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I use a .495 ball and .005 cotton patches in my Traditions 50 cal Kentucky rifle, over usually 70 grains of GOEX FFg. I use GOEX FFFg for the pan, and I am not getting good reliability. Too often not getting the rifle to fire. Sometimes the pan powder burns but does not ignite the main charge...

Okay, so it's been a few weeks, and now there is snow on the ground, since the gov't graciously allowed us to once again ... sorry, sorry. But since then I traded trucks-- the new one is better in the snow. And ... BONUS ... I remembered how to load and fire. .

The Traditions Deluxe Kentucky Flintlock finally arrived ... ordered from Muzzle-Loaders.com back in September. I do not have any criticism of this dealer, and I am aware of serious problems in Spain (where Traditions are made) because of the ChiCom bio attack. I hope the company does well in...

I have one of those Traditions Kentucky Flintlocks ... Love It! So much more fun than ... well ... 30-40+ years of those other things. Next Up for YOU: A Kibler Colonial. (we all know that the "low-cost" Traditions Kentucky is just a "gateway drug".)

... something is wrong about that Frizzen. Someone has sanded it, or used a file? No longer any evidence that it has made sparks.

It is known, how many. At least roughly. Some sources have finally started using more realistic numbers for total firearms in America ... and that is more than 700 million. Seems I read in one source two years ago that of the total, about 30 million are muzzleloaders of all sorts, antiques and...

Oh, great. Two or three have suggested air rifles. So here is another class of accessory and accouterment added to all that each must have in order to satisfy the MLDA (Muzzle Loading Drug Addiction). And of course this next must-have accessory must include its own collection of accessories...

This is a great Thread, on a great interWeb site. I'm under the impression that most here prefer the outdoors. And yet here is a scholarly and polite discussion, with the need for hard-copy documentation, of how Americans truly once lived. Historical fact, properly researched. While the rest...

Wow ... I didn't know there were others, just like me ... edit: Actually ... there is evidence: a contemporary/associate of Leonardo Da Vinci said that during his life, Leonardo started more than 400 works and projects. "And he never finished any of them."

Yes, thanks! And it was not an article by Claude Mathis. The article I was thinking of is "Flintlocks- How to shoot them" by Paul Vallandigham, and it is included there in the Tables page.

What happened to the "How To ... " section of the forums? When I was getting started with my new Flintlock Rifle just two months ago, I read an article by Claude Mathis that was very informative. What happened to that article?

I have wondered similarly, while practicing swabbing between every shot. Using lots of patches! Were they cutting up their shirts? In the equipment which David Cooke carried, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of cleaning and lubricating provisions...

The idea of only one workbench is ... fascinating. But of course this thread discusses the bench used for building muzzle loaders. I'm working on cleaning up two for that purpose, in my garage. There is yet a third one in the garage. My reloading bench in the patio room is a small one. And ...

That looks a whole lot like my 1860 Colt Army. The stepped diameter cylinder is to allow .44 cal, increased from the lesser caliber 1851. Yes, some disassembly is required. There is either debris or severe rust in the internals of the piece. It is not difficult to take apart, just use a...

Whatever the reasons for not shipping, it seems to be affecting Spain, as well. I ordered a Traditions Deluxe Flintlock Kentucky from Muzzle-Loaders.com in the first week of September, and they cannot get them. It is my understanding that the Traditions-branded arms are made in Spain.

Were there ever any inlays for marking a Cheek Weld spot? Something that the shooter could feel with the cheek to be sure of consistent position? Years ago when I was really into shooting my M1 Garand, I read a Bob Milek article where he analyzed different shooter problems, and included targets...

This is what I am doing, apparently ... in order to work up to the point of ordering. 'Cuz I've got other things to do before I can start a Kit Build. I have some scraps of Maple, to try the Iron Nitrate & Tannic Acid on. I have some scrap steel to practice Draw Filing, and Blueing and/or...

You waited 6 months after deciding? I'm having trouble waiting six weeks!

Well this rifle which is featured and described at the Contemporary Makers blog seems to be very similar to Jim Kibler's SMR. It is the David Cooke (1780-1842) Rifle and Bag. You could speculate that if it was the first and only rifle that Cooke ever had, he may have acquired it about the age of...

I was reading about the John Cookson fowling piece on Jim Kibler's .NET site. This antique flintlock appears to be very much like what Jim has provided us with in the Colonial Kit. And the evidence suggests that the Cookson fowler may have been built before 1710. So it seems that the style and...