Muzzleloader Builders Supply
Muzzleloader Builders Supply manufactures pre-shaped rifle stocks and custom hardware for building authentic muzzleloader rifles in the Lehigh County tradition. Their work focuses on the Bethlehem School style—an early Pennsylvania rifle design known for elegant lines, thin wrists, and fine forestoc...
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Muzzleloader Builders Supply manufactures pre-shaped rifle stocks and custom hardware for building authentic muzzleloader rifles in the Lehigh County tradition. Their work focuses on the Bethlehem School style—an early Pennsylvania rifle design known for elegant lines, thin wrists, and fine forestocks.
Their standard pre-shaped stocks come closest to the work of John Moll and John Rupp (circa 1800). Each stock features:
- •42" barrel channel length
- •Straight octagon barrel with drilled ramrod hole
- •1-13/16" × 5" butt width and height
- •5" drop at heel
- •Available in Grade Curly Maple (CM3 and CM4)
- •Right-hand only
| Specification | Dimension |
|---|---|
| Barrel Channel | 42" |
| Butt Width × Height | 1-13/16" × 5" |
| Lock Area | 1-1/2" × 8" |
| Drop at Heel | 5" |
Recent additions include reproduction patchboxes from original John Rupp rifles (ca. 1800), Nicholas Hawk longrifles, and Jacob Kuntz designs with 6 piercings—each flowing elegantly around the arch in the buttstock.
They supply complete hardware packages including Siler flintlocks, brass fittings, ramrods, thimbles, and sights. Customers can build Rupp, Hawk, or Kuntz style rifles with matching buttplates, trigger guards, and sideplates.
- •Pre-shaped rifle stocks with straight barrels and ramrod channels
- •Custom patchbox reproduction
- •Optional lock and barrel inlets
- •Complete hardware kits (flintlock, fittings, mountings)
- •Hardware consultation for specific rifle styles
"The hardware that I have listed is best for a Rupp style rifle. If you chose to build a Hawk or Kuntz rifle, change the buttplate to one with a sharper heel and a little narrower width."
Builders in the Lehigh and Northampton Counties area—including the Albrights, Rupp, John Moll, Isaac Berlin, John Young, Nicholas Hawk, Peter Moll, and Jacob Kuntz—defined this regional style. Muzzleloader Builders Supply keeps that tradition alive with historically accurate components.