UPDATE: From the horses mouth on indian made muskets *VIDEO/PICS ON PAGE 10*

Brutus said:
Very nice Tyockell18! If it's any concilation, the wiggly trigger is pretty much about the same on my blunderbuss. About half as much similar movement on trigger on my Browning Hawken copy caplock rifle. I would not worry about it too much buddy.

Cheers............
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Thanks for the reply, alright that's good to know, I was just concerned about reliablity issues.
 
Tyockell18 said:
Alright so my musket showed up from loyalist arms today.

...where they drilled the touch hole, it had to go in on a bit of an angle and it cut into the plug a bit, not sure if this matters?.

....my only minor concern is the touch hole cut into the breech plug face.
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Flinters commonly have the touchhole drilled through the breach plug. I wouldn't be concerned about that, normal. Happy shooting! Nice lookin' unit.
 
Tyockell18 said:
Thanks for the reply, alright that's good to know, I was just concerned about reliablity issues.
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I've been firing a brownbess for a few years now (re-enactor) and I know what you mean about the wiggly trigger. It hasn't caused any issues for me, and when you take it apart and see how it works you can see why it won't affect much. The only thing that has caused me reliability issues is poor flint and frizzen hardening (or lack thereof) but both are easy fixes.
Enjoy the new boomstick, and I'm glad you've received the assurances you were hoping for.
 
Thats a great looking musket!

As others have said that little bit of trigger play is common on many similar arms regardless of maker.

She sure sparks great!
 
Thanks musketfire I really like the look of it, perhaps it has something to do with my maritime bloodlines, like the navy style.

Since all of my minor concerns have been alleviated I am now even more supportive of the Indian made muskets, I also am impressed with the fact that Loyalist takes the time to get the locks running so smoothly, it really is quite nice.

The trigger pull isn't too bad either. I think with a little bit of practice I will be able to take game fairly easy with her.

My next stop is going to be a Charleville!, and it's going to be reviewed on here as well. I told loyalist about this thread/ site and the interest being generated. I hope they see some more buisness because of it, they are a valuable dealer in my opinion.

They are very patient and take the time to answer all of your questions to the best of their abilities, it's quite refreshing.
 
Tyockell18 said:
My ram rod has a brass capper and is made out of hickory apparently, it seems pretty sturdy and the brass is pretty soft so im not worried about damage to the bore. The crown is a little rough on the end anyways, its going to get a file and 2000 grit paper.
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My Lyman GPR had a wood rammer also. It got stuck and broke off just inside the bore. Since it was loaded and I was on a deck 6 ft. above ground I fired it off. Being a bit dark out all I saw was a flame entering the ground. Never did find the sucker. That was years ago.
 
maple leaf said:
I for one am looking forward to that! Also am curious about how the trigger holds up while firing that beauty.
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I took the gun apart today and the trigger looks pretty sturdy actually, it just has play in it. I was worried about it at first but now it does not bother me, it still breaks clean anyways, its not a rough trigger pull at all.

Also guys, the barrel seems to have a lot of waves and gradual ribs in it from when they turned the outside dia, when you let the light shine over it you can see a tonne of them but meh whatever the bore inside looks nice and uniform and the wall thickness is decent.

For the price, honestly I'm quite happy with mine. I'd recommend buying one if you need a functional affordable musket.
 
Thanks for the suggestions on my ramrod problems.
What I did worked and cost less than 10 bucks.
Rather than repeat everything, I [iy the how-I-did-it on my "cleaning up my Indian Baker Rifle" thread.
I was really surprised how easily everything came together.
Thanks again,
Ted
 
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