We have seen a few of the latest and greatest in firearms displayed here in the past. I thought it might be fun to share with the gun nuts here just what I consider to be a proper hunting rifle. I had a chance to handle several of these at the NRA convention when they were in Seattle several years ago. I promissed myself I would place an order back then and never did get around to it. Pacific Rifle went out of business for awhile and I thought I had missed my chance, but they are now back and shipping rifles.
These are traditional round ball rifles of what Sir Samuel Baker, Fredrick Courtney Selous, and men of that generation considered to be of "small" or "medium" bore. They are of the Mowrey under hammer pattern, which is one of the simplest and most reliable of the old cap locks. Truely wonderfull rifles and extremely effective on game. Many today sell the round ball short as a serious hunting projectile. No one that I know that has actually killed much game with one will ever sell it short. I have killed my fair share of game over the years, with probably 3/4 of it killed with muzzle loaders and half of those with round ball, both .50 and .54 caliber. I have always wanted a well-made "punkin' thrower" of slightly larger bore, and this looks like just the ticket. I'll make sure I get one this time...
http://pacificrifle.com/