I go to the gun makers fair at Dixons muzzleloading shop every year. They have some super high quality rifles all hand made from scratch. Well worth a visit if your into muzzleloaders. The rifles you show here are high quality. Good shooting for tough conditions.

I own a Tvm rifle and my bore is perfectly seasoned. I highly recommend Butch's black powder bore shine. It completely neutralizes the corrossive properties of black powder and gives you a clean barrel. Followed with bore butter you'll have a beautiful, well seasoned and clean barrel.

Very nice video, beautiful flintlocks, Thanks!

Awesome video.... Love them old rifles

Haha, my name is Tom Hall and I built my own Hawkens a few years ago but I am not fro KY. I always look forward to your new videos.

Ken Netting was a craftsmen par excellent a super guy to know, and very knowledgable

and i like how you put that old rolled penny in your patch box. very unique.

The older I get the more drawn I am to these beautiful rifles. Have a bunch of TC percussion guns but I really want a flintlock.

Nice rifles. Love those flintlocks.

I know that this video is 7 years old and I just stumbled upon it. When at the range I run an alcohol swab down the barrel followed by a clean patch after each shot. The alcohol patches are those that a person cleans your arm prior to giving you a needle. They are very inexpensive and are available at your local pharmacy. The alcohol quickly evaporates and does not foul the powder.

6:00 That's a beautiful rifle, that inlaid silver is incredible.

Crazy............ I've been walking this earth for nearly 65 years, and I've never been able to find anyone who could or would sell, or make a crafted beauty for me like these muskets and rifles............

@Hercules1-v9m

3 жыл бұрын

Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading

Keep up the good work John and friends. I love your videos. Your using a loading bench? Load that front stuffer from the bag,,, while your running. :-) That is some great off hand shootin my friends. Beautiful rifles.

Man these rifles are awesome beautiful made and useable to, i wish i could hunt with one of these!! Keep your gun rights in your country guys!! all the best!!

I had the same problems with humidity a week ago in Wisconsin. I used alcohol prep wipes. Had fun, but lots of cleaning!

Nice setup. I found after about 300 round balls out of the one I built the barrel doesn't foul nearly as bad as when it was new...The first 100 rounds were really hard to load.

GREAT LOOKING GUNS GUYS

I really like the rifle old Moses. Seems like the right name for the rifle.

nice rifles , I have a Tennessee style with Durrs Egg flintock and a Rice barrel. it is a tack driver in .40 cal. I also have a Leman full stock plains rifle with an L and R late english flinglock in .54 cal. also a great shooter both from TVM.

Well done. Thank you.

Great video, I try to make it to Dixon's Gunmakers fair every year. I am lucky living in north eastern PA its only a 45 min drive. Sadly Dixon's is the only place that seems to sell true black powder anymore. BTW what kind of powder do you guys use? I have been using GOEX for years with great results. Some say the Elephant or Swiss powders create less fouling but I have yet to try them.

What is the length of the rifle end to end?

Fantastic video, what are the secrets when using a flintlock in different kinds of weather? Rain, breezy or windy, snow; I have a .75 cal Brown Bess and love firing it but if there's a slight breeze it blows the sparks away and miss fire. What tricks can you give me. Thanks Dave O.

Curious..what's behind your targets???? I like your ironing board shooting bench & your one of kind shooting stand!

I want one of those range stands...they are sweet

Those rifles are works of art. I wonder how difficult it would be to have such a rifle made and then import it into England?

Thanks, nice video

what would be a good flintlock for starters in pa do you know any stores around butler awesome videos

When you prime the pan, how much powder do you load and do you tap the gun to let the powder into the touch hole or do you keep the powder away from the touch hole? I keep getting the fuse effect, not sure if it's the location of my priming powder or how much I'm using

@UncaBill1

7 жыл бұрын

In general it is good to prime the pan up to just below the touch hole (sunset position) and keep it level or even a little away from the hole if you've been carrying it around hunting - just give the lock a tap from the right hand side. That way the flash doesn't have to burn down to it. The less the better. Four F (FFFFG) is faster in the pan than a coarser powder you may have loaded in the barrel. It is good to use a vent pick to poke a hole in the barrel powder to expose more surface of the load grains to the flash. My Tennessee Mountain rifle with Durs Egg lock goes off as fast as a percussion (it seems) with no lag at all from click to bang - I don't even hear the lock!

Did you build that range stand? I want one now!

I use molded bullets. No patch, and very accurate. Also, I use Crisco as a lube. Unsalted lard works well too.

@jockellis

5 жыл бұрын

Jus' Nuts Whoever invented Crisco should have gotten a Nobel Prize.

how do i know if an moutain riffle is safe to shoot it has never been fired before and i'm afraid to fire it without looking at the bore and seeing how fowl it is i'm new to these riffles i do own an cap and ball pistol any advice?

hay im a black powder shooter I just recently got a flinter I'm used to percussion I shoot at rondievus do u know a way I can get hold of real black powder without ordering it

Details on that rifle stand? Looking for exactly that. Maybe one that accommodates two rifles.

