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    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
      All my stones look much smaller than what you guys are using, will have to dig up some bigger rocks to play with. How are you removing...
    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
      I'm in LaCoste just southwest of San Antonio, seems to spark well, continued to use it all afternoon, fired about 40 shots, and it looks...
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      JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
      Initially the short answer was no. So I went to the range today, picked up several shards from the berm, that had been split by bullet...
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    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy posted the thread Flint knapping? in Flintlock Rifles.
      I was told the land our muzzleloading club is on, was called flint hill before they bought it. It's scattered with agate not flint. But...
    • JDBraddy
      Mold was Lee 90479 flying đź—‘, 0.581", 482gr. Run through the.0.579" sizing die, and lubed with 3parts Beeswax, 2parts olive oil. On top...
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    • JDBraddy
      Well, the 0.579" sizing die came in, but I had already given up and sold the 1858 patterned two band enfield, and bought an 1853 pattern...
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    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread WITHDRAWN .595 RB mold.
      https://www.ebay.com/itm/186205375263?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HNCsT4BsSci&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=sMHHND_RRzu&var=&wid...
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      I always do it before leaving the range! Just carry a plastic container with a screw on lid, (empty Metamusil or Ovaltine containers...
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    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Calibre questions.
      It's not ALL about the sillhoettes, I shoot monthly local NMLRA club matches. Mostly looking for accuracy, economical practice, pleasant...
    • JDBraddy
      Love my .50 cal T/C Hawken, picked up a .45 cal version, and love it even more. Less powder/ lead consumption, less recoil, still plenty...
    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Using a smaller Minie ball..
      Before I found a miniball that worked, I was using a .562" round ball with 12 Oz. Denim patch in my .580" Armisport 1853 pattern...
    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy reacted to Coinneach's post in the thread How do you prime? with Like Like.
      When I'm reenacting the F&I War Rangers and Mountain Man I use a small Powder horn slung around my neck, when I'm on the Range I use a...
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      JDBraddy replied to the thread Using a smaller Minie ball..
      What I bought, before I found one that would shoot, but was a bit large and required stiff thumb pressure, or a short starter to get...
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    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Accuracy standard.
      "Perfect is the enemy of good!" The goal of these historical pioneers wasn't to win some prize or bragging rights, it was to survive in...
    • JDBraddy
      JDBraddy replied to the thread Is Midwest Reloads legitimate?.
      Looks like typical scam, prices and availability of hard to find items are too good to be true, they only take Venmo, Zell, and PayPal...
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