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That is a nice looking rifle. Any idea when it was made?

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Talk about making a silk purse from a sow’s ear! I have an H&A under hammer that is great to shoot, but it is very “utilitarian”. No time was wasted on finishes or any type of ornamentation. Please post a good full length photo when you are done.

That looks like Zoli sporterized one of their Zouave muskets into a Buffalo rifle. I could see Bannerman’s doing something like that after the civil war. Do you know the rifling twist rate?

I have an ancestor who immigrated to Virginia Colony in the 1760s. He was a Journeyman Armorer who earned his journeyman status under his father who was a Master Armorer in London. I have not found out what he did in Virginia before the Revolution, but he was an early volunteer who joined the...

Beautiful rifle, very striking wood. Thanks for sharing.

I’ll bet that was really something 150 years ago. It is still nice.

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Do you have a photo? Sounds like a very interesting idea!

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Welcome from NM. Don’t worry about asking dumb questions. I have only been a member for 6 weeks and have asked a few questions and have received a great deal of useful information.

Are you using real black powder or one of the many modern “replica” powders? Some of them are quicker burning and therefore give a quicker pressure spike. With real black a lot of the powder burns after the cylinder to barrel gap. With a faster burning powder more burns before the pressure...

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Welcome from NM.

From what you are describing, I would try cleaning just the hammer face/cup of cap residue each time and see if that helps. If a hammer isn’t centered on the nipple just a little build up on the closest part of the cup could be causing light strikes.

I think the Rimfire lasted a lot longer than some people think. I spent time around an old cabin foundation The cabin was built around 1890 and there were quite a few .44 Henry and .56 spencer casings scattered around the area. The Henry’s all had the two opposing firing pin indents of the...

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I used to be a decent offhand shot, but age, arthritis and two ruptured biceps along with a couple go decades away from the shooting sports have changed that from decent to pitiful. I have just recently figured out that I do better offhand if I point and shoot like I was shooting a shotgun...

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