What's the one muzzleloader you regret parting with most?

[dogfood]

Title says it all. For me it was a .40 cal Ohio rifle built in the 1960's. Beautiful and handled so well, but the cheek weld for me just didn't wok. I wish I had learned it work with it instead of just up and parting with it.
Live and learn.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

My first percussion TC 50 cal Hawken rifle! Why? Cuz I prefer flintlock. I sold it in the 80s or 90s to an old construction superintendent I worked for. He did not shoot it, just hung it on his wall. I bought it back 3 or 4 years ago for $200. Why? Your posted title says it all.

 

[hawkeye2]

An original wheellock pistol I had acquired after a museum closed. It was complete except for a trigger and mainspring and in very good condition. I put it in an auction to wipe out the last of my debt and lost a little money on it. I should have just gone on paying the interest.

 

[mooman76]

I've only gotten rid of 2 over the years. A Navy pistol and my first ML kit, a CVA Frontier Carbine. I regret the one I built from kit. Not fancy but was my first build and it shoot really, really good groups with both RBs and Conicals.

 

[ohio ramrod]

No doubt about it. It was a TC Cherokee I had for my boy. I sold to a friend for his daughter who shot for one year and then moved out of state to live with her mother (He was divorced ). When the grand son got old enough to shoot he would not sell it back. So I ended up paying twice as much to get one for my grandson, and even more for one for the granddaughter.

 

[Tasbay]

In 32years I`ve obtained a few , Never parted with any. Don`t know what the Grand Kids are going to do with them.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Probably my 1776-1976 Ruger Old Army. Or, possibly my heavy barreled H&A underwhacker target rifle. Great competition light bench/bench rifle for very little money.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Most likely for me its the rifles I didn't buy that I regret the most.

 

[pilot]

My first. A 45 caliber smooth bore poor boy. I traded it for a reproduction 1851 Navy with a stretched frame. Young and dumb.

 

[Sun City]

Ain't parted with none yet!

 

[ord sgt]

I have only parted with ONE muzzle loading rifle. That was my Enfield three band .58 calibre musket. In a moment of weakness, I sold it to a CW re-enactor. It used to shoot minies, now it shoots blank charges.

 

[fire bear]

I haven't had to part with any yet.

 

[ny griz]

TC 50 cal flintlock.Griz

 

[Scott]

H&R 58 caliber

 

[Eterry]

My 2nd muzzleloader...I bought a TC Hawken 45 cal flintlock factory gun. I knew nothing about them, no one i knew did either. I filled the pan brimming full and it seemed to cook off rather than fire.
I took it to a gun show. I explained my situation to The "Mountain Men" in original garb. They handed it around, each one finding something wrong with it.
I ended up taking a loss on it, wish I had it back.

But like women, i think of the ones i didn't had a chance with more than the ones i got rid of.

 

[Henry Miles]

My first 10ga Pedersoli double barrel. Bought if new for $200, shot it for 5yrs and sold it for $200 to the same place I bought it 40 yrs ago. But I have replaced it within the last 6 months. Cost me $700.

 

[tenngun]

My first, an Allen and Thurber by Mowery
With a Navy Arms .45 ‘Kentucky Rifle’ that looked almost exactly like the DGW, my first flint lock.

 

[2 shots]

royal welsh fusiliers bess and many more sold and traded over the years. ,plus all my guns that were lost when my canoe flipped in very, very deep water

 

[1950DAVE]

I am still in love all my muzzleloaders and my first wife can't see parting with any of them.
Dave

 

[leverfred]

I just sold my Leman 40 in excellent condition to another member here. Regret selling it already.