Dixon Muzzleloading Shop

Dixon Muzzleloading Shop Traditional Muzzleloading Shop We carry all supplies for the muzzleloading re-enactor, hunter, and reloader.

Greg's Uncle Hobert Conger, a member of the 507th 82nd Airborne, made his final jump on June 6, 1944.I have attached pho...
06/06/2026

Greg's Uncle Hobert Conger, a member of the 507th 82nd Airborne, made his final jump on June 6, 1944.

I have attached photos of his stick with their plane on June 5, 1944. The next photo is of the crashed plane with the 2 French ladies who brought bread out to the hedgerow, where the pilot was hiding. The remaining photos are from an article we discovered on our trip to Normandy 2 years ago.

Now I know what it feels like to be Indiana Jones finding the Arc of the Covenant!A schimmel with a patchbox! Schimmels ...
06/05/2026

Now I know what it feels like to be Indiana Jones finding the Arc of the Covenant!
A schimmel with a patchbox! Schimmels are bare bones guns. Lock, stock, barrel, trigger and 1 ramrod pipe. Most have trigger guards, either fitted by the gunsmith or added by the owner. Here is one, right out of the barn complete with fly and bird 💩.
It sports a 1 piece patchbox. The hinge of the patchbox is basically wrapped around a staple that is driven into the stock. The stock was finished with a black milk paint. Another unusual addition, are the double set triggers.
Sadly, the lock and barrel are long gone. Still a great educational piece. Probably from the Northern Berks, Allemengal region.

I am sure many of you have experienced the phenomenon where you were just minding your own business and suddenly its 50 ...
06/04/2026

I am sure many of you have experienced the phenomenon where you were just minding your own business and suddenly its 50 years later!

Fifty years ago, this week, Greg skipped the last day of his Senior year of High School and his graduation ceremony so he could participate in the NMLRA Bicentennial Matches in Friendship, IN. He took 3rd place out of 107 participants in the Bicentennial All American Aggregate. The top 5 received Charleville Muskets from Val Forgett, Jr. of Navy Arms Company.

Greg was enrolled at the Bowman Technical School for engraving, beginning the fall of '76. He didn't know then, that his future would be custom engraving Uberti Henry's for Mr. Forgett a few short years later.

I would like to give a shout out to our home club, Blue Mountain Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Inc. Shartlesville, PA...
05/31/2026

I would like to give a shout out to our home club, Blue Mountain Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Inc. Shartlesville, PA
Next weekend, June 6 & 7 will be the Doc Arnold Memorial Shoot.
I have the complete program in the photos.
You must be a member of the club to participate. We have membership applications at the shop. They will also be available at the club.

We will be Closed May 20th through May 27th.May you all have a safe weekend.Thank you for your continued support.
05/15/2026

We will be Closed May 20th through May 27th.
May you all have a safe weekend.
Thank you for your continued support.

Will was out getting it done this past weekend in North Carolina. He used an 11ga Theodore Solomon double barrel, percu...
04/23/2026

Will was out getting it done this past weekend in North Carolina. He used an 11ga Theodore Solomon double barrel, percussion shotgun, circa 1847-1867, Philadelphia, PA. He is 2 for 2 with this shotgun.

The shop will be CLOSED this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 4/24 - 4/26

Update to our last post:Matthew J Lyons was correct with straight rifling in all 5 rifles, others were closeWe acquired ...
03/26/2026

Update to our last post:
Matthew J Lyons was correct with straight rifling in all 5 rifles, others were close

We acquired the Moll rifle last week. In the process of studying it, we discovered it has straight rifling. So we began wondering how many other guns did we own with straight rifling? We found these 5 plus an Allentown, probably Moll barrel. All had been flints except the Maryland, which was built as a percussion. We did not find any halfstock percussion, but we're sure they exist. How many guns that are smoothbore today started as rifled and how many were straight rifling?
I believe straight rifling was used more than we thought. I ask myself why?

Think about it Thursday! These 5 longrifles are all different, but share 1 surprising characteristic. Hint: not visible ...
03/26/2026

Think about it Thursday!
These 5 longrifles are all different, but share 1 surprising characteristic. Hint: not visible in these photos. Do you know? All will be answered next week.

Signed - Peter Berry - Dauphin County
Signed - J. Moll - Allentown
Unsigned - Maryland
Restock Signed N. Beyer - Lebanon Cty
Unsigned - Hess Family - Lehigh Cty


For Flintlock Friday, I thought I would show off my pistol again, but add a story about the horn. Herman Hendricks built...
02/20/2026

For Flintlock Friday, I thought I would show off my pistol again, but add a story about the horn. Herman Hendricks built the pistol, Greg engraved it and I bought it back from the Gentleman who owned it. Now onto the horn. This horn was also crafted by Herman and hung with one of our shooting bags for years. Greg was moving things around and decides we should sell a few items. He takes the horn to the Artisan Show, but it didn't sell. That was fine by me, because when I realized Herman was the maker, I wanted it for my pistol 🥰 So , it is now in its new, old home! Happy Flintlock Friday!


18th Century Artisan Show Show is open from 9-4pm today. Hope to see you!
02/07/2026

18th Century Artisan Show Show is open from 9-4pm today. Hope to see you!

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9952 Kunkels Mill Road
Kempton, PA
19529

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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(610) 756-6271

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