bamaranger
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In the "I have this old gun" section of the "Rifleman" for Oct there is a early 1800's flintlock muzzloading blunderbuss/coachgun. I find the blunderbuss an interesting piece, and the article was a good read for me. I had the opportunity to handle a similar weapon locally.....from Purdy, (maybe it was Rigby?) that was sold back to the British firm for considerable money I might add.
For some time I have wondered what might have been a "standard" load for such a weapon. In the Rifleman article , the author comments that 120 grs of powder and 20 OObuck pellets was an accepted period charge. Wow!
Currently, Traditions makes a repro blunderbuss that looks like an Elmer Fudd gun, it leaves me cold. There are some India made guns out there, and one high end shop makes a blunderbuss ($999) that has the right appearance. Seems as if CVA made a blunderbuss? kit, back in the day that had pretty good lines.
So, how bout some blunderbuss pics, and what do you shoot from one?
For some time I have wondered what might have been a "standard" load for such a weapon. In the Rifleman article , the author comments that 120 grs of powder and 20 OObuck pellets was an accepted period charge. Wow!
Currently, Traditions makes a repro blunderbuss that looks like an Elmer Fudd gun, it leaves me cold. There are some India made guns out there, and one high end shop makes a blunderbuss ($999) that has the right appearance. Seems as if CVA made a blunderbuss? kit, back in the day that had pretty good lines.
So, how bout some blunderbuss pics, and what do you shoot from one?