my new John Buck ECW Matchlock

[oldarmy]

My JB matchlock has been a great attention getter at the range. :grin:
All the "Sunday" shooters and their family have to try it.
Of course I load it and give them basic instructions in the operation of it.
They all just love it. The trigger pull is actually better then some center-fire guns that they and I have owned.. KUDOS to JB.
The ignition is instantaneous. Again Kudos to JB.
As A Side note. A very well off gun-dealer that sometimes shoots with us, Loved the Musket..
However he thinks "I PAYED TOO MUCH" he can buy an Indian made one "FOR MUCH LESS" and they "look as good on the web" :rotf: :barf:
Look forward to the comparison :blah:
Bought the "the renaissance drill book" by Jacob de Gheyn.
Would recommend it to all matchlock owners.
The woodcut pictures are just great.
Going to get some video of it in action.

 

[bingo1952]

You can "Dr." anything you see on the web to make it look better plus the ones posted are cherry picked. Some are probably OK but most will require some "tinkering" to get right.JMO I'm glad you like it so much. Fun is the name of the game. :hatsoff:

 

[oldarmy]

Here it is in action.
MATCHLOCK
Here is another :grin:
MATCHLOCK2

 

[RickD]

After watching that I see one in the near future for me

 

[Leonredbeard]

I am so glad someone posted here!
Thanks for the videos, that was great. They are a hoot to shoot.
volatpluvia :hatsoff: :grin:

 

[oldarmy]

Thanks,
I could have shown the loading and other procedures, but we all now it's the same as any muzzle-loader.
This one has a nice smooth trigger pull and IT'S VERY QUICK. :bow:
As accurate as any smooth-bore :thumbsup:
Match is easy and cheap to make.
When you think about it, They have the be the lease expensive of any muzzle-loader to shoot.
No caps or flints to pay for. :hmm:
Just plain fun on a nice summer day.

 

[bingo1952]

Thanks for the vids. Just wish there were more and a little longer. :thumbsup:

 

[oldarmy]

What would you like to see??
I am not a PC shooter, with all the PC Stuff.
However I can show you a close up of the weapon, match placement, etc.

 

[bingo1952]

Sounds good plus a couple of targrets at its useful range would also be nice. :hatsoff:

 

[BillinOregon]

Oldarmy: Awesome gonne! Thanks for the vids, and please post more.

 

[benvenuto]

Chris,
grading by grain size started as soon as corning was invented, but it really wasn't regularised until the 1840's when Dupont and the english manufacturers like Curtis and Harvey worked out different systems and marketed "rifle powder", "musket powder", "fine sporting powder" etc.

This irregularity was one reason why serious shooters owned powder tester so they could check the quality of every new batch of powder and adjust their loads accordingly (within safe limits) Lets remember that before Antoine de Lavoisier, powder making was all practise and not much theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier

 

[54mountain]

not to hyjack your post but here's a pic of a loose copy of a spanish matchlock I got to shoot at a rondi last year

.96 bore 160gr ffg