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Hey hey fellow Forum readers I found this on Middlesex Valley Trading it's a great article on the structural integrity of India made black powder guns. The scientific data is a report from a Testing Lab called HP white they are widely regarded as experts in the field of metallurgy! This document...

I'm pretty sure it says they're made from turned round stock nobody uses welded sheet metal formed around a mandrel that was how they did it in the 1800s you need to check your information

I just finished reading the report yes it is in India gun and the fact that it was destroyed is not as important as the findings of the Metallurgy which this laboratory States was consistent with American and European manufacturing standards so according to this the metal used in India guns is...

Attached is a report by a trustworthy Laboratory that did the metallurgical study of a Flintlock that was destroyed through poor maintenance I believe it's in India gun but I could be wrong

I've done artificial Ivory grips in the past but I just use a spar varnish as a final finish and there's some yellow in that I'll have to see if I can get a pic for you

Beautiful gun! My first black powder was a Thompson Center

I have several from military Heritage and they all spark well and shoot great after being drilled! There are a number of videos on how to do it on YouTube 11 Bang Bang is one such person who owns half a dozen or so from military Heritage also Murphy's muskets and others have done videos on these...

I bought a couple of India made flintlocks from military Heritage that worked very well after some tuning they offer a good product for a handyman needing some tuning but overall you can save about $1,000 over a more expensive gun I think I paid about $600 for my French trade musket comp muskets...

I bought a bunch of them from International Military Arms trying to find French Amber for my fusil de chasse . I was happy to find that 20% of them were French Amber the rest were Shades of gray and black English Flint the sizes ranged from large musket to medium rifle and small pistol all were...

I have seen information on Jack hinson's custom sniper rifle and I was wondering if it was related in some way to the Whitworth sniper rifle of the 1860s as far as the elongated lead projectile and the twist rate of 1 in 20 it seems like in the world of twist rates and Gunsmithing in order to be...

I use those as well they're great aren't they

I have a bunch of old tie plates I picked up in a scrap yard they're great because you can shoot them with anything up to about a 50 BMG and not do any damage there half inch thick Steel in the center probably more like three and a quarter inch I just paint them white hang them off of a steel...

I remember back in the '70s when buckskining first began it was always very welcoming and if we are to bring young people into the sport it needs to stay that way! Too many Rendezvous police discouraged newcomers to the sport by there radical policing efforts just saying

I heard from someone it was because the imported black powder guns in the seventies had f a r a poking up from the stock on the Barrel and people confused with farb

There are usually three sizes pistol rifle and musket all mixed together in equal proportions

I was afraid of removing any material from the frizzen spring so I just rounded the foot slightly and that seemed to help reducing crushed Flints

I always try to pick up a couple of pounds from Ima get the French Amber then sell the balance on eBay at a reduced price that way my flints don't cost me anything

I just saw a new advertisement for a custom-made Kentucky flintlock rifle $7,000 that's a used car or braces for our teenage sons and daughters if you're just doing reenacting part-time India guns are a viable option and should not be frowned upon just saying

Somebody said at the beginning of the thread they fill a niche which they do and as long as they do that people will continue to buy them and be satisfied with the amount of money they spent and the function of the item others will save up thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars and get...

From what I've seen the term fowler seems to be used more by London gunmakers back in the 1700s I believe any Smooth Bore can be used for shot thus suitable for waterfowl or birds of any kind my fusi de chasses is a 62 caliber and holds about 1 oz of shot