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I want to build a rifle from scratch but don't know where to get good blueprints, preferably for free, but under 10 euros is fine. In particular I want blueprints for the Pattern 1800 Baker Rifle and the 1790s Long Land Brown Bess. Thanks. sorry for bad english I'm using google translate.

Howdy folks, I am looking for some help trying to track down a good small game kit preferably in a half stock hawken. Investarms has a .36 cal "Sante Fe" hawken kit but it's been out of stock on muzzle-loaders.com for a while now. I'm not looking for anything overly complicated since I have...

My grandfather in law gave me this old gun of his for my birthday. Said he bought it years ago when he lived in Kentucky intending to mount it over his fireplace. As history goes he never did and the house burned down ages ago. He always had a liking for the blonde finished rifles but I...

I have owned several ML's in the past. Both Hawkens, (percussion) one in 50 Cal and the other in 54 Cal. I decided I wanted a FL, so I started looking at my options. I decided to start out on the low side and ordered a Traditions Kentucky Rifle kit from ML.com. Well, it arrived yesterday and...

Howdy Folks! As the title implies, I recently inherited a handful of muzzle loaders that are all in various stages of disrepair. My best guess is that these were all old kit guns since none of the steel has been blued. From what I know, they've all been sitting in a garage for the past 20...

Howdy yall Ive noticed a prominent trend here for buying wheellock locks. Obviously these mechanisms are finished into a firearm at some point. Are you guys buying locks to build the gun yourself? or having a builder do it for you? Is this just preference? or is there a real reason for it...

Folks, your advice and assistance is welcome on a long simmering project. The .62 caliber rifled barrel and stock wood (full stock or half) have been in my possession for five years, as different rifle designs went through my mind over this time. Due to the high heat, today was an "inside" day...