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Offline Mike Brooks

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Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« on: March 09, 2020, 06:40:03 PM »
This chunk gun was built by the instructors at Conner Prairie and given away to a student that was in attendance. Gun weighs 15 1/2 LBS with a getz 48" .50 cal barrel. Stocked in Ash early ketland lock, forged mounts by H. House. Engraved by John Schippers and H. House. I don't know which one of these guys  stocked it up. Hard to find a gun with this many signatures on it!












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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2020, 06:44:16 PM »
  That one would be a forever keeper for generations.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2020, 07:20:50 PM »
I feel the same way. I don't know if I could bring myself to take it out throw it over a log and shoot it. After a brief moment of reflection heck yea I want to shoot it.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2020, 07:24:45 PM »
I wish that it weighed about 6 pounds less.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2020, 09:02:33 PM »
Quote from: Stoner creek on March 09, 2020, 07:24:45 PM
I wish that it weighed about 6 pounds less.
HACKSAW...…..
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Offline Stoner creek

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2020, 10:25:36 PM »
Chunk shooting looks like fun  :o
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2020, 10:29:42 PM »
Is that a ‘winged foot’ the trigger guard? On a chunk gun?

Cool gun.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2020, 10:35:12 PM »
Quote from: Bob McBride on March 09, 2020, 10:29:42 PM
Is that a ‘winged foot’ the trigger guard? On a chunk gun?

Cool gun.
Yup. LePage engraved all the CP guns with a severed winged foot. ;D
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2020, 10:51:59 PM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on March 09, 2020, 10:35:12 PM
Quote from: Bob McBride on March 09, 2020, 10:29:42 PM
Is that a ‘winged foot’ the trigger guard? On a chunk gun?

Cool gun.
Yup. LePage engraved all the CP guns with a severed winged foot. ;D

Love it.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2020, 03:36:11 AM »
   Chunk gun shooting is a lot of fun... Start in the next county with powder,patch an ball. Grab ramrod an push until you get yourself back home to your starting point...!!!   Ha Ja Ha
Oldtravler

P.S. Beautiful gun...!
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2020, 04:43:52 PM »
Man, that’s an all-star piece for sure!  Shot any chunks with it lately?

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2020, 04:53:32 PM »
Quote from: Greg Pennell on March 10, 2020, 04:43:52 PM
Man, that’s an all-star piece for sure!  Shot any chunks with it lately?

Greg
It doesn't look like it has ever been fired.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2020, 06:18:47 PM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on March 10, 2020, 04:53:32 PM
Quote from: Greg Pennell on March 10, 2020, 04:43:52 PM
Man, that’s an all-star piece for sure!  Shot any chunks with it lately?

Greg
It doesn't look like it has ever been fired.

Tragedy right there.  Guns were made to be shot.  I think it'd be worth more with some spiders and chunk match wins.  When is that York match?

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2020, 08:57:51 PM »
Quote from: WadePatton on March 10, 2020, 06:18:47 PM
Quote from: Mike Brooks on March 10, 2020, 04:53:32 PM
Quote from: Greg Pennell on March 10, 2020, 04:43:52 PM
Man, that’s an all-star piece for sure!  Shot any chunks with it lately?

Greg
It doesn't look like it has ever been fired.

Tragedy right there.  Guns were made to be shot.  I think it'd be worth more with some spiders and chunk match wins.  When is that York match?
How’s about I lay on the ground and shoot that thing and one of you fellas load it for me???
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2020, 10:04:36 PM »
YEP
I was there and that's my name on the Barrel :)
S. Wright
That was a great time!
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2020, 10:18:47 PM »
The "wing foot" came about when Bruce and Melvin were pouring a  brass casting for a but plate and the mold broke and the piece that came out looked like a foot with a wing on it!
So Bruce engraved the wing foot on the rifle!
Well Mark Silver was not happy with Bruce engraving that on the rifle (not traditional) and made them take it off!
The next year they had coffee mugs made up with the "Flying Foot" on them!They went quick :)
That was some fun times.
 
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2020, 10:24:30 PM »
Was that gun made in a week?
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2020, 10:36:56 PM »
No
Most of time we had it in the white by the end of the week and it was finished later!
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2020, 10:41:12 PM »
There is a good picture of the C/P gang in Sept 1997 issue of M/B page #13
I'm the one on the right end of the back row!
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2020, 03:17:50 AM »

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How’s about I lay on the ground and shoot that thing and one of you fellas load it for me???
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I’m your Huckleberry...say when...

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2020, 03:07:38 AM »
Brooks

Did you buy that rifle?  If so, I am sorry I bid against you.

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2020, 04:15:54 AM »
No, that big guy from Stoner Creek did... No problem my friend!!
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2020, 04:22:48 AM »
Wayne

I am glad that you did, hope to get to see it in person some day.

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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2020, 07:31:38 PM »
Bring it over to the York in Pall Mall at the end of the month. If it's still on, there will be a couple hundred folks there that can show you how to play chunk.
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Re: Some Contemporary muzzleloading history.
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2020, 07:39:23 PM »
I’m hoping to. I’d like to sell it there if possible. I’m not a chunk shooter.
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