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  1. M

    TC .45 Cherokee

    Picked up this nice little .45 cal Thompson Center Cherokee the other day. In very good shape (not unfired). It has a Williams peep rear sight that will disappear just as soon as I find my spare Thompson Center rear sight - SWMBO has ordered a remodel of the lower floor where my shop is...
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    What is this on my Zoli Zouaves?

    Bought another Zoli Zouave at an auction Saturday (well, it was calling my name and whining about wanting a good home - what could I do? I had to help it out, poor thing!). Cleaned it up yesterday and noticed something odd. Checked my other Zoli Zouave and sure enough, it has the same...
  3. M

    Dutch Schoultz and Blackpowder Accuracy

    I recommended Dutch's system to a gentleman on another forum a few days ago, and he went to the site to look around a bit. He found what he felt was an error in Dutch's tip on sighting in and we (the gentleman on the other forum and I) corresponded about it for a few days. We couldn't come to...
  4. M

    '63 Remington (Zoli) Zouave front sight

    This rifle shoots 6" high at 50 yards using the lowest rear sight leaf. The front sight appears to have had a ball installed on top at some time in the past, which would go along with it shooting high. I'm looking for a replacement front sight with little luck so far. However, my real problem...
  5. M

    Rings in barrel

    The thread about the rough spot in the barrel reminded me to ask this question. Last weekend at the range I was asked to help remove a dry ball from an Investarms 'Hawken' .50 (1978 date stamp). I pulled the ball, then cleaned the bore and inspected it with a bore light as is my normal...
  6. M

    I need a good flintlock pistol

    I need a good flintlock pistol. Price is an object, but I can probably spend about $400. Maybe more if it's really worth it. Object is local match shooting, bragging rights only. And I'm just average at pistol shooting. Buy one? If so.... Production gun...which one? Or... Custom made...which...
  7. M

    Request advice on NMLRA Spring Shoot

    I'm making plans to try to attend the NMLRA Spring Shoot at Friendship this year - this will be my first trip to Friendship. It's scheduled for June 12-20, but it looks like I can only spend 4 days/nights there. What is the agenda typically like in terms of events on the grounds, and when are...
  8. M

    The loading gate question

    I've seen several references on various forums to a claim that 'ATF guidelines' say that a bp percussion revolver that has had the recoil shield modified to incorporate a loading gate is considered a firearm and requires an FFL transfer, regardless of whether or not a cartridge cylinder, no...
  9. M

    Pics of Jager Kentuckian .36 caplock

    Finally got it cleaned up and pictures taken. Plan to refinish the stock and clean up the metal some. The bore is absolutely pristine, so is the lock inside and out. Looks like it's been handled some but not shot very much, if at all. So, Zonie, are we gripped by an overwhelming bout of nostalgia?
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    Centaure 8900 uncovered

    I found a '1960 New Model Army', the Belgian FAUL replica of the .44 Colt 1860 Army, aka 'Centaure' at an auction over the weekend. It was quite dirty but not corroded. I cleaned it up and stoned some rough spots on the bolt and hand and their channels and it's a very nice gun. I corresponded...
  11. M

    Intercontinental Jaguar KY longrifle

    Local auction tomorrow has a "Intercontinental Jaguar Kentucky" longrifle (apparently percussion) in the catalog. Has anyone ever heard of it?
  12. M

    T/C Hawken .45 Flintlock

    Was the Thompson Center Hawken made in a .45 cal flintlock, kit or factory? Furniture in brass, german silver or iron?
  13. M

    How to size a mini?

    I've been watching Renegade Dan's thread about his Zoli Zouave. As it happens I bought one at auction a few weeks ago, and then picked up some .58 minis at a local shop last weekend. I haven't slugged the barrel yet, but I have miked the minis and I anticipate that (once I have the barrel...
  14. M

    Zoli 'Zouave' from an auction Saturday

    Managed to come home from a gun auction with a 1969 Antonio Zoli 1863 Remington 'Zouave' in .58 cal. This is my first .58 so now I'm in the market for some projectiles. Have not yet slugged the barrel or measured the twist rate; once I get those numbers I'll know what to get. It has been fired...
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    Black Powder Prices

    Results of a survey of BP supplier web sites on 2/19: These prices all include shipping and hazmat fees as applicable. Where it matters the shipping costs are to Michigan, yours may vary slightly. The prices were determined by actually placing an order up to the final button, so the...
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    BP Price Survey Updated to 1/13/2009

    No, I'm not going to do this every week, but I've got a few minutes tonight, so: Jack's Powder Keg got back and confirmed the prices on their web site include hazmat fees and shipping, so the data in the chart is correct. Powder Inc. increased their hazmat fee to $22.50 from $20 and I've...
  17. M

    BP Price Survey 1/9/2009

    Here are the results of a survey of real black powder prices that I did while sitting in a motel room enroute to an auction last Friday. First, the price by supplier: Next, the same data sorted by brand: To save you some time (and your eyes) the least expensive per pound is Jack's Powder...
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    Bench Rest .50

    Went to an auction today and ran across something I'd never seen before - a custom built .50 cal bench rest muzzleloader. It had a relatively small shoulder stock with a thumbhole and integral trigger guard. It had what appeared to be a large Siler percussion lock, although I couldn't examine it...
  19. M

    Old T/C Hawken?

    A member of our local sportsman's club brought in an old T/C rifle he'd had 'for many, many years' and asked me to see if I could restore it to useful function. I believe it's an early version of the Hawken, but the cheekpiece and trigger guard are clearly different from today's T/C Hawken, and...
  20. M

    The Yankees and Dixon's, Taylor's and The Log Cabin Shop

    Now that I have your attention - the Yankees I'm referring to are not those of the Conquering Army of the North, but rather the Bronx Bombers. The only thing they have to do with muzzleloading is that their last game in the House That Ruth Built was last Sunday night, and a long time friend had...
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