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CL is 2006 and the PN is the proof mark. I think it means Poudre Nitro and certified it's safe to shoot. The stamps are government stamps, not specific to a company. They identify the company, year made, and safety proof. JANA is the importer. Back in the 70s I bought an 1858 2 band Parker...

1. Go to flea markets and buy old chisels. They're cheap and usually of good steel. Learn to sharpen them. One of my best chisels is an old one from the late 1800s that belonged to my great grandfather. 2. Use an old candle to smoke the parts you're inletting. Put the part in place and remove...

Non circum copulamus. With apologies to Mrs. Van Kirk. 9th grade Latin.

I had trouble with an L&R late English lock doing the same thing i.e. rebounding frizzen. I sent it back to them. Turns out they changed the frizzen spring after I had bought it. They replaced the old one with the new that had a longer to leaf at no charge. This was back in the 90s IIRC. You...

Welcome from the Chestnut Ridge section of the Allegheny Mountains in Pa.

Jack Whyte has written a 9 volume set dealing with the Arthurian Legend from a historical standpoint. Merlin is not a magician but a Romano-Briton military Commander and Arthur's cousin. If you like this type of fiction it's the best this English Lit. student has read. Called the Camulod...

Welcome from the banks of the Youghiogheny.

I first saw it about 20 years ago. It was on late night after the news. I had fallen asleep watching TV and woke up in the middle of a show, the one where he made a hot air balloon out of garbage bags, a lawn chair and of course duck tape. Imagine being half asleep and seeing something like...

IMA arms came from a Nepalese armory that had been neglected for over 100 years. Some are near relic condition, the good ones have been hand selected but are more expensive and I'm not sure of the condition of the bore. I'd recommend a repro.

I would also advise pinning the wedge in the stock. I use a small brad cut to length and install from the barrel channel. Cut the slot in the wedge long enough to allow the wedge to clear the barrel lug. Be careful when drilling the hole for the pin not to go completely through the stock.

I've built ten between 1975 and 2021. Started shooting BP at age 14 in 1962 with an original .36 percussion. Sold it for a T/C after seeing JJ. Sold that in 75 to buy parts to build one. Still kicking myself for that one. Harry Schoeller ran Antique Gun Parts in Pittsburgh at the time and I...

I've been shooting MLs since 1962. Never found a need for a wire brush. We don't have copper fouling and smokeless powders to deal with. Water alone will clean your barrel. OK now let's start a cleaning discussion. 😂

If someone really likes hunting with a scoped in line, saboted bullet muzzleloader they are free to do so in the general season. Back in the 70s we fought for a flintlock only season in Pa. We could hunt on 2 weekends, state game lands only IIRC. now we have a 2 week, in some WMUs a 4 week...

Now the best way to clean is...........

Welcome from Pa..

Roofing lead is some of the best you can get.

I prefer the Remington. Better sights and ease of cleaning and a solid frame.

Welcome from Pa.

Welcome from Pa.

Welcome from Pa. Good luck on your building. Dave from Knob Mt is a good guy to deal with.