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When I was in the US Army from 1974 to 1977 I started getting interested in muzzleloaders and it seemed the only thing around were T/C Hawkens. Then a guy came into our unit from Alaska and we got to talking, he had two rifles made by Bill Fuller of Coopers Landing who made rifles. They were identical half stocks except one was percussion and one flint. I was getting ready to ETS and come back to Texas, he suggested I wait until I get home and see if anyone was making muzzleloaders. So I did, I went to the local gunshop and they gave me the name of Davy Boultinghouse in Round Rock Texas. So I looked him up. As a young married pup and just starting a new job and my wife in college, there wasn't a lot of cash around but Davy told me it would be about 9 months before he would have the rifle. Here it is. Douglas XX barrel (the barrel was originally 44", he cut off 10" and breached it up for me. I traded some elk hide pants to another friend who made the pistol. The rifle had Ron Long lock and triggers and it has a nice piece of wood. All for $500. That was 1979 prices. I won a lot of shooting contests with that rifle.