Traditional Muzzleloading on the Cheap

We all have our favorite long guns and generally prefer one or two types over all others.  I did this poll on another site but made some changes - for the better, hopefully - to make this one a bit more user friendly.  Man law states "you must post pictures" so post them!  Be as specific as needed for clarity.  This time you can vote for two, if you like, and even change your vote.  There is no time limit and the results will be displayed continuously.  I like to talk about my guns and I'm sure you do as well.  Let's hear about them.

     Hawken (specify).... Full stock black walnut, from before 1825
     either Jake, or Samuel.   Flint

Some guns are too heavy for me, but I shoot TC, Pedersoli and some that I have made. If the gun shoots straight and I can handle it I like it. Style and brand don't really matter to me. I prefer function over form.

T/C Hawken 50 cal, just like Flintboomer said, If the gun shoots straight and I can handle it I like it. Style and brand don't really matter to me. I prefer function over form. I am not even worried about dings and scratches and the like, clean and oiled, ready to go- I like it.

I would have to agree with Flintboomer, and Rocky. I have a .50 cal traditions Hawken style. I've had it for 4 yrs. now and use it all the time. Price was right and i can handle it. If i could shoot as straight as it does all the time, I'd be a better shooter. But I do alright, and am having fun doing it!! thmbsup

Southern guns for me! Upper east Tenn to be specific. Good solid work guns. Beautiful to shoot and that deep cresent buttplate really helps gettin' up river banks and hills! I can hit two birds with one stone with my .50 smoothbore southern gun. "B" weight Getz 42" barrel,1-1/2 groups off the bench at 25 yds. Pox,my .50 rifle,is slowley being nudged out by Magg's, a .40 Walnut Tenn I recently finished and am now in the process of getting her shot in.
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.50 smoothbore
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Pox,.50 rifle. Bird's eye maple stock,looks like she's got "the pox"
Pic's of Maggs in a couple of day's.
As far as trade guns,my 1742 Brown Bess I built from TRS parts I got YEARS ago is one of my best shooters. .77cal,10ga and a piece of walnut from a limb I came across while hunting. Same piece of wood I used for Magg's.
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Early Virginia Flintlocks

It's Lancasters for me. Easy shooting and they fit well.

Remington/Zouave. My first big bore and I just like it.

 hntr Lehigh, like the delicate lines and drop, feels really comfortable when thrown up but also feels deadly and accurate, if that makes any sense?

Quote from: Rocky on May 11, 2011, 01:42:28 PM
I prefer function over form. I am not even worried about dings and scratches and the like, clean and oiled, ready to go- I like it.

Hey Rocky, I meant to tell you that your stock is coming out really well. I took before pics so I can put the dings and scratches back in if you would like [hmm]

That is ok Blackfeet, I can do that on my own, but I may let you help later. blah

Too late, I had a few minutes this afternoon and found a good hank of barbed wire out back, you are all set now thmbsup

I will be sure and take pictures  and put them on the site to show you work.  whipping

I voted for the Longrifle (Penn).  I have an early Lancaster in .50 with a 44 inch Colerain barrel and an L&R Germanic lock.

Once I have the time, I'll either locate and scan a photo or two or I'll shoot a few new photos.

Watch yer backtrail.

Vernon

It has to be East Tenn, style. My .54 Rock Rifle has a 44" swamped Rice radial cut barrel. Will get a picture although I never get a good gun picture com out.

I've just always loved the look and feel of the Hawken/Mtn/Plains rifles. In my mind that IS a muzzle loader!
Really love the feel of my GPR. But that half-stock I got from Mongrel is real sweet too!

      Early before they partnerd Hawken, fullstock, Most looked like big bore Kentucky's, big bore to take larger game and, to defend ageinst Grizzly

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Tough decision but here she be.  TVM E. Lancaster .45, nice wood but ultra plain, otherwise.

