Started with a Zouave 58 cal. 90 gr ff and patched 0.575 roundball
CVA mountain Rifle 50 cal. 0.495 round ball
50 cal Green river, 90 gr ff and 0.495 round ball
54 cal. TC New Englander, 110 ff with 0.53 round ball
0.36 cal full stock, hand made, Flint, Russ Ham lock and trigger, 42 inch Numerich barrel gain twist starts at 1-72 goes to 1-36, took year to build, will take heads off grouse at 50 yards.
CVA side by side 12 gauge 90 gr ff and same volume # 5 shot taken Turkey, ruffed and Blue grouse, chukars, Huns and Quail
12 ga. hand made flint, Siler lock, unknown barrel blank, taken about 7 turkeys. use 90 gr ff and equal volume shot. now working on load with 477 gr 0.69 round ball.
Problems seeing iron and peep site so will scope the New Englander and hunt modern season. I need the close range gun to be safe where I live.
I have taken 6 elk in 7 years, plus deer and antelope all round ball\ll and never lost a animal.