Where to find Muzzleloaders and supplies in NB
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If you're looking for a traditional cap or flintlock,Blue Mountain Sports in Brown's Flats sometimes has nice MLs for sale,and is the only place I know of in the area to buy real black powder(Goex) and traditional supplies.Best to call ahead as Gord keeps odd hours at his backyard gunshop,but he's a good fella to deal with and knows his guns.
Doiron's might be worth a call?They sell guns on consignment and that's how/where I actually got a great deal on a gently used T/C Hawken.
Might try Kisch Enterprises in Quispam also?
Other than that,I think Better Buy in Lancaster Mall might carry a few .....ewwwwwww....modern in-lines if that turns your crank?
Doiron's might be worth a call?They sell guns on consignment and that's how/where I actually got a great deal on a gently used T/C Hawken.
Might try Kisch Enterprises in Quispam also?
Other than that,I think Better Buy in Lancaster Mall might carry a few .....ewwwwwww....modern in-lines if that turns your crank?
I honestly don't know if I want an in-line or not, my one experience with muzzleloaders was a flintlock that for whatever reason had a hangfire everytime I shot it so I'll probably steer clear of those for a while. Its not a favorite feeling of mine to have a gun that should have gone bang not and then waiting wonderring if it is going to fire or not.
Better Buy in Lancaster is my last choice.
I may give Kisch a call, I honestly always forget about them. They seem to keep even stranger hours then Blue Mountain.
Better Buy in Lancaster is my last choice.
I may give Kisch a call, I honestly always forget about them. They seem to keep even stranger hours then Blue Mountain.
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If you're getting hangfires with a flinter(or capper)it's not the rifle's fault,more of a maintenance/cleaning issue.Most likely the flash channel and/or breech was plugged up with BP residue?And that's assuming it was properly loaded with real BP and not a modern substitute like loose Pyrodex or pellets which are difficult and near impossible( in that order)to light up with a flinter....always use REAL BP in flintlocks.A pan charge of 3F with a main charge of 2F Goex will go boom every time in a properly cleaned rifle.
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Good advise AB on the above....on a side note-Better Buy does have a couple nice Knight in-lines in stock they are very nice BP rifles actually, they also carry loose pwder,flints,some sabots,cleaning supplies and triple 7....
AB are in lines in the same catagory as flint or cap in Alberta for hunting seasons lmao
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There isn't any specific ML/primitive weapon seasons in AB at this time,but there is a cpl special seasons where shotguns,MLs,both traditional and in-lines(yuk),bows,and x-bows(Dbl yuk) can be used....so basically anything but centerfire rifles?AB are in lines in the same catagory as flint or cap in Alberta for hunting seasons lmao![]()
Oh and FWIW,crossguns are not allowed during archery only seasons.
Sorry,that's not entirely correct,x-guns are allowed during archery only by special permit for disabled hunters only.....just like Fred Bear,Saxton Pope,The Holy Pope,and God himself intended it to be.
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Wow you have issues!There isn't any specific ML/primitive weapon seasons in AB at this time,but there is a cpl special seasons where shotguns,MLs,both traditional and in-lines(yuk),bows,and x-bows(Dbl yuk) can be used....so basically anything but centerfire rifles?
Oh and FWIW,crossguns are not allowed during archery only seasons.![]()
Sorry,that's not entirely correct,x-guns are allowed during archery only by special permit for disabled hunters only.....just like Fred Bear,Saxton Pope,The Holy Pope,and God himself intended it to be.![]()
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Why yes,yes I do have issues with cheaters that try to circumvent the rules and weasel their way into seasons that were created in the spirit of sportsmanship and the challenge of taking game with short range weapons.
IE;I have issues with allowing cocked/ready to fire,scoped gunbows that a 13yr old girl could master in an afternoon into bow seasons,and I have issues with allowing plastic stocked,scope sighted,shotgun primered,plastic wrapped pistol bullet launching,250 yard bullseye printing modern in-lines into seasons that were created with traditional muzzleloaders in mind.
I can't really blame hunters for wanting the best equipment money can buy,that's just the nature of hunters and "Generation Instant Gratification".I blame the legislators that allow it and their ignorance of firearms.....most don't know a rifle from a shotgun,let alone an in-line from a flintlock.And to a lesser extent,the firearms manufacturers themselves,although I can't really blame them for spending untold millions on R&D of modern in-lines to satisfy the demand by hunters for the most high performance,flat shooting,long range,un-muzzleloader-like muzzleloader that they can get away with using.It's kind of ironic really that the original intent was to create a primitive weapon season for muzzleloaders,and we now have an entire sector of the firearms industry dedicated to creating modern muzzleloaders for the season?It's kinda sad really that most of the big names in ML manufacturing have either severely reduced or completely dropped traditional ML models from their lineups,T/C,Traditions,CVA just to name a few.
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real bp???cause the other crap,,lol,,is crapGood advise AB on the above....on a side note-Better Buy does have a couple nice Knight in-lines in stock they are very nice BP rifles actually, they also carry loose pwder,flints,some sabots,cleaning supplies and triple 7....
AB are in lines in the same catagory as flint or cap in Alberta for hunting seasons lmao![]()
what you lookin for?? i know that blue mountain has ONE traditional side lock in percussion,,it's a T/C,best there is, and it's there on consignment,,he keeps it in the house so you'll have to ask him to see it. and he carries real GOEX Black powder,,caps balls sabots and or everything else you could ever need. WARNING blackpowder makes white smoke,,,and white smoke is ADDICTIVE
I don't know what I want maybe I'll see if anyone at the range I'm a member of has any front suffers and would be willing to let me try them out once the road in dries out.
I'm kind or inclined to get a TC encore, I know its a inline and apparently thats blasphemous but the ability to swap other rifle barrels will let me sneak new cartridges into the house past the expense department.
I'm not in a rush just looking for a possible new toy for the summer.
I'm kind or inclined to get a TC encore, I know its a inline and apparently thats blasphemous but the ability to swap other rifle barrels will let me sneak new cartridges into the house past the expense department.
I'm not in a rush just looking for a possible new toy for the summer.
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Latest greatest in-line ML scope?
....coming soon to a crossbow season near you:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/bullseye-from-1000-yards-shooting-the-17000-linux-powered-rifle/
....coming soon to a crossbow season near you:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/bullseye-from-1000-yards-shooting-the-17000-linux-powered-rifle/
Not Countrygirl, Girlscout and many others.Griner, Countrygirl?????????![]()
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Anyone wanna start a pool on when he gets banned again.
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