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    Canvas lean-to shelters....

    Anyone ever spent any amount of time in a Whelan or Baker style, lean-to tent? I'm seriously considering one for decent weather camping, rendezvous etc... but I've never actually been in one. I'm told that they're the 'ultimate shelter' but I'm told that about every shape, size & style of tent...
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    Horn stain?

    What are y'all using to stain/dye/color your powderhorns? I'm about to embark on my first & I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm determined not to read too much or make it any more complicated than it needs to be. I have a horrible habit of overthinking stuff! However, I would like to be able to...
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    .62 or .58???

    A very good friend of mine (HI Shane!!!!) has offered to build me a rifle, in the style of a Tulle Ordinaire. I really want a rifle rather than a smoothbore & the barrel I have in mind comes in either .58 or .62 calibers. They are the same external profile. Which would YOU choose & why?
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    Made my first leggings!

    I'd like, first of all, to extend my heartfelt apologies to everyone who hand-crafts buckskins to sell. I have been guilty, in the past, of thinking your wares were too expensive. Now that I've had a brief go myself, I completely understand. This would be a damnably thankless way to make a...
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    My fly keeps sticking!

    I'm in need of a little advice. I have an L&R Durrs Egg lock & it's suddenly got into a habit of stopping in the half-cock notch upon firing. If i remove the lock & operate it slowly, by hand, there is no problem i can find. All i can imagine is that the fly is sticking. I've cleaned the thing...
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    R.E.A.L. doesn't really E. at L.

    I cast up some Lee REAL bullets for one of my T/C barreled .50s Never shot them before yesterday & I was very surprised at how easily they loaded. I could drop them up to the top driving band into the muzzle & they took almost no pressure to get down to the powder. They could be fully seated...
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    T/C & Investarms lock polishing

    Before I post this I'd like to add a disclaimer: I am not a gunsmith. Before building/assembling my 2 'Frankenrifles' I had never attempted anything like this before. I have had no instruction on how to do this & if anyone sees anything I've done that would be considered unsafe, anything that...
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    Buying felt

    I'm wanting to punch my own .50 cal wads to shoot under REAL bullets & I'm struggling to find any good felt. Everywhere I try, all I can find is wool/poly blend & only in very thin (1/16" or so) pieces. I was thinking I'd need something at least 1/8" but I've never used wads before, so this is...
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    Frankenrifle 2; The English-ish Sporting gun

    I started on this particular build prior to the shorty Frankengun, but just got it finished this afternoon. It started off with a stock I found at the County dump. I think it may be from a Cabelas sporterized Hawken, but I'm not sure. I pursuaded an Investarms lock into the mortice, without too...
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    Frankenrifle. Shorty Hog gun.

    Okay, this is a cobbled together, mish-mash of parts I had either lying around, scrounged from pawn shops or picked up on Ebay... It started out with a T/C White mountain carbine stock & lock. I picked up a trigger & guard that could be off the same model, might be off something else entirely...
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    Conical advice needed

    Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm after a little advice regarding conicals for one of my rifles. I'm cobbling together an English style sporting rifle, mainly for long(er) range paper punching, with the occasional foray after a deer or two. It's wearing a T/C Hawken, .50 1:48, 28" barrel...
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    Desperately seeking trigger guard!

    I know this is a longshot, but does ANYONE know where I could get my hands on a Lyman Trade Rifle trigger guard? I've tried Lyman's website, but there's a problem with the site & I can't place an order, I also can NOT get them to answer their phone! I'm trying to cobble together a rifle, from...
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    Accuracy vs barrel length

    Does barrel length, within reasonable parameters, affect accuracy? The reason I ask is that I'm considering building a short barreled gun, specifically for hog hunting in Florida later this year. I have a T/C White Mountain Carbine that I'm going to re-barrel with a 1:48 tube. The original is...
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    Rebarrel a T/C White Mountain Carbine

    I have one of these cool little carbines in .50 caliber. IT's a lovely, light, fast handling & easy to point rifle, but it has stupidly fast rifling. It's a pretty early model with the 1:20 twist & it won't shoot a roundball worth a spit. It's not too hot with any of the conicals I've tried...
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    Stock polish?

    This is something I've never really had to do before.... My new rifle has a maple stock, finished with linseed oil (3 coats, if it makes any difference) & currently it has a very dull, matt finish. Buffing it with a soft cloth gives it a slight sheen, but I'm wanting to get it just a little...
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    New .54 is finished!

    I got the call today, from John Anderson here in Tullahoma, that he'd finished up building my 'Tennessee non-typical' longrifle. It's a fullstock, has a 42" Octagon to round (and slightly swamped) Colerain barrel. L&R Durrs Egg lock & Davis triggers. John built it in a style suited to me...
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    Trash hunting

    Anyone else do any trash hunting? This awesome hobby/practice started for me through stump shooting with traditional archery gear & has carried over very nicely for squirrel rifle practice. All you need is a couple of friends (optional), some public land, your rifle & as much powder & ball as...
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    Accuracy issues & expectations

    I have a Pietta 1851 Navy that seems to not want to shoot even close to competently. My current load is 24gn of FFFG & .454 ball with bore butter over the ball. I was told that this should be a fairly accurate load. However my shots are simply terrible. I'll admit, I'm not the best pistol shot...
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    Stuffed & slow-grilled venison loin

    Alrighty. You'll need; 6" of backstrap per serving, cleaned & with all the siver skin removed & marinated for 24 hours in; ¼ cup Soy Sauce 1 tsp Tabasco 1 tsp Liquid Smoke ½ red bell pepper ½ yellow bell pepper 3 Portabella mushrooms ½ stick of celery 2 rashers of bacon ¼ cup toasted...
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    Nice Doe Down

    I managed to hang my tag on another Doe last night. I was sat in my Vertigo stand again (7' ladder stand) when this little lady came walking towards me across the neighbor's field. As soon as she entered the wood I readied myself for the shot. She made a left turn along the fenceline offering me...
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