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arcticap · January 3, 2019, 03:03 PM

I briefly had a Traditions Blunderbuss that was a kit gun assembled in the white by the staff at Traditions but then sold it unfired.
The wrist on the blunderbuss stock was thick and beefy, and it had a nice trigger.
IMO removing the muzzle is a viable possibility.
IIRC there may have been a relatively invisible seam where the bell section was welded to the barrel.
I can't say for sure because of how faint the seam was, and I couldn't really tell if it was a machine mark or not.
If it was a weld it was polished out.
But that shouldn't affect where the trumpet could be cut off at.
I think that the criticism of the model is a little bit unfair.
Where else can a person find a percussion blunderbuss for that price?
Hovey Smith wrote some articles and made videos about the game that he shot with it, and how he learned to aim it.
He eventually built up the comb of the stock to help with his aim.
The links to his videos about it are contained in his 2 articles:

1. https://hoveysknivesofchina.com/2012...nd-small-game/

2. https://hoveysknivesofchina.com/2013...rbuss-shot-lo/

I think that it's a recreational piece that can be experimented with to enjoy its virtues.
I've loaded my BP 28 gauge shotgun [.55 bore] with shot loads that exceed many modern 12 ga. loads.
Ballistics Products sells 28 gauge regular & magnum shotshell wads that should help to improve patterns with its open cylinder choke.
Hovey used regular .54 caliber sabots as a base wad for 1 oz. loads of shot.
For those who don't want to use plastic there's plenty of other options.
Aiming may be a challenge but then it's not an open choke flintlock, but rather built in a handy & functional percussion configuration.

January 3, 2019, 03:03 PM	#7
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	I briefly had a Traditions Blunderbuss that was a kit gun assembled in the white by the staff at Traditions but then sold it unfired. The wrist on the blunderbuss stock was thick and beefy, and it had a nice trigger. IMO removing the muzzle is a viable possibility. IIRC there may have been a relatively invisible seam where the bell section was welded to the barrel. I can't say for sure because of how faint the seam was, and I couldn't really tell if it was a machine mark or not. If it was a weld it was polished out. But that shouldn't affect where the trumpet could be cut off at. I think that the criticism of the model is a little bit unfair. Where else can a person find a percussion blunderbuss for that price? Hovey Smith wrote some articles and made videos about the game that he shot with it, and how he learned to aim it. He eventually built up the comb of the stock to help with his aim. The links to his videos about it are contained in his 2 articles: 1. https://hoveysknivesofchina.com/2012...nd-small-game/ 2. https://hoveysknivesofchina.com/2013...rbuss-shot-lo/ I think that it's a recreational piece that can be experimented with to enjoy its virtues. I've loaded my BP 28 gauge shotgun [.55 bore] with shot loads that exceed many modern 12 ga. loads. Ballistics Products sells 28 gauge regular & magnum shotshell wads that should help to improve patterns with its open cylinder choke. Hovey used regular .54 caliber sabots as a base wad for 1 oz. loads of shot. For those who don't want to use plastic there's plenty of other options. Aiming may be a challenge but then it's not an open choke flintlock, but rather built in a handy & functional percussion configuration. Last edited by arcticap; January 4, 2019 at 06:41 AM.