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Sidearms & Scatterguns Went a little old school with this one.

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Found this at a gun show today. Always wanted one.

Made by CVA. 69cal.

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Yes, it's a smooth bore brass. Supposedly it will fire either a .69 ball or shot.
I'm still trying to research what the charge should be. I've seen qoutes of 75gn, but that seems high to me.
 
@Dog&Jeep This site suggests rule-of-thumb for BP musketry etc should be like so: 50 grains FFG to .50-cal ball, 75 grains FFG to .75-cal ball, and so on. Halve the number for a pistol. For your blunderbuss, give a half-charge of 34 grains FFG, see how that does you, and then work your way up to something you like. But don't go over 69 grains.
 
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