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Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« on: December 04, 2024, 03:17:36 PM »
Not usually a percussion guy, but this Mike Adcock .62 cal ‘Bear Rifle’ was too good to pass up. I needed another firearm like I need a hole in the head, but .62 cal percussion rifles aren’t exactly falling from the sky—and Adcock’s reputation speaks for itself. Bonus finds: a bison powder horn and a gourd canteen to round out the haul. Discovered at one of those antique malls with vendor consignments.
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2024, 05:24:28 PM »
Not a fan of cap guns, but I think ya got a good 'un there! 
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2024, 05:50:01 PM »
Nice haul Eric. Even that cap gun... :laughing
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2024, 06:43:15 PM »
Nice rifle gun ya got there, watch out for Bigsmoke!!!!!!!!! he likes those pumpkin ball caplocks!
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2024, 06:51:07 PM »
Quote from: BEAVERMAN on December 04, 2024, 06:43:15 PM
Nice rifle gun ya got there, watch out for Bigsmoke!!!!!!!!! he likes those pumpkin ball caplocks!

I represent that remark :bl th up   :bigsmile:
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2024, 12:25:30 AM »
Quote from: RobD on December 04, 2024, 05:24:28 PM
Not a fan of cap guns, but I think ya got a good 'un there!

I hear ya’! When I first joined the Coeur d’Alene Muzzleloaders, I was warned it was only a matter of time before I’d get the flintlock bug, and that I’d likely never look back; however, I’ve got a stockpile of percussion caps, and I just couldn’t let them go to waste, you know?

I suppose you could say I had an ulterior motive. The barrel’s inscribed with the moniker ‘Mule Skinner’. Seemed like a good time to upgrade from my old rendezvous name, ‘Little Balls.’ A man’s gotta grow, right?
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2024, 10:48:06 AM »
Guys! It's not the ignition, it's the POWDER!! Caplock, Flintlock, Matchlock, if you stuff powder down the front, it's for me!!

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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2024, 12:43:48 PM »
And when you have this, along with 30 mph winds, it's no fun shooting any of them. But all jokes aside Eric, I do like the looks of that gun. [ Invalid Attachment ]
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2024, 01:44:12 PM »
Tom, I feel for you , but.. it could be worse, I could have that here! :bigsmile:
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Re: Mike Adcock .62 Cal ‘Bear Rifle’
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2024, 02:11:28 PM »
Quote from: Nessmuk on December 05, 2024, 10:48:06 AM
Guys! It's not the ignition, it's the POWDER!! Caplock, Flintlock, Matchlock, if you stuff powder down the front, it's for me!!

 :hairy :hairy :hairy

Most important to me is that the barrel is the "cartridge" and that's what separates muzzleloaders from, well, you know, those "other" kinda guns.  ;)
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