Then forge you out a simple strap staple from a coat hanger or 1/8th inch wire. Pre-drill a couple of undersized holes and tap the staple in. Won't effect the value of this horn one bit! Use a little gun bluing or browning to take the new made off of your staple. Rick.As far as stripping, most of the old bluing was badly worn and almost off. I used progressive papers, 400, 600, 1,000 and 1,500 grit. Degreased with Dawn dish soap and water, rinsed, dried and further degreased with acetone. Applied Van's gun bluing (cold bluing) bought direct from their website.Nashville. Yesterday at 2:03 AM. #1. Hi all, new to the forum, I recently bought my first BP rifle, an original 1861 Springfield artillery rifle. I shot pyrodex in it and had a stuck ball. So to help lodge it lose I soaked it in lightly soapy water to help break it free. Couple hours later I return and my original patina is removed in like ...Reaction score. 3. Sep 27, 2023. #1. Midwestreloads.com is a scam site. I went there because they had percussion caps that no one else seems to have in stock. They only take Paypal, Zelle, or Cashapp for payment. I looked them up and sure enough SCAM. Luckily I didn't fall for it.Flintlock Rifles | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks ...Oct 10, 2020 · Weighs just over 8lbs, so it's quite handy for a double barrel gun. Barrel swivel detents are nice and solid. Seems in decent shape overall. These are fairly uncommon so if you're thinking about playing with a swivel breech this is about as affordable as it gets. $550 Shipping Included. Last edited: Oct 24, 2021. 26. Location. Woodlands of Northern New England. Jan 4, 2006. #4. No disrespect intended to Stumpkiller, I'm very big into target shooting and competitive shoots. While target shooting i've had many people come over to watch me with a muzzleloader,try mine and then get into muzzleloading at our club shoots.Discussion of Modern/Inline Black Powder Rifles/Weapons (This forum is dedicated to preserving the rich and fascinating heritage of Traditional Muzzleloading Firearms. For discussion regarding modern/inline muzzleloading weapons, please visit another forum.) Discussion of any weapon after the 1900 time frame is also prohibited.Jan 23, 2015. #12. Flint62Smoothie said: FWIW a mint CVA Mountain rifle in 54-cal just sold on 21Jan2015 for $485 on the Gun Broker auctions! I was gonna bid if it stayed under $450.00, thats was my top price....almost had me one, was sure a nice lookin rifle! J.1. Jan 31, 2024. #4. Lakes Crossing Muzzleloaders are still around. FB is where to contact them. I need to pay my dues. Not sure how the club is doing though, as their main shooting range looks like it is in the history books, and they are looking for new shooting places. They usually sponsor 3 'rondyvoos' each year, tin tipis ok.Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight. We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.Reaction score. 3. Sep 27, 2023. #1. Midwestreloads.com is a scam site. I went there because they had percussion caps that no one else seems to have in stock. They only take Paypal, Zelle, or Cashapp for payment. I looked them up and sure enough SCAM. Luckily I didn't fall for it.Jul 19, 2022. #1. Just found out on another forum that Pedersoli is planning on producing a copy of the Baker rifle.According to the poster on the other forum he had heard rumours that Pedersoli had purchased a couple of original Baker rifles for templates.When he contacted Pedersoli they confirmed they will bemaking them …Pyrodex will often fail to fire in a flintlock. It has a higher ignition temperature than pure black. Some shooters start with a 5-10 grain load of real black powder and then some Pyrodex over that. Sounds like a lot of fussing and won't solve your problem. You will need real black powder to prime, for sure.Muzzleloader Rifles, Muzzleloader Pistols & Muzzleloader Supplies - #1 Source for Muzzleloaders. Black Powder Rifles, Pistols & Black Powder Kits. Shop all the top …Increased Offer! Hilton No Annual Fee 70K + Free Night Cert Offer! United Airlines has launched a new one-day award sale for travel to Hawaii. Eligible members and cardholders can ...The patent breech in percussion guns is safer and easier to clean. Drum and nipple breeches are manure from several perspectives. Most modern patent breeches on the factory made guns are designed to be cheap to make and install. I believe the Nock antechamber breech gives better velocity but experience is limited.Location. Colorado. Dec 