[John Rogers]

Got the finish completed on the 45 caliber, 1000 yard muzzle loader over the weekend and did an assembly to check the fit after the spraying of 14 coats of nitrocellulose clear lacquer. My hands took a beating from all the sanding as it has been many years since I painted custom motorcycles and vans! I need to adjust the tang down a bit to make the hooked breech fit as it did before spraying. It uses a 540gr pure lead bullet over 120gr (long ranges) or 80gr (short ranges) of FFG black powder.