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Offline Daryl

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Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« on: December 16, 2020, 04:09:23 AM »
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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2020, 04:22:38 AM »
This guy is the best BP guy on YouTube. He’s a University Professor and European National Champion Shooter. His collection is incredible as is his bench routine and shooting skills. I would have been as excited as him to open this box. I love how he didn’t even take the tags off them when he took them to the range.

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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2020, 04:28:59 AM »
Oh MAN! I want. But don't have the kind of "want-it" funds those beauties would require.  ;D
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2020, 04:36:15 AM »
Those were nice guns, that's for sure. Seems to me, the ignition was a bit slower than the wheel lock pistol Taylor built.












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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2020, 01:02:05 PM »
Wow Daryl, your brother never ceases to amaze me. Is that an all ebony stock?  I like working with ebony. Just don't like the cost or the cheesy smell.
The barrel looks a bit heavy around the bore but I'm sure that is counterbalanced by the massive lock. Gorgeous.
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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2020, 05:58:21 PM »
Those are marvellous .   I have always been fascinated by wheel locks  .  I have read that the ignition is faster than a flintlock .  Taylor's pistol looks like it balances well.

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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2020, 07:35:20 PM »
The wheellock pistol is a joy to shoot.  Ignition is faster than the flintlock, there is no jar in the hand, and the one I made is deadly accurate.  It features a .40 cal Bauska rifled barrel, so it is heavier than the smoothbored original would be, but balances nicely.  Here's a picture of the owner shooting it...he aced the pistol trail with it that year.



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Offline Mike from OK

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Re: Unboxing and Shooting a Brace of Wheellock Pistols
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2020, 07:16:00 AM »
This guy is the best BP guy on YouTube. He’s a University Professor and European National Champion Shooter. His collection is incredible as is his bench routine and shooting skills. I would have been as excited as him to open this box. I love how he didn’t even take the tags off them when he took them to the range.

Nah, there's an up-and-coming BP guy on YT that I prefer to watch. But yeah, the channel you mentioned is pretty good too.

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