21, 2017. #3. Black powder needs the length to burn completely. The short barrel like 20 or 22 inches is cute but has lots of short comings in muzzle loaders. The old timers sorted out how long a barrel needed to be and as powder got better the barrel got shorter.Oct 27, 2020 · I've never shot one of those .58 cal rifles before. Well, first, the Buffalo Hunter's not a musket nor an accurate copy of any military-issued firearm that I know of. Short barrel, crude sights, etc. It was a creation of Val Forget of Navy Arms to fill a market niche and precision target shooting at long range was not "it". Location. Maine. Mar 21, 2023. #1. Questions - Kibler Colonial Long Rifle Kit. Intro: So I started my first introduction to flintlocks and building rifles of wood and metal last weekend. I live in Maine and am a SIG-trained armorer in pistols and rifles, a business owner, and also work in emergency medicine. I say that by way of introduction ...2 days ago · I tried blasting it out atleast 10 times it hasn’t moved. I tried the grease gun but the grease went around the minie so that didn’t work. I broke two ball pullers of on the ball, JB welded the last puller into my rod and it still stripped the puller. I took it to a gunsmith with air and pullers and he couldn’t budge it. Discussion of Modern/Inline Black Powder Rifles/Weapons (This forum is dedicated to preserving the rich and fascinating heritage of Traditional Muzzleloading Firearms. For discussion regarding modern/inline muzzleloading weapons, please visit another forum.) Discussion of any weapon after the 1900 time frame is also prohibited.Oct 10, 2020 · Weighs just over 8lbs, so it's quite handy for a double barrel gun. Barrel swivel detents are nice and solid. Seems in decent shape overall. These are fairly uncommon so if you're thinking about playing with a swivel breech this is about as affordable as it gets. $550 Shipping Included. Last edited: Oct 24, 2021. You can find the bench design online or in Chris Schwarz's book "Workbenches". Look up "Roubo" bench online. The metal vises are from Woodcraft I believe. They cost about $90 at the time (10 years ago). The rotating jaws are very useful. The leg vises on the bench are very handy and have tremendous holding power.Reaction score. 5,030. Location. Winchester, VA. Mar 1, 2020. #2. "CMC Single Shot Replica Percussion .44 Caliber Pistol. This was made in the 1970s under license for the Colt Manufacturing Company. (They are marked "CMC")" From a listing on Guns International.com. " CMC SINGLE SHOT REPLICA PERCUSSION PISTOL.ARAV: Get the latest Aravive stock price and detailed information including ARAV news, historical charts and realtime prices. Indices Commodities Currencies Stocks40 Cal. There are many variables to consider when working up a load for any muzzleloading rifle. Bore size, rare of twist, patching material for round ball, powder type, lube for your bullet/patches. all of these things will affect accuracy and the type of powder you use and the best charge to use.Anyway, the common ramrods of the 18th c. civilian guns would be a tapered wood rod with or without a sheet iron tip on the entry end and a wide front end of bare wood to seat the load. Preferably concaved a tad bit for a ball if wanted. Ideally, the steel tip should not have contact with the bore walls anyway.York County Pennsylvania. Mar 28, 2024. #7. Those brass screws like to break. I have carefully ground the remaining 1/2 of the broken screw head off with a dremel tool, removed the other screw and patch box. You will then be able to remove the broken screw shank with a good pair of plyers or small vice grips.Georgia Outdoor News 4331 Seven Islands Rd Madison, GA 30650 (706) 343-0001 (800) 438-4663. Send us an e-mailJun 25, 2022. #10. About 6 weeks ago, Midway USA blew out their remaining stock of the Lyman/Pedersoli Signature Series GPR, and they are now discontinued on their site. Sale price on a flint kit was $480 and finished guns were under $600. Left hand in .50 caliber was a little less than $585.Apr 5, 2024. #8. Phil Coffins said: A Ohio type. Pewter tip half stock with plenty of inlays. I was thinking that. Half southern rifles were few and far between. An Ohio even without inlays is a graceful piece that would be appropriate in that size. Also New England half stocks with wood underribs are pretty neat.i've been shooting the pietta remmington 1858 new army revolver since 2009 and still use the pietta nipples that came with the revolver and remmington #10 caps. never had a misfire or cap jam and use the grease over ball so far. up to a few years ago i shot the hornady 451 balls and never had any issues. read that the .454's were better so i bought a box of the hornady cold form .454's and the ...But it is what it is. **DGG in a circle, or without a circle is the gun maker mark of Giuseppe Doninelli, Giacomo Grassi, and Silvano Gazzola. It also became the mark of Armi San Paolo and Euroarms, Italia SRL. These three were an Ialian manufacturer founded in 1970. By 2002, they were integrated into Euroarms Italia SRL.