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Originally Posted by futuresoptions
Hey David, maybe you or one of the other guys can answer this question for me. I have often wondered why all I can find black powder long spoons available in is either .45, .50 or .54 cablibers? I know you said your new BP spoon is .31 caliber...
I think it would be cool to have a long spoon in either .30, .27 or even .22 so that you could use off the market projectiles for it.
I have even considered taking a pardner .410 break open shotgun and somehow modifying a 10-22 barrel into it to where it could be used as a .22 BP spoon. Stupid idea I know, just thought it would be cool...
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The big resurgance of BP shooting is probably mostly due to extended/early deer seasons when using "primative" weapons. Billy Joe Jim Bob Redneck Jr doesn't wanna give up his remosschester deer rifle, so the inline muzzle loaders came into being. And most states require 45 (or larger) as a minimum caliber to hunt deer with, so that is what you see a lot of and supplies for at places like WalMart.
That said, there are plenty of 31 and 36 caliber rifles out there - you are looking at what is considered a squirrel gun. And they won't be inlines, or using shotgun primers instead of #11 percussion caps - they'll be flint or #11 charged.