Early periods, check some of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jaeger, and Cumberland style rifles... http://www.earlyrusticarms.com/main.htm take a look at some of his rifles.. That's where I am headed next is a early Lancaster rifle in the big bore caliber. The bigger the better, but I am going with a rifle and not a smoothbore.... I had my fill of the smoothbores already with my .62 caliber...