**.It’s an unfortunate tradeoff for staunch environmentalists: Building giant solar power plants in the desert could save the desert tortoise from climate change but also risk bulldoz...Oct 3, 2023 · 13,610. Location. Owego, NY. Jan 13, 2024. #5. My rule is if they don't take PayPal or credit cards but just Zelle or Venmo I google their name and ask if they are a scam. Generally, the answer is yes. You can also google their address and see if they are really there. Hex cap screws are noted for the extra torque they provide. Learn what the dash marks on their heads mean in this article. Advertisement Screws and bolts come in a wide range of he...Much more than a modern firearm that has had 200 rounds through it. Use lubes like olive oil or crisco or whatever you like best while you're shooting to keep the fouling soft enough to re-load. Even the small amount of wax in my paper fiber wads helps a lot to keep the fouling soft.What it looks like, does matter. There are some Yazel pistols that fit the forums idea of what is traditional so, if they look like the pistols that were used in 1866 or earlier, they are allowed. There are many Yazel pistols that look like a cross between a traditional sidelock or underhammer gun and a modern Colt 1911 or a High Standard ...882. Reaction score. 13. Jan 28, 2005. #1. A few days back I did a spread sheet on the ballistic performance of the .50 cal round ball. I got several PM, and a few eMail, asking about the .54 round ball. Well, for all those who asked, and anyone else who may be interested, I ran a program on the .54 Round ball using the following parameters.South Coast Mississippi. Jan 8, 2020. #4. tenngun said: Just got a GR .45 barrel 7/8 x 42 1-66 twist. If'n you own this barrel where have you found your best loads. I expect to have it ready for smoke around 1 February. I built a rifle with that exact barrel. I normally shoot 52 grains of FFF and a .445 ball for a target load.Hunt Talk is a website for hunting enthusiasts to share tips, stories, and questions. The Muzzleloaders forum is a section for discussing muzzleloader equipment, loads, and hunting experiences. However, it does not match the query muzzleloadingforum.com, which is a different website.1. Jan 19, 2009. #2. While the patent breech is an old design, the hook-breech is not. Today the hook-breech is used mainly on halfstock rifles and shotguns so the barrels can be quickly removed. When you have a fullstock rifle there will be very few times when you want to remove the barrel.10. May 8, 2008. #2. The "Third Generation/Signature Series" was actually assembled by Henry Arms, and as far as I'm concered the quality is not even close to the 2nd generation models. I've heard two stories on the 2nd generation: parts made by Uberti & assembled by Colt, and some say assembled by Henry Arms.Monday at 5:40 PM. #1. The fun never stops and the accuracy was totally unexpected. Five shots offhand at ten yards. Tiller rested on right shoulder and pressed down tight with my left hand. Handgonne loaded with 50gr Goex 3F and a.715" ball with a coffee filter wad fore and aft. I touched it off with a long punk from the local fireworks store.So after 4 years of just casual target shooting with friends, I decided I should get serious and see if I can get a load worked up for my gun and sight it in for big game. Tonight showed me what I knew for four years already! I can't stand the factory sights on my Traditions Shenandoah. Can't...Photos | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today.Aug 8, 2021 · 209 Guests, 3 Users Users active in past 15 minutes: Rufus, The Stumbler, BruceH. Most Online Today: 316.Most Online Ever: 1042 (February 21, 2023, 06:14:54 AM) Apr 20, 2024 ... We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so ...Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight. We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.Make something the shape your going after and use it to back the sand paper. Go slowly and use a 2ft long or so straight edge. I like the ramrod to be tucked in a touch for a look. Wet that wood with a wet rag to let the wiskers stick out. Stay with more or less what the profile is for now and take off a little bit.Trail Minnesota. Apr 8, 2024. #9. at 70 and been doing it for 30 years the muzzleloading season starts the Saturday after thanksgiving up here in the frozen north (nw Minnesota) it wasn't to bad this year about 30 degrees opening nite dropped a 150lb live doe, the kids both bitchn the hole time draggen it.Black powder available | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account ...Location. Virginia. Mar 30, 2024. #3. If you're concerned about accuracy even a cheap drill press will be better than hand work, and may cost less than a smith/machinist. Be aware that if you increase the size of the drum, you may have to alter the lock to fit. and.Pull out the wiping stick (ramrod) and pour out the fluid, dry, and oil the bore. Lightly oil all the metal parts, and wipe down the wooden stock. Done. From time to time wipe the stock with something; linseed oil, furniture polish, Marvel Mystery Oil, whatever depending on the type of finish on your rifle stock.Southeast | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.Jan 2, 2022. #5. I have a Traditions Kentucky rifle I built from a kit. I'm happy with it. But when you say it will mainly be a wall hanger it makes me think you might want to look at the Traditions Mountain rifle. I just bought one and it's really a good looking gun with the brown CeraKote barrel, trigger guard and butt plate and silver patch ...3,501. Reaction score. 4,404. Dec 19, 2010. #15. I don't have any experience with antique Belgian muzzleloaders, but I have owned and shot regularly several vintage SxS, including the dreaded damascus and laminated varieties. All were very clean, well maintained guns and I only used 2.5" black powder shell in them.Remove toothpicks and let everything come together. Put greased barrel back in the stock channel. THIS IS A MUST DO. So the barrel channel doesn't get compressed/narrowed/squished by a vise or clamps alone. Bind tightly with a wrap of small rubber hose, electrical tape, etc. that won't stick to wood glue.Reaction score. 8,783. Location. Rocky Radon Country Pa. Nov 6, 2023. #10. Eric Krewson said: Just wondering, I get a ton of PMs from people wanting to know how to do things, very involved questions that take me up to an hour to answer, I can't type so answers take me a long time, I do have pictures that I share of everything I ever did during ...3,501. Reaction score. 4,404. Dec 19, 2010. #15. I don't have any experience with antique Belgian muzzleloaders, but I have owned and shot regularly several vintage SxS, including the dreaded damascus and laminated varieties. All were very clean, well maintained guns and I only used 2.5" black powder shell in them.A 54 cal 66 twist FL pistol with 60 gr of FFF will shoot well enough to hit the kill zone of a deer to at least 50 yards and this is as far as ANYONE should be shooting at unwounded game with a FL pistol. It would will also hit a grouse's head/neck at 10-20 yards.They are all Pedersolis, much to my pleasure, and are 1)a 50cal Pennsylvania long rifle, 2) a double SxS 12ga percussion shotgun and 3) a .62cal/20ga Indian Trade Musket. They all arrived within a four day period and, damn, this is one happy boy here. The reason I'm bothering you on this frosty fall morning is my utter amazement at the Trade Rifle.The subject got on Uberti vs Pietta. He said that Uberti upgraded the factory to modern C&C machining and other "upgrades" to offset labor costs. Once that was complete they retired or laid off most of the skilled labor. While Uberti was making the upgrades, Pietta watched as they were considering similar factory upgrades.Virginia. Jan 13, 2023. #12. Pukka Bundook said: For a tinder lock a short piece for each shot is quite acceptable John. Until you get into the woods for mushrooms that is! A heavy length of match can be kept lit, to light your short pieces as required. pieces 2" or under would make substitute tinder for now.In a report released today, Aaron Hecht from JMP Securities reiterated a Hold rating on Essex Property (ESS – Research Report). The compan... In a report released today, Aaro...Jan 29, 2024. #17. I do not have the current dates but the Prairie State Longrifle Show in Princeton IL usually had quite a few originals. You can probably