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    Squirrel Rifle

    I have had a .40 for many years and have shot a large number of squirrel with it. It's a real joy, and has been my favorite from almost the day I received it. I recently received a very nice .36 from Birddog6, and I have to say, it's every bit as fun on squirrels as the .40. Deadly accurate, and...
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    CC LTD/Ron Paull flintlock

    Swampy, OK...Now I'M curious. Why would this be a bad question to ask? Just looks like a guy asking for information to me. I have had one of the Ron Paull CCC Ltd rifles for about 20 years. It is a .40cal made in the style of Ron's idea of what an early 1800's southern mountain rifle would...
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    Squirrels and Rabbits?

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    stock bending?

    When I was younger, I had a job working for a fellow who specialized in "high end" gun repair (the last thing I did there was trigger repair on a matched set of Boss doubles insured for over a qaurter million pounds sterling...boy was I nervous!!! :shocked2: ). We would regularly bend stocks on...
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    Squirrels and Rabbits?

    I guided Elk hunters for years, and have, in 50 years, hunted just about everything, in Montana, with hair. Anymore, I'd rather take my flinters ( Ron Paul .40, or my .54 smoothrifle) after squirrels and rabbits, over anything else. TomW
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    Flint questions, type, etc....??

    In a recent conversation with Mike Lea, I believe, he stated that he had over 30,000 of the English flints on hand. I intend to order a few hundred in various sizes from him very soon. TomW
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    got out sqwerl'in

    The anemic long tailed "chipmunks" we have here, that people call squirrels, have been under constant attack from my .40! Head shots only with 30 gr. Dupont fffg. Even though it pretty much decapitates them, no usable meat is wasted (I've never warmed up to squirrel brains and eggs :barf: )...
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    what does " apple the finish" mean ?

    snowdragon.....go sit in the corner!!! :haha:
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    Chambers kit on Christmas Eve !!!

    I'm pretty excited , myself!!! I have all the tools, and just need to get past the holidays before I can start! runningbadger...I'm in Missoula quite a bit as most of my adult children have moved there from home (Big Timber). Who knows...I might buy you a beer at Sean Kelly's the next time...
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    Chambers kit on Christmas Eve !!!

    Tommy and all, Thanks for the tip. I think I'll do some real simple carving for this first kit (moulding lines and such). I haven't had a lot of experience with carving, but the simple stuff doesn't look too hard (bet I'll regret saying that later! :grin: ). I'm a "detail"guy, so I will...
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    Chambers kit on Christmas Eve !!!

    I'll post a few progress pics as soon as I get going on it (after the holidays). In the mean time I'll be finishing the shop and pouring over the pictures of southern rifles in RCA II!! I've wanted to build one of Jims kits for years, so I'm gonna savor this :wink: TomW P.S. my new vice from...
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    Walker for Christmas!

    Congratulations!! Those big old wheel guns are a riot to shoot. I've had pretty good luck with axle grease for the cylinder pin, as well. I have settled on SPG lube mixed with about 25% beeswax to seal the chambers. It keeps the fouling soft, but wont blow out of the adjoining chambers. Have...
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    Chambers kit on Christmas Eve !!!

    Horay for Jim and Barbie !! My Virgina Rifle kit showed up on Christmas Eve!! They had quoted 8 to 12 weeks, but it wasn't even a full 7 weeks. Everything looks good and a quick inventory shows it to be complete. Heck, I don't even have my shop in order yet. When I went to pick up the...
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    "TEARS OF GETTYSBURG" 1861 Navy

    Undertaker and all, This beautiful pistol was at the Colt Collectors Show in Reno this year. It was my honor to be able to inspect this pistol "up close and personal". As fine as the photography is, it cannot do justice to actually seeing it in person. The sales person at RIA commented that...
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    Historical Perspective

    Stophel, I have a .54 cal.Lancaster smooth rifle of unknown manufacture (possibly Narrangansette(sp)Armes. It appeared to be unfired when I got it. It came with a touch hole that measures .104!!! I have shot this smoothrifle extensively out to 80 yards. At 50-60 yards it will consistantly...
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