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    Waterproof leather hat?

    put it in a warm oven (150-200) for a few minutes and attck it with the snoseal if it does not all soak in put it back in the oven for a few more minutes you can repeat this until the snoseal bleeds through to the inside.(make sure to cover the rack with aluminum foil but not the whole rack)
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    Drinking habits, then and now.

    I don't remember the source but I read somewhere that one of the reasons hard cider was dirven out of the market is because of "apple Jack" a rough cousin to the calvados which was produced by freezing cider and draining off the liquid which was higher in alcohol content. Because it was not...
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    kits and barrels on ebay

    they are sold as parts.
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    BP and electrial ignition

    I used to work for a company that built industrial explosion protection equipment and msot anything that will burn when it is made into a powder that can be airborn will ignite with a spark. We used to create an explosion in a 10 foot diameter metal sphere using 1 pound of corn stacrh and an...
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    Leather cleaner?

    what kind of finish if any does it have? Is it smooth grain or split grain(like suede)?
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    Possibles Bag Patterns

    If you have a compass(for making circles) or a divider you can scribe lines at an even distance from the edge of the leather use the pointy part not the pencil to mark your leather. Then set it to the space you want to make your stitches apart a walk it along marking the places to punch holes.
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    Red Eye Gravy recipe

    the story behind redeye gravy was supposed to be a poor 49er that was cooking aham slice and caught it on fire. Rather than let it go to waste he extinguished it with a cup of coffee.
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    Boris Karloff Movie

    better than John Wayne as Gengis Khan :shake:
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    Whats in your hunting bag?

    The comment on the Powder flask was intended for the post 2 or 3 before yours by Plumbleu n(maybe i spelled it right this time).
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    Loose powder/pellets/plastic quere???

    No I have not, I believe that I mainly used dynamit nobel. Most of my trouble has occurred during foul weather (our muzzleloading season for deer is mid to late Deecember)I am not sure if I just needed better protection from the weather snow rain, or sleet. I know on one ocassion the powder was...
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    Whats in your hunting bag?

    Bounyhunter Beautiful Bag!! really nice work, nice combination of fit and function. and plumbeau I really like that powder flask too
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    Loose powder/pellets/plastic quere???

    I shoot a CVA Frontier Carbine .50 cal with a 1:48 twist I have shot "bufalo bullets" just to try it but 90% of what I have shot is patched round ball. I hunt with the round ball and have had satisfactory results(if only my ignition worked as well as the balls) I have shot both pyrodex and black...
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    Loose powder/pellets/plastic quere???

    Come on look at my name, I have had one muzzleloader since I started shooting and it is NOT an inline, because when I started hunting It was "primitive firearms" season not "muzzleloading" My main problem is since they have allowed inlines the # of hunters has gone up, I always enjoyed seeing 1...
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    Loose powder/pellets/plastic quere???

    A friend of mine uses both the sabots and pellets in his inline with no fouling. I think the main issue is the pellets dont fire well without the hot direct ignition provided by an inline with the shotgun primers. And the issue with the sabots will be the twist of your barrel. I don't recall the...
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    What kind of muzzleloader

    I have a CVA frontier carbine that I bought around 13 or 14 years ago, I shot my first black powder deer with it 11 years ago right befroe my youngest son was born. I was supposed to be home to watch my oldest so my wife could go for here 8th month checkup and decided one more push before I left...
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    Club setting up first blackpowder shoot

    Thanks for all of your help alot of good ideas and and helpful information.
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    Another new member from Mass

    I live at the geographic center of the state Rutland.
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    packing eggs

    I have used the eggs in a jar method (of course I am invoved with the boy scouts) and it works well if the jar is FULL otherwise you end up with scrambled eggs which for most purposes is fine. I haved used both plastic peanut butter jars and nalgene bottles. The good thing about the peanutbutter...
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    Club setting up first blackpowder shoot

    Personally in Rutland, MA just north of worcester, but the club is in Jaffery NH just over the mass border, near Mount Monadnock. In fact the club is called Monadnock.
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    Club setting up first blackpowder shoot

    My dad's club is looking to set up it's first blackpowder shoot and are looking for ideas, procedures etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You in advance.
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