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« on: April 05, 2007, 12:19:36 PM »
 ???any pea rifle shooters here??.............if you don't know what a pea rifle is .......................you are not one :P :P
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2007, 04:28:51 PM »
Usually I pea afore I get to the range.

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2007, 07:04:08 PM »
 ::)Now why didn't I see that coming ???
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2007, 09:22:43 PM »
Cause ya figured only smart people could read
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2007, 07:08:58 AM »
Okay...I have a .32 Mowrey...It likes 15gr. of Goex 3f behind a .311 rb and .015 pillow ticking.

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2007, 09:30:50 AM »
I shoot a 36 cal. Southern Mountain flintlock with 20 grs. of Fffg.  Works wonders on squirrels and other small game.
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2007, 01:32:04 PM »
my .36 mule ear likes 35 grains  3f elephant. 
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2007, 05:29:23 AM »
.36cal h/a underhammer 25gr.3f is death to all squirrels and bunnys ::)

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2007, 04:49:49 PM »
I have a .32 Crockett rifle still have to sit down and find the load she likes best.
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2007, 06:17:15 AM »
Mine is a .32 flintlock.  18 grains FFFg, round ball, paper chase patch. 

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2007, 11:17:54 AM »
TomHargrove,

That is one pretty little underhammer!  I take it that is one of Bruce Linefelters?  Do you have a valid email address for him?  I tried the one he shows on his website but it didn't go through.

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2007, 03:01:12 AM »
picked up a 22  barrel last weekend in a group of barrels i purchased ,, LMAO so someday ill have to build a 22 to see how she shoots lol

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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2007, 04:00:08 AM »
I built a truly small PEA shooter a while back. It was made out of a Brass
Benjamin Franklin air rifle barrel. Threaded the nipple directly into the end of the barrel
making it a Micro-Inline ! Have no pictures of that one but when I finish the one I am working on
now, I will post them It was .177 caliber. I am also working on a .32 caliber match lock
but inletting the stock is proving difficult in the wood I chose. Black walnut and It came from a 150 year old barn. I am trying to keep the old saw mill cuts in tact (they look kinda' neat.)
But as seasoned as this wood is, it is like working Granite ! I also have A .32 Crocket I bought from Graybeard and a .31 caliber "Baby Dragoon revolver.
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2007, 09:43:48 AM »
 :D,,yes!! nice underhammer,,,,and I love Mowerys,,,the smallest pea rifle I ever saw was a .12 miniature that actually shot very well,,,I want a flinter squirrel rifle but don't know what cal. I'll go with yet.Glad to see I'm not the only pea'er around!!!! ;D
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2007, 03:13:25 PM »
tennesee mountain rifle and powder horn that i made to hold .32 cal. balls has not been used since i left california  in 1990
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Re: pea rifles
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2007, 02:08:40 PM »
tomhargrove--  yours looks like mine's twin brother.  Same load works good for me too.  Rust browned it and made an aperture sight to replace original.  I sure would like to get a .50 cal barrel for it.  Anyone got any ideas where to look?  I've lost Bruce L's email.
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