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A gunmaker of these fine rifles needs the views which are normally not presented in the kindig book. Little brother to the oc big bore sporting rifle, big brother to most of the other muzzleloading rifles on the market today. Be sure to check out the shop and see all of the different accessories we offer. Doityourself gun repair is an authoritative guide to maintaining, repairing, and improving rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Cabin creek muzzleloading cabin creek muzzleloading. Read the instructions and warnings in this manual carefully before using this firearm. From those early beginnings, cva developed a reputation for providing guns and accessories that provide our customers with the best values available. Perhaps it should have been called the muzzleloaders gunsmiths manual. Not all original 1700s and early 1800s muzzleloaders were fancily decorated the truth is, most original muzzleloading rifles built in this country were not the ornated carved and inlayed pennsylvania, kentucky, virginia, maryland and other long rifles dating from about 1750 thru the very early 1800s 18101820. That increase in performance is a huge advantage for big game hunters like me because the early muzzleloading season for whitetails coincides with the peak of the breeding rut.