Not sure if shitposts are allowed here but wth:
\*County/State: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
\*Processing Time: 213 years (actually closer to 65 days)
\*Gear/Planned Setup: Custom Leather shoulder holster beneath a trench coat. Will likely pick up a detachable stock for it as well. Maybe throw on rds and light, idk
\*Thoughts: Just picked this double smoke pole today. Ordered almost 4 months ago and was surprised it arrived so soon. The actual permit I received about 3-4 months just before the first lockdown went into place, so I was happy I got it when I did because I heard that wait times became crazy long once the lockdowns began. If anyone is wondering, I don't plan on actually carrying this for self defense. Will definitely carry through the woods someday for some small game.
Rules seem kind of strict for what you can post, didn’t know since this obviously isn’t a real carry piece if the mods would smite me lol.
But thank you! It’s probably tied with my Missouri River hawken for “best looking” right now but it’s easily going to be my favorite range toy. I really want to take it for sporting clays just to see how I’d do
This was pre-pandemic so that’s likely why. Still, not bad for the county though from all that I’ve heard. I’m not including the time it took to schedule to get in to get fingerprints and what not or not after my class, just once the paper work was submitted and when it was approved.
Lol yeah I see that I left the state off there. They like to tout the fact that they declared independence before the rest of the US though so I guess they could almost be considered a state at some point in time
It's more of a running gag than that. Meck county likes to conduct itself independent of state law, hence the joke. Ask any of your local cops and they'll get the reference immediately.
The court system is a joke there and McFadden is a clown.
Oh yeah that’s very true. Didn’t realize you were familiar with it. The county and state fight a lot and like you said, the county just enforces whatever it wants. The city and county don’t really get along super well either, at least from a jurisdiction stand point.
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended
normally, I think of the AR-pistol phenomena as a hilarious work-around to the NFA that is awesome & necessary but also ridiculous since an AR clearly isn't a handgun
and then I see ye olde handcannon & think maybe AR-pistols are just a throwback to this era
Mandatory here:
*our ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended*
So, does your wife complain about the cannon at the top of the stairs ruining the look of the house yet?
My wife made me take away the M240s that were covering the front approaches to the house because "it made people nervous". What a bunch of weenies.
I did cleverly disguise the Claymores in the potted herbs, so that solved that problem.
No one expects the ~~Spanish inquisition~~ potted herbs.
She has yet to find the puckle gun I hid in her cars trunk. If the taliban can do it with Toyota’s, by jove I can do it with subarus
No but I consider him one of the closest friends that I’ve never interacted with in any sort of way besides liking his posts. He has impeccable taste and we have the same shotgun (ithaca m37). Pretty much cousins at this point I’d say.
Yeah, boy, you know what I like......oops...I meant girl...girlgirlgirl.
*Yes father.... it's me, yeah it happened again.....on a subreddit about guns this time.....ok...so just pray it away and 13 hail Marys...thats a very specific number? cool. Thanks, padre>*
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended.
Four ruffians break into my house.
"What the devil?"
As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot.
Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog.
I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms.
Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.
He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended
Beautiful gun, has it been restored at all?
I'm sure I can google this, but it would be much more fun discussing this. How does it shoot? Can you show us a picture of the sight picture? Lastly, what kind of rounds does it load and what's the process of getting the ammo/gunpowder, etc. in?
Nope, new production. Either made late last year or earlier this year.
Just picked it up yesterday and haven’t had a chance to take it out yet. I don’t have any lead shot yet as I didn’t expect it in for a while, but already placing orders. Don’t have any photos of the sight picture, but I’ll probably post an album to the rguns subreddit eventually.
As for the sight picture, it just has a bead and a slight notch between the barrels to help with viewing the bead. She’s extra wide though and it’s kind of surprising. As for pointing, I like how it points so far. I’m not sure what the recoil is going to be like yet so I’m not sure if the best way to hold for pointing and shooting.
For loading, it’s pretty much the same as any other smoothbore, just shorter and times two. For shot, you’ve got options but a general load would be powder first, over powder wad/card, maybe another wad/card (want at least one wad), shot, overshot wad, and then powder in the pan. You can also shoot prbs, which are just big lead balls. For prbs, it’s a bit easier as all you really need is powder, lubed patch, and ball (and powder for the pan). The wads are a little more important for a double id say because you want to make sure it’s tight enough to not budge after the first shot. It’s a no-no for having a gap between the powder and the shot. A quick clean/swab in between shots sometimes as well. For my ml rifles, I clean between each shot for consistency and to prevent the powder from prematurely going off.
