Anyone own Military Heritage Muskets?
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I'd honestly recommend going with Loyalist Arms in N.S. They are a bit more expensive like $100.00 per musket but they do quality control, drill vent holes, tune/time the locks, do hardening ect.
Well worth the extra money in my opinion if your going to go india made.
Well worth the extra money in my opinion if your going to go india made.
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Heya, Never heard of Loyalist. I'm gonna check them out for sure - thanks
No problem, They have a nice selection of guns, some of which you can't find anywhere else. I own two from them now and am quite happy with both. Have shot lots of roundball, buckshot and birdshot out of them, they just keep going.
Cheers.
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x 2 on the Loyalist route, excellent EXCELLENT service.
pearcetopher
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I have both a charleville and brown bess repro
pearcetopher
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Well made but being smooth bore incredibly innacurate and with full bayonet fixed will not fit in my jeep
Pearcetopher, you may just need to play around with loads and patch materials to find the right combo. The guys that shoot smoothbore in my BP group are getting some surprisingly good accuracy. But they played around with ball size, patch material and charges to find the optimum setup. I can't help much other than to say that they tend to shoot heavy powder charges that are rather hard on the targets given the weight of the balls as well as the relatively high muzzle velocity. If I recall rightly the fellow that shoots a Brown Bess mentioned something like 120gns of powder per shot. I do know it was up well over twice what I use for my own rifled .50cal which is 50gns for target shooting.
Personally I’d be a little bit leery about doing business with Military Heritage. My father tried emailing them twice with some questions bout a musket he was interested in buying with no response back. Plus all the muskets they sell come with no vent hole drilled.
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I think I saw a video you tube a little while back of a guy having issues with one he had bought. The lock was running like schit from the get go. Kept hanging up on the half #### notch upon firing.
pearcetopher
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dont get me wrong they are accrate to about about 50 yards and then from there nobody knows
play with ball sizes dont work. This gun was made to be reloaded quickly using and undersized ball
an oversized ball defeats the purpose of shooting a smootherbore. It's hard to pack in
Agreed on all counts. The guys in my BP group that shoot them are obviously trying to make military style muskets work for longer distances. I just wanted to pass on the option.
They do seem to get them to shoot better with a snug fit. I've seen then hit an old welding bottle gong that sits out at around 150 yards with pretty decent regularity that is pretty much on par with what us rifle shooters manage.
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Mine is more accurate with a snug well patched ball. I am still working on dealing with the hold through for the big military locks, they are heavy and move the gun around I find but I do notice a difference in my ability to hit small targets.
Brutus
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Yup, very nice people to deal with.
Anyway, here is my 1777 Charleville from Loyalist Arms. Hopefully it gives you a good idea of what to expect from an India gun. A little rough around the edges but works well and is built solid.
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Good to see photos of the Charleville - it's one of the ones I've been considering
I really like the charleville, it's got some heft to it, very slender and well built. Easy to strip down for cleaning with the spring clipped barrel bands, steel rammer. Yup like it a lot and makes a nice buck/shotgun I find.
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