H&A Underhammer .36

[Hutt]

Interesting reading on the subject of underhammers.
http://www.muzzleloading.biz/

 

My first ML rifle (1970)was an original H&A underhammer in .36. It was the deluxe Heritage model with nice wood and a tang peep sight. Not knowing any better, a friend and I made a sorta conical mold from brass stock and cast our own bullets. With them the H&A would shoot 1" groups at 100 yds all day. It a fit of poverty I sold it off many years ago, but wish I still had it.

 

[jimeckersley]

Probably the biggest promoter of underhammers today is Bruce Lingenfelter, Washington state. He has a web site www.underhammers.com

He sells and builds everything from pea shooters to 4 bore shoulder busters.

I bought a special large 1 3/8" 4140 milled steel action from him to build my .72 / 12 bore underhammer. Someday I'll post a picture of my .72 underhammer resting on the back of a wild boar that dropped in its tracks when smacked by a 550 gr round ball.

There's just something about an underhammer. They always seem to attract attention at the gun range.