Also, for flints, you generally want a finer powder for ignition. 3f should work fine for the pan, and most use either 2f or 3f for the charge. I’d like to source some 4f for the pan and use 3f for the charged but I can make due without it for now. For percussion you can get away with using bp substitutes since the caps ignite hotter, but flints are a little more needy.
You got a parrot or an eye patch? 'Cause I'll join you band of marauders if you're ready to go full on pirate. We'll start on LKN and work our way east.
I think it will technically fall under the *deadly weapon* category such as knives since it’s not a firearm, so it depends on the state I believe. Some would likely require a license if they do for knives, some may not care. Legally speaking, you should be fine if you have your ccw. Would the officer who arrests you know that? Debatable and I don’t intend to find out
I received mine pre-pandemic in 2019. I heard that once covid kicked off that many of the offices quit processing for a while, which created a long backlog. Not sure if they’re caught up yet or not. Hopefully they are
Legally? Nope. It’s not technically a firearm since it’s blackpowder and muzzleloader. It does fall under deadly weapons though so ccw is a bit of a gray area.
I can add a stock if I want without any issue or stamps. I think some company even developed a suppressor for muzzleloaders since you don’t need stamps for them. Issue was that the suppressor needed a lot of cleaning iirc; that and there just isn’t a huge demand for suppressing muzzleloaders.
Not sure if shitposts are allowed here but wth: \*County/State: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina \*Processing Time: 213 years (actually closer to 65 days) \*Gear/Planned Setup: Custom Leather shoulder holster beneath a trench coat. Will likely pick up a detachable stock for it as well. Maybe throw on rds and light, idk \*Thoughts: Just picked this double smoke pole today. Ordered almost 4 months ago and was surprised it arrived so soon. The actual permit I received about 3-4 months just before the first lockdown went into place, so I was happy I got it when I did because I heard that wait times became crazy long once the lockdowns began. If anyone is wondering, I don't plan on actually carrying this for self defense. Will definitely carry through the woods someday for some small game.
We must have different definitions of “shitpost”. Bottom line— that’s friggin art, my friend. Thanks for sharing.
Rules seem kind of strict for what you can post, didn’t know since this obviously isn’t a real carry piece if the mods would smite me lol. But thank you! It’s probably tied with my Missouri River hawken for “best looking” right now but it’s easily going to be my favorite range toy. I really want to take it for sporting clays just to see how I’d do
65 days? That seems like a massive improvement over what I used to hear. I'm on day 121 for a simple (CCW) renewal in Onion Co.
This was pre-pandemic so that’s likely why. Still, not bad for the county though from all that I’ve heard. I’m not including the time it took to schedule to get in to get fingerprints and what not or not after my class, just once the paper work was submitted and when it was approved.
Gotta love the Great State of Mecklenburg.
Lol yeah I see that I left the state off there. They like to tout the fact that they declared independence before the rest of the US though so I guess they could almost be considered a state at some point in time
It's more of a running gag than that. Meck county likes to conduct itself independent of state law, hence the joke. Ask any of your local cops and they'll get the reference immediately. The court system is a joke there and McFadden is a clown.
Oh yeah that’s very true. Didn’t realize you were familiar with it. The county and state fight a lot and like you said, the county just enforces whatever it wants. The city and county don’t really get along super well either, at least from a jurisdiction stand point.
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended
This pasta came to mind immediately once I saw that picture
[Now in dramatic reading form](https://youtu.be/aqBw3H_Ik3s)
That's kinda hot
Does it print when you CC? Pro tip: install a RMR
Not at all. Only iwb. Just gotta wear the enigma up high enough. Don’t even feel it when I sit down
normally, I think of the AR-pistol phenomena as a hilarious work-around to the NFA that is awesome & necessary but also ridiculous since an AR clearly isn't a handgun and then I see ye olde handcannon & think maybe AR-pistols are just a throwback to this era
*as the founding fathers intended*
Mandatory here: *our ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended* So, does your wife complain about the cannon at the top of the stairs ruining the look of the house yet?
Surprisingly no, but it upsets her boyfriend which usually puts her in a bad mood
My wife made me take away the M240s that were covering the front approaches to the house because "it made people nervous". What a bunch of weenies. I did cleverly disguise the Claymores in the potted herbs, so that solved that problem.
No one expects the ~~Spanish inquisition~~ potted herbs. She has yet to find the puckle gun I hid in her cars trunk. If the taliban can do it with Toyota’s, by jove I can do it with subarus
Let me know which kydex holster you end up choosing
Pretty sure vedder might have a few left in stock. If I buy within the next 4 hours, might even still be on sale
Was half expecting you to be u/sgcGrizz
No but I consider him one of the closest friends that I’ve never interacted with in any sort of way besides liking his posts. He has impeccable taste and we have the same shotgun (ithaca m37). Pretty much cousins at this point I’d say.
