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  1. Josh Smith

    Short Rifle?

    Hello, My wife would like a muzzleloading rifle that shoots round ball and fires with caps. A .45 caliber would be ideal. She's of small stature and has a damaged left shoulder -- she shoots off the right side -- so she needs something a bit less nose-heavy than a traditional Kentucky. I'm...
  2. Josh Smith

    Best Pietta M6 x .75 Cones/Nipples?

    Hello, I'm wondering what you all think are the best cones for the Pietta cap and ball revolvers? I'm not going HC so much as I am for reliability this time around. I've been looking at Hotshot cones. Any thoughts? While I'm on the subject, are there stronger mainsprings for these, on the...
  3. Josh Smith

    Possession by Certain Persons, Pt II

    Hello, I wanted to publicly thank those who took the time to respond to my thread Possession by Certain Persons. It was locked, and I understand why it was locked and I agree with the reasoning. The thread had run its course. I'd been away due to some health problems my wife experienced and...
  4. Josh Smith

    Possession by Certain Persons

    Hello, I've been absent for a long while and I apologize for that. Business and family keep me very busy. I volunteer with an organization which will remain anonymous. We attempt to help those coming from prison get their lives on track and go straight. Sometimes it works. In many (most)...
  5. Josh Smith

    Charge for Squirrel with .50 Cal

    Hi All, I'm wondering if there's a charge you all use for your .50 calibers when hunting squirrel. I'm still without a dedicated traditional squirrel rifle as none have happened across my path, and it occurs to me if I put a small charge in the .50 and load it with hardcast lead balls (I shoot...
  6. Josh Smith

    Smoothbore for T/C New Englander?

    Hi Folks, I've been keeping an eye out for one of these for the past couple years. They seem to come in crack-smoking prices, though, and I can't afford much. It'd be fun to use for rabbit and squirrel, but not for that much. I prefer a 28 or 20 gauge for small game, but could load a 12...
  7. Josh Smith

    Sending My Brother Here

    Hello, I live in Indiana. My brother moved to Boston a number of years ago. After checking that all is well, I am sending him the Jukar Kentucky with a bit ol' printed list of instructions. Actually I'm sending it via email as well, to make sure he gets it. He likes firearms but is not a...
  8. Josh Smith

    Hi Folks

    Hello, I've been extremely busy with my Mosin-Nagant sights. Been getting emails from you all wondering where I'm at. Not ignoring you or this board and I do stop in from time-to-time! Now, my rifles have been loaded since the post prior to this one. Just a long-term experiment. After six...
  9. Josh Smith

    What Are Large Calibers Good For?

    Hello, Been thinking. I would really like to get a .58 eventually, probably a musket but possibly a rifled musket. But over things, I don't get what I could do with the danged thing that I can't do just as well with a .45 long rifle or a .50 New Englander. Heck, even going down in size to...
  10. Josh Smith

    A Casting Trick I Use

    Hello, I do not know if I'm the first to do this, so I'll post it here. I can find no other reference to it. Having grown tired of working to get my moulds to heat evenly and quickly, I decided a few weeks ago to try a different lube -- namely, heatsink grease -- on my moulds. Radio Shack...
  11. Josh Smith

    What Is This Mould?

    Hi Folks, Someone from another site insisted upon sending me a .440 mould, even though I had told him I had one. Of course I thanked him properly. Anyway, I'm not recognizing it. It seems to say Lyman on the side, then 733. I can't find anything on the 'net about it. All the Lyman moulds...
  12. Josh Smith

    This Is My "Why Does This Exist" Thread

    Hello, Every now-and-again, when perusing muzzleloader stuff, I find something about which I am forced to ask "why?". I can't make a thread title to encompass them all, so I hope the one I have will serve. I plan to add to this thread instead of making new ones each time I find new things...
  13. Josh Smith

    Need A Velocity And Trajectory, Please.

    Hello, I need the velocity of a 128grn round ball backed by 20gns of 2Fg from a caplock rifle barrel, please. I found it to be the most accurate of the small game critter gitter loads I was trying, easily allowing me to cut pinkie sized branches at 25 paces (about 20 yards; the furthest I am...
  14. Josh Smith

    Sling

    Hi Gents, There was discussion of slings a while back. I said I'd be making another one, and that I'd post it. This one is a half-scale model. It's done using a different method than I've used. It seems to work, though, and I think I may make a full-size model. I managed a couple 50 yard...
  15. Josh Smith

    Good Powder Charge For Rabbit?

    Hello, I don't yet have a .32 or .36, so I'm using my .45 KY replica for small game. I am wondering what charge you folks use? I'm thinking in the neighborhood of 25 to 40grns. Max range will be 50 yards, and I will be using a hardcast, non-expanding ball. Thanks, Josh
  16. Josh Smith

    Make And Install Bridle -- Worth It?

    Hello, I really like my Jukar CVA short Kentucky-like rifle. It's accurate. The barrel is a bit rough and I was thinking about replacing it, but don't want to kill the accuracy that the barrel has, so I figure I'll keep it. Was going to replace the lock, but I'd want a barrel to match the...
  17. Josh Smith

    Chocolate Recipe?

    Hello, I have read that, back in the 1700s, chocolate was issued as part of military rations. I understand that this was not milk chocolate, but something more akin to baking chocolate -- hard, bitter and crumbly. Does anyone have a recipe to make this stuff? I've had it, and I find it...
  18. Josh Smith

    Where Do You Suppose It Went?

    Hi Gents, I was out shooting the .50 the other day and as I was beginning to reload (had just finished swabbing) I saw a black squirrel about 45 yards out. Now, black squirrels are mutations of the gray squirrel, and attack both the gray and fox squirrels. Blacks don't have much meat and what...
  19. Josh Smith

    What Blades Would You Like To See?

    Hi Folks, I'm thinking about building a small forge and working with hot metal again, just on a hobby basis. Mainly, I want a Bowie knife and can't find what I want. However, I figure I'll play around with some other designs. What designs would be most useful around the caplock era and...
  20. Josh Smith

    Lewis and Clark Journals?

    Hi Folks, Sometime back someone posted a link to the complete works of Lewis and Clark in .pdf. I thought I downloaded it, and now cannot find it. I tried Googling the term "lewis and clark .pdf" but only came up with an e-book that I already downloaded, thanks to the folks here. I have them...
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