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So, uh, Longcruise, if you are giving stuff away, I am here to be adopted! 🤪 That said, I never really knew there were more underhammer designs than those I have seen at the Pecatonica website. Those photos are really interesting. Previously, I put together a Pecatonica H&A underhammer and...

Before you get the Southern Mountain, see if you can find somebody that has one so you can try it for fit. By that, I mean that the Southern Mountain variety of guns is not held in exactly the same way that you might hold a different style of gun.. There is a video on YouTube by Bob McBride...

Roughly WHERE in Iowa.

Okay, listen up. Sooner or later, you are going to want to take that gun apart for cleaning, etc... PLEASE WATCH THE KIBLER YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT HOW TO TAKE THE BARREL OUT OF THE STOCK. You have seen how thin the stock is. It can easily break, and you don't want that. Following watching the...

You got an instruction manual with the gun. Since this is our first foray, I suggest that you read the manual before doing too much. The kit is a great one. You should have fun. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Since I am not a re-en actor, I ordered three range bags for the three of my Kibler guns. Now hopefully, I won't lose a shipment of cards and wads, :doh:will know which bag goes to which gun immediately, have room for a bag of cleaning patches and a can of powder and overall, make my shooting...

Up to now, this is the only thing I have done with Mason Jars. Now I will try and see about the target above. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Made some jute tow for the Fowler feeding. Tedious, but oh well, something to do other than the dishes, which are now done, too. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Placed an order for "Skychief Load" supplies from Track. I had an order previously placed and received the same, but misplaced them and after searching high and low, cannot find them. :doh: One of these days I might get to shoot my Fowler. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Now the Doctors today know what they are doing with these things, so the operation should not worry you. It is the rehabilitation AFTER the operation. For that, I suggest that as soon as possible, you get her up and about making you breakfast, lunch and dinner, washing the clothes as dishes as...

Decided to put the Kibler Fowler back together after the last coat of BLO dried. I also figured out what caused the blowout of the wood ahead of the lock and got that fixed. Stained the ramrod and it is drying now. Pics will be coming later when the rain stops and the sun comes out. According...

Pins out, parts off and one coat of BLO on the Fowler now. That was what I did today. The Doc is out now. :cool:

I finished sizing the Fowler Ramrod for the pipes by using both scraping and sanding. Then I did something almost totally foreign to me. Planning. I printed out a sheet listing all the pins in the Fowler in preparation to removal of the pins. Each pin will be taped to the paper in order of its...

Finally took some photos of the progress today. Finishing the wood is probably next, or the ramrod, whichever I get to first. Kibler Fowler in .20 gauge. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Finished putting the Kibler Fowler together today. Next is finishing the wood, but I really don't want to take the thing apart after getting it together. Maybe in a few days. The Doc is out now. :cool:

"Surprise, surprise!" as Gomer would say. The barrel slid into place today. No extra wood shaving needed for the Kibler Fowler. Pin holes lined right up, too. I had been having problems with it fitting. However, the barrel was cold today and maybe that was it. The Doc is literally out now...

Do you need another friend??? Nice looking gun! The Doc is out now. :cool:

I've got one of those combo tool sets on a key ring. I keep the thing in a shooting bag. I try to push the pick in the hole each time I load before I shoot. If hunting, I just do it when I load and trust I am not shaking the gun too much to plug up the vent so fire can get to the powder. (Do I...

I did some more work on the Kibler Fowler today. I filed the casting sprues off the butt plate, then polished the butt plate, taking out some casting marks. I razor-sawed the casting sprue on the entry pipe, and fitted the trigger plate (which necessitated some minor wood cutting). Additionally...

Here is some reading for you, Dave. Out there somewhere is another article by Paul, if you can find it. I could not at the moment, but I was not trying too hard. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/flintlocks-how-to-shoot-them.38886/ The Doc is out now. :cool: