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Well… it’s not over until the fat lady sings! I haven’t received funds yet. I’d like to think a man’s word is his bond, but I’ve learned a deal is never done until money has exchanged hands. Unfortunately, I’ve had folks on the forum commit to purchasing firearms from me in the past and not...

When firing an antique gun, I usually just turn my head away and pray to the Almighty whilst pulling the trigger. In all seriousness, I’ve found those little car endoscopes (for peering inside cylinders and looking at valve trains) come in real handy for checking out deep dark bores. They...

Can’t say I’ve ever had one sell this quick! Approximately two hours from the time it was listed to the time it sold.

Thanks for saying so! It won’t be easy letting it go, but I’m a flintlock shooter first and foremost.

And let me tell you… she shoots as good as she looks! I’m no crack-shot, and I took second place with this rifle at last month’s club shoot. I was just a couple points away from beating the gentleman who’s regularly “top dog”. Not too shabby, considering I had only shot it once before. I really...

And here’s a photo with my username and date.

This is a really pretty, well-made rifle in the style of Horace Dimick. It is a .50 caliber brass-fitted halfstock with German silver patchbox. Its 35" heavily browned barrel has an excellent bore. Top flat has “R. Byers” in script. Roger was an established and respected builder of rifles for a...

I’ll take your advice and do some experimentation here. As a husband and father to four kids under the age of seven, it’s hard to find the time to shoot as often as I’d like— and I can shoot right off my back porch! I’ll make it a point to get behind the gun and be on purpose with my range time...

I’ll give that a whirl, thanks. I’ve heard the term “maximum point blank range” thrown around, and that’s along the lines of what I’m looking for. I just want to be able to consistently score hits on an area about the size of a saucer on anything up to and including 100 yards offhand.

I’ll give that a try. Thanks.

The one and only!

But of course! What else does one do with a rifle? If you think that’s nice, you ought to see my other “Armstrong” rifle that Dick built. It’ll also see plenty of use.

In regards to the range: we shoot ten shots per course of fire. In other words, you’ve got ten targets each at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards. The targets differ in their size, but most of them are probably 12” wide x 6” high. The 25” targets are probably half that size.

There’s plenty of folks that would disagree with you there, Pete. It ought to be more or less unnecessary (out to 100 yards, that is) with the proper zero, and that’s what I’m trying to determine. I didn’t do any sort of holdover at last month’s shoot, and I nearly got top score; in fact, I...

First off, let me apologize for the fact that this is another “zeroing” thread. I realize the subject has been written about ad nauseam, and I have reviewed a number of threads on this forum and others… only to find myself more confused than ever. I recently picked up this .50 cal Richard...

Up for grabs is an 8” camp knife. I picked this up at a local antique store several months ago, and I’m simply looking to down-size and get what I paid for it. Blade is approximately 8.5” from tip to shank. I apologize, but I don’t recall whether it’s 4120 or 5120 steel. It’ll pass for a period...

Up for grabs is a pan primer made from an antler with an eagle head carved at the tip and a 3 grain priming valve attached to the wood base. The valve is operated by a simple downward push into the pan. Holds 120 grains of powder. Great for priming nipples also. I’m asking $50 shipped. I accept...

Still available!

Bump!

One last price drop before I take this horn off the market. $225 shipped.