Midway has some bullets'
Hornady Muzzleloading Bullets 36 Cal (375 Diameter) Round Ball Box of (midwayusa.com)
Hornady Muzzleloading Bullets 36 Cal (375 Diameter) Round Ball Box of (midwayusa.com)
You can buy 000 buck shot, which is .350 diameter. It is a little harder than pure lead, but it loads just fine in my .36 caliber rifles. Better yet, get a mold and cast your own.I have been considering a .36 in flintlock for squirrel. Wow—$890 for a Pendersoli seems steep for such, but there seem very few options for a FLINT .36.
I wonder if the .36 roundballs are also becoming extinct too? Suppose that needs to be researched as well, since I do not cast my own and have no ambitions for starting to at the moment.
Yep. One of the main issues within the NMLRA is recruiting new, young shooters. I heard that the NSSA is seeing the same with the youthful demographics today. So many "modern" things viying f ro attention of the youngsters. Schools & society against guns & violence.I have noticed there are a lot of rifles that are not made anymore. Most shooters turn up their noses at anything that holds less than 20 rounds. it seems that those of us that shoot front loaders and cast bullets are getting older and older. i good friend of mine has shot in milatary rifle matches cast bullet for 20 years he is now almost 50. he was the youngest shooter when he started shooting in local ranges in Washington state. and 20 years later he is still the youngest at the matches. shame but things they are a changing and not for the better. the market pretty much rules what is made and what isnt. it is even harder to purchase a 1861 springfield or 1853 enfield. fewer places make them
Like someone else posted, check out the Kibler kits....great quality!I have been considering a .36 in flintlock for squirrel. Wow—$890 for a Pendersoli seems steep for such, but there seem very few options for a FLINT .36.
I wonder if the .36 roundballs are also becoming extinct too? Suppose that needs to be researched as well, since I do not cast my own and have no ambitions for starting to at the moment.
Yeah, it is a much more popular caliber for hand guns than for rifles.I was shopping for a rifle in 36 caliber and it seems that the only way you can get one is by building a kit. Pedersoli doesn't list them anymore. DGW has the only one I could find-a Cub which I bought in flint. It seems there are plenty of 32s around, but no 36s. Can someone shed som light on that?
It could be factory made 36s are less popular....
Did you buy it 5, 10, 15, or even 20 years ago? I think that is the OPs point.I have a pedersoli dixie cub in .36
I have been considering a .36 in flintlock for squirrel. Wow—$890 for a Pendersoli seems steep for such, but there seem very few options for a FLINT .36.
I wonder if the .36 roundballs are also becoming extinct too? Suppose that needs to be researched as well, since I do not cast my own and have no ambitions for starting to at the moment.
Ah, yours is one of the names on here I've wondered about...Everybody, well many dealers anyway were in to Tennessee and SMR in late 70s early 80s. I made one and a friend said ‘ah your on the Tenngun band wagon now’ so I got my nickname.
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