What Muzzleloader, etc. Do You Shoot?

[tc54]

new to this site. i shoot a percussion tc renegade 54 cal (for deer, elk, and hogs), and was wondering:

1. what bullet(s) you use

2. which cap (#11, musket)

3. which powder

just trying to get an idea as to what is popular here (and a few new ideas as well).

thanks for any responses.

 

[Fingers McGee]

Numerous Colt style C&B Revolvers by a number of manufacturers; 1851s, 1861s, 1860s, 1862s, and Dragoons made by Colt, Pietta, Uberti, ASM, Euroarms.

.54 Cal Pedersoli Deluxe Tryon percussion rifle; .535 prb, RWS 1075 cap, ffg Goex
.54 Cal Pedersoli percussion Kentucky Pistol; .535 prb, RWS 1075 cap, ffg Goex

 

[TomADC]

Remington .58 cal Zouve made by Zoli shoots 515 gr mini balls
Traditions Hawken .50 shoots PRB
1851 Colt clone .44 cal
(2) 1851 Colts .36 cal
(2) Remington 1858's Navies .36 cal
Uberti Walker .44 cal
Round balls in all the handguns.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Most the regulars here are an even split between long guns and revolvers. A few spark makers. Most prefer black powder but well use about anything that makes smoke.
Personally I'm a revolver guy, they out number the long guns twenty to one.

 

[110Redmen]

1816 H&P Conversion, .69 cal, 3F Swiss 40Gr (original)
1841 "Mississippi" Rifle, .54 cal, 3F Swiss 40Gr (James River Armory)

 

[Fingers McGee]

Personally I'm a revolver guy, they out number the long guns twenty to one.

At least that much in my case also.

 

[Ifishsum]

I have a T/C Hawken .50, usually shot for fun with 60-65 gr GOEX FFFg and PRBs, CCI #11 caps (std). I have also used both Pyrodex RS and Pyrodex P (with CCI #11 magnum caps) but this particular rifle seems to shoot better and more accurately with real BP. One of these years I'm going to try hunting with it and I intend to try and find a good conical load - in fact I have cast a bunch of 320gr REAL bullets but I've yet to fire one out of this rifle.

I also have a Pietta '58 Remington, I usually use Pyrodex P (28 gr), wonder wad and a .454 ball. Remington #10 caps fit the best on this one.

 

[Loosenock]

Might smaller than you big fellas. But critters tremble when this one is around.



Its a .34 caliber Vincent. I shoot a patched Hornady #00 buck ahead of 25 grains of Goex fffg and #11 cap.

'Loose

 

[Cosmoline]

I'm currently shooting a .54 poor boy smooth rifle I built this summer:



Next project is likely to be a big bore rifle

 

[Calibre44]

These three as often as I can
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[StrawHat]

I shoot a Harper's Ferry 1803 flintlock, mine is an early copy made in 58 caliber (not authentic but still hits good). Patched round ball and gunpowder.

Also a 32 caliber flintlock I built back in the early 70s.

Another black powder rifle I use is an 1841 Mississippi rifle I converted to fire the 50-70 gov't cartridge.

There are others but that covers the most used long guns.

 

[rusty from italy]

Muzzleloader
Pedersoly kentucky flintlock rifle .45 + Pedersoli Kent. pistol .45 flintlock
Pedersoli .45 tryon
Pedersoli .54 Hawken
Armisport zouave standard.58
Armisport zouave "match" .58
Armisport Enfield 3 band .58
Euroarms Volunteer two band .45
Armisport Kentucky pistol .36 caplock
Uberti colt Navy 1851

breech loader black powder too

Uberti winchester '73 44/40
Harrington and richardson trapdoor carbine 45/70
Uberti remington 1875 44/40
Pietta SAA1873 45LC

only smokeless

Mosin nagant 91-30 sniper
Mauser K98K
Lee enfield SMLE N°1 MK III*
Norinco-winchester 97 pump action
Norinco 1911 clone 45ACP

Wish list

Harper ferry 1803
sharp (one of)
Springfield 1861
and 1000 other

ciao
Rusty

 

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Flint Sparker for me! If the one above wanted us to shoot percussion he
would have scattered caps on the ground.

