looking for info on Sears Miroku Black Powder

[Cpl-epps]

I am a Civil War Re-enactor and I'm looking to get more into the 1820s-1840s/Texas rev time and need to know how farby/reliable(reliable I.E. like my 1863 Jp Murray where you can fire 500 rounds in a day and not fowl) is this rifle, I like the fact that is has a more military style single trigger instead of the Hawkins dual triggers. Also I don't care about the modern makers marks.

thanks Cpl Andrew Epps 11th Texas dismounted cavalry

 

[Zonie]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps the others will know the answer to your question but I'm a bit confused.

Miroku, in Japan has made several different black powder rifles which were imported into the US.

Without knowing which model of Mirouku guns we are talking about I can't give you a good answer.

I can say that if we are speaking of a rifle which shoots patched roundballs rather than a rifled Musket shooting Minie's you will have to wipe the bore more often.

How often? Well, it depends on the powder type, load size, patch lube and the weather.

One of the synthetic powders I've used extensively can be loaded and shot all day long without wiping. Real black powder in the same gun can be shot about 4-6 times before ramming another patched ball down the bore becomes difficult.

Anyway, let us know which model we are speaking of and perhaps you will get a better answer.

 

One of the synthetic powders I've used extensively can be loaded and shot all day long without wiping.

Jim,

Which one of the synthetic powder's you use shoots that clean? I'm still shooting Goex and cleaning often, too cheap to give it up until its gone. Getting close now only 9 more pounds left from 3 cases. I know why so much - it was cheap by todays standards - $4.00 a pound 8 years ago. :bow:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

The Miroku built guns that Sears sold weren't famous for their quality. They didn't much resemble any rifle that existed in any historical period either. As long as those things don't bother you, and you plan to shoot blanks only and the present owner will throw in a year's supply of powder and $50.00, it might be a good deal.

 

[Cpl-epps]

I'm looking at the Kentucky rifle. The gun will have mostly blanks fired but...that would be 90 to 100 rounds in the span of a couple of hours, so it sounds like this isn't the rifle. So any suggestions on a semi cheap (under about 350$) well made'ish rifle that can take some fairly heavy punishment?

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Have you checked the classified ads here on the Forum? Either a long rifle or a plains rifle will work for the time period in question. Flint or percussion ignition is also acceptable, so you have a number of choices. A cheap flintlock is a mean thing to have to live with, and in your price range that is what you are likely to find, so I would look for a percussion gun. You'll probably have to settle for a generic rifle that, in historical terms, doesn't represent this era. You might find one of the Italian half-stock rifles in this price range and I would think it would stand up to your planned use.