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  1. O

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I went downstairs and dug out a new tin of RWS caps,somewhere between drawer I got caps out of and and back porch I lost a full tin of 250 RWS caps,its been driving me bonkers all day.
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    Any other crazy kids out there?

    My best friend through HS was son of Sheriff,the Sheriff would sit at old gas station and watch everyone cruse mainstreet,break up fights,issue tickets for burnouts,get us drunks out of our vehicles before we got overly stupid, anyway his house was on same block the little gas station was on me...
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    New Uberti 1861 Navy from Midway. Buyer Beware!

    That sucks big time,did you happen to call Midway and send pics? I've heard of them taking guns back if there is obvious issues. The nicest best looking,and best shooting pistol I own is a 1861 Navy bought from Midway 4 or 5 years ago, bought a unfired S&W model 27-2,and I've never...
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I cast and lubed 100ish .54 caliber 380 grain Lee REAL bullets. I put .54 caliber barrel on TC New Englander and went out back to zero close at 25 yards so I can try 75 yards one of these days,the row of holes on left of bull was first few shots to get feel of trigger,then i gave target a...
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    Pistol for edc?

    I quite often carry a cap and ball around farm,if I was going to carry in town for 2 legged varmints, of what I own it would probably be one of my 58 44 caliber Remington replicas with 5.5" barrel, my reasons would be fewer cap jams,and I am more comfortable with the Remington safety notch then...
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    SOLD Colt Signature Series

    I believe you are still missing the paper with your name and date, I also seen the pics with powder,caps and accessories before you separated revolvers, that stuff should sell ok here also,the powder and caps would most likely have to be sold to someone close by, due to hazmat but they are...
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I was rummaging around downstairs looking for some brass to reload and ran across these 36 caliber paper cartridges,I know they are at least 4 years old possibly 5,so being curious I grabbed the Pietta 1851 Navy that was laying on bench and stepped outside to see if they're still good,I wasn't...
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    Krist percussion cylinder for Ruger old army

    My apologies, your both correct I was knee deep in the wobbly pops😔 I seen Krist and my fuzzy half knockerd brain thought cartridge cylinder. Definitely wrong thread and not something I normally would ask,but it is something I'm very curious about. My apologies again for screwing up...
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    Myths of the Blunderbuss

    Been years since I did a lot of reading,but I do believe I've read more then once a blunderbuss was a Navel weapon to repel boarders and a wide pattern at very short range makes a lot of sense for that, especially if you are at a good angle to side of ship,you could ventilate several fellows...
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    WANTED Calvary Saber

    Little off topic and not for sale. I have the blade of a Calvary saber that my mom's husband found about 20 years ago,it was about half grown into a tree.Looked like it was leaned against oak tree and through the years tree grew around it.Max cut tree down and whittled blade out...
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    Rubbing magnesium on frizzen ?

    I don't know if it works but can see the theory,I don't think the magnesium is sparking,my thoughts are,if frizzen is roughish and magnesium bar soft enough would some magnesium get caught in scrape marks then when metal sparks it also ignite the magnesium for a hoter spark ?? I don't know but...
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    Krist percussion cylinder for Ruger old army

    I'm a firm Believer it's your money spend how you want,but I really just plain can't wrap my head around buying cylinder to shoot unmentionables in a cap and ball revolver,I get the buying for the gray area by law,but not just to shoot brass cartridges,especially in a ROA that is basically a...
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    @sethwyo It's been lot of years ,probably 80's I had a colt style flask leaking,if my memory is correct I used little socket to tap the shutoff plate on tighter and peaned shaft to keep it tight. I believe my shutoff plate was loose enough it twisted on shaft,you may have same problem...
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    Times change

    My Aunt called all cigarettes coffin nails,or a fag, when fag started to have different meaning, she'd say (I'm going outside to suck a fag) lol I was to small then to get her joke and wondered why everyone chuckled 😂
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    Source for Shot?

    I picked mine up at Midway USA
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