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    A bag from scraps.

    Beautiful color and great job! Now we just need a picture of a half-dozen squirrel tails laying next to it!
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    Running Ball

    I have gotten mine from sifting through the backstop at the range as well as the scrap yard or tire shop connections. Ask around the coffee shops and feed stores...surely the guys hanging out in those places can put you in the right direction.
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    Howdy from Southern IL!

    flashes79: I'm from the Mt. Vernon area. I did my student teaching at Marion High School in the spring of 2001. I assume that the "79" in your screen name is a birth year, so that may have put us in the same classes if you went to SIUC. Have fun getting into the muzzleloaders. It sounds...
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    Tent flooring

    I use a similar trick as the painter's canvas tarp treated with Thompson's Water Seal, except I have put two coats of dark brown latex paint so that it looks like oil cloth. So far it has been waterproof and worked really well after 6+ years of use.
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    Tent suggestions and advice needed

    A wedge is the way to go. It has been used for years pre-dating the American War for Independence all the way through the Civil War to the best of my knowledge. I picked up one from Panther Primitives a few years ago. It is easy to set up with just three poles, no ropes and about a dozen...
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    Howdy from Southern IL!

    Thanks for the warm welcome. It looks like there is a bunch of friendly Texans on here! I'm headed to San Antonio in three weeks and can't wait to step foot in the Alamo....and Finck Cigar Company's store! So far I've only seen North Texas. I don't know why I've overlooked this forum for...
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    First ever smoothbore (other than modern)

    You have a nice smoothy there. I was wondering how Sitting Fox's quality was... I have read nothing but good things. It is nice to see a picture of an example of his work. Enjoy your new toy!
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    Howdy from Southern IL!

    Hello all... I've been a member here for a while, but just recently started coming back here for information. This will teach me to use the bookmarks on my computer! A little about me: I'm a school teacher that loves his flintlocks. I shoot my home-built fusil de chasse in .62 caliber as...
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