Pedersoli makes some reproductions which are serviceable and reasonably well made. The guns have chokes or can be jug choked much like a modern shotgun. Muzzleloaders perform quite well. You may find the longer reaction time from pulling the trigger until the gun fires a little different.
Good place to start on loading is equal volumes of shot and black powder/pyrodex. Use a volume scoop that will give you the correct shot weight, use the same volume to scoop FFg powder. Put a nitro card on the powder and a cushion wad on top of that , then shot and an over shot card to keep the load together. But you need to learn the clean, and load with proper lubricants procedures to go with it.
Most of all, find a mentor who knows what he is doing to get you started as there is a lot more to safety in muzzleloading than most imagine until they are in trouble.
Last edited by Jerry V Lape; 09/25/07 01:01 AM.
