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  1. M

    Starting to look for a flintlock

    I had a good friend that hunted caribou and moose here in AK with a full stock .58 cal rifle. I can't remember for sure if it was flint but I think it was. I never could quite muster up the guts to go into the alders with a single shot muzzle loader especially while deer hunting Kodiak and the...
  2. M

    Well that didn't go as planed.

    I've had to make a several new triggers out of tool steel for a couple of percussion revolvers and single shot hand guns because the factory offerings were to soft and wouldn't hold an edge even after repeated case hardening. One each in a 80's purchased Pietta Colt 60 and 58 Rem. Neither one...
  3. M

    BLOWN OUT PATCH'S

    That is true that a ball will sometimes stay in a group with a less than perfect patch but I'm quite sure that blown patches are more often than not responsible for the fliers and the shot sent with a blown patch that stayed in the group was more a matter of wibbles compensating for wobbles when...
  4. M

    Barrel Rebore Question

    Your post has revived a long standing interest and dream of mine to make rifle barrels. Not in any kind of production sense but just a few of my own to learn the nuance of deep hole boring and single point hook rifling. I have bored/reamed out and relined quite a few barrels but have never set...
  5. M

    What is your procedure……

    Locks are are as different/individual as people an one wants to choose and tune those that have a pleasant, reliable disposition. An ornery, disagreeable lock is about as welcome as the same traits in a person. When match shooting I pressure flake after every relay as this promotes consistency...
  6. M

    Ignition speed between flint and percussion

    That is true of casual BP shooters but top competitors know there is a percussion advantage and will never use a flint gun against percussion when all the marbles are at stake.
  7. M

    What Stain for Tiger Maple?

    I never cared for the traditional dark look of Aqua Fortis and much prefer the red high lights of Winchester Red stain which leaves a much brighter look but still accentuates the tiger strips.
  8. M

    Ignition speed between flint and percussion

    I think that is because flint shooters have learned they have to pay more attention to details to experience reliability than do percussion shooters.
  9. M

    BLOWN OUT PATCH'S

    I'd seat a patched ball as you normally do (purposely dry ball) pull it and see if the patch is muzzle cut or land cut. I don't think the rifling in a TC barrel is deep enough to cut a .015 patch so it must either be muzzle crown cut or gas blow by. My guess is the later.
  10. M

    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    I know a fella that has several still full cans of Herter's Sperm Whale oil from when it was available I think for gun lubrication.
  11. M

    BLOWN OUT PATCH'S

    Yeah, both my .45 cal match guns ( one flint the other underhammer percussion) with 1-60 pitch like the same ball diameter and patch thickness with a 65 grain charge of 3F.
  12. M

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    That'll work!
  13. M

    Should have been a Walker Wedding but couldn't get it under my suit vest !

    Yes, God is good to me and my house !
  14. M

    Ignition speed between flint and percussion

    My contention is that if a person can shoot a flint gun well then they can shoot any gun well !
  15. M

    BLOWN OUT PATCH'S

    Ooops , sorry I didn't catch the patches on the second photo ! I use tight weave cotton shirt felt from old work shirts .018 thick. It's one of the best materials for patches I have ever used after trying denum, drill, pillow ticking and what have you. I usually start with a good barrel lapping...
  16. M

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    Who in their right mind tries to run down game! The idea is to bush wack them not compete with them at their advantage. Some times you do have to move a great distance but not while the game is aware your doing so. I used to Dall Ram and Mt. Goat hunt in my younger years here in AK and that my...
  17. M

    BLOWN OUT PATCH'S

    You need to study your recovered patches. They will tell the story of what you need to adjust in your load or barrel. Show us some pictures of recovered patches and we can help with that. Many times a new barrel will have burrs and will shred patches in an other wise good load. A shredded or...
  18. M

    Weak Pietta Trigger Spring

    Most factory bolt/trigger springs are much heavier than they need to be. I make my own and they are a good deal lighter than are the factory springs that don't often last very long. Yes, to gradual of a bend can make the trigger spring to long and jamb against it and interfere with the...
  19. M

    Ignition speed between flint and percussion

    I suspect flint ignition is probably a flinch generator as some folks cannot seem to block out the flash mentally which starts the flinch cycle and so compensate by closing their eyes or blinking which aggravates the flinch. I have never noticed the flash so I'm either blinking or mentally...
  20. M

    Ignition speed between flint and percussion

    Very true and a flinch is detrimental to accuracy with either ignition system !
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