google them. There is a mediocre show in Sullivan put on by Prairieland Frontiersmen on the 8th of March starting at noon and on Saturday.Georgia Outdoor News 4331 Seven Islands Rd Madison, GA 30650 (706) 343-0001 (800) 438-4663. Send us an e-mail4 days ago ... I have one for my flintlock pistol that is not that pretty. It has a curved spine that matches the curve of the pistol grip to make sure I ...Then, cock the gun to full cock. Slowly screw the little screw in until the rear trigger releases and the hammer falls. Now, unscrew the screw 1 (one) full turn. That is the recommended setup for a set trigger but if you want to adjust it so the front trigger needs to move more, unscrew the screw further.Deer Creek Products | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account ...The Meat Counter. Sep 5, 2023. #3. Take a DIY store 3/4" chamfering tool, hold it your hand and rotate it back and forth to cut a small chamfer. All you need to do is break the edge a bit. Just do it evenly. Sandpaper and bluing optional. Last edited: Sep 5, 2023. W.The Traditions PA Pellet Flintlock has a 26" barrel with a 1 in 48 twist and a removeable breech plug. Overall length is 45" It has a half stock and is similar in style to a GPR or Hawken. The Pennsylvania Rifle (no-pellets) is a traditional longrifle with the slow twist. Barrel is 40.Reaction score. 11,681. Location. St. Louis, MO. Feb 9, 2018. #20. Historically the very short barreled smooth bores would have been thought of as blanket guns to be hidden under a blanket for defense or a surprise assault. The canoe gun is a modern term for a short barreled gun that might have been used in a canoe.Jan 3, 2005 · Location. Montana. Jan 23, 2024. #1. One thing I do like about winter is that it gives me a little spare time to catch up on some of my projects. I just finished this 1769 Pattern Short Land Brown Bess from the Rifle Shoppe. Now I will finish out the TRS Baker rifle I started a while back. Hey guys, I tested out a new load for the traditions .54 blunderbuss based on someone's .54 smoothbore hunting load in another thread. I used 60 grains hodgon's triple 7 3f granulation( I don't want to hear it about not using real BP).54 wool wad over powder 80 grains of shot(#6) and a wad over shot At 20 yards the pattern had 30 average hits into what I consider the kill zone.The one I think I'm most attracted to is the Clay Smith kit. NW Trade Gun. A number of options. One that is attractive, from a skill level perspective, is the Pedersoli NW kit. Kibler Colonial. A no brainer build, and quality parts. For the moment, let's disregard caliber. Weight is one consideration.179. Location. Texas. May 8, 2020. #1. These precision made tools are the preferred way to cone the muzzles of roundball guns either rifled or smoothbore. Greatly eases starting the ball and the long cone allows the ball to be gently swaged into the bore without damage. I believe accuracy is unchanged.I did get a chance to physically hold a Pedersoli Blue Ridge in a 50 caliber, flintlock, this past Saturday. It was a very used one, at a local gun shop and priced within $70 of a new one. My second choice would be a Lyman Great Plains rifle, in a 50 caliber, percussion....but I'd prefer the long rifle.Modern muzzleloading hunting forum & muzzle loading classifieds. Modern muzzle loading forums for inline muzzleloading, white muzzleloaders, bullet casting, …69 Cal. I'm working on a TOW Brown Bess Kit, which according to Jess Melot the owner of the rifle shoppe, the 1746 Wilets kit was a kit he designed 30 years ago for CD Jarnigan Co. That was copied over by Track of the Wolf. On a difficultly level, I can't really say much because its my first kit build.May 12, 2020 · I did a sort of "halfway house" by milling the slots, but then cutting the dovetails with a three square file with one face ground off.. The bit that gave me nightmares was brazing on the bayonet bar and sling lug.. i used the last of my "old" silver solder on the bar, but had to use new stuff on the sling lug. Powder, 2 thin "overshot" cards 1 or 2 lubed felt wads, shot load (either in a paper shot cup/cartridge or not), then a thin overshot card. For the Skychief load the order is; powder, thick over powder wad (sometimes referred to as a nitro card), then the shot load, thin overshot card, then a thick fiber "cushion" wad that has been thoroughly ...
