Robert J McElwain
New member
Well, I took my old percussion cap muzzle loader to the range yesterday, and my friend who knows a good deal more about these things says he thinks my barrel, harware and machanics are original. Again, it's about a 32 caliber and the inside of the barrel certainly has the appearance of many years of wear.
We couldn't find any markings on it to tell us anything more about it. Question: If this is an original, does it have much value to collectors? I'm going to take it to a club shoot next weekend to see if anyone there can tell me anything more about it.
By the way, I shot the x out of the bullseye at 50yards using my friends' flintlock. This was on a 25 yard target. I brought that target home, and I'm going to scan it in and email it to all my friends.
Helluva lot of fun. My friend suggested I get a Lyman rifle if I want to compete with these things.
We couldn't find any markings on it to tell us anything more about it. Question: If this is an original, does it have much value to collectors? I'm going to take it to a club shoot next weekend to see if anyone there can tell me anything more about it.
By the way, I shot the x out of the bullseye at 50yards using my friends' flintlock. This was on a 25 yard target. I brought that target home, and I'm going to scan it in and email it to all my friends.
Helluva lot of fun. My friend suggested I get a Lyman rifle if I want to compete with these things.