Anyone into muzzleloader sxs?
 

I am really thinking about taking this to the dove field in a couple weeks. Its the only muzzleloader I have howver after shooting it a few weeks ago, they could become addicting. This one is German made and is 14 gauge.

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I hunted with muzzle loaders for years. Very satisfying. Takes a little longer to reload but worth wild.

if the new sear can be made, someone put in a poorly fitted replacement that keeps the left lock from cocking correctly, also a 14

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Hey Kev;
Not to rain on your parade but they have this new fangled invention called the breech loading shotgun. They have these neat little self contained cartridges already loaded for you with shot and SMOKELESS powder. Imagine that! I'm sure there's an app for that you can download to your smartphone. Ain't technology great. Gotta go....have to saddle up the ole' horse and ride into town for supplies.:rotf: (Don't let big Jim see that photo).

I had a Mortimer 12 at one time that used those newfangled percussion caps.

I've got a corker, just needs a little work before I can try shooting a duck with it.

DLH

do nt do like i did last deer season.i loaded the ball and cap but forgot to put the powder in..got a shot at a nice buck but that primer was notr stout enough to get the bullet out of the barrel...i hope you boys well on that dove hunt with the black powder guns..always thought it would be neat to have a dove hunt and only allow black powder in percussion guns...neat uh... charlie

Charlie, I saw an old powder horn several years ago that I might copy some day, down the curve it read in two lines



"Of all the rules you must recall

its powder first - then the ball"

Great looking setup! Surely someone can make a sear......

I have two muzzle-loading shotguns, 11 and 16 gauge, both
Belgium made. I've hunted with the 16. All I can say, it's a blast,
No pun intended. There is a place in Minn. Called Track of the
Wolf, great resource for black powder shooters. www.trackofthe
wolf.com. They also make brass Parker repo 10 gauge shell
Cases. Have fun. Jim P

Timing of your original post was perfect, it will be ready this week, stopped by to check on it tonight, he needed to do just a little fine tuning on the half cock notch and fly fit.

I liked it when I found it, cased, most of the accessories, the leather for the shot bag was gone, but the brass measuring end was there and I found a nice original shot snake with an Irish tip anyway. The case also had a powder flask, a turn screw, a nipple wrench along what seems to be the original rod all in there.

Surprising modern dimensions on very solid wood that cleaned up nicely. I have had a scope down the bores and they are good, frosted, very little pitting and 45 to 50 thousands in the walls.

I have a pair of SxS caplocks . Ones a W Richards 12 gauge or so and the others is what appears to be a 10 gauge and I do not remmember the name on that one , nobody major I'm sure . It is however in very very nice shape .

My old shooting buddy who passed a month or two ago was having Al Edge build him a double barrel flinter 12 gauge or there abouts . Had Ed Rayl barrels and I forgot who made the locks . Anyway he didn't live long enough to see it finished . He really wanted to shoot a few rounds of skeet with the gun !

craig you gonna shoot skeet one time for you buddy aint you..i m all fired up to see how this turns out.. charlie

The gun has not been finished yet !

Bill payed him about $6500 already and the builder told the heirs that it'll take another $14,500 to getrdun !

He left all the guns to one son and the estate is in the hole for that gun so we shall see what happens !

Incidently my friend had a fowling piece Al Edge built . I watched him shoot trap and skeet singles with that one !

For a man to shoot a straight round with that thing at trap or skeet singles would be an undertaking unto itself . I dunno if I could stay focused what messing with loading that darn thing :rotf:

This same fellow got me wound up in Contemporary Flintlock Longrifles a few years back and I wasted enough to buy a decent Parker hammerless 8 gauge :banghead:

This is my son's Chance and Sons muzzle loader that my father bequeathed to him to be given to him on his 21st birthday.

He always wondered why I never shot it, but I did - a few times.
I then put it away for about 15 years!:rolleyes:
The day I gave it to him he shot 9 birds with 11 shots!!
Davide
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