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    4 bore blunderbuss question

    The guy that built the blunderbuss was that B.J habermehl.
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    Newbie question

    Its gotta be some kind of crime not to live fire a gun. When i got into this lifestyle about 4 yrs ago i was taken in by the old grey beards. You never stop learning in this hobbie.I have never met a nicer more honest bunch of guys so willing to share knowlege than in this hobby. Watching and...
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    Newbie question

    I think alot of reanactors especially in more populated parts of the country have never fired a ball out of a musket. I had a friend in pa like that. I do the shoots and rendesvous and hunt. He just did reanactments I talked him into going to the range one day. We loaded that Bess of his with a...
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    Newbie question

    I would like a smoothbore that would have been commmon in my neck of the woods in the mid to late 1700s. I have a 12 ga english fowler but im going broke trying to feed it. I just use it for grouse and turkey, bird shot is cheap.I have an ad in the classified section. I have a custom early...
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    Flintlock dilema

    Where was your dad from? I was raised in ashland, maine.I spent 6 years in the army. Guess im not as picky about what i eat. Where im from you hear alot about Mik'maq (Tribal spelling.) Aroostook county maine is a small place i wonder is i know him?. It is a small world. My great grandmother on...
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    Newbie question

    Try (Middlesex village trading company) he is online and has some of the same stuff as military heritage and loyalist arms. He is a nice guy and stands behind his stuff. and he is right there in mass. I have the same problem here in maine I had to move to Pa. for 2 years to get a decent gun. im...
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    Flintlock dilema

    He might not eat you but i bet he'd stomp a mud hole in your rear end and walk it dry. :D I had a big cow moose almost come through the canoe once. My Idiot friend hit it with a paddle on the way by. Id have killed him but i needed him to paddle really fast. They are still my favorite critter...
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    Flintlock dilema

    I thought about building one. But at this point having the time is an issue. Moving into a new home etc. I am sure glad to be home in maine again. We have so much freedom here. Maybe this winter Ill have time but grouse season starts in oct.
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    Flintlock dilema

    The point behind shooting moose with a .40 is to make them mad enough to chase you. Then you tomahawk em! now that is sporting :blah:
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    Flintlock dilema

    I also have a custom J.P Beck 40.cal I got for my 30th birthday. Ill never part with it I feel that every man should have at least one custum gun in his life. It is also the minimum caliber for hunting deer here in Maine. It also quells my accuracy bug. I need a correct smoothie.The smoothbore...
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    Flintlock dilema

    I just moved home to maine from pa. Now my problem is what im lugging to shoots and vous,a transitional long rifle in .54 cal.. I need a weapon more suited to my home in northern maine. Used to have a tulle i should have kept it. the problem is here in maine flintlocks are few and far between...
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    Officers Fusil

    yes it looks just like that.
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    Officers Fusil

    I checked there is no rifleling. also the wood is solid with the original finish intact!
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    Hello from the north woods

    Oh yes the liver makes great sandwiches, I bury the heart in the woods. To show respect for the critter and to make sure its spirit rests.
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    Officers Fusil

    That would be greatly appreciated. By the way hello from across the pond. I would love to know how this fine British firearm found its way here.
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    Officers Fusil

    Hello gentlemen, In a gunshop the other day i found what i am almost sure is an original british officers fusil. The only thing is that it was converted to percussion. It was the only muzzleloader in the store. Get this it is in shooting condition. Its probably 16ga,Bayonet lug,british proofs...
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    Hello from the north woods

    Hello everyone, its nice to find some like minded gentlemen.Not many flintlock shooters up in the north country. But the few that are here are very devoted. Take care look forward to chatting. Your devoted servant, Rick stevens
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