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I have found a shop that may be able to ship a muzzle loader to me.
I have found a muzzle-loader rifle that I like the look of and could potentially afford (Pedersoli Country Hunter Rifle Flintlock in .50 cal). I am going to write to the company to confirm that indeed it is based on a pre-1870 design as required by my local laws.
And now I have found a supplier of muzzle-loader ball projectiles!! The question now is what size do I need for the .50 cal Pepersoli above. Obviously, the answer is .50 cal, but I have also learnt since I started shooting that .38 is .357 and .44 is .429.
So what is the exact size that I would need in a .50cal muzzle-loader?
The supplier in question stocks .450, .454, .457 and .464. That is it.
Would any of those suit or are they for a .45cal M-L?
(I hope they do, because that is about the only Pedersoli I can afford on that website!!)
Also what other bits would I need before I can fire a shot? (experience has told me that I can't assume I can find stuff, so buying a gun before I am sure of a supply of consumables is folly.)
I've read about bits called patches, then there's the flint, and of course the powder (goodness knows where I'm going to find that!!)
I have found a muzzle-loader rifle that I like the look of and could potentially afford (Pedersoli Country Hunter Rifle Flintlock in .50 cal). I am going to write to the company to confirm that indeed it is based on a pre-1870 design as required by my local laws.
And now I have found a supplier of muzzle-loader ball projectiles!! The question now is what size do I need for the .50 cal Pepersoli above. Obviously, the answer is .50 cal, but I have also learnt since I started shooting that .38 is .357 and .44 is .429.
So what is the exact size that I would need in a .50cal muzzle-loader?
The supplier in question stocks .450, .454, .457 and .464. That is it.
Would any of those suit or are they for a .45cal M-L?
(I hope they do, because that is about the only Pedersoli I can afford on that website!!)
Also what other bits would I need before I can fire a shot? (experience has told me that I can't assume I can find stuff, so buying a gun before I am sure of a supply of consumables is folly.)
I've read about bits called patches, then there's the flint, and of course the powder (goodness knows where I'm going to find that!!)
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