I'm a Penn Longrifle guy, and prefer the Bucks County school. Here is my latest atttempt (unfinished).I am currently putting a patchbox on it.
It's a 40 caliber 42" B weight Colerain. It's gonna be my woodswalk gun along with a hunting gun.
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I like the lines and heft of early rifles, and when I participated in the reenactment aspect of things my persona hailed from about 1770, give or take a few years to either side of that precise date. Both eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia rifles of that period appeal to me, but if I had to name a favorite it'd be a late Christian's Spring, PA pattern. At this point in time both the early Lehigh Valley and Lancaster schools were in the process of evolving from the Christian's Spring products, with the work of Christian Oerter being a sort of prototype of the Lehighs and the rifles built by the master who trained him, Andreas Albrecht/Albright, being unmistakably the influence for the Lancasters. I love Lancasters so the straight-butted Albrecht-styled guns would have to be my favorites. Shown is one in progress that sometime in this life I hope to complete and hunt deer with.

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My favorite style is Isaac Haines, I made 2 from Jim Chambers kits 1 flint an 1 percussion an Im in the process of building myself a 40 also. Im going to have Don Bruton build me a 58 cal early virginia with hand forged steel furniture this coming spring an I hope to have it by deer season next year. [conf]
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Quote from: Otter on May 12, 2011, 12:35:16 AM
Remington/Zouave. My first big bore and I just like it.

Well the old Sears and Roebuck Zouave is off to another home. It is time to change time periods. Still like that cannon though.

I'm a Dickert fan, though I do have a soft spot for the plains rifle's. thmbsup

I like the looks of Lancaster co. Long rifles, and my TC "Hawken" which isn't, but I like it.

One of the first rifles that I had was a T.C. Hawken. Was a pretty good rifle and I fires it more than 1000 times and won a few matches with it. It wasn't a very good copy of a true Hawken. I couldn't afford a custom made Hawken at the time so I decided to build one of my own. It took almost a year to find all of the acceptable parts and build the rifle. The rifle parts include Long lock and triggers, Sharon Barrel, Cherry Corners trigger guard and misc. hardware. I also have owened a few underhammers too. I only have one at the moment. It is a Challenger in 58 cal, I belive they they were made in Maine. It has a 1 1/8 inch half round half oct. barrel that is 32inch long. It dose have a pretty good recoil but sure does hit with a punch. I have a .31 cal barrel for a H&A rifle and am looking for an action for it.
singletree45

Mine has to be this Traditions PA

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Sorry for the long link rdfce  just trying to learn this thing


                                                                       Mike

have to say I have a fondness for all of them ! favorites though would be pa rifles , bean style mountain rifles , and underhammers ! I`ve owned or fired just about everything out there from the rather frightening to use handgonne ,to the unmentionable rifles of today  ;D . and most if not all do the job they are designed to do ! it all comes down to personal likes and dislikes ! I figure ,to each his own ! thmbsup

My prettiest guns are guns that I seldom shoot but use just to show them off.  My favorite is "Sweet Pea" a .50 cal. smooth rifle that I built a couple of yrs. ago. It's almost as accurate as a rifle and I've won shoots shooting against rifles and my longest shot on a rockchuck with a muzzleloader (147 yds.)was with this gun, it's also deadly with shot.  Hank
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There was a time when I thought anything under ,54 was a wimp gun but nowadays when I'm not shooting my .50 smoothie I'll be shooting this .45 Southern Mt. rifle, another nice light rifle. Hank
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And my favorite purdy one is a .54 Virginia rifle, 42" barrel. Don't have a full length pic of it right now but the curl is as tight all the way to the muzzle.
Hank
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WOW!

  I have always liked the early Lancaster style, although I don't try to make copy's of any originals.
Jim
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Sorry I can't vote in yer poll,  I like 'em all!  As a Tennessee mt. boy myself I shoot mostly a Bean style .45 I made in 1977. 42" montana bbl. L&R lock. curly maple stock. I love that gun.

Here's a pic of my most carried & shot rifle.

Good looking rifle, Tom.