Thompson Center Renegade, bought it in 1989. Didn't know anything about black powder, didn't know anybody who knew anything about black powder. Just wanted to extend my hunting season (didn't know much about that either).
That gun was a mess, threw balls all over the place. One of the escutcheons fell off one day because of wood rot. I sold the gun to a guy who wanted to be a Civil War reenactor with fair warning about the bore and the wood, AND that it wasn't correct for the Civil War. He didn't care.
I missed it and the wife gave me a CVA Hawken for Christmas the following year. Carried that gun for several seasons (still have it) but eventually got hooked bad enough to begin swappin' and tradin' bp guns, now have several TC Renegades plus a couple of TVM's, a Jackie Brown, a TOTW Hawken and a couple of custom pieces.
Got WAY more than I can afford in this addiction er, hobby...
Good thread. :thumbsup:
Spot