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  1. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    The .50 Caliber Rifle

    I have nothing against PRB. I prefer a conical for hunting but if the rifling twist calls for PRB, I use it & don’t give it a second thought.
  2. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Is it uncool to use Pyrodex?

    Sorry, I don’t get the reference.
  3. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Re-visiting weighing RB

    I agree. I also think the same thing about measuring black powder or substitutes by weight. I usually hear the old standby response of “bbbbbut they do it at Friendship & win”. I question if anyone there ever tried it a different way…but I digress.
  4. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Is it uncool to use Pyrodex?

    Personally, I have no issue with Pyrodex or its use. Like Dave above, I respect it for essentially saving the sport at one time. I should also mention that its creator lost his life developing it. I’ve burned pounds of the stuff & even more real black. I can find no difference in corrosiveness...
  5. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Field/Farm Use of Cap & Ball Revolver

    I typed out a long & detailed reply but am editing it to this reply because I proof read it & it sounded more rude than I intended. Suffice it to say that many reproduction revolvers I have examined have safety systems/features that I find less than trustworthy. If yours is good, so much the better.
  6. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Field/Farm Use of Cap & Ball Revolver

    I agree on having the hammer down on an empty chamber. The Italian Colt’s & Remington copies have the pins/notches respectively, like the originals, but when I examine them, they almost never work as intended due to sloppy machining & poorer metallurgy than originals. People can do what they...
  7. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Baker rifle by Persersoli. Any news?

    He also has a TRS Baker that he built.
  8. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Thoughts on smooth bore rifle.

    I had a similar thought & am currently getting cozy with a NW Trade Gun in 24 gauge.
  9. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Percussion SXS pheasant/chuckar

    There were 4 dogs 👍😊
  10. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Baker rifle by Persersoli. Any news?

    Some folks take an Indian made “Baker rifle” & replace the barrel with a rifled barrel by Colerain. I believe it’s close to the originals but I believe the rifling is cut square bottom instead of round (I believe). It takes time & skill to install the barrel & do some cosmetic work, but people...
  11. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    The did you ever thread......

    Just yesterday I fired my Navy Arms SXS at a rooster & reloaded. The catch was that the tip of my ramrod was gone….No big deal except that the thin over shot card wouldn’t go down flat but only sideways. I ended up improvising & stuffing green leaves & once a piece of old dried up cow patty on...
  12. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Percussion SXS pheasant/chuckar

    Yes, he is. We did pretty good. He got 2 chuckar & 2 pheasant. I got one chuckar & three pheasants.
  13. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Original Remington Zouave loads

    Your minie needs to be pure lead & nothing else. This is likely the root of your problem. Next, .575” is probably too small for your reproduction Zouave. In most, .580” is more appropriate. Yes, measuring will tell you for sure but upping your diameter a bit will certainly yield better results...
  14. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Percussion SXS pheasant/chuckar

    Had a blast with my son today going after some birds with my Navy Arns SXS percussion 12 gauge.
  15. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Successful Speed Goat Season!

    Speed goat is on my ML hit list!
  16. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Camo or Traditional for hunting

    Orange is required here.
  17. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    Mine is not really a “restoration”, I’m only repairing damage & replacing missing parts. All that’s left is to minimize the pitting in the bore & easy out the old nipple.
  18. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    I will, but with grouse & Turkey season open then followed by big game seasons, it’ll be a while before I’m back at the bench. Sigh, I have too many project guns.
  19. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    The Civil War Springfields that were in good condition were converted into TD rifles. However lots that were rougher were sold to dealers. Lots were converted to smooth bore shotgun type arms. I’m currently working on bringing one back to life.
  20. Ozark Mtn Muzzleloader

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    I would also submit that the golden age highly embellished long rifles were no more common in historical times than a real Hawken. Both were well beyond the means of the average man of their times. Frankly, we romanticize the exceptional not the common. We don’t fantasize about plain Jane guns...
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