I grew up on a dairy farm in the most northern region of New York, a fairly remote area and like a lot of other kids took up trapping and hunting. I never really got the muzzleloader bug though till later in life. I went through the modern rifle craze, trying every caliber and rifle I could and finally realized my interest lied in classic American rifles and shotguns. About the same time that I came to that realization I became friends with a gentleman would would become my mentor in many aspects including muzzleloading. He filled me with an fascination for flintlocks with his stories and the rifles he had built.
My first muzzleloader was a TC Renegade in 50 caliber, followed by a Lyman 50 cal deerstalker left hand and while I am still pining for a custom flintlock, both rifle and smoothbore, I do have a nice 32 caliber left hand flintlock and a put together Renegade percussion with a 62 caliber GM barrel rifled by Ed Rayle.
My interest in muzzleloaders is still young compared to my long time interest in classic American guns. High on my list is a TVM 62 caliber flintlock leftie rifle and after that might try my hand at building a 10 bore half stock fowler. I still love my centerfire rifles and shotguns but find my self drawn more and more to flintlocks.
Mart
My first muzzleloader was a TC Renegade in 50 caliber, followed by a Lyman 50 cal deerstalker left hand and while I am still pining for a custom flintlock, both rifle and smoothbore, I do have a nice 32 caliber left hand flintlock and a put together Renegade percussion with a 62 caliber GM barrel rifled by Ed Rayle.
My interest in muzzleloaders is still young compared to my long time interest in classic American guns. High on my list is a TVM 62 caliber flintlock leftie rifle and after that might try my hand at building a 10 bore half stock fowler. I still love my centerfire rifles and shotguns but find my self drawn more and more to flintlocks.
Mart