• Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Search results

L & R
Shop deals on ebay
the hawken shop
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. C

    Jim Kibler Flintlock Rifle

    Looks great! Congrats on a job well done. Now get out there and make some smoke! By the way, has he started offering this rifle in .50 cal? I thought I heard he was going to at some point.
  2. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Still bouncing back and forth between the two choices. Both have their advantages. The .54 shoots flatter, but the .58 has more wallop. I'll let you know.
  3. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Great looking rifle! Just what I'm looking forward to acquiring. I'm actually in discussions with an old friend in Oregon who's a dang fine builder. He's right in line with TVM's price with the extras, and will use Henry parts from The Rifle Shoppe. Only a six month wait too! Great minds run in...
  4. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Carson's and Bridger's half stock Hawkens would represent the end of the fur trade era (mid 1830s to mid 1840s). I was looking for a copy of a typical rifle used at the early end of the fur trade (1820s-1830s). Both American Fur Co. and Rocky Mtn. Fur Co. contracted with firms like J Henry...
  5. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Thanks for the heads up on the book. I hadn't seen it yet, so it looks like a call to Track is in order.
  6. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for sure", Boy! You've got that right. I guess it depends on where you live, and what period of history turns your crank. Out west we'd never dream of taking one of those slim, ornate eastern style rifles on a backcountry elk hunt.
  7. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Thanks Laffin for the info. I understand folks concern that it may appear a little "clubby", but a working piece carried on horseback would need to be robust. I'm definitely leaning towards pulling the trigger on it. Any thoughts on maple vs the walnut option for the stock?
  8. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Thanks for the pic of the Derringer you built. I like the authentic touch of the brass wear plates on the ramrod channel. This type of repair was common due to the wear caused by extended rubbing against the saddle pommel.
  9. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Excellent post Rusty! I'm glad for your historical perspective on the JJ Henry Trade Rifle. This is the itch I'm trying to scratch.
  10. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Thanks for the various opinions guys. For those not familiar with fur trade era rifles, a JJ Henry Trade Rifle was a working man's rifle supplied to the American and Rocky Mtn Fur companies at the front end of the fur trade era. There are no kits or options to acquire a JJ Henry Trade Rifle...
  11. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    Thanks for the input. For use navigating through the woods during elk hunting I was leaning towards the 36" straight 1" barrel in .58 cal. That should make it fairly light. I don't think a 1 1/8" to 1" barrel is an option, but that would be sweet.
  12. C

    TVM's Western Fur Trade Rifle

    I'm wanting to order a new semi-custom flintlock, and ran across TVM's new offering "The Western Trade Rifle": http://www.tennesseevalleymuzzleloading.com/western-fur-trade-rifle It looks like someting that will fit the bill for my western elk hunting and rendezvous reenactment. Has anyone seen...
  13. C

    Barrel bending success

    Excellent! We discussed this method of bending the barrel on my Trade Gun last month, but I've been buried at work and haven't had a chance to bend mine. Good to hear about 1/16" raised your POI. Thanks for giving me a dose of courage to forge ahead on mine.
  14. C

    Need ideas TC Hawken sights

    I have one of those T/C dovetail mounts that's browned that I'd let go. I ended up going the plug one hole, dovetail cut over the other hole route. Send me a PM if you're interested and we can work out the details.
  15. C

    Need ideas TC Hawken sights

    Regarding the sights, I don't believe his concern was about being PC, but rather improving the quality of his sighting device on his current rifle. As far as future collectability? The jury is still out on that one. Adjusted for inflation, these good old factory rifles are selling for less than...
  16. C

    Need ideas TC Hawken sights

    If you are planning on browning the barrel anyways, I'd screw one of the existing base screws into one of the barrel holes and file it smooth to the barrel. Then have a 3/8ths dovetail cut centered over the remaining hole. The installed rear sight will cover it. I did this on mine, and when...
  17. C

    InvestArms- Lyman & Richland Arms

    I have a Cabela's version that had the aluminum ramrod rib. So, I ordered a steel replacement with thimbles from Lyman so I could brown all the furniture.
  18. C

    Is it a match?

    Hi guys! I'd like to swap out the brass furniture on my Lyman Trade Rifle, to allow for browned steel furniture. I was wondering if the Lyman Deerstalker fore-end cap is a size match? And, is it steel? Anyone know, or have tried it? Thanks!
  19. C

    Barrel Bending Tips

    Thanks guys for the encouragement to have at it, and the documentation that it is a pretty "standard" practice with trade guns. After I clear my deck of work obligations over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to give it a go. I'll take photos, and let you all know how it turned out.
  20. C

    Pack Baskets

    I'll check them out. Thanks!
Back
Top