
Cabela's Blue Ridge Rifles
These rifles have 39-inch barrels, flint or percussion ignition, and double set triggers. Available in .32, .36, .45, .50, and .54 calibers for everything from small game to elk. $509, percussion; $539, flintlock; 800-237-4444; cabelas.com
Bonus Web Coverage: Blackpowder Game #3: "Whiskey Cups"
Boatman Mike Fink of tall-tale fame and his friends played "whiskey cups," in which they shot cups of whiskey off one another's heads at 70 paces. The shooter tried to hit the cup; the other man tried not to flinch and spill if the shooter missed. Upset with his friend Will Carpenter (there was a woman involved), Fink deliberately shot him dead during a game, then said "Carpenter, you have spilled the whiskey." Some modern rendezvous hold "Mike Fink" events, with cups of water balanced atop balloons.
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