Sidel lock Muzzle loader

[BeMan]

Anyone here have a side lock ML they are looking to sell?

Edited October 29, 2010 by BeMan
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[eehlert]

Are you looking for percussion or flint? Price range? barrel length? caliber?

[BeMan]

I am looking for a percussion in .50 or .54. Prefer Lyman or Investarms Great plains or T/C Hawken, Renegade, Seneca, etc. Set trigger would definitely be a plus. Thanks

[Handsome Rob]

Gunbroker is your friend.

Lots of caplock frontstuffers for sale there. I can highly recommend the Lyman GPR in .54 I find it shoulders & balances much nicer than any of the TC rifles. The .50 is nice, but a little muzzle-heavy. The .54 balances much nicer + it has a lot more whompability. Big medicine on anything smaller than a grizz

You can buy real black powder from Bass Pro too. You'll need to ask at the gun desk for it (It's not allowed to be on display) It's much, much better in sidelocks than Pyrodex, 777 etc... Buy yourself a pound of FF & FFF, you'll find that your rifle will definately prefer one over the other. Get to the range & do plenty of load work too. Patch thickness & powder volume makes a hell of a difference in your accuracy (for example here's a couple of my targets, just to show what a difference a few grains can make......)

If you buy new, you'll need to get at least 100 shots down the barrel before your accuracy really starts to pick up. They take a lot of breaking in. Don't worry about your load combo until then.

[BeMan]

Thanks. I already have FF BP. Have been doin inlines for a few years and just want to get back to traditional. Wish I had not sold my old rifles.

[Handsome Rob]

Sorry chief! I didn't mean to preach to the choir!

You may also wanna check out www.muzzleloadingforum.com