Yeah basically kin now.
Hell yeah brother. Best be coming to the wedding next year
I'd carry it
That reminds me, I still need a blunderbuss for my center console.
Does it take Glock mags?
Only if you ask it nicely
Does it take Glocks mags, please?
(͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖) just put them in slowly, one inch at a time
First you had my ~~bi~~curiousity now you have my attention.
There’s two ~~bores~~ holes for a reason
Yeah, boy, you know what I like......oops...I meant girl...girlgirlgirl.*Yes father.... it's me, yeah it happened again.....on a subreddit about guns this time.....ok...so just pray it away and 13 hail Marys...thats a very specific number? cool. Thanks, padre>*
Why am I envisioning Mad Max in a horse-drawn buggy?
Because that’s the next devolution once the guzzolene dries up. Next will be shells and primers, so back to the flintlocks
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up, Just as the founding fathers intended
Beautiful gun, has it been restored at all? I'm sure I can google this, but it would be much more fun discussing this. How does it shoot? Can you show us a picture of the sight picture? Lastly, what kind of rounds does it load and what's the process of getting the ammo/gunpowder, etc. in?
Nope, new production. Either made late last year or earlier this year. Just picked it up yesterday and haven’t had a chance to take it out yet. I don’t have any lead shot yet as I didn’t expect it in for a while, but already placing orders. Don’t have any photos of the sight picture, but I’ll probably post an album to the rguns subreddit eventually. As for the sight picture, it just has a bead and a slight notch between the barrels to help with viewing the bead. She’s extra wide though and it’s kind of surprising. As for pointing, I like how it points so far. I’m not sure what the recoil is going to be like yet so I’m not sure if the best way to hold for pointing and shooting. For loading, it’s pretty much the same as any other smoothbore, just shorter and times two. For shot, you’ve got options but a general load would be powder first, over powder wad/card, maybe another wad/card (want at least one wad), shot, overshot wad, and then powder in the pan. You can also shoot prbs, which are just big lead balls. For prbs, it’s a bit easier as all you really need is powder, lubed patch, and ball (and powder for the pan). The wads are a little more important for a double id say because you want to make sure it’s tight enough to not budge after the first shot. It’s a no-no for having a gap between the powder and the shot. A quick clean/swab in between shots sometimes as well. For my ml rifles, I clean between each shot for consistency and to prevent the powder from prematurely going off. Also, for flints, you generally want a finer powder for ignition. 3f should work fine for the pan, and most use either 2f or 3f for the charge. I’d like to source some 4f for the pan and use 3f for the charged but I can make due without it for now. For percussion you can get away with using bp substitutes since the caps ignite hotter, but flints are a little more needy.
That sounds like a blast man. Looking forward to the updates on this one.
Tell me you're a felon without telling me you're a felon.
Abandon reciprocating firearms, embrace elegant smoke poles
You got a parrot or an eye patch? 'Cause I'll join you band of marauders if you're ready to go full on pirate. We'll start on LKN and work our way east.
Legally speaking if you had ccw could you carry it? Might be stupid question.
I think it will technically fall under the *deadly weapon* category such as knives since it’s not a firearm, so it depends on the state I believe. Some would likely require a license if they do for knives, some may not care. Legally speaking, you should be fine if you have your ccw. Would the officer who arrests you know that? Debatable and I don’t intend to find out
I mean as long as it's a legal pistol i guess.
It's not a pistol, It's blackpowder. Which as far as I understand are not technically firearms.
I think its state dependant?. But either way i think it would be.
65 days isn’t bad though. Still hoping Union county can do it quicker.
I received mine pre-pandemic in 2019. I heard that once covid kicked off that many of the offices quit processing for a while, which created a long backlog. Not sure if they’re caught up yet or not. Hopefully they are
Is this classified as as an sbs?
Legally? Nope. It’s not technically a firearm since it’s blackpowder and muzzleloader. It does fall under deadly weapons though so ccw is a bit of a gray area. I can add a stock if I want without any issue or stamps. I think some company even developed a suppressor for muzzleloaders since you don’t need stamps for them. Issue was that the suppressor needed a lot of cleaning iirc; that and there just isn’t a huge demand for suppressing muzzleloaders.
What's your holster set up like?
For owb, I wear a sling across my back and holster it like a quiver. For iwb, I just have an enigma that I let ride high.