We just got back from hunting on the Highline in Montana. A fine Harkom 12 bore pinfire was the gun of the day. I got a badger right away, then friend, Jeff, got a sharptail with the pinfire. The gun was made near 1870, so who knows the last time it took game. Later , we worked on sighting in a W H Baker muzzleloader target rifle weighing 15 1/4 pounds, which was made in the same period. Who knows the last time it was shot ? I made up a design for the pinfire shells and we use round balls in the Baker, but it should have paper patch bullets we think. Twist is about 1 in 48", so a ball has to be loaded pretty light to stay stabilized.








Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 10/21/15 10:41 AM.
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