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A friend brought me this rifle to clean up and ID if possible. It was found in a barn that was being torn down. there were 2 rifles and a shotgun in the it and owner said throw the muzzle loader away. The only markings I can find are, made in Belgium on the lock and on the trigger guard, Also...

I'll have to attempt to make one. I don't have much dried hickory on hand. Wonder how green hickory would do?

I'm very new to black powder as well. I've got a lot to learn! I have plenty of modern firearms as well. No more AR's though. Sold all my semi auto rifles when the prices went through the roof. I Wish I had kept my Springfield M1A. I like the reliability of the bolt action and lever action guns...

I have the 50 cal. Boy I'd love to be able to get them for $195 now! I'd get a few lol.

I don't shoot as much as I'd like. I have access to a private range with targets out to 700 yds, but we mostly shoot in the back yard. We usually go out every week and shoot some. My boys (9 and 6) love shooting their pellet rifles. Here's their target from 10 paces after an afternoon of...

So I purchaced this as a wall decoration around 2009 for $200. I decided to try firing it this year. After thoroughly cleaning and oiling it I took it out and started shooting it much to my enjoyment! It has no ramrod so I made one but would really like to get a factory one. Can anyone ID the...

Welcome from Mansfield Missouri! Same age and drove truck for many years. Operated heavy equipment and worked on heavy equipment. Not a vet though. Thank you for your service!

Same here. Lol! Im a sucker for guns and tools and both are expensive! I think I will start building my own BP guns. Hopefully that will be easier on the wallet.

Thats a beautiful little gun! I want one! Oh for a bottomless wallet lol!

Welcome from SE Missouri! I would love to visit SC some day. I love NC and Lord willing will be there for a 4 day hike I help crew this fall.

I haven't been back to ocean shores since 2001. Maybe someday I'll go visit again but I'm sure everything has changed so much I'd hardly recognize it. My grandparents used to live on Chinook drive. we would go out to the beach and spend almost all out time out there unless we were in the...

Howdy from SW Missouri!

Welcome from SW Missouri. I was born in Graham Washington and spent a lot of time at my grandparents beach front home in ocean shores growing up. Love it there!

Welcome feom SW missouri! My grandfather was from Greece. Would love to go there someday!

Duk where at in ND? My wife is from Williston and I lived in Leeds for 14 years! Planning to head up in april to visit the rest of my family up there.

I've got lots of jasper I've picked up over the years from several states. I may have to try knapping one to make a flint out of. I made one out of MO chert a while ago and it worked fine but my knapping skills need to be improved a lot. It took a lot of time to make.

Hello all. New to black powder shooting. Bought a dixie gun works Tennessee mountain rifle almost 20 years ago and used it for decoration but never shot it. This year I picked up a pietta .44 cal navy that needed work. I fixed it and took it out to shoot and fell in love with it! It prompted me...

I'm in Hartville missouri.