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01-23-2014, 06:56 PM
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Thanks guys I appreciate the info. In East Texas muzzleloaders are a dead art and people are only vaguely aware they exist. In my whole life I have only ever seen them on racks in gun shops around here three times. One was a old man's collection being sold off at insanely high prices, one was a lyman great plains that was beat up and was more than cabelas wants for a new one, and one was an old blackpowder double with one rifle barrel and one smoothbore. They wanted about 3 grand for it and it didn't function and was pitted. I may be down to parting one together by buying pieces here and there. In west Texas they even have a blackpowder season, in east Texas. Not so much.
Thanks Richard
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 
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01-23-2014, 07:07 PM
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well i just looked on a couple of sites at parts only, and I won't be able to part one together either. *sigh* I don't know.
richard
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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01-24-2014, 12:37 PM
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GOB,
Many years ago, circa 1980, I bought my first used muzzleloader for $155.00 at a small NH gun shop. The Flintlock T/C Hawken came with a .45 caliber rifled barrel and a .50 smoothbore barrel BECAUSE the former owner lived in the Peoples" Republik of Massachusetts where ONLY smoothbore muskets were legal for deer. I have found a .50 smoothbore is a fine shotgun in its own right, as well as a fine patched ball gun. I offer this as advice that a .50 smoothbore on the used ML rack is really an ok gun. If I still lived in Beaumont, I would drive over and give you a brick of .22s. Be well. Adam
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01-24-2014, 05:19 PM
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I am keeping my eyes and ears open for anything in a flinter at this point. As was said I can swap out the barrel to a 36 later on down the line. East Texas is just about devoid of muzzleloaders, but we will see.
Thanks soooo much guys I appreciate it! I really do! Richard
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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