Search results

Just got one of these. I always wanted a flintlock rifle, and was hoping it would be .50 cal like my percussions but nope it's a whopping big .58 cal. I'm not going to be shooting buffalo with it nor fending off commanches, so what is a good light powder charge for this rifle in 3f black...

Thanks will try bedding or shimming the barrel once I read up on how to do that. The manufacture is not clear. It has Italian marks similar to my Pietta pistol and the proof code is from '76, but the only logo I could find had a PB on it. Maybe Bondini?

Hammer lines up (and fires caps) though not perfectly centered (my hopkins and allen wasn't perfectly centered either maybe that's a thing with old rifles?). The barrel will not move further back, as the part of the breach that sticks out to the side and where the nipple goes is firmly against...

sorry. Here it is. Otherwise the stock is in good shape and rifling seems okay, just dirty. Lock will fire caps. I have sheet steel and brass that is the right thickness if a shim need be made.

Hello all. New to the forum. I recently picked up a 1970's Italian-made muzzleloader in the general style of a kentucky rifle. Though very old and uncared for I am getting it clean. However, there is a gap between the rear of the barrel and the stock where they should meet flush, maybe a...