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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Not to bump a dead topic, but anyone know a better or alternate site than gunbroker for Muzzleloaders? I'm going with the suggestions of buying a premade one, then slowly learning the build.
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    Rust Bluing trough

    I take it this process won't work with any of the cold blues that I can easily access out there?
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    Rust Bluing trough

    I thought that was to achieve that antique brown look, rather than a more blued appearance. Didn't even look there.
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    Rust Bluing trough

    I tried a search of rust blue on this sight, but it didn't yield good results, can anyone give me an idea where I can find good rust bluing instructions for the home doodler? Thanks in advance!
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Everyone seems to recommend those books. I wasn't sure about tools that I'd need, and though I have some, I don't have all. I'll probably go with the Hawkins just to get a feel, and gather tools. I'd still enjoy the rifle, or I'd hate muzzleloading altogether. It just wouldn't be my ideal...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    That's what I've been worried about, I'd spend the money and not like it. That's why I didn't buy a modern one. Sure they're cheap, but it's not what I want. Would it get me started in Muzzleloading? Sure, but I think it takes away from fair chase too much, and the spirit of the muzzleloader...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Dang, not as cheap as I thought. I still might hold out, the appeal of an 11 ga is just too much to resist! I mean really, who has an 11 ga flintlock shotgun? Not many I'm sure. And even fewer that were top of the line. Would probably shock the game warden too (they get surprised if you use...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    I was just reading elsewhere on the forum about the Jim Chambers kits. Anyone have experience with them? Good starting point? Specifically the New England Colonial Fowler/Militia rifle? I'm wondering, would I have to install sights? Is the place for them already set or do I have to make it...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Oh, and I'm VERY impatient. Besides if I saved ten a week, I'd be sitting on about $300 and see something that caught my eye and whooosh! Or some financial tragedy/emergency would befall me and I'd have to use it for that. Always happens. Guess I wasn't born under a lucky star...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    To tell you how I came up with the name. I was talking to the guy at the local archery shop. I was telling him how I'd had a bad hunting season, can't even get a stupid squirrel! How the deer continuously taunted me and what not. Didn't help I missed the bow season because I haven't shot bow...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Yeah, but that shotty is 'spensive. At least new, and finding used on the net has proven fruitless :cursing: I can't imagine doing much better round my neck o' the woods! As with anything else, lots of ideas and plans, not alot of money for them!
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Thanks again. I finally got my Googlefu working for me and found those sites earlier. That specialty stuff can be hard to come by! I am trying to take up falconry, but my current life situation won't allow it, and that kind of stuff is fairly hard to come by (and expensive!). I'm sticking to...
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    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    And of course, Amazon is once again a bust...must keep up the hunt I guess!
  14. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    And they just added an English Fowler barrel! Don't even have a pic of it yet!
  15. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Thanks for the leads, I'm looking into them now. Even if I were to buy a kit, I can always fit the stock around it eh?
  16. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Thanks for the lead, but a bit out of my range, I think I'll go with the option of continuous searching for a good used one. The one you showed is nearly perfect, and despite that it might not be 100% traditional (chrome barrel!) I think I'd actually prefer that feature for no other reason than...
  17. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    BTW, anyone here in NC? Around the Charlotte or Monroe area? Or nearby in SC?
  18. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    As far as I can tell from my states laws, Matchlocks are OK. I did see the tutorial, but haven't been able to look at it all the way through, maybe printing it out to read as I have the opportunity would be a good idea? I'm definitely going with a barrel and not a pipe, probably a commercial...
  19. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    And Amazon don't have them. Darn me and my offbeat hobbies, likes and wants!
  20. H

    Complete noob to muzzleloading.

    Thank you. I'll look for these. Just a question, do these cover match, wheel, flint, and percussion locks.
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