Here is a new toy i got. Unfortunately right now its in pieces like a jigsaw puzzle.  But over the summer i shall try to put it together.  Its a 54 cal, Hawkin style replica muzzleloader.  The same style that the Rocky mountain free trappers used in the early 1820s. I always wanted one. Plus u dont need a background check, and government has no idea about it.   

It is big enough to put down a moose if i need to, hopefully by fall i will have all the black powder and ammo done for it.

they are fun to shoot !

I once shot a 4 bore elephant gun.
Hell I even hit the clay pigeon

Enormous BOOM, huge cloud of smoke - a grin on my face that stayed for days and a bruise on my shoulder that lasted a couple of weeks !

Problem is I shoot a rifle left handed (I'm mostly ambidxtrous) and the majority of guns are for right handed shooting.
It makes more of a difference than you'd think.

The 4 bore rifle was taller than me ! 
I suspect there's a pic on here somewhere.

Yeah the laws on 'antique' and black powder guns are weird - even over here, you don't need a licence to own them.

As long as the gun uses seperate propellant charge and bullet. IE: not a modern all-in-one cartridge, you don't need a licence.

But you do need a licence to buy the black powder.

If you make it yourself - then you can still legally own totally unlicenced firearms.

And the laws on making black powder are simply that you should not make more than 8oz at a time.

Not sure what the laws are on making nitrocellulose (so called: smokeless powder).
But as it and BP are propellants and NOT explosives.

The difference is that explosives are detonated and propellants simply combust very fast and give off large volumes of gas.

The law is Probably the same.

You're gonna have some fun with that ryan

Mind you the things you can do with percussion caps and black powder and slings - also much fun - but bloody dangerous !

I did NOT just encourage you to make impact grenades - No I did NOT !

I came really close to buying one of those a few years ago. Gorgeous guns and they point well for me. The kentucky long rifles (Davy Crockett's gun) are pretty but too long for me. I haven't checked to see if black powder has gotten as much of a run as everything else but I've heard of more guys getting into it since ammo for anything else is expensive (if you can find it).

Looks like it'll be a great project.

I might be able to talk my neighbor into making grenades.  I have never used it, only reading about em. And watching some videos. Another reason i got it, is due to the ammo shortage.  I have all the lead melting equipment. Just need BP, which i priced out is very cheap.

I picked it up at Dixie Guns Works. Very reputable place. People are very nice even if u call them.

My parents are comimg up for visit, this summer. I talked to my dad. We are gonna work on it as a project together,  with my nieces and nephews as well. A few are homeschooled so it might help with a class. I might be able to shoot it this summer.

Blackpowder guns are fantastic! I've got a few but haven't shot them for a while now.
Here's a little video I made a while back with my Brown Bess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf7dSZzX1v0&t=1s
Nowadays I can handle four shots per minute, and I can tell you it's a lot of fun! The barrel gets extremely hot very quickly though...

I hope you enjoy your new rifle! But watch out, because it's one of those things that once you get into, there's no going back...

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