 

[tc54]

thanks men. i appreciate the responses.

 

[CAMPBELL49T]

I shoot,
Pedersoli
kentucky & pa 45 cal long rifle
T/C 54 cak hawk
T/C 45 cal Patriot pistol
CVA 12 gauge shot gun
uberti 3rd model dragoon
Ruger Old Army
Charles Daley Hawkins 50 cal
And many more both revolver pistol and rifle

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Cabin Creek PA Mountain Rifle. .530 patched round ball. Goex powder, 3Fg for prime and main charge. With 70 grains it will poll-axe a deer at 90 yards.

I also have:
Loyalist Arms Sergeant's Carbine, .62 flintlock musket
Loyalist Arms 1st Model King's Musket .75 caliber flintlock
Pedersoli trade gun .62 flintlock

T/C New Englander, .54 caplock rifle. I like German caps, and patched round ball.
T/C Hawken .50 caliber flintlock, .490 patched round ball
CVA .45 "longrifle" caplock, and use patched .440 round ball with that.

Various Pietta, CVA, and Armi San Marco cap-n-ball revolvers.

I also have an 18th century repro cohorn mortar. Launches spheres the size of tennis balls..., well OK it launches tennis balls too.

LD

 

[Fingers McGee]

Here's a picture of my Tryon Rifle:

 

[CAMPBELL49T]

Fingers. that is a good looking rifle and shooting bag. To nice to use as a shooting bag.

 

[Flyfrod]

I shoot a pedersoli pa .50 flintlock with 90gr. 3Fg and patched round ball. It will shoot 3 shot groups at 100yds. that will fit in a 50 cent piece.

 

[walker944]

Taditions Hawken .50 & Walker Colt .44 -- Love'em both!!

 

[Fingers McGee]

Fingers. that is a good looking rifle and shooting bag. To nice to use as a shooting bag.

Terrible picture of the rifle, it doesnt show the engraved in the white furniture very well.

Here's a couple close ups:


Made the shooting bag about 20 years ago. It's never seen the woods. The wild turkey powder horn is another matter altogether. Picked it up about 20 years ago & it's seen many a rendezvous since then. It's been retired since I don't do the mountainman/rendezvous/reenactor thing anymore.

 

[Wolfebyte]

back in high school, before I could own a cartridge handgun, I carried a 51 Navy reproduction..

Fast Forward 30 years...

Last year I got back into BP and bought a Traditions .50 inline, an Pietta 1858 Remington and a Austin & Halleck .50 Plains Rifle..

Wife shakes her head, but sometimes, when I'm alone in the office.. I touch off a pinch of BP... Hey, she's got her incense, I have mine..

*edit cause I forgot the original question..

Bullets:
Rifles:

Traditions - 50 Cal Sabot .45 Cal 240 GR XTP Hunter Jacketed Hollow PT. 209 Primer

Austin & Halleck - Maxi Ball 320 or 340 Gr or .495 RB for plinking. CCI #11 percussion caps

1858 Remington - 22 grains of 777 and a .451 RB and CCI #11 percussion caps

multiple accessories... patches, lube, corn meal for the Remington, I have 2 moulds, but have not cast either.. Rapine .454-215 and a Lee REAL 320 gr..

I use 777 with the inline and the Remington (just cause it's easier to clean)

I use GOEX with the Austin & Halleck

 

[CAMPBELL49T]

Fingers, Everything looks good. That shooting bag is outright fine looking.
You might not do Rondys anymore but i bet you still ppull the trigger/

 

[rocky branch]

I like flinters, but I have the routine civil war caplock stuff I shoot when nobody is looking.

Won't touch a modern inline whatchamacallit.

 

[dikar]

Well, I hhave a traditions .54 caplock(stainless with synthetic stock), 90 grains for FFFg Hogsdon bp. T/C Omega, .50 cal, 100 grains 777 with t/c sabots. Jukar .45 long rifle, 60 grains FFFg bp, prb. Dikar .45 single shot pistol. T/C New Englander 12 guage shotgun(turkey poison). <>< del