Headspace12
32 Cal
Hey All,
I just wanted to touch base as is proper forum etiquette and say hey to the community. I am not really a muzzle loader guy at all, though I have always thought about getting one to play with. I mostly enjoy collecting Mosin Nagants and similar type rifles, though I have an appreciation and love of everything that goes bang. Aside from collecting I do quite a bit of reloading, some minor gunsmithing for friends and family, and some building as well, not just AR assembling, but I have made quite a few sub MOA AKs as well as some other things.
To get right to the center of my intentions - I found a very old muzzle loader in an antique shop, and scooped it up as it intrigued me... I can not tell if it is real or a forgery, and have had an internal argument that I will post more about in the questions section.
I am hoping that some of you who are more knowledgeable can educate me on what I have found, as your forum seems to have had the most "hits" when I search Google, but nothing exactly answering what I need. It will be a long post - I have put a great deal of thought into this, but maybe we can get to the bottom of what the back, dark, dusty, hidden (literally all those words) corner of an antique shop turned up.
I'll start writing down my thoughts now!
Thanks,
Headspace
I just wanted to touch base as is proper forum etiquette and say hey to the community. I am not really a muzzle loader guy at all, though I have always thought about getting one to play with. I mostly enjoy collecting Mosin Nagants and similar type rifles, though I have an appreciation and love of everything that goes bang. Aside from collecting I do quite a bit of reloading, some minor gunsmithing for friends and family, and some building as well, not just AR assembling, but I have made quite a few sub MOA AKs as well as some other things.
To get right to the center of my intentions - I found a very old muzzle loader in an antique shop, and scooped it up as it intrigued me... I can not tell if it is real or a forgery, and have had an internal argument that I will post more about in the questions section.
I am hoping that some of you who are more knowledgeable can educate me on what I have found, as your forum seems to have had the most "hits" when I search Google, but nothing exactly answering what I need. It will be a long post - I have put a great deal of thought into this, but maybe we can get to the bottom of what the back, dark, dusty, hidden (literally all those words) corner of an antique shop turned up.
I'll start writing down my thoughts now!
Thanks,
Headspace
