New Shooter/First Flintlock

[Zoar]

Since you've got the fever it seems highly likely you will soon end up with a 36 caliber, a 54 caliber, a 45 caliber, a 58 caliber, and depending on whatever remnants from past life regressions that emerge in the near future: a double barrel, a fowler, a blunderbuss, etc and we are not even talking of the flintlock pistols you'll be getting excited about!

Just a-thinkin'.

Flintlocks rule the earth! :wink:

 

[sffar]

Thanks GranpaJ”“I did order a stainless for the range but not the gun. If I break the next wood one maybe brass'll be the way to go. Or, I could find some tougher wood, maybe. Some of the archer's claim poplar holds up real well for arrows.
Zoar, I have to admit I've considered all those guns at one time or another already. Each in several styles, let's not forget! And let's not forget cannons, either!! :thumbsup: Or a hand mortar . .or a regular mortar . . and a fort to keep it all in!!!

 

[Zoar]

Nope, never forget cannons, nor MORTARS. Nothing like lobbing a big-o-mortar ball a half mile onto the next corn field!

 

[sffar]

HA! I was just editing as you wrote that. A mortar might be something not too tough to make, and would be an excellent noisemaker. Soup can size would be pretty good. Bowling ball size would be better.

 

[Zoar]

Is that about right?

 

[sffar]

I'd say that's just about right. Yup! :thumbsup: Just the thing for the Fourth of July.