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  • .58 Caliber Flintlock

    03/14/2019 4:44:43 AM PDT · by w1n1 · 11 replies
    Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/14/2019 | M Nesbitt
    It wasn't the game that the author expected to take with it, but his big .58-caliber flintlock still performed well in the woods. Let me begin this tale by reviewing some background and a few technicalities. The rifle that is the real centerpiece of this story is a .58-caliber flintlock, in the fullstock Hawken style. That was the last rifle made for me by the late Dave Dolliver. It was my second .58-caliber rifle, but compared to some of the other muzzleloading calibers, I had very little experience with the .58s. Getting more experience with the .58s was something I...