Bought it cheap to teach grandkids and others to shoot black powder arms. Once cleaned up from the smoke and nicotine staining I found it had a really pretty figured walnut stock, so I have been reluctant to sell it. It hardly ever gets shot, but you never know - that could change.
3. Is a parts gun I put together out of parts I had laying around. Tried to make it look like originals I've seen of the late flintlock / transitional percussion Leman Lancaster Trade Rifles. I modified the stock from a 1970s Jukar long rifle, trigger guard is from a Lyman Trade Rifle, barrel is a .54 cal Lyman Great Plains Hunter fast twist, home made nose cap and ram rod, lock is some cheap Spanish number I got a deal on - but it works.
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The weather in Northern Maine in November is pretty nasty and I wanted a beater to take out in the snow, sleet, fog, and freezing rain. So that's what I put together. Inletting isn't great, but it was my 1st try. I'm on the look out for a better stock design to try my hand again. I shoot 425gr Hornady Great Plains and 390gr REAL conicals in it with 75 - 90 grains of 2f. It's a hammer on both ends! But there's also a 500lb male black bear out on the back side of our farm. The last deer I shot was 300lb and my moose was 465lb. Sometimes a bigger hammer is handy
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Looking forward to opening day!