Thanks Woodsloafer72, I wonder how I missed that thread? It's been a very busy quarter this year at work. Down two people and the work is piling up.

It is here! Woohoo!





This is the trio of Davis guns - the new addition on the left - .50 cal Virginia style, middle .40 cal Woodbury and on the right .62/20 gauge southern smoothbore.


This is my Hawken style .50 cal percussion - very accurate I use it for Over The Log shoots that I just started shooting last year.

you are a lucky man.

The guy that made the Hawken above has one on gunbroker for sale .54 caliber with a Bob Roller percussion lock and Toenjes(sp?) barrel. If he has the triggers like on mine - when you set the trigger - you better be ready it has no creep and about a pound and a half maybe two pounds pull. If you do a search on blackpowder - muzzleloading rifles and then custom - I think it is on the 3rd of 4th page. Check out the target that was put in a shooting vise by the person who rifled the barrel.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/758134919

If that's a Tennessee gun and your hearing Banjo music................................................................

his family tree is straighter than the stock on the gun.

Beautiful rifle,should become a family heirloom.

How’s it shoot Don ? Mike lives about 30miles south of me

I haven't had it out to the range yet - Hope to next Friday as it is supposed to be above 50 degrees that day. I will report as soon as I shoot it.

I made it to the range today. The wind started picking up while on the 25 yd range even with it being protected a below a hill - the 50 yard range is more open and it just wasn't going to happen after trying 4 shots at that yardage.

I started with 60 grains of 2F and used Track of the wolf lead round balls then tried my own cast lead round balls that I casted out of a Lee double cavity round ball mold. Lube was Mr. Flintlocks lube.

Off hand ...or bench ?

This was bench Nessmuck - when I have to sight in a new rifle I have to take out some of the variables. Today was very windy not so much on the 25 yard range because a hill is behind the firing line - but the 50 yard range is more open and the wind was a howling through there making the target bounce up and down. It did some dancing on the 25 yard range but not as bad. Since this is the fist time I fired the new rifle. Brass sights on a brown cardboard, was difficult to see the front sight - I should have stopped by the store to get some of those shoot N-C targets that are black. I think I could have seen the front sight better. The L&R Durs Egg lock did really well. I am going to try some 3FFFg in it the next time I go to the range. Hopefully it will be much better and less wind. Plus I will have the black background on the target.

Always fun dialing them in. Might have to take a sharpie and color the back of that brass blade....that helped me.

Don ,I picked up 2 custom rifles in Pa the other day . Both Bedford style rifles , one is silver mounted . Guys that are looking for hand made rifles lots of good deals out there .

The Midwest gunmakers get together at Holden Mo in February had lots of deals also .

Any pictures of your find?

I was able to make it to the 50 yard range today. Forgot the .020 patches so just worked with the .018 pillow ticking patches, my own cast lead round balls from a lee mold and 70 grains of 3FFFg and Mr. Flintlock lube. I sure wished my eyesight was better (wrinkle on my macula distorts the vision especially anything past 25 yards like 50 yards and farther). The shot to the right was my fault - knew it as soon as I pulled the trigger.

Picked up another custom build muzzleloader yesterday. (Last one promise to the wife). A J.P. Beck rifle - .45 caliber, 44" 1:66 barrel from Charles Burton FCI barrels, a L&R Classic lock, double set triggers. Rifle builder is Josh Wrightsman from Indiana. He had on loan an original J.P. Beck rifle and I was able to hold it yesterday and I really got to say the builders of the past sure were artists as well. Josh did a fantastic job in capturing the lines and the persona of the original in this build. I hope to get it to the range after work this week before Wednesday - then our range closes during the week only open on Sundays (which then it is very crowded).

That is simply a beauty!

Beautiful rifle, Don. I am almost jealous.

Don...you got the flinter bug...real bad. Bet your already planning to get “The next one “