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dang. thats a lot for a tin but before its over that might be cheap. who knows?
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Finally got okay weather and free time to coincide. Looked like this might be the only reasonable day for about a week to shoot and there are some commitments in there too.

I used my free time by grabbing my T/C .45 caplock Hawken and heading to the range. I fired a total of 31 shots. I also had the first failure to fire in years, easy fix though. All shots were from a rest at 50 yards testing patches and I found two that shot very well. I'm guessing this gun it from the mid 1970s. My first .50 version I bought in 1976 has identical features to this .45. Anyway if was a great day to make smoke, and that's what I did.
 
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Well, I managed to give a test block a run. Color wasn't quite what I was after...a little too much red was carried through (looked like a root stained or lye cherry stock before I sanded it back) and the brown needs to be lightened a bit, I think. I'll have to try another.

Still, the dye is quite interesting....depending on how the block is held, it is almost all base color or it shows off the figure like a tiger...the chatoyance of it is pretty amazing. If I can get my final color mix figured out, I suspect this will be quite the looker.
 
Haven't done anything so far today.

Yesterday I went to my club to sit in on a meeting of the BOD and catch up. There was a pistol shoot going on and I checked it out. This is a regular event that I will participate in next round. I have a pathetic FIE pistol that can be dusted off. A chance to broaden my ml experience.

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Also did a few minor updates to the State Association website. Starting to fill in upcoming events around the state. Linked here along with an invitation to join in on the fun.

https://www.csmla.net/events/upcoming-events
 
Swung back by an antique mall today. Picked up the shot flask. Those of you with more knowledge, any idea of identifying based on the markings?
 

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