Hey John & Jim..... Nicely done! What powder were you usin that left that much foulin please?? Did you have to re-adjust for when it got colder for huntin?? Very interestin stuff... Flintlocks!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We were using regular GOEX black powder. It was all due to the humidity. Once the humidity went down along with the temps I didnt have any fouling like that at all. It was a super hot and humid day when we filmed this.

@shaunevans8630

8 жыл бұрын

Hey, my 11-year-old son and I love your videos. I was wondering if you do guide work. We'd like to come out to PA and do some flintlock deer hunting some time. Keep up the great work!

for cleaning try 1 part 97% rubbing alcohol and 2 parts Murphy's oil soap!

didn't learn much about shooting or sighting in. maybe re-title it: Watch us shoot on a hot day. Just a thought!

@bavariasuhl

5 жыл бұрын

with shitty camera work

I recommend using a lead sled. Takes the human mistakes out.

Отличный видос 2 мушкет мне понравился больше.

Shotguns do patterns but rifles do groups

1. Shoot it 2. Use a bulle puller, it's basically a long screw that attaches to your ramrod that you can use to pull out the ball 3. Use a co2 discharger, basically a co2 can that attaches to your touchhole and releases the whole can of c02 at once to push the ball out. 4. Lol my cheap college student method, pick at the ball with a small object after removing the vent until it becomes to small to stay in and it just falls out. Obviously only when there is no powder lol.

@johnshafer3645

8 жыл бұрын

the thing you call a touchhole is called a nipple

@matthewargot2146

8 жыл бұрын

+John Shafer nipples are on percussion rifles. Flintlocks have touch holes.

3:01 "These would be two tens" - sorry, but black powder scoring uses the midline of the hole, not breaking the line - that's a 10 and a 9.

Try powder graphite on your patches with your ball. You'll be surprised how many shots you'll get without cleaning the barrel. It lubes it nice and every time you load it it's as easy to load like the first load with a cleaned barrel. I've been using it since I've found out about it and it hasn't felled me yet. Don't be afraid to make the patch black. No such thing as too much graphite. I put my patches in a zip lock bag poor graphite in the bag and shake it until all my patches are black and I stick extra in the bag. Your fingers will be black but you'll be able to shoot a lot with out cleaning and it does help the cleaning process after your done. Try it let me know how you like it. I love it. An older gentleman told me about it and he's been shooting flintlock for over forty years.

what kind of patch box is that on your old moses???

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

8 жыл бұрын

+Cole Griffin The whole gun was based on a christian springs pennsylvania rifle from 1775. Thats all I know.

@colegriffin1188

8 жыл бұрын

Well man i sure do appreciate it.

Hey nice vids how do you design your hats at?

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

we took some hats to a local embroiderer

HOW MUCH POWDER ARE YOU LOADING ?

How much does an flintlock usually cost

@leskelly3112

5 жыл бұрын

650 CAD for a Hawkins rifle or 600 CAD for a Kentucky long rifle

How do you unload a flintlock? Assuming if you're able to.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

you shoot it

@flyfishjones

9 жыл бұрын

Fair enough

@craigminor3665

9 жыл бұрын

flyfishjones you can use a tool called a worm that has a wire or screw on the end to remove the ball, you don't have to shoot it to unload it .

@nothingnewtome1

9 жыл бұрын

You can also blow compressed air through it

@imjusttoodissgusted5620

8 жыл бұрын

+flyfishjones use a ball screw. it looks like a sheet metal screw with a brass disk on it the size of the bore, this keeps the screw centered in the bore. so. first if you have it, put some bore cleaner (balistol or whatever you use) then attach the screw to your ramrod. Most rods are tapped 8-32 though TC likes 10-32 for some reason. you push and turn the screw into the ball a few turns. then clap the end of the rod in a vice or use a something to hold the rod tightly and pull the ball out. the prelube you put in will make it really pretty easy, the hardest thing is to hold onto the rod. ALWAYS, ALWAYS MAKE SURE THERE IS NO CAP ON THE NIPPLE OR POWDER IN THE PAN AND THE GUNS ARE NOT COCKED, JUST TO BE SAFE, SAFE SAFE...............

I use a .490 round ball with 80 GN of Pyrodex With a .015 patch in My Traditions Hawken Rifle and I do not have any problems with large amounts of fouling no matter what the weather is. That is why Pyrodex is better then Black Powder. Using more then 80 GN of powder does not improve anything.

@TheNickathome

8 жыл бұрын

You're obviously using a percussion gun. Pyrodex is not recommended for use in a flintlock. Pyrodex is not better than black powder, in fact its worse. Its much dirtier and is a real pain to clean versus black powder.

