New Swede in NC

[Billy Boy]

New to Muzzle loading shooting/hunting.
Am 46, originally Swedish, world traveler, ham and firearm enthusiast.
Been target shooting as a pre-teen kid. Been a sniper in the Swedish army reserves/home guard using the AK4b & PSG90 with 7.62 rounds.
Its just something with black powder that has a coolness factor.

Work with Quality Assurance, Lean manufacturing, Continuous Improvement.

Hunting style is more of animal conservation and meat than trophy hunting.

I am on this forum to learn. both about handgun and rifle shooting.
Got American Gun Craft Desperado and leaning towards CVA or Traditions .50 rifle.

Welcome cousin!

 

[Magnus Pym]

Welcome from fourth generation Connecticut Yank with Danish ancestry.

 

[JCKelly]

Traditions/CVA and Pedersoli make their guns using honest steel meant for gun barrels. Which means if you make a bad mistake in loading, your barrel will bulge or split, and most likely you will retain all of your fingers.
Most American made barrels are machined out of 12L14, a resulphurized, phosphatized leaded steel with no toughness at all. Barrels of such steel have crippled some number of shooters.
Some time ago I acted as expert consultant, for a modest fee, in a small number of muzzle loading firearms lawsuits. Mid-1980's I was in part responsible for the largest barrel maker of the time to cease selling 12L14 barrels. They don't like me very much at all, in West Virginia.
See my articles in Oct-Nov-Dec 1985 Muzzle Blasts.

No one in this muzzle loading field likes to hear this.

Stay with your Spanish and Italian made rifles. Load the ball tight against the powder

James Kelly, Metallurgist, retired

 

[Crow-Feather]

I dont doubt it. I am interested in the long range target shooting as well.

There is also the Gibbs 451 that is a twelve hundred yard target rifle. I have seen them on gun broker and they are made and sold by pedersoli.

 

[SDSmlf]

Welcome to the forum from Western North Carolina.

 

[D. Buck Stopshere]

Welcome from Fayetteville NC. I started a "Conversation" with you AKA "PM" about a local black powder near you in the Union Grove area.

 

[zerosprk]

Hi and welcome from northern New Mexico! You will like it here, there are A LOT of really knowledgeable folks here that are very willing to share. Ask me how I know...

 

[E51WET]

Welcome I am new to black powder, but this is the place to learn.

Yes, been browsing through alot and soaking in as much as I can, its like a firehouse right now. LOL

 

[E51WET]

Welcome from Fayetteville NC. I started a "Conversation" with you AKA "PM" about a local black powder near you in the Union Grove area.

Got it, will reply to all the welcome messages then go over to the PMs. Thank you Buck!

 

[E51WET]

Hi and welcome from northern New Mexico! You will like it here, there are A LOT of really knowledgeable folks here that are very willing to share. Ask me how I know...

Thank you, I noticed. And it seems like a board where people actually are friendly to eachother. I seen too much of the non-friendly stuff. So I like it here.

 

[E51WET]

Welcome from East Anglia- UK. I, too, have Swedish ancestry! My father's ancestors came from Skane sometime around 850AD and settled in SE Ireland. Hence the family name - Foley - it means plunderer or raider in Old Irish and around 75% of my genes are from Southern Scandinavia.

I, too, have been shooting and writing about Whitworth rifles since about 1986. I'm sure that between us, Whitworth and I can answer most of your questions.

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Awesome! Well, lol, yes, there is a lot of Scandinavian in the Irish blook lol. I really like the Whitmore.

 

[E51WET]

This has nothing to do with black powder and I am sorry but I have to say it. "The 6.5 Swede is the best cartridge in the world" Welcome to our group. There are a whole bunch of us that just wait to help others with our knowledge. Of course, our knowledge differs just a bit and your fun is trying out which suits you the best. I am 40+ years in Black Powder and I am still learning from the people in this group. Welcome and enjoy.

If I remember correctly that was the cartridge I shot in the old Mauser rifle which was the first thing I got to shoot after air rifles. The still exist, not in the military (unless parade) but it is a common thing to shoot in the Swedish home guard (national guard) as target shooting, the FBU (Voluntery Officers Education), a pre military youth organization and also within sport shooting clubs where generally the youth will start on air rifles and later move over to the Mauser rifle at 100, 200 and 300 meter range - No scope, just iron sights.

 

[E51WET]

Another North Carolina welcome - This one from your neighbor in Greensboro

Great with a neighbour. Is there anywhere to shoot nearby?
I went to the Caswell county public shooting range by NC Wildlife. They were supposed to be open till 5 yesterday but when I arrived they had closed the gate and noone was there.
Their rules dont say if they allow muzzle loading rifles/guns but it does say that anything .50 (BMG) or larger is not allowed. So, do they also mean .50 muzzle loading or is it only for BMG guns?
They got a great size public hunting lands of 16000 acres²+ and it is near empty out of deer/turkey season but they dont allow target shooting there,.

 

[E51WET]

Welcome from central NC. We have a muzzleloading club south of Raleigh. Lafayette Longrifles (LLR). We're on Facebook and the internet. You may want to reach out to Buck Buchanan, his info is… D. Buck Stopshere

Buck can tell you just about anything you want to know for muzzleloading guns, accoutrements and places to shoot. Also, you can google search for muzzleloading clubs in NC. We have a number of LLR members who live near you. We are also a living history club, with 18th century dress and camping being an option for anyone. You can camp right on the property during events. Our next long weekend is the Spring Frolic (May 21-23, 2021), but we have shoots on the last Sunday of most months, as well.

Thank you for advice, I really like to find a place to target shoot around the area. Around me is a bit difficult to find.

 

[E51WET]

Traditions/CVA and Pedersoli make their guns using honest steel meant for gun barrels. Which means if you make a bad mistake in loading, your barrel will bulge or split, and most likely you will retain all of your fingers.
Most American made barrels are machined out of 12L14, a resulphurized, phosphatized leaded steel with no toughness at all. Barrels of such steel have crippled some number of shooters.
Some time ago I acted as expert consultant, for a modest fee, in a small number of muzzle loading firearms lawsuits. Mid-1980's I was in part responsible for the largest barrel maker of the time to cease selling 12L14 barrels. They don't like me very much at all, in West Virginia.
See my articles in Oct-Nov-Dec 1985 Muzzle Blasts.

No one in this muzzle loading field likes to hear this.

Stay with your Spanish and Italian made rifles. Load the ball tight against the powder

James Kelly, Metallurgist, retired

Very interesting..... I seen some videos on youtube how things can go wrong..... Really serious and lethal.

 

[E51WET]

There is also the Gibbs 451 that is a twelve hundred yard target rifle. I have seen them on gun broker and they are made and sold by pedersoli.View attachment 62988

Wow that is a beautiful rifle. I do have trouble finding a 100m/Yds range to shoot at and dont know where I find one for 1200 Yds. Perhaps out west.
I like the cat too.

 

[Grumpa]

Welcome to the Forum E51WET, you belong here.

Richard/Grumpa

 

[E51WET]

Welcome to the Forum E51WET, you belong here.

Richard/Grumpa

Thank you!

 

[FlyingMountainBoomer]

Welcome from the mountains of Virginia!

 

[TFoley]

@ET51WET - I also have an 1898-dated three-digit m/96, but please don't tell anybody here or I'll get banned for sure.