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    Long Land Pattern Muskets

    My friend bought a Loyalist long land Bess. It doesn't look to bad, personally I would scrape it down and refinish it with linseed oil but thats me. The only problems he has had with it are ignition, letting me play with it and hitting the target :crackup: (sorry buddy couldn't resist), the...
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    Do you take your lock off with every cleaning

    If I was using it for reenacting, I do take the lock of when I clean it. The reason is when loadign as fast as I can the pan often will be overprimed resulting in large amounts of fouling all over the lock. Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis
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    Ready for squirls now

    He left out that he needed the bayonet when he shot the birdie with 100 grains of bb's and bout 20 grains of powder hahaha! he had to chase it down with a big 'ole stick haw haw :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: Good to have you on the board buddy Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis
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    Blanket Guns

    I keep thinking I should have a blanket gun to play with. Any one on the fourm own or played around with a one? Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis P.S. I would also like to see any pictures of blanket guns people may have
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    Shot in paper cartriges

    Ok so your using one paper cartridge for powder than a secound for shot. Anyone make them with the powder and shot in the same cartridge? Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis
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    Shot in paper cartriges

    Anyone use paper cartidges for shot? If you do how do you make them up? Thanks in Advance Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis
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    Thinkin' about a Tomahawk

    I found the Beaver Bill throwing hawks to be a bit lite for my taste the blade on my buddys bent from throwing and we had trouble getting it to hold a edge. I would go with a H&B (my personal throwing hawk is a standard HB) they are nice and strong and I find mine throws great, however it is a...
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    New York Contract Bess

    Not sure musketman but it would make sense to me. Not really a bess man my self but I have to say that one sorta caught my eye. P.S. If anyone wants to buy me that bess I won't turn it down :) Mkui Medal Guerre Abenakis
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    New York Contract Bess

    I know there are alot of bess fans on this board thought this might be of intrest. 1755 New York City Contract Bess http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/partDetail.aspx?catId=12&subId=81&styleId=284&partNum=AAA-344 Mkui Medal (Red Leggins) Guerre Abenakis
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    Paper cartridges in Bess (or any other smoothbore)

    Squire, I'm not sure I have run into that type of cartridge before. Do you a picture you could post or could you descride the construction? Mkui Medal (Red Leggins) Guerre Abenakis
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    New pistol

    They are great people!! At one event this summer I had purchased a new gun and of course rembered it needed a flash guard 40 min before the battle. I bought one from MVTC and because I had forgot my vise I asked if they had one I could use. As Pete tried to put it on we discoverd the whole in...
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    Home-made leather dye?

    When working with brain tan, we like to use walnut dye. With this we can get from a nice milk chocolate, to a almost black. Brain tan dyed with walnut hulls ages nicely, darking with age and exposure to light. If you don't have acess to walnut hulls, you can purchase powderd hulls form sevral...
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    A quesion of ballistics

    That is one big fusil :master:! Bet you could kill a lot of brits with that!!!! (sorry couldn't resist) I'm picturing the look on the rangers, face when the chief yells "Bring up Le Big Fuzze" and we run out with that........... :) Mkui Medal (Red leggins) Guerre Abenakis
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    Indians with artillery

    Well it finally happened, At Fort Ticonderoga this weekend I picked up a little 4 gauge brass grenade launcher tube (the tiny mortar type not a shoulder fired) and now, I'm looking for input on building a carriage for it? Any suggestions? Tristyn J Cramer A.K.A Red Leggins Guerre Abenakis
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    Indians with artillery

    cannon-ML-36230-ML- Moved to the Cannon section.
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    Shooting blanks

    When where reenacting we use only powder, If I'm loading slowly I'll pour the powder down then slap the musket near the breech to settle the powder (makes more noise) Keeping the powder in isn't to much of a problem just keep the muzzle up (you really should be keeping it up any way to control...
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    Grape shot

    The grape shot used in artillery pieces was made using a wooden core and base heres a quote from a web site "A stand of grape in the 1700's consisted of a wooden disk at the base of a short wooden rod that served as the core around which the balls stood. The whole assembly was bagged in cloth...
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    Barrel's Brightness

    On my previous gun we artificially aged it using some things you really don't want to know. On my new gun I'm letting the metal aged naturally like Musketeer said. Tristyn J Cramer A.K.A Red Leggins Guerre Abenakis
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    Indian muskets?

    One of the guys in my unit had Arms make him up a semi custom 1740s-50s Carbine that he's been very pleased with (I know he got a wood rammer can't rember everything else) Not a bad looking gun didn't seem to chuncky to me when I handled it. Tristyn J Cramer Guerre Abenakis
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    My new baby........

    Sorry forgot to post a update! I haven't got to shoot live rounds in the darned thing yet! I should be getting it out this week, if I do I'll post up how she does. I however put her through the paces with blanks at Ft. St Frederic (60 some odd rounds in one battle, got the barrel so hot I...
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