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Just bought a nice muzzleloader from forum member @cnickles1 who was asking $500 but he graciously accepted $450. It's a .50 caliber blackpowder muzzleloader imported from Italy by Richland Arms sometime between 1977 and 1986 and was called a Wesson Rifle after the designer of the original. Its based on an actual rifle made by E Wesson (one of the 3 famed Wesson brother gunsmiths) from 1841. It was meant to be a hunting rifle for Blackpowder season, but with a traditional look, so it has adjustable sights and other non-historically accurate "upgrades". It has two triggers: you can just squeeze the 3 pound trigger or you can set use the rear one to take the trigger pull down to one pound... yeah, one pound. I'll be interested to see how it does against all those nice Hawkens at the next DRRC blackpowder shoot in a couple weeks. Look out Mountain Men the Pilgrims are moving in!