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    lead for the lazy...

    greetings all. over on rotometals .com they have pure lead at 1.75 per pound with free shipping on 50# boxes. not a bad price if you don't have a close sorce.. this is virgin pure lead. it's not a foundry mix of scrap. if you also cast for bpcr, check out their alloy mix. 1/30, 1/25 etc...
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    conundrum

    was watching the out door channel. the program was sposered by tc.. they now have an inline. with a super selling point. the breech plug is removable with just your fingers. for complete and easy cleaning.. now and howsomever, they fixed the breech plug on my tc 'FLINTLOCK' so the plug can't...
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    cutting saw blade??

    greetings all. came across a used 10" radial saw blade. thought it mite make a good knife blade. question is. how would i cut the rascal?? any thoughts?? tia and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    HEY ROUND BALL !!!

    how did the load and shoot loads work in your "flintlock" for the doves ??? ..ttfn..grampa..
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    possible bags.

    greetings all, just opened my order from the horse equip. catalog. got some 3/8 and 1/2" X72 leather straps. these are top quality finished leather. also some 1 3/4 X 62 latigo for possible bag straps. but the interesting thing they have are saddle bags. these are real saddle bags and...
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    range report...

    went to the range the other day. took 6 rifles and all the stuff that mite be needed. took a while to load up all that stuff. (don't think i'm the only one that overpacks for a range trip) :haha: well to cut to the chase. only shot 3 guns. and one of those was a hatfield flint by the name of...
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    tricking out a hooked breach.

    greetings, opened the ml safe and looked over some of the guns i haven't shot in years. pulled out a renegade flint in 50 cal. this was my money gun. we allways shot for money. if a minute of deer makes you happy, then this isn't for you. but, if you are shooting compitition and want an...
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    62 prb and wad??

    greetings, did a search for 62 - 20ga prb loads. came across some that had an over shot wad over a prb to hold the ball... is that right?? always thought a ball running over a wad in the barrel is not good. or, does the wad get blasted out before the ball?? TIA and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    gabrial horn

    hiddy ho to all, picked up a nice long steer horn at a garage sale. it's nicely polished and is trimmed in brass at the large end. the small end is natural (no hole) ALSO FITTED WITH A LEATHER STRAP. if any one knows how to cut or install a mouth piece, i will sing your praises to the world...
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    flint triming???

    greetings, fortunatly i came across some 7/8 and 1" fullers. unfortunatly, my guns take 3/4 flints. sooo, is there a way to trim a tad off the flints??? TIA and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    thinking about making a knife

    hi ho all, been contemplating making a knife. at wall mart, found a machete. the steel of the blade is not great and not bad, but good..the steel blade is full tang. it has about the rite thickness. knock off those plastic handles, put on some walnut, grind the generous blade to a more pc...
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    finding flint #3

    greetings all, we'll try this again.. seems everyone but yours truly can find flint. rich pierce has to kick the stuff out of his way so he can walk. bison bill justs bends over and picks up hundreds of pounda of flint at his shooting range. here in s. ca. we have a lot of mountains so...
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    12 ball ???

    greetings all, what is the best size ball for a 12 gauge?? tia and ..ttfn..grampa.. PS.. it will be patched..
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    S. ca. shoots??

    greetings all, does anyone know if there are any shoots going on in s.ca?? TIA and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    " C " steel ??

    greetings all, does anyone know where i can buy or have made a good 'C' striker for makeing a fire. tried e-bay, but all i got was jun :( k. TIA and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    .395 balls..

    greetings, does anyone know if speer or hornady makes a swaged .395 ball?? TIA and ..ttfn..grampa..
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    fullers

    greetings all, spent yesterday after noon wrapping in lead and breaking in a dozen fuller flints. had to mark them bevel up or bevel down. some would not spark at all with the bevel down, but, turn them bevel up and you could use them for flash bulbs. anyhow, did discover if the lead was cut...
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    TVM's ???

    greetings all, saw a couple of TVM's for sale. thought it mite be nice to have one. howsomever, i have never seen or touched one in the flesh. is it a coustom gun, a semi-coustom gun or a nice commercial gun. and are they good shooters??? any advice would be greatly apreciated.. TIA...
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    refurbishing a frizzen

    HUGE greetings and salutations of the day to you all. the l&r lock on the hatfield is about to give up the ghost. it has a few 'pot holes' and bad scrapes. and after only 10 or 20 thousand shots with nary a miss fire. my question is, is there any one i can send it to, to have it polished and...
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