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    RichPeirce flints

    Hi all, was hearin about Rich Peirce flints, and how good they were. I ordered some from him and I think they will make my old tower flinter shoot, sparks like mad ,so im gonna try it . Anything that can make the tower spark gotta be good.And as soon as the Pa weather gets warm I have all my...
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    Shooting wads with a patched roundball

    :hatsoff: Howdy, is there anything wrong with using bees nest for op wads , like our grandfathers did? Fox.45. :thumbsup:
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    Greeting from NW PA

    Welcome from upper Dauphin Co. Pa.. :thumbsup:
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    Casting Round Ball

    work in a well venelated area.... Fox.45
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    CCI and me, it's over

    mebbt ye otta git yearself a flinter,,,, just sayin. :haha: fox.45..
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    still tryin to ID

    thanks for the info. I get to Lewisburg when I head West on 80. Im about 28 mi due East of Millersburg in the Williamstown -Tower City area.OBTW, thanks for the builders list. I shoot trap with a guy by the name of Orwan who had gun builders in his family and tells me that he has 2 org. guns. He...
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    still tryin to ID

    Thanks for the reply JD. I just measured the barrel and from muzzle to where the tang starts it is 42", but it is not swamped. I know the measurements you gave me dont jibe with it ,but that is what it is. And Greg looked it over real good and said its not swamped. It has 4 pins in it holding...
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    still tryin to ID

    A while back Zonie posted some pics for me of my flintlock,because for some reason I cant get photo bucket. There is no makers name on it . I took it to Dixions and Greg cant id it completly, he thinks it is somewhere between Berks Co,and Sunbury Pa. And by the way, Greg is one fine person...
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    swaging round balls

    I think "swaging"means,,,,,, done by pressure or striking the object. OBTW,, I have forgotten the swaging of round balls and will stick to casting lolol.. Thanks for all the replies.. Be well.. Fox.45.
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    swaging round balls

    thanks stumpkiller mebby I should pass lol unless someone has gotten tired of theirs and wants to sell.
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    swaging round balls

    Woof,, didnt think they were that much,, thanks for the warning lol.. Guess I'll be happy meltin and castin and swagin .44 Thanks again. :thumbsup:
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    Swaged round balls

    :redface: Gues I screwed up again, i put this topic in another post cause i didnt read. Im looking for a tool to swage rounds ,hammer or press type. Rifle and pistol .44 to .50 cals.. I have a press and swage .44 halfjacked and I have a roll of lead .. Thanks for lookin.
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    swaging round balls

    does anyone know where I can get a tool for swaging round balls? I have the one for swaging .44 halfjacketed and I have a spool of lead,about 25 lbs. I would like .440 and/or .497 .
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    Bullet Casting Blocks

    LOL I know the 40 yr feeling. but i still have my drivers license lol.. keep on keepin on .and stay well.
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    Bullet Casting Blocks

    Hi, just wornding about patching balls in a Ruger .44 old army. Did you use .457 balls? I have never patched a ball in a rev. of any cal. If it shaves lead when loading, the is no way the ball should be patched. just my thoughts. Fox.45. :surrender:
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    shooting a right handed rifle left handed

    I cant tell anyone how or what to shoot, but I been a lefty all my life (never do anything right) and I have no trouble shooting right handed locks,, matter of fact, thats all I have ,and I shoot pistol with either hand or one in each and can hit the mark. I shoot trap and have a 96 avg. with a...
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    New Flintlock Will Not Shoot Round Balls

    :surrender: I used to have a T/C Hawken with that "space age" metal on the frizzen ,and it would fire with an empty pan, I know because I tried it. I got a new frizzen ,didnt trust it anymore, after I saw that.. Im all for safty and more of it.. Guns get a bad rap too quick today and we dont...
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    Flintlock ID/Style?

    its a .45 cal and the barrel is i think 46" and it measures 15/16 at the muzzle.. balance is very nice
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    Rifle flints

    :td: in reply to the Rich Peirce flints. I Emailed Rich about purchasing flints, and he mailed me back ,telling me that his regular job is too demanding right now and he is not making flints. That is what he told me, I got flints ( Tom Fuller) flints from TOW and they work well. And the price...
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    Finished my fence post

    :v Wow !! That peice of work if heirloom quality for sure. Its hard to find the words to fit the workmanship that you have put in the whole thing. Mebby you are a reincarnation of an gun maker from back in the day. :hatsoff: fox.45
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