Traditions Performance Firearms have developed a break-action muzzleloading hunting pistol based on their Vortek Rifle. The Vortex pistol features a 13” ultralight tapered ported barrel, Accelerator Breech Plug, CeraKote Finish and LT-1 alloy frame. The MSRP is $369 [Read More…]
Traditions Performance Firearms have updated the PA Pellet Flintlock line and added their Accelerator Breech Plug and Williams metal fiber optic sights. The new breech plug gives more consistent ignition and is easier to clean. The PA Pellet line allows the use of both [Read More…]
Okki, a reader of TFB, discovered a primitive blackpowder shotgun in use by locals at the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, Peru. Okki said … I was on vacation in Peru this month and while visiting the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca I noticed one of [Read More…]
The NRA Blog writes … One of the most unusual repeating firearms ever to be manufactured in the United States was Isaiah Jennings’ repeating flintlock rifle of 1821. Built with a detachable skeleton-type shoulder stock as well as a removable 21-inch octagonal [Read More…]
The INTIMIDATOR is a jenga-like puzzle created by artist GarE Maxton. Inside the puzzle there are a handful of objects what when combined with some of the puzzle pieces produce a .45 caliber muzzleloading pistol! From Maxton’s website … The sculpture [Read More…]
Cemetery recently experimented with blackpowder .45 ACP loads. Recently did a Wild Bunch match where I used black powder 45acp loads, which isn’t a new concept, seems darksiders have been doing this for years. But was more curious to see what it felt like, and how the [Read More…]
This interesting article was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. I reproduced it below in full. The original article can be downloaded from their Manzano Valley Outdoors website [PDF link]. Blackhorn 209 is Smokeless Powder Dr. Jim and Mary Clary Manzano Valley Outdoors [Read More…]
My friend Colin Stolzer of Stolzer & Son’s Gunsmithing has completed what I believe to be the first rifle chambered in the enormous 2 Bore S&H Black Powder Express cartridge. For the past six months Colin has been meticulously documenting the build on his [Read More…]
The new T/C IMPACT muzzleloader is priced at just $250. It looks like the perfect entry-level muzzeloader. On his blog Tyler Kreis discusses the new innovate features found in the gun.
The .50 caliber muzzleloader is standard with a uniquely crafted 26-inch stainless steel, precision rifled barrel with a 1 in 28 inch twist. At the heart of the muzzleloader is the rifle’s sealed pivoting breech, which is accessed via the trigger guard lever. The [Read More…]
Lots of fun can be had with miniature cannons. The powder he is using looks suspiciously like matchstick head scrapings. [ Many thanks to cameron for emailing me the link. ]
Muzzleloader firm Knight Rifles is back in business after ceasing production last year. The press release says it all … Athens, TN: On March 15, 2010, PI, Inc., acquired the Knight Rifles brand, intellectual properties and real estate in Centerville, Iowa. For the [Read More…]
Prof. Osvaldo Gatto is a Argentinian gun maker who has quite a following around the world. He makes reproductions of a variety of weapons ranging from swords to blackpowder cannons and everything in between. I love the clean lines on the reproduction of a German wheel [Read More…]
After writing the The quest for high-capactity firearms post, readers told me about other interesting attempts at high capacity guns. Porter Revolving Turret Rifle 9-shot; .48 caliber. In excellent overall condition. Bore is excellent plus; 28″ barrel. Metal is [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by James A. Zachary Jr. James blogs at The Next Chapter ] Norm Flayderman’s Guide says that Williamson Derringers have serial numbers running into the 20,000 range but speculates that the Moore Patent Firearms Company [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by Wayne Watson. Wayne blogs at Oswald Bastable’s Ranting and New Zealand Back Country ] A volunteer in the U.S. Army at the begining of the War in Mexico, another tall hero emerges from the Legendary Texas [Read More…]
Perfect for muzzle loader hunting season and living out your South Seas whaling fantasy 🙂 Just $22,000 (shipping from Norway not included in price). More about it at Snowflakes in Hell.
Watch this video … Surely this is very dangerous? Apparently the sport is more fun than sex. Many thanks to Sven for the link.
SayUncle was given a 1873 Trapdoor Springfield which belonged to his great grandfather. Read about it here and the follow up post here.
I recently blogged about boot pistols, a type of early CCW gun carried during the Civil War and postbellum era. The feminine equivalent of the boot pistol was the muff gun. (the name refers to the original definition1 , not the modern day slang). They were the same sort [Read More…]
This under hammer percussion pistol was manufactured, probably in the mid-late 1800′s, by Bacon & Co. These types of guns where known as “boot pistols”. I don’t know for sure where the name comes from, but would guess these were backup guns [Read More…]
No other shoulder fired firearm throws a bigger mass of lead than the mighty 2 bore rifles. Ever since learning about the existence of these monster arms I have been fascinated by them. Sir Samuel Baker, the famous British adventurer, wrote about his personal 2 Bore [Read More…]
Knight Rifles have recalled the Revolution or Revolution II because of concerns that it could discharge when closing the action. Only the trigger assembly needs to be returned. Knight Rifles has received a small number of reports from the field of Revolution [Read More…]
The Target Cannon is a reusable reactive target designed to be used with .22 LR firearms or high powered air guns. The device has three vertical “barrels” which are loaded with blackpowder. A shotgun primer is inserted into the side of the barrel. The [Read More…]
This pistol belonged to a member of EOKA, a group who fought against the British and Turkish for Cypriot independence during the 1950’s. The barrel on the pistol is a 20mm cartridge case! I think the general idea was to pack a very small charge of blackpowder at [Read More…]
Master gunsmith Steve Zihn, who made the huge 2 bore rifle I have blogged about before, emailed these photos of this magnificent .54 caliber flintlock rifle he built. Look at the trigger blade. Beautiful. It has a 44″ swamped barrel. The rifle along with a [Read More…]
Colin Stolzer, who owns Stolzer & Son’s Gunsmithing, emailed me photos of a custom 8 Bore Boxlock muzzleloader he was recently build for a client. It is a true work of art. Click to expand the photos (the small thumbnails do not do it justice): 8 Bore [Read More…]
Traditions Performance Firearms have developed a new muzzleloader called the Vortek. The rifle utilizes a break open action and has the proprietary Accelerator Breech Plug installed, which allows the user to quickly dump an unfired load. The barrel is ported 360 degrees [Read More…]
The Winchester 1885 single shot rifle, designed by the one and only Mr John M. Browning, has been in and out of production for over 120 years. Winchester is once again manufacturing it. A variety of models are available: 1885 High Wall Sporter Creedmoor Black Powder [Read More…]
Billll finished off a working replica of a .36 cal. pepperbox pistol and has review it over at Billlls Idle Mind. The Pepperbox is a repeating firearm design that was the forerunner to the true revolver. The design was mainly used for pistols but it was also used for [Read More…]
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