David LaPell
32 Cal
I know this is an older post. I picked up a Veteran Arms British matchlock a year or so back. I found it to be a very fine shooting gun with the exception of the weight which makes me only wonder about the men who had to carry these things, not so much in Europe, but here in America since they were at Jamestown and even here in Northern NY. As far as priming, I've never had any issues with 3F Goex for priming the gun. I usually only run a small piece of slow match at the range, maybe 8 inches or so and I take it out of the jaws between shots. Last winter I even tried some squirrel hunting with it as it patterns pretty well with #7 1/2 shot out to 40 yards. I never had a squirrel cooperate with me though. Normally I shoot 70 grains of 2F Goex with anything from a .690 ball or .715 that I run with just a simple piece of cut paper over the top and out to 30 plus yards it's fairly accurate.
This was with at 30 yards with 70 grains FFG.
Out this past winter squirrel hunting. When out hunting I do keep a longer piece of slow match in the jaws.
This was with at 30 yards with 70 grains FFG.
Out this past winter squirrel hunting. When out hunting I do keep a longer piece of slow match in the jaws.