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    Jag stuck in Barrel

    Hi all, just wanted to share a frustrating afternoon with those who would appreciate it...hope it might help one of you if you find yourselves in the same spot. After a recent afternoon of shooting I started to clean my ML as usual. Pulled the lock, hot water down the barrel, scrub with jag...
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    New hawks

    Had a rare day off last weekend. Spent some time in the smithy. [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img]
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    Flint to cap converted

    Picked up a new addition to the family. Won't tell you how much $$ to avoid the hate mail :blah: My better half asked to stop at an antique store and I found it behind piles of junk. I see where the pan was crudely ground off from its days as a flintlock, but there is not another mark on it I...
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    Tongue anyone?

    So I've had this before, but this is the first time that I made it myself. I do all of my own butchering because I want to make sure that I utilize as much of the animal as possible. Long time lover of heart and liver but was never sure on the tongue. Looking at the size of the tongue on an...
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    Hunt Year Wrap-up

    First post in a long time; work, family, life, death...you all know the drill. With the majority of hunting seasons wrapped up (still got a few coyote hunts left) I found myself sitting home drinking coffee and cleaning my gear, instead of in the woods early Sunday. Thought I'd send out some...
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    New Batch of Aqua Fortis...

    Getting ready to finish the stock on a .50 flintlock I am making, made up a batch of Aqua Fortis and took some pictures along the way to share...including my mistake of adding the iron too fast... :headslap: Safety First A 50-50 mixture of 67% Nitric Acid and water is what I use. Have...
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    Stiff Belt Fix???

    One of my latest project is a new belt. Its a good thing that I like the "handmade look" since it's pretty obvious that I'm much better with metal and wood then with leather......anyway I'll explain how I got to the point I'm at and ask those of you with more experience (compared to my none)...
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    Hanging Meat....

    Once again this year my to-do list ended up much longer than my all-done list :idunno: so the new meat cooler is not done, and with hunting season already on us, I'm not gonna even pretend that it's gonna be this year... I have been forced to butcher many animals the same day they dropped cuz...
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    Minimizing with Tow

    I seem to always have too much stuff in my shooting bags. Gave up trying to keep organized in the field a long time ago, cuz the stuff is never where you put it anyway, and what you need somehow always ends up on the bottom...but I digress.... I have recently picked up a big batch of Tow and...
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    On the Wall...or in the Field???

    Just curious on your thoughts...if you find an obvious antique (or at least very old) knife, axe, bullet mold, whatever...do you maintain and preserve its state and value, or do you clean it up to a more useable state (of course greatly diminishing its potential value as an antique)??? Honestly...
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    Canned Bear Meat

    This was my first attempt to can some bear meat. It really is not pretty to look at, but...WOW, so tender and sweet...took less than 2 hours start to finish...did it on the back deck and made the entire neighborhood smell like pot roast... :thumbsup: One quart will hold one pound of meat and...
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    Pure Lead....not HC???

    I seem to be in the minority in most of the discussions around here about what we all cast our patched round balls out of”¦I have read comments by those who are adamant about using only pure lead in doing so. I will admit (without shame) that I am at the very other end of the spectrum”¦ I use...
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    Knapping on the gun?

    Normally when my flint gets dull I just swap it out with a freshly knapped one, then re-knap the dull one at a later date. Just curious how y'all do it...do you swap out or knap on the gun?? If so do you have a "secret" technique on how you knap while still on the gun...kinda always felt it...
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    Africa Hunt

    My brother-in-law is planning his 3rd trip back to africa for a hunting safari and is asking me to go with him. I have a little less than 2 years to plan this out and would greatly appreciate any input and information that any of you could offer. I am thinking that I will stick to the...
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    Is it Loaded????

    I wanted to share a recent experience of mine...and to remind everyone of that most important rule, "treat every gun as if it were loaded"... I was restoring up a very abused 1816-1842 Springfield (flintlock to percussion conversion)and making some missing parts for the local historical society...
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    Bag Axe vs. Belt Axe

    For those of you that carry an axe, I'm curious on how you all carry them and what size y'all prefer? Attached to yur bag, on the belt, sheathed or blade out???? Because I only have 17 of them now, the blacksmith in me is itching to make a new one...dimensions on your favorite would be greatly...
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    Where can I buy a bridle?

    I have aquired a Kentucky flintlock pistol (box of parts really :headslap: ) From what I can tell its a Traditions kit gun...got it all back together and re-assembling the lock...but no bridle :cursing: I emailed the folks at the company and they are willing to sell me a new lock for $105...
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    Who carries a time piece?

    For those of you that carry time pieces, what and where do you carry? I know that pocket watches have been around since the beginning of time (sorry couldn't help that :headslap: ) but was that just a rich guy thing, say from 1750 - 1775 ish.... or did common folk have them too???
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    Bean Recipe

    Well they can't be considered Boston Baked Beans, my bean recipe will feed a lot of mouths, as you can see from the recipe I put a lot of meat in mine...The pictures are from my last batch, made on the fancy inside stove, but have made many batches over the fire as well. I have a large dutch...
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    Bend the Sear?

    I would like to bend the sear, just a little to tighten up a little gap between the top of the trigger and it. Can I do this cold, do I need to heat it, how far can I go before I'm in trouble, can I do it on the lock or should I remove it???? Thanks guy's...
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