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Good evening, I am new to muzzleloading and black-powder shooting. This past summer I acquired a Springfield Model 1861 and have not had a chance to properly dedicate time to it's maintenance on account of academics. Nor have I begun to assess whether it is wise to shoot, or whether it will...

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.

Hey guys 17 years old from Nova Scotia here. I know getting debris in the barrel of your rifle can be catastrophic so you need to make the sure the muzzle out of the mud and everything. I’m wondering if the same danger applies to rain? I’d like to take a walk in the woods with my muzzleloader...

Hello I apologize if this is wrong thread in advance. I bought a Cva wolf v2 as my first muzzleloader and I also bought the blackhorn breech to shoot loose powder with it more consistent and a vortex vanquish 3-9. I am set on loose powder and am leaning towards 777. I want minimal cleaning and I...

Hello I apologize if this is wrong thread in advance. I bought a Cva wolf v2 as my first muzzleloader and I also bought the blackhorn breech to shoot loose powder with it more consistent and a vortex vanquish 3-9. I am set on loose powder and am leaning towards 777. I want minimal cleaning and I...

Hello! Been some time since I've used this forum or short some black powder. I do unfortunately need some help. Essentially I went out to the range on June 22nd and brought my Pennsylvania rifle to have some fun with it. I shot a lot of rounds and got it really dirty. Not a big deal ill clean it...

Hello! I have recently been going through a case of accessories passed down to me. I'm new to this subject, but have enjoyed doing research and identifying items. However, I cannot find any mold that looks anything like this one. it is just over 7 inches long, and has a 14 (bore?) stamped on the...

Long time reader, first time poster here. So I've got a frizzen here that I can't seem to get any life out of. I've got several other flintlocks, and managed to get those to shoot flames after a little bit of trial and error. This is the first one I've gotten where I can't seem to get anything...

Was wondering what's the best barrel twist for both Round Balls and Conical? I'm starting to save up to have a ancestral rifle recreated after it burned in a fire a few years back. It originally only fired RB but apparently it's barrel was changed to a different twist rate that let it fire both...

It seems I have mistakenly loaded 2 .457 balls in one chamber on my Uberti Colt Walker. Both are sitting on 42-48 grains of Pyrodex 3F Is it okay to fire it this way or am I breaking her down and attempting to extract the powder and both of my lead friends?

Help! bought this today for 150 dollars (took a chance on it) I was told .36 colt navy only has one id# stamp, pretty cool gun would love to learn more about it! I think it’s a replica , tho the person I got it from believed that it was a real 1856. Would love to see what it’s worth and the year...

My Grandfather gave me this rifle to clean up and I don't know what it is or where it came from. He said it may be a cadet rifle from the military I'm not sure though. Any help would be great thanks.

I've been trying to research and find out why someone would put these gold metal dots on an old 1863 springfield musket. So far I can't seem to find any information on it, so I thought I would try here and see if anyone knows why someone would have done that.

Attempting to de-sporter a French 1859 musket I got for fairly cheap. Missing sights and bayonet lug. Figured I could use enfield sights since they look similar, not really any thing else new I could use. For the bayonet lug I couldn't find anything and was thinking I could have a new one made...

Hi all, I am new here and this is my first post. I’m looking for help with the trigger on my gun. When squeeze the main trigger, the hammer will fall, strike the plate, and ignite. When I have the hammer cocked and set the set trigger first then fire the main trigger, the hammer hangs up at the...

So I recently finished building my Pedersoli Pennsylvania rifle kit. I am trying to install the sights but they don't seem to fit. The front sight is really really tight, and after trying to give it a few taps with a wooden mallet to get it into place it didn't even start to enter the dovetail...

Hi I just purchased a open 45 Cal. CVA Kentucky pistol kit. It is missing the Flintlock and I see this one that looks nice on ebay a CVA flintlock 4 7/16" x 1". Does anyone know if it would fit? If it does if it's a good buy? Newbie here just getting into Black powder. 2nd kit have a Mountain...

Hello everyone! My current project (among the millions of other things that one constantly has to deal with) is a passion project. I'm restoring an extremely rare rifle/smoothbore muzzleloader, pictured below. I think she's certainly a beauty on the outside, unfortunately the inside is not so...

Recently purchased through Gunbroker.com a muzzleloader, supposedly .640 bore diameter although using a micrometer the inside diameter is .633, converted from flintlock to percussion. Stock forearm has been shortened, fitted with tulip ramrod. Neither the barrel nor the lock is marked. On the...

I got a New Orleans Ace pistol but I can’t unscrew the barrel any tips on how to unscrew it