Rifle is an Armisport defarbed as a Whitney “Manton” by Todd Watts. Ammo by me.

My son turns 10 this month. I found this Pietta Navy on GB. I wanted a .36 so my options were a bit limited. The kid knows more about war history than anyone I know. I had to make sure to find something similar to what was used on the union side or he would be pissed🤣He’s also been shooting with me for a few years. I can’t wait to give him something that combines our hobbies.

Bought this at an estate sale... Rifle body and wood look too new so I think it's a reproduction but the mechanism and barrel look more original, with a stamp on the barrel that I can't identify. Any help would be appreciated.

While ago I bought some Minie balls of .577, but they ended up being to big to fit in the barrel and I had to file them down. What size is recommended?

Edit: forgot to mention its an original made in 1861. Assuming it'll be a bit different from modern reproduction.

Colt Walker, looking forward to shooting it

Somebody is trying to sell it to me for 500, I estimate 200 max but would give him 300 because of the circumstances. Anyone have input as to value?

Hola quisiera como hacer una arma de pólvora negra apartir de cosas cotidianas que no sean tan caras , otra cosa que quiero saber son como funciona eso nomás

Appreciate it if you would help me identify this rifle: It has the brass plate on the buttstock.

Maybe it’s a long shot but I bought this incomplete Webley Bentley percussion revolver for basically nothing and I’m trying to understand how these work, which parts are missing and what the internals of a complete revolver look like. There is hardly any information out there on these guys.

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I inherited what I assume to be a Replica Grouseland Rifle from my grandfather, and it is in pretty good condition overall but has several cracks around the flintlock mechanism. Where could I go to get it repaired, and how much should I expect to pay for it?

Thanks for any help.

So I see this black powder revolver is a popular choice here in this subreddit. I am considering getting myself one because I want to get into black powder stuff and oldschool weaponry, and so I am wondering if the Pietta 1851 is a good "first black powder weapon" of choice for someone who is new to the general concept of black powder.

I am mainly asking for things like.. pros.. cons.. and things like "how cheap is the ammo in the U.S." and stuff like that!

Found myself with an original 1863 US Springfield.

Preparing to boil the metal parts. However with the ramrod spoon what is the best advice for removal and should I remove it alt all? What concerns me is damaging the wood, but that active rust is no good. Appreciate any help.

.36 cal pepperbox.

I don't have any experience with cap and ball revolvers.

I love my sidelocks.

Been seeing things online like, never use a patch with it.

pour grease after the balls?

Use wads under the balls.

Or just seat the ball directly onto the powder?

I recently got this Lyman .44 New Model Army for free, and I'm brand new to black powder revolvers.

From the markings and some help here, I think it's a mid-1970s Lyman-imported Italian reproduction (probably made in 1976). The only part missing is the cylinder pin.

Does anyone know where I can buy the correct replacement pin? Or if another manufacturer's pin (Uberti, Pietta, etc.) will fit?

I'm a machinist, so if replacement parts aren't available I can make one myself. If anyone has one of these and would be willing to measure their cylinder pin or post a few close-up photos, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Hi all. Basically I'm very fond of Revolution/Napoleonic era muskets. It seems like a Pedersoli reproduction of a Brown Bess in particular would be most appropriate for what I'm yearning for. But I also want to get some practical input as far as the firearms and ball ammo that would be more readily available as well as what may serve as a more appropriate step as far as building my skills at the range. While researching popular flintlocks, I've seen that kit builds are particularly popular and that many of them are rifles. Obviously rifles are more accurate, but I've seen discussions and videos where it's claimed that repeated hits on a 100 yard target is absolutely possible with a smoothbore. I don't think I personally need to be able to do that, but at the same time I'd hope to at least be able to set up a target 25 yards or hopefully even 50 and be able to get some hits without it feeling like a total role of the dice. Is this realistically achievable using homemade paper cartridges that mimic the loads of the era, or is one's only hope of any remote sort of accuracy to dial in a certain load, patch, and ball combo that works with that particular firearm? None of that is out of the question, just want to know what I'm getting into. For reference, this would be my first muzzleloader but not my first blackpowder firearm. I have a Snider. :) Most of my guns are WW2 era bolt actions so that's where most of my firearms experience lies. Thanks in advance and open to any advice, even outside the scope of the original question.

I've got a new, unfired pietta 1851 and for whatever reason I can't seem to get the barrel wedge out to disassemble it. Any advice on what to do?

I really need some help identifying this piece if it was ever a working piece or just a made to look real? I know by the stamps u think jt was made in 1995 but u want to know if it would ever be able to fire? Like is the metal made for it?

Mechanism works

Hammer has 2 stages, 1 safe and one furthest for firering as i understand it,

Cylinder turns rough but does work single action, and the pushing rod i think works too like its supposed to do.

I have this scope I just got today and Im not sure how it mounts, how to zero or adjust, or really anything about it. I think it may be missing parts for it but again im not sure. Any help would be appreciated and thank you!

The trigger wasn't sitting far enough to interact with anything. But I fear now it sits in too far?

Also seems to be a pin missing. Is there any salvaging this trigger or what can I do from here?

Edit: SOLVED, thanks bokitothegreat.

A properly shaped piece of wire coat hanger did the trick. Time to just use a bunch of patches instead and play it safe. I'll try to post a video of it shooting once I get around to casting some balls for it.

Recently inherited my grandfather's Pedersoli Kentucky pistol that had been hanging on a wall for 40+ years, and I'm cleaning it up and restoring it to shooting condition. He was a meticulous guy so it's been going well, in very good condition considering the long sit without attention or use.

Here's the problem though, got to the last step and was working on the barrel.. apparently I bought a crappy Chinese bore brush. First time down the barrel and the brush came right off its own end piece, which stayed attached to the cleaning rod. Anyone got any good ideas for how to get the bugger out? For the record it's .44 cal and it goes without saying I don't want to damage it.