muzzle-loader

Hey everyone! I go by Toxan or Adam, nice to meet you. I want to be upfront about the flaws in my Traditions™ Mountain Rifle Kit. From limited tools and workspace to my lack of experience, it's been a learning curve. While I've always admired firearms, my background is more in tailoring, tax...

Hello to all, I am relatively new to this site but not new to muzzle loading. Yes, I've been bitten by the bug. I used to re-enact the Civil War, but now I'm really too old to keep up with the young bucks (am 68 now) so I sold my .58 Enfield musket and bought a 50 cal. Pedersolli flintlock...

In the 18th century smoothbores did NOT use a patched ball, the ball was loaded in the same way as using shot, with wads or wadding. An Essay On Shooting 1789.