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Main Discussion Area => Muzzleloaders => Topic started by: mullet on October 12, 2019, 06:21:36 pm

Title: My New Smoothbore
Post by: mullet on October 12, 2019, 06:21:36 pm

 Our club, The Florida Frontiersmen, had a club yard sale at the last meeting. I picked up this Brown Bess at a really good price. It's a Japanese Marooka made for Dixie Gunworks in the '70s. She's a .75 caliber, approximately a 12 gauge also. i'm looking forward to shooting it.

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Pat B on October 12, 2019, 09:19:37 pm

That's a cool old flintlock, Eddie and quite a beast at .75.    :-M

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Hawkdancer on October 12, 2019, 10:13:18 pm

Nice gun!  I heard the Japanese guns were very well made!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: chamookman on October 13, 2019, 02:26:31 am

Way cool Eddie - be fun to shoot  :-M ! Bob

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Lefty38-55 on October 13, 2019, 08:11:33 am

Nice piece! Made by 'Miroku' ...

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: gifford on October 13, 2019, 03:04:44 pm

The Brown Bess, an iconic musket. Nice catch at your club's garage sale. Be ready for a big thump on the shoulder from this one with a full load in it.

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Hawkdancer on October 14, 2019, 12:21:54 am

She should handle magnum loads easily!  Your shoulder is another matter!  Have fun!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Parnell on October 15, 2019, 08:33:10 am

Looks great, Eddie.  Hope I get to try that one out, sometime.

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: mullet on October 17, 2019, 03:31:57 pm

Thanks, everybody, it should be fun. lefty, thanks for the correction. I had been at the Morooka dealer that day pricing one for work.

Title: Re: My New Smoothbore
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 18, 2019, 08:07:05 am

I have thought about getting an original nepalese brown bess restoration kit from IMA, the parts are pretty rough but some good looking guns have been made from them.