Forum for discussion about black powder muskets, rifles and shotguns.
Well, I'm going to build a TOTW Lehman Trade rifle in left handed flint and figure it will be fun to document the build. For those looking to try...
U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...
Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...
There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...
Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...
<center><img src="images/advisory_panel_reviewed_medium.png" alt="This item has been reviewed by members of the Milsurps Advisory Panel."><img...
Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...
We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...
Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...
A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...
Good Morning. Looking to restore a Chassepot that needs a stock. Rifle has a sporterized stock that still has the barrel bands and triggerguard...
hello, i was wondering if anyone could help identify if the musket i have acquired recently is the real thing or some other variant. it was...
I've been thinking about getting one of these for a while. A couple of friends started shooting them and with cartridges getting so expensive as...
Nice little collection of small bore (22 cal to 28 cal) cartridges all were original black powder loadings except the third cartridge which is an...
Good Evening. Greatly enjoyed the a recently purchased '69 Vetterli in single-shot mode. Recoil was minimal and accuracy amazing. However, when I...
Dear All, I am looking for a brass butt plate for a Snider cavalry carbine, with a trap door in it. If anyone has one in their spares box for sale,...
Good Evening. Got more information on Berdan II I might want to purchase. Here is an issue noted by the seller. Sorry, this is all I have to go on....
Getting close to buying a Berdan II. Has a piece of the stock at the tang is missing and I need to know who you would recommend to repair. Thanks,...
Just won this. It may start making furniture move around and slamming doors in my house. The 'devil' face on the trigger guard is the kicker.
I let go my only remaining reproduction firearm, a M1851 Colt Civilian in .44cal to help purchase this original pistol. The top-hammer design was...
I picked up on of these rifles and I am restoring. Had to replace the buttplate since the y=tang cracked and it was so deformed that it was way to...
It doesn't fit any of the types in what reference books are on hand, so it may just be an old chop job done for the civilian market. Needs help,...
I received a private mail asking for info. on making cartridges for the Dreyse needle rifle, but I am publishing the response here, as one of the...
The sling and ramrod aren't original, I added them to use this in a Civil War re-enactment. The forearm appears to have been shortened at one time,...
On the under side or my Parker Hale 2 band enfield, there are some markings 3 1/2 drams of blackpowder and 536 for the .58 caliber bullet. I do not...
FIREARM: Swiss 1842 Percussion Musket MARK: V in Circle LOCATION: Top of Barrel and left side of stock (on wood). NOTE: Found 6 other...
Well, just picked up a neat musket (always wanted one). I was told it was used by a Minnesota soldier in the Civil War. I was also told it bounced...
Hello, I have a Parker Hale 3 band Enfield and I'm trying to obtain a tiny screw which fixes the rear sight sliding blade to the sight ladder. Tried...
Hej milsurpers the old reliable has serial 88xx and is in perfect condition ,just some dings in the walnut the action has is original jaspage...
Good Evening. Got the new Beaumont to the range today and did some nice shooting. However, rifle failed to extract the spent case every 2/3 cycles....
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules & Site User Agreement