May 14, 2014. #12. The Italian guns are, in general, very good quality; more-so than the Spanish creations. The barrels, though, on both are as about as good as they get on a factory gun. The weak link seems to be the flint locks they come with (both makers). they are mostly good/very good but are often very, very bad.. Kendra wilkinson xvideos
216. Mar 11, 2022. #1. Hello all. Thought maybe I would share a few pictures of an Underhammer that I've been working on this past winter. The gun was finished basically to in "the white" by my gunsmith. The barrel is a 32" GM LRH 50 cal 1-28 twist. The action is from Taylor Machine.Pedersoli makes a very strong barrel. Having said that, I would. join in with Musketeer and cap the loads at the 100 grain limit or equal with pellets/powder. Triple 7, 50-60 grains. The actual load you will get to by working up to with targets, so. adjust yourself based upon results.The Hawken and Renegade are advertised as being .500 bore with .006" grooves. This gives you a total space of .512" that you need to work off of. Subtract the .490 ball and this means you need to make up .022" of space. Divide that in half and you find that you need a minimum of .011" patching for a loose fit.Nov 5, 2011. #8. As mentioned the underhammer was used primarily for target rifles and since hunting was 95% of what guns were used for that explains the scarcity of that design. For hunting they do have a drawback. To cock an underhammer one must take the shooting hand entirely off the grip and reach forward to the hammer.10. May 8, 2008. #2. The "Third Generation/Signature Series" was actually assembled by Henry Arms, and as far as I'm concered the quality is not even close to the 2nd generation models. I've heard two stories on the 2nd generation: parts made by Uberti & assembled by Colt, and some say assembled by Henry Arms.Fortytwoguns | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you ...A friend of mine has an antique rifle marked "CONESTOGA RIFLE WORKS" that looks just like a typical Leman rifle. It is percussion. Obviously, these percussion arms marked "CONESTOGA RIFLE WORKS" do not date to 1780. Cajun72 's lock is most likely a product on Henry Leman's factory.Jul 19, 2022. #1. Just found out on another forum that Pedersoli is planning on producing a copy of the Baker rifle.According to the poster on the other forum he had heard rumours that Pedersoli had purchased a couple of original Baker rifles for templates.When he contacted Pedersoli they confirmed they will bemaking them …Powder, 2 thin "overshot" cards 1 or 2 lubed felt wads, shot load (either in a paper shot cup/cartridge or not), then a thin overshot card. For the Skychief load the order is; powder, thick over powder wad (sometimes referred to as a nitro card), then the shot load, thin overshot card, then a thick fiber "cushion" wad that has been thoroughly ...The patent breech in percussion guns is safer and easier to clean. Drum and nipple breeches are manure from several perspectives. Most modern patent breeches on the factory made guns are designed to be cheap to make and install. I believe the Nock antechamber breech gives better velocity but experience is limited.Smoothbore | The Muzzleloading Forum. This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.Elam's Prairie, AR. Feb 17, 2023. #1. Up for sale is a low miles Numrich Arms rifle from the 70's. I purchased this rifle with plans to use its bones for a custom build, but other opportunities have presented themselves. One bore measures .45, and the other .46. Only one barrel looks as if it was fired a couple of times, cleaned well, and never ...But it is what it is. **DGG in a circle, or without a circle is the gun maker mark of Giuseppe Doninelli, Giacomo Grassi, and Silvano Gazzola. It also became the mark of Armi San Paolo and Euroarms, Italia SRL. These three were an Ialian manufacturer founded in 1970. By 2002, they were integrated into Euroarms Italia SRL.**.Jan 14, 2007 · Location. Andover, VT. Aug 25, 2012. #2. Nitric acid is technically aquafortis, for sure, but the solution folks use to stain rifles is saturated with iron. Make the 10% or up to 25% solution, add iron shavings or small nails, let it cook uncovered until it is done consuming iron. Filter through a coffee filter, etc, and use this to stain maple. Reaction score. 7,675. Nov 21, 2023. #1. Any other subscribers to Muzzleloader magazine that haven't gotten the Nov/Dec issue yet? I know various things may delay production of a specialty magazine, but just wondered as it's getting to the end of Nov. soon. My local newsstand still has the Sep/Oct issue on display, also..