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I've taken 2 deer with my Underhammer Percussion Rifle and they were at about 60 yards. .45 is definitely a good caliber most rifles from the "Golden Age" the 1770s and such were .45 caliber rifles. .45 consumes less lead if you Cas your own balls and less powder. I own three Brown Bess .75...

I was standing there with @PowderSchooner when Mr. Longford said he would be selling his guns on either GunBroker or this forum. This isn't a maybe it is a when in my opinion. He has already approached two local gun stores trying to falsely claim his firearms have been appraised and he has...

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Back in November of 2021 I look at his .50 Caliber Lancaster rifle (him being the seller). I lost interest because of the price ( at that point was $2,700). However when I look at the rifles again with @PowderSchooner I realised right away that something wasn't right. I also have seen @AZ...

I looked at that sellers rifle back in November and it is a beautiful piece no doubt however I didn't know it's worth either at the time so I passed up on it. Someone on the forum could shed some light on this as there are many Mike Roby rifles on Gunbroker for sale. I doubt that they are rare...

I agree with @Artificer, the top long rifle has a lock marked "Warranted" these were mostly commercially sold locks used to convert flintlock rifles to Percussion rifles in the late 1820s to about 1850. They were manufactured and sold by an English man named Joesph Manton, later by a man named...

My farm is actually across 301 North from the Bay Area Rest Stop. It straddles MD 834 and Carvelle Price Road which also straddles the MD-DE railroad. Thanks for the PM by the way with the phone number and your name it makes it easier to coordinate that way the last two members I had to...

I live right across the Chester from you over in the Centreville area. I you need a place to shoot or some muzzleloaders to shoot I'd be more than happy to help out. I've already had three forum members here in Maryland come shoot at my farm to get a feel for what they wanted. I have a small...

I have come into this problem a few time myself. What I can tell you is this, .62 caliber is rare in a rifle let alone a flintlock rifle. The barrel length puts it in the area of most "Kentucky" rifles. .50 is more common and everyone has it so supplies are cheaper. So in my opinion you can go...

On another note see what the prices of your club's rifles are compared to the Forum Forum gunbroker or gun auction you might get a better deal.

I have actually taken one deer with a .45 caliber. It was a 83lb Doe (dressed weight) that I took with my Hopkins & Allen Underhammer Caplock rifle. I shot it behind the shoulder at 52 yards and it ran about 40 yards before it dropped dead. Smaller calibers give them more run time compared to...

I also hunt in Maryland, I don't own a longrifle yet but it is next on my list. I own a Pedersoli Mortimer, Pedersoli Brown Bess and an Indian Repro Brown Bess Carbine. I can tell you this from personal experience. One of my buddies has a Pedersoli Jaeger Flintlock Target model in .54 and loves...

After inviting Lone Pine down to my farm to do some shooting and find what rifle fit him the best we all went and did some hunting. We got as a group 8 deer and had a blast. I noticed my powder was getting low so today I went over to my local shop and I sadly purchased his last pound of Goex FFG...

Well a larger bore is better for volume of shot and that is really about it. The larger bores will consume more powder which is why some recommend the 20g. Also larger bores tend to blow through their shot patterns. 20g is a nice deer and small game gun. The 16g fowler would be great for Turkey...

Welcome to the Forum, we are getting a lot of newcomers from Maryland on here. I live on the Eastern Shore in a small town called Price in Queen Anne's Co. I purchased a Hopkins and Allen underhammer in .45cal back in the fall and I managed to take a deer with it in the October early firearms...

I have one real close to me in Centreville and I've never bought their ginger snaps but there scrappel is good. I will have to run over there and get some next time I'm in town.

How long did it take to get the kit and how easy was it to assemble? Also what cal is their Baker I assume it is .62 cal.

That is one rifle I want to put together one day. That is a really nice group they are so tight that the two one the left are almost on top of one another.

I commented that as a joke I guess and I asked for some pictures because to be honest I didn't think they made a gun that long. If that is the comment you are referring too.

A Jaeger Rifle or Jäger Rifle is a Germanic Style hunting rifle. They tend to have barrels ranging from 28" to 38" (most are around 31"-34") and tend to be in .54-.62 caliber. They are a shorter handier weapon which were favored by Europeans and German immigrants to America. A European Style...