@TheAlice1865

8 жыл бұрын

Nickathome Smith That is a matter of opinion I know what works best for me if you don't like it don't try it..

@jamesaritchie2

8 жыл бұрын

80 GN is a light load. I use 110, and it improves several things, including accuracy out of my Traditions. It also increases range. I'd never say Pyrodex was "better". It isn't. It's just different, and has its own pluses and minuses. For me, if it isn't real black powder, it's isn't muzzleloading you're doing. The same is true for putting a scope on a muzzleloading rifle. Such things are just a way of killing more animals, and if that's your goal, you aren't a sportsman, you're just a killer.

@jamesaritchie2

8 жыл бұрын

There's nothing at all wrong with using Pyrodex in a flintlock. Most hunters I know do just that. The only reason anyone says you shouldn't is because Pyrodex is harder to ignite. If it's a problem, use ten grains of Pyrodex P as the base charge, and then top it off with R/S. Or even use ten grains of black powder as the base, and top that off with R/S.

Ummm, in your first couple of shots, seated at your bench, you have the video camera pointed at your back. We can't see the rifle when it's firing and the target is too far away to see the impact of the bullet. All we get to see is your back. Is this your idea of good video?

Not much use for robbing banks, but they sound fucking awesome!

@MrEpeeFencer

7 жыл бұрын

Why would you want to rob a bank?

Bushes ahead of the backstop .......... not smart.

Just a little opinion, Your using way too much grease. You can shoot a dry patch every so many rounds. I use only a small amount of crisco on my patches. My patch material is pillow ticking. It looks like those patches are way too wet. That being said do what works!

Doesnt seem to be a back stop. Not ideal

could this kill a raccoon

@blitzkriegatx4583

7 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you're joking or not in all honesty. .50 caliber muzzle loaders have been used for hundreds of years to kill deer, elk, moose, and bear. They're roughly the ballistic equivalent to low-recoil 12ga slugs, but use a solid ball of lead, instead of an expanding projectile. For a black powder gun on small game like raccoon, you would probably want a 20ga or 12ga packed with #4-#6 shot.

@stillsmokin5339

7 жыл бұрын

+BlitzkriegATX i just need something cheap to fire for a rodent problem. thankyou

@blitzkriegatx4583

7 жыл бұрын

If you're able, a cheap 22lr rifle would be a better option for that, and can be bought for around the same price. Much quieter, faster and easier to shoot and clean.

@tank2449

7 жыл бұрын

get yourself a 25 caliber air rifle. i bought my dad one for christmas. its a sweet gun almost no noise and shoots a massive lead pellet. you remeber those .177 cal air rifle that also could shoot a bb. well the 25 cal is a hell of a lot bigger

@RJD1308

7 жыл бұрын

People shoot deer with them .

I would love to see that guy run through the woods with that possibles bag hanging nearly to his knees! He would beat his own nuts out! Check out Hershel House and the guns that he makes. Later

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

8 жыл бұрын

+Lucien Macrose Watch this and you can see me run through the woods with it on. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIRtpLCac9THmqg.html

@lucienmacrose8567

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not talking about jogging along pard! I mean running flat out! You people dress in this stuff from movies and fantasy, the real world requires that bag to be up in the hollow of your ribs! I still have my grandfathers possible bag and have looked at many obscure drawings and paintings from the revolutionary period and that thing of yours would snag a bush and jerk you out of your shoes! You don't know who you are talking to, so save yourself some embarisment and let it go right now!

@matthewargot2146

8 жыл бұрын

+Lucien Macrose Apparently whomever he is talking to needs to learn how to spell and use punctuation. It's tough to come off as intimidatingly intelligent when you can't use the written language. Such hostility over the length of a strap on a possibles bag... You must have a lot of spare time on your hands.

@lucienmacrose8567

8 жыл бұрын

What you saw was intended! I have spell check.embarrassment! People should never try to teach what they know so little about! No hostility...just tired of hacks and wanna-be boneheads.

@matthewargot2146

8 жыл бұрын

+Lucien Macrose I feel like this sort of thing needs to be open to interpretation and style. There's no "right way" or "best way" to hunt with primitives. Some are using the modern stuff and fancy camo and such. Some are wearing buckskin and hunting with antiques. So long as they follow safe practices and respect the law, there's no downside. I've taken advantage of in-line muzzleloader season and hunted with a 2 year old rifle that rivals centerfires on accuracy. I'm also restoring a late 1700s brown bess and would like to use that same season to take a deer with a 72 caliber smooth bore. And both extremes are great in their own way. Long strap on a possibles bag = easy access and visibility for all your stuff. Short strap = ability to move and even run without it swinging. To each their own.

why did you ruin the video with that stupid hunt!