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Well the day went pretty well. I got around 20 rounds off before I had to split because I had some other things to attend to. I had a lot of fun, definitely more enjoyable than shooting those peashooters the US Army calls guns. I tried a few different grain sizes, went from 70 up to 90 with a...

Found a book at the store I goto for musket supplies and general manly things entitled Make Muzzle Loading Accessories. Has some pretty interesting drawn out plans for different accessories like powder horns, capers, different tools, loading blocks etc. Someone has found their spring/summer...

My girls father owns some property that he shoots on all the time. He said I could go over and plink away all I wanted tomorrow. So I'm bringing the bess out there and firing away. Pretty excited! Will let you all know how it went!

I saw this rather interesting piece of equipment, basically it was a piece of sheep's skin (with wool still attached) that was placed over the buttstock, acting as a sort of pad for the cheek. Not sure of it's authenticity and I can't remember where I saw it...but it seemed like an interesting...

So, having been serving in the Army for the better part of the last 7 years, I've grown acustomed to the holding technique for modern rifles. Does this differ at all to the way you would hold a musket? I've heard you want to place your head alittle further back on the stock so you dont knock...

Yeah well...unfortunetly I'm living off of VA disability so I can't afford a lot right now. So I bought a pound of it. I don't expect to have many opportunities this month to go shooting so, I will have to make do with my single pound. Even still I am sooo excited to finally be getting into...

Thanks for responding everyone, learn something new everyday! Finally found a place that sells actual black powder, bout an hour away by car so I guess someones making a road trip.

Well everyone above answered the question but I thought I'd throw in a little historical fact to back up what they're saying. Roughly 80% of shots fired by muskets at that time, missed their targets. This was due to a few things. One was fear, soldiers were not aiming. Another was due to the...

I've never shot a BB before in my life so I'm just learning the finer points of it. Seeing as I do not wish to blow myself up, I figured when it comes to powder, I should probably ask someone first. I've heard afew different things regarding BP substitutes. Some say don't use them in any repro...