Muzzelloading

[red_stag88]

I am interested in muzzel loaders and was wondering if anyone here did it?

 

Red

[neil]

I was thinking about getting a muzzle loading pistol as they seem quite cheap (especially second hand) and one of the clubs that i shoot clays at also has a 100yd range for rifle/pistol shooting bu as yet i havent really had the time to get things sorted

[brooktrout]

If you get the chance Niel, have a read of a book called "The amateur poacher" by Richard Jeffries, Written in the early ninteenth century by a guy who lived only for country sports. A super book which Ive read again and again. Flint and matchlocks being the norm of hunting in that era, it gives a nostalgic portrayal of an ordinary blokewho loved the countryside.

[Hammergun]

You need lots of patience.

 

Original muzzle-loaders tend to be rather on the expensive side (but keep their value). However, there are a number or Repro guns about which are much cheaper/

 

Get in touch with your nearest muzzle loading club.

 

You need a license to keep Black Powder, available from the Home Office. They are cheap and fairly easy to obtain. Alternatively you can buy a substitute called "Pyrodex" which you dont need a license for, but it's nowhere near as much fun as the real thing!

 

One thing to remember is that you need to spend much more time cleaning a muzzle -loader than a normal shotgun.