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  1. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    Thanks for sharing! I might make the switch regardless of Goex availability and try working up some loads to see what it does for me.
  2. bacarper

    Stripping Pedersoli "Brown" Barrel Question

    Does anyone have any experience stripping the brown epoxy paint off of Pedersoli barrels? I'd like to refinish my SxS with a normal LMF rust blue and looking for some tips and tricks from anyone who might have done this before. Thanks in advance!
  3. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    I would be interested in hearing why you prefer Swiss over the others if you don't mind sharing.
  4. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    Very nice! Thanks for tip, I had not heard of powder valley before.
  5. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    Great tip on Swiss burning a little hotter. Are you having any luck finding Goex lately? The closest store to me is about an hour and a half a way and it's a gamble on whether or not they have it. I haven't been able to find anything online lately either.
  6. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    Very interesting! I had always "heard" 3F gives a bad pattern but never tried it out myself. Nice to hear that could just be a myth. What size gauge and shot are you using? I'm going to be switching from 8's to 6's FWIW.
  7. bacarper

    Advice on Swiss powder

    I'm working up a new load for upland bird season this year and looking for some recommendations on powder. I'm shooting a Pedersoli 12g SxS and always had good luck with Goex in the past. Due to availability of Goex however, I tried switching over to Schuetzen and found that I couldn't get...
  8. bacarper

    Woodsrunner, Is this normal for walnut?

    Perfectly normal for walnut to have big open pours like that. Depending on the application, I'll use grain filler from Stewmac. It comes in different colors and the black can really help the walnut pop.
  9. bacarper

    1851 Tune Up

    Howdy Folks, Just acquired a new 1851 and looking for some advice: I'm running through Pettifogger's tune up guide and hoping ya'll can recommend a good method to repair the "case hardening" after stoning to break sharp edges? I've used the cold blue and water trick in the past but looking to...
  10. bacarper

    Small Game Percussion Kit

    Howdy folks, I am looking for some help trying to track down a good small game kit preferably in a half stock hawken. Investarms has a .36 cal "Sante Fe" hawken kit but it's been out of stock on muzzle-loaders.com for a while now. I'm not looking for anything overly complicated since I have...
  11. bacarper

    Shot Card Magazine

    Hello All, I wanted to share the Shot Card magazine I built not too long ago in hopes it might inspire others like those on here that have inspired me. I wish I could find the original post/member that sparked the idea for me and if I can find the post I'll come back and add a link. More or...
  12. bacarper

    Shot Flask Pattern

    Howdy Folks! First off, I'm hoping this is in the right forum since it isn't necessarily question about tinkering with guns, but more the accessory side of things. All that being said, I was lucky enough to get an English style "Shot Flask Charger Head" for Christmas and looking for some help...
  13. bacarper

    Lyman pistol build

    That would explain why it looks so good haha I thought you might have a neat trick for case hardening without a heat treat oven.
  14. bacarper

    Lyman pistol build

    What did you use/what was your method for the color case hardening? (Pistol looks great!)
  15. bacarper

    Glue advice

    There's a ton of great advice on here so I may be late to the party but: I've had a lot of luck using West Systems G Flex epoxy. I will take a few light passes with a heat gun after I've applied the epoxy to help it flow down into the crack. Another trick I picked up is to "stop drill" the...
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