What a beautiful piece. As someone who is just getting into building guns (I'm currently building the the lock for a German wheellock) This brings a whole new appreciation to building these things. Also, I couldn't help but notice that it sounds like you were playing one of my favorite hymns in the background "come ye sinners" Ethan
Thank you Ethan! That sounds like a really cool project you guys are working! Good ear! Yes Sir I have our local Christian radio on in my shop 24/7. Thanks again! Ben
That may be the most practical type of survival firearm available. You can make your own propellant , and in a pinch ( not that I would recommend it) one could probably substitute smooth stream gravel with an appropriate patch for shot. Better than chucking stones by hand for supper. Very nice gun.👍
Nice video and beautiful trade gun!! I’m in the process of having a Bumford gun built. I want to try pheasant hunting with it. I already have a nice English Fowler but it weighs over 8 lbs and I wanted something much lighter but still has somewhat similar feel to it. The builder thinks he can get it right at 6 lbs with a 20ga 46” barrel.
I read all of the comments to see if my question was answered. After each shot, a small trickle of sparks are ejected and drop to the ground a yard or few from the muzzle. Is that smoldering tow?
Interesting but at what range were those jugs? Or to put it differently, it would be interesting to see the maximum effective range of that musket. It sure was beautiful.
@@HoffmanReproductions Thank You. I have been thinking of getting a Trade Gun for a while. I have had people tell me, "You can't hit anything with those smoothbores". So I bought a 20 gauge round ball mold for a modern shotgun. (it was an inexpensive accuracy test) I was pretty impressed with it's accuracy. Maybe I will take the plunge & buy a flint lock. Thank You for your video. That was a beautiful musket.
Thanks for another great video, Ben. I can't lie, though - I saw that daggone yankee propane tank still lurking around over on the side of the ridge; apparently, it just refuses to die! I would have loved to have seen you take a crack at it from distance! 😂
