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Ha ha I saw utube guy try a 4 or 8 bore rifle blasted into the side of an elephant , poor thing ,!it just bellowed and trotted of. It took several more shots at 30 ft to bring the poor beast to its needs I would have loved to have shot the hunter. Ha ha

I looked up and listed the coming uk Holts auction on flintlocks , one must remember in the old uk country and Europe engineering was taking off in every direction. Locks were made in Birmingham and shipped to the new lands, I have one. Although we made barrels the Dutch and Belgium’s became...

Should read a client in 1770

Coffee in morning sun. We all left one thing out . That is what period in history are we talking about. I guess 1775. As by 1855 bores were becoming military standardised like 577 and the brown Bess pointed to standardisation around 1790’to 1820. However local USA town gunsmiths had to...

I think you are right there.54 barrels just seem to happen when the reamer refreshed a .5 worn out note Or moulds got bigger so it was either make a new mould or ream the bore. I don’t suppose the average gunsmilth used a micrometer just a pair of callipers , and what is 040” between friends...

Wow so beautiful and elegant

You could spend 3 years in prison if caught making explosives in the uk and that means BP.

All the wrong photos. France:

WOW France, I love the place . Sad about Brexit. I thought pyrodex was banned in France it’s now on police certificate in uk as it’s been upgraded to an explosive Never saw any hogs in miles to the med. still struggling with this permit to carry , seems French police are not too bothered...

I gave local club away as they would not let me shoot my compound bow, too dangerous. . Only recurved bows allowed . So i shoot recurved bow in my 100 yd garden. Just moved target to 50 yards and lost three arrows in undergrowth , i was ok at 40 yards enjoy

I must again apologise my comment turned out a bit of a muddle, too late to correct it However I was surprised the big .490 ball only weighs in at 177 gr. ‘yet it’s no heavier than a .36 175gr Sierra bullet ???? For my little .36. Ml. !!!????

Not feeling great today after Tuesdays immutherapy infusion keeping 4 tumours under control. Keeps me alive for years to come Ha ha just sitting in under the shade reading my favourite ML comments. Not up to archery today It will pass I sit in hope that a tiger has escaped from the local...

I think you are right if I see where you are coming from. Lead balls below .45 have so little weight they just cannot store enough energy to get the job done. You really have to forget the charisma of a patch ball and go to conicals That’s where the power is Conicals But then you end up...

I recall it’s 1:15 twist for a Gibbs so definitely a conical Yes a patched round ball has more charisma

The most accurate uk percussion target rifles were made by Gibbs of Bristol. .400 up to 400 yards and .450 to 1000 yards. Many buy Pedrosoli but still expensive

Two guns in one. It’s quite clear the South African farmers had thought about this . And I think the name Hayden , Cape Town, was the gunsmith that probably started “cape rifle “. Others like English gunmakers Reilly and Hollis followed. But the South African farmers had ox cart, boys, and...

Further to drone onto you all , I have a LH flinter too. •525 bore smoothy , but it comes in at a hefty 11.5 lbs Unfinished a bit rusty in the rack That’s a lot of weight compared to a 7lb percussion 8 g 1830’I tried to restock,!, another unfinished Original broken in two £130 at auction. A...

Let’s face it a •58 is near as you can get to 24 g shotgun at •579” bore ( Or 24g shotshell brass to make 577/450 unmentionable brass ) great choice . And great for elk or bear with a patched ball , no arguments you are winners choice.

I was sitting in the sun wondering. I know if carry a 12 lb double rifle across London to the proof house or home from am auction it gets mighty heavy after an hour. My favourite unmentionable was a 16 bore Remington pump so fast and light , followed by a 12 bore martini Loved both of them...

You could be right , •5 big enough for shot for rabbits and ducks , then a lump of lead for bear My friend in Main USA has killed everything with his flint .45 but a.5 will have the edge. But from my hunting days uk and Nigeria , you have my vote on this one. Er no bears in uk. Police...