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1849 Colt Baby Dragoon
This .31 caliber handgun was one of the biggest sellers of all time for Colt. This one has been converted from percussion to .32 Smith & Wesson. It is a good shooter and works well. $550.00 + shipping. This is … Continue reading
Posted in For Sale!!, Historical Clothing and Equipment, Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged CAS, Cowboy action shooting, guns, Hunting, muzzleloader, SASS, shooting
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Armi Sport 1847 Springfield .69 caliber
I am offering my 1847 replica for sale. It is .69 caliber or 14-gauge smooth bore and can be loaded with round ball or shot. This gun is a replica of the gun used by the U.S. Army in Mexico … Continue reading
Lyman Plains Pistol .54 caliber
This is a stock Lyman .54 caliber Plains Pistol. It is a very accurate pistol! $300 + shipping.
Posted in Shooting, Historical Clothing and Equipment, Hunting & Trapping, For Sale!!
Tagged fur trade, guns, Hunting, Mountain Man, mountain men, muzzleloader, shooting
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Pedersoli AN IX Pistol .69 caliber
This is a replica of a French military pistol that was copied by Simeon North for use by the U.S. military. I have stamped U.S. on the side plate to represent this type. I converted it from its original flintlock … Continue reading
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Tagged fur trade, guns, Hunting, Mountain Man, mountain men, muzzleloader, shooting
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Leman Indian Trade Rifle .54 caliber
I am offering the Leman trade rifle I built a few years ago. It has a 32″ straight taper barrel with round bottom rifling. The lock has no half cock notch as the originals did not have one. Length of … Continue reading
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Tagged fur trade, guns, Hunting, Mountain Man, mountain men, muzzleloader, shooting
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Isaac Haines .40 caliber rifle for sale
I am offering my unfired Isaac Haines rifle for sale. It is in .40 caliber with a 38″ Colerain barrel. Length of Pull = 14 1/2″. Chambers lock. $1800.00 + shipping
Posted in Historical Clothing and Equipment, Shooting
Tagged fur trade, guns, Hunting, Mountain Man, mountain men, muzzleloader, shooting
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My Brown Bess
When I got married in 1981, we took our honeymoon around Lake Superior. We visited all of the historic sites we could find. At Fort Michilimackinac, we saw the Great Lakes fur trade first hand and watched a man shoot … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Clothing and Equipment, Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged AMM, brown bess, canoe, muzzleloader
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2016 Deer Hunt
Aaron Griggs told me about seeing 3 bucks on the Antero Wildlife area near Antero Junction, CO. I showed the area to Violet and asked her to watch for deer as she drove back and forth to work. The week … Continue reading
Posted in Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged .32 Winchester Special, Antero, Hunting, mule deer, Winchester 1894
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Aux Aliment du Pays – Off the Nourishment of the Land
Requirement #19 of the American Mountain Men states: Must spend three days and two nights totally alone under primitive conditions and aux aliments du pays [“off the nourishment of the land”]. Here is my story about completing this requirement: AUX … Continue reading
A scout along the Chattahoochee 11/11/2015
Recently, I found myself back in the states in the newly founded town of Atlanta, Georgia. I was without my rifle and was in search of another. The only rifle the trading post would sell me was a version of … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged Chattahoochie river, Geogia, Hunting
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Gabe the Shootist
Gabe the Shootist 