As my wife says...Gun Porn!
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Okay, I will guess we have a Frost Cutlery knife? Derringer above it to the right? 1911 at the top. Hard to tell, doesn't scream Colt to me. Not sure which make/model. The 1911 looks thinner than mine and the trigger is not looking Colt, but the upper receiver part does look Coltish. I guess they had this style trigger on some of them. Could be Colt but I just don't think so. I am going to tag a stab at a 1911 made by Springfield or possibly Taurus?
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Buckrun
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OH Phil you cut me, you cut me deep...."Frost Cutlery knife" ; ) That is a Randall. The .45 is a Springfield Armory. The Derringer is a .38 made by Excam. OK the derringer is a piece of junk but it still goes bang and I thought it would look good in my picture.
Phil the Omega looks good. But I guess I am going to have to post a picture of a muzzle loader that shoots blackpowder so you guys will know the difference!:smiley_crazy:
Phil the Omega looks good. But I guess I am going to have to post a picture of a muzzle loader that shoots blackpowder so you guys will know the difference!:smiley_crazy:
Buckrun
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HERE IT IS! This is a TC Hawken that I built from a kit about 20+ years ago. I also made the powder horn and possible bag. there is quite a bit of stuff in the bag I made also.
I am really proud of this gun. I have never went to a turkey shoot and not won at least 1 turkey. The most I have one is 3.
I always shoot 60 gr. of ffg and my cast round ball patched with pillow ticking. I have split many ball on an axe and broke 2 clay pigeons 1 on each side of the axe. I have also broke 2 crossed strings that crossed like an X. (with 1 shot)
I have killed 1 doe and a fox squirrel with it. I love shooting black powder. I don't understand why some people have so much trouble cleaning them. It's not that hard or big of a job.
My eyes have gotten so I have a real hard time seeing open sights. Before I took this picture I put the globe front sight on. I hope I can do better with it and the tang sight. I have a Green Mountain .32 barrel for it. When I got the .32 barrel I bought the tang sight and put a globe front sight on the .32. I have never been able to get the .32 to shoot worth a Shi-. I have tried many different loads, ball dia., and patch thicknesses. I even had the barrel recrowned.
Well here it is! Nothing special really, but it is to me.
I am really proud of this gun. I have never went to a turkey shoot and not won at least 1 turkey. The most I have one is 3.
I always shoot 60 gr. of ffg and my cast round ball patched with pillow ticking. I have split many ball on an axe and broke 2 clay pigeons 1 on each side of the axe. I have also broke 2 crossed strings that crossed like an X. (with 1 shot)
I have killed 1 doe and a fox squirrel with it. I love shooting black powder. I don't understand why some people have so much trouble cleaning them. It's not that hard or big of a job.
My eyes have gotten so I have a real hard time seeing open sights. Before I took this picture I put the globe front sight on. I hope I can do better with it and the tang sight. I have a Green Mountain .32 barrel for it. When I got the .32 barrel I bought the tang sight and put a globe front sight on the .32. I have never been able to get the .32 to shoot worth a Shi-. I have tried many different loads, ball dia., and patch thicknesses. I even had the barrel recrowned.
Well here it is! Nothing special really, but it is to me.
Frost Cutlery? Sorry. It was the first thing that came to mind. Obviously I am showing my lack in knowledge in the knife department. lol
Buckrun
Junior Member
What cal. is your flintlock?
I don't know about flintlocks but I was told a long time ago that fff shouldn't be used in anything above .45 Something about the bore size and area behind the ball the smaller size granules of powder would burn faster and could cause to high pressure.
I would love to see your flintlock. These new inlines don't hold a candle to the beauty of the true blackpowder guns.
I don't know about flintlocks but I was told a long time ago that fff shouldn't be used in anything above .45 Something about the bore size and area behind the ball the smaller size granules of powder would burn faster and could cause to high pressure.
I would love to see your flintlock. These new inlines don't hold a candle to the beauty of the true blackpowder guns.
Mine is a 50. (Thompson - Hawkin)
I built it over 30 years ago. the book said 3F in the barrel and 4F in the pan.
Have shot from 110 to 90 grains over the years but settled on 90 after looking up the ballistic numbers.
Always shot patch and round ball but have had to change the frizzen out for a harder, after market one to help improve the spark w/ the english flint.
Will post it in a few days when I get home.
I built it over 30 years ago. the book said 3F in the barrel and 4F in the pan.
Have shot from 110 to 90 grains over the years but settled on 90 after looking up the ballistic numbers.
Always shot patch and round ball but have had to change the frizzen out for a harder, after market one to help improve the spark w/ the english flint.
Will post it in a few days when I get home.
Yet another beauty Steve! It is not my thing, but i certainly appreciate the fine craftsmanship in those old flintlocks. You guys have some true keepsakes. Maybe someday I will get the desire to build one, but i think i would build a traditional bow before I would build one of these. I can't even get my brand new TC inline dialed in. lol
Buckrun
Junior Member
You want to build a long bow I still have the oven, hose and form from when I built mine. That will save you a lot of time and money.
Hmmm. . . that has my wheels turning. It is a thought. I would like to do it someday, but have not done enough homework on the subject to have considered doing it yet. I think it would be quite rewarding though to kill a deer with the longbow you made yourself!
Ohiosam
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You are missing a couple of bundles of $100 bills and your mags are dry but the rest of your bug out kit looks good.
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Ha.. That's not a BOB. Just Props..
Since my now ex-wife is living in another state, it was her "hold the fort await the calvary gun." The mags are loaded minus 1 round in the 17 and 10, and minus 3 in the 30.. However some local ordinances prevented her from possessing such a diabolical black gun so it's back home. My BOB is of the AR variety.. I would never trust my life solely to a 9mm
I have however though about selling this piece and putting it towards another AR upper.. 6.8, 6.5, .450 maybe? None of them pass the map dot test. But i figure i can pile enough back it shouldn't matter.
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Works like a champ. I've only put about 100 rounds through it and it never had a FTF FTE.. And some of those were 5-7 round strings. My ex who is quite the petite priss could handle the recoil no problem. The first owner was Magnum on here. He might have fired about 100 rds through it the whole time he had it also. He pulled it out of the safe last summer when a bunch of us were over shooting etc. Still in the box, paperwork and original bill of sale... After shooting it I thought it would make a great gun for my wife so i set out to find one... Hell.. I called every shop within 100 miles. Closest i could get was a waiting list. Made Jim and offer and he sold it to me. Here 5 months later it's back in my hands. Neat gun. But i look at it and see a good payment towards another upper on the AR.
