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18th Century English- Style Pistols | Muzzle Blasts Magazine Excerpt March 2020
Duelist 1954 builds a flintlock swivel breech longrifle
During the latest episode of the Muzzle Blasts Podcast, we talked with Mike Beliveau of the Duelist1954 youtube channel. In the podcast we glanced over this rifle build, so I just had to go to his youtube and learn more about it.
A Riffle Gun and What Belongs To Her | Muzzle Blasts Archives
Load Development for your Flintlock Squirrel Rifle | Black Powder TV
It’s Monday, which means Black Powder TV released a new video yesterday! This week, follow along as Bob begins developing a blackpowder load for his .36 caliber flintlock squirrel rifle. This rifle is built from a Kibler “Southern Mountain Rifle Kit”, one of the more popular DIY muzzleloader kits we see!
If you are interested in building your own kit muzzleloader, learning how to develop loads for your muzzleloader, or just want to enjoy some blackpowder fun vicariously, be sure to watch!
IN PART #1 OF THIS SERIES WE PREPARE THE BARREL OF THE TRADITIONAL BLACK POWDER .36 CALIBER FLINTLOCK SQUIRREL RIFLE BUILT FROM A KIBLER 'SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN RIFLE' KIT FOR DEVELOPING THE MOST PRECISE LOAD.
We are excited to be working with content creators like Black Powder TV and the Black Powder Maniac to promote not only the NMLRA, but our love for muzzleloading and living history so it may last for generations to come.
Photos from the 2020 New Year's Day Shoot
The mystery of a naked flintlock from 1815
While on the road, we stop in to a muzzleloading gunsmith Allen Hunter's shop to see what he's been building, little did we know he had his hands on a mysterious hardware-less flintlock. Tune in as we discuss different signs of what may have happened over 200 years ago.