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I have an old beat up .54 that I bought at a gun show a couple years ago for $200. It has THE worst bore I have ever seen, my ramrod actually chatters when pushing the ball down the bore. I was planning on reboring it but it is a tack driver as is, go figure.

Have you taken it out to see what the actual thread size is? Mine are 1/4 x 28 thread but have a sort of thin flange at the top (outside) that makes it look bigger than it is. I use the RMC liners in mine and seem to get better ignition.

I started out with flint, used it only for 15-ish years. Within the last couple years I have bought a couple percussion guns. I like them both. Which one I shoot depends on my mood. Both of my regular guns (1 flint, 1 capper) are tack drivers off the bench but I tend to shoot the cap gun more...

Although I have no experience with any rifles smaller than .50 cal, let me throw something out there.... Take 2 barrels, both with proper RB twist, and say .008 deep grooves, one .50 cal, one .36, using properly undersized balls. When you ram the ball into the rifling the ball compresses...

I found some copper Chore Boy at my local True Value hardware if it helps.

I want to thank you all for the posts in this thread. :bow: I was a little bored one day and had just watched the movie, and was curious as to whether such a double was common in the West in that era, and how an Indian would come to have one. So I posted the original question. I was surprised...

I haven't used anything other than 4f for prime on a regular basis since I have plenty of it, but, last weekend I was on a trial walk shoot and ran out of 4f in my primer. So, I just dumped some 2f out of my horn into the pan for the last 2 targets. I could not tell any difference in the way the...

I bought one in .54 like you, bought as a used gun but looks unfired, like new. Haven't got out to shoot it yet. We both can have fun learning what our guns like. I hope to try mine out this weekend.

Not to be argumentative, but I beg to differ on that. A couple years ago I had an issue with an old TC flintlock and sent them an e-mail. Got a response back the next day and a brand new lock in my mailbox 3 days later! But, perhaps things have changed in 2 years?

You are right Sgt. They made mountain rifles in .45 and .50 with a patchbox and "big bores" in .54 and .58 without the box. I have an early .54 and a .50. The 50 is a kit gun that is not finished yet, but the 54 has many hard miles on it and shoots like a dream, one of the sweetest triggers I've...

Have you taken the lock off and cleaned it good? I have seen a couple that acted that way that were just gummed up. Pay special attention to the full cock notch in the sear,a little bit of gunk in there will cause problems.

I have one of those magnesium fire strikers around here somewhere, been a while since I've seen it, but as I recall it was fairly soft metal. Seems to me if the frizzen was made of it, it would wear down pretty fast if you do any amount of shooting. I would rather be changing flints than...

Good point tg :thumbsup:

Ahhh, swivel gun, never thought of that, thanks. Seems unusual an Indian would have one as they were much more expensive than the normal trade gun as much as I am aware of. But then again, he was a chief so it stands to reason he would likely have the best available through trade with his tribe.

I recently watched this movie again and noticed an unusual weapon early in the movie. When JJ is trying to catch a fish and he first meets Paints His Shirt Red, the indian has a gun across his saddle. From the quick look you get of the muzzle, it appears to be some sort of double barrel with a...

OK, I'll be the first to say it, Welcome!!! :v And don't believe EVERYTHING some of these old timers tell ya, though there is a lot of good info on here.

Not to hijack the thread but any thoughts on my reasoning of the reason for long barrels being due to inconsistant powder of the day and wanting to get the most from a minimal charges? I have hunted many years in the eastern woods where longrifles were developed and surely appreciate the...

I personally never leave mine loaded, but if I were going to... I would dump the prime and brush out the pan, then stick a feather or toothpick in the touch hole. This would serve 2 purposes, one, to seal the hole against moisture or worse, a spark. Two, to remind me it is loaded. Then I would...

In the fair amount of reading I have done (which is little compared to some members here I'm sure), I have never run across any that were common. My reasoning is that powder quality was not always consistant back then, and the long barrels were desired to get the maximum velocity out of the...

I have read a bunch about how much it takes to kill a cougar and that a lot of guys use small calibers on treed cougars. I talked to a fellow who used to hunt them a lot when there was a bounty on them years ago, he has killed several hundred. He said he mostly used a 22 or a 38 pistol on treed...