Blackpowder shotgun?

[yaktamer]

Anybody have one? I've never owned a blackpowder anything, although I've occasionaly considered getting a revolver. The Fall Cabela's catalog arrived yesterday, and they have a 20 gauge blackpowder coach gun (11.4 in. barrels). Other than the price, it looks like fun. Waddya think?

 

[cowboy45]

I still want to buy a Howdah. 20 ga built by Pedersoli.

 

[Oldiron]

Yes I have SOME (.32-.75).They are a lot of fun to shoot. Do the orig and shoot ff or fff in something that is flint or percussion. They will suprise you with their accuracy.
Lately I have migrated more and more to accelerated heartbeat by the sight of a nice flintlock. Go ahead and get one, I don't think you will be disappointed. Forget the lazy folks that say they are too hard to clean. Hot soapy water and they take no more time than a 1911.
Larry

 

[chief38]

Had an old black powder Damascus barreled shotgun years ago that I used solely as a wall hangar over the fireplace. It was so old and I am not really into black powder reloading, that I never fired it. One day I had a guy offer me a decent price for it and it went. That's it for my black powder shotgun story.

Chief38

 

[therevjay]

I have several BP replica revolvers, they are alot of fun to shoot. And like "Oldiron" said not really all that hard to clean. I only have one percussion shotgun, and have never fired it. (bought it just 'cause it's so pretty)

 

[Cooter Brown]

I don't have one but it'd be fun to mess around with. I think a bird hunt a time or two a year with a BP shotgun would be a hoot.

Gizamo on this site has at least one and uses it to good effect--hopefully he'll be along shortly.

 

[walnutred]

While i don't think the one pictured would be a practical hunting shotgun I've hunted with BP shotguns in flint, percussion and cartridge configurations. Once you get the hang of a more consistent follow through which the slower ignition of the first two requires there is not much difference between powder types.

 

[trapper704]

We hunt and rendezvous with muzzleloaders, once you get black powder smoke in your veins, your hooked. In our arsnel is .36 cal .45 .50 .54. 58. 62, and a 2 in cannon but we really just like it a little bit. Our grankids to our oldest friends at 81 all enjoy the commaraddy of muzzleloading.

 

[chud333]

I've got 2 that belonged to my wifes brother.
When he passed away she inherited them.
I believe one is .410 and the other .20
I've never shot them, he made them himself.
They are mostly display pieces.

Chuck

 

[Muley Gil]

I bought a single shot percussion muzzleloading shotgun, a 28 gauge Dixie Gun Works, waay back in the late '60s. (1960s, NOT the 1860s). Though a small bore, I hunted rabbits and squirrel with mine. A real hoot.

IIRC, the price was $24.95, plus shipping, and it was delivered to my house via the US Mail on Christmas Eve. Christmas was fun that year. I was 15 years old, BTW.