Favorite Things
- Thread starter skwerl
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NorthCoastBigBore
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Northwest BC (Rural) 103-I-##
Well played sir; NICE collection 
they'd look good under any tree. A little big for the stockings but...
Chamberings? Exact models? It's tough to see the receivers on all of em. Looks like #3 & 4 up are round barreled, rather than half round?
they'd look good under any tree. A little big for the stockings but...Chamberings? Exact models? It's tough to see the receivers on all of em. Looks like #3 & 4 up are round barreled, rather than half round?
- Location
- south central Alberta
Ahh, I see what you did there ��. Nice things!
Londonshooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens...
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens...
IMHO, every one of those rifles is either special or has something special about it.
Most people that shoot muzzle loaders don't really understand what it takes to make them shoot well. They are a whole different learning curve from breech loaders.
Some of the same accuracy issues occur and the fix is generally bullet/patch dimensions over a charge of BP the rifle likes and how much compression is needed when the patched bullet is rammed onto the powder charge. I haven't noticed much difference between percussion caps, but I'm sure some have.
That's a nice little collection you have there and something to show with pride. Nothing there to knock at all.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens...
Beautiful, just beautiful.
- Location
- Okanagan Valley B.C.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens...
Xlnt Londonshooter , I like Hammer Guns as Well.
Makes & Gauges ?
Londonshooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
E.M. Reilly 12ga, G. Masu 12 ga, G. Daw 12 ga, W.W. Greener 12 ga, J. Purdey 14 bore percussion. They all get out shooting once in a while.
OK, I can play too. Not enough daylight today to take group shots, but here is a composite sampling of a few of my favourite things...
Woodward, Holland, Lancaster, Westley Richards, Fuller, Braddell, Barnett, Blissett, Cogswell & Harrison, Holland, Westley Richards, Parker Field, Boss, Paton, and Boss again.
Woodward, Holland, Lancaster, Westley Richards, Fuller, Braddell, Barnett, Blissett, Cogswell & Harrison, Holland, Westley Richards, Parker Field, Boss, Paton, and Boss again.
Londonshooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Sure are some nice things in this thread.
I admire the rifles in original post very much but am not too jealous of the guns; more I regret I don't have the eyesight to shoot such beauties well. Nowadays when I look through a peep I wonder which of the two front sights is the real one. That factors heavily in why I am more into vintage shotguns than rifles.
I admire the rifles in original post very much but am not too jealous of the guns; more I regret I don't have the eyesight to shoot such beauties well. Nowadays when I look through a peep I wonder which of the two front sights is the real one. That factors heavily in why I am more into vintage shotguns than rifles.
The gauges vary quite a bit, 12, 14, 16 are most common. Long ago I tried using re-usable brass pinfire cartridges in 12 gauge, but I was never satisfied with the results, likely a reflection of my poor reloading skills. They are for study and personal enjoyment now. However, third from the top is a Charles Lancaster breech-loader from 1864, and it happily takes low-pressure 2 1/2 inch 12-ga shells, great for grouse!
