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Offline chad1043

Accurate Michigan ML?
« on: October 27, 2012, 10:31:47 AM »
Hi guys,
just wondering what gun would be an accurately used Muzzleloader from Michigan? Would it be a Northwest rifle?

I found this on Sitting Fox's website.

http://www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.com/ ... fstock.htm

It looks like a juiced up GPR to me.

Wondering what the guys used back in the day...
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Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2012, 11:26:12 AM »
There is a lot of overlap, but knowing the time frame would help narrow this down for someone who has done the research on this.
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Offline chad1043

Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2012, 11:48:19 AM »
I guess I'd like an overview. Maybe give me the rifle and the year range.
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Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2012, 02:02:58 PM »
1805-forward...
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Offline pathfinder

Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2012, 10:43:04 PM »
What is commonly known as the Northwest Trade Gun was actually known as a "Mackinaw"or "Mackinac" gun due to the LARGE number of them disributed from fort Mackiniac,"back in the day".

Michigan guns had about the same look as Ohio type gun's,and althogh I am by NO means an expert,the original Michigan gun's I've seen all could be typified with Ohio half stock's with a slight Fish Belly to them.

The gun on sitting Fox's site also had 2 cheek pieces on them,what Ray said was a "michigan" feature.
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Offline chad1043

Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2012, 12:51:51 PM »
Pathfinder or anyone... Would it have steel or brass?
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Re: Accurate Michigan ML?
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2012, 03:07:55 PM »
Mostly brass.
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