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  1. Bobby MacAlphin

    How do you prime?

    Load and prime with fffg from same horn always !
  2. Bobby MacAlphin

    Recommendations for a first flintlock rifle

    Yes sir been priming from the horn for 30 some years now !
  3. Bobby MacAlphin

    A true Jack Garner Build?

    This is my Jack Garner Virginia Rifle that I got from Jack in 1997 he signed it J Garner , I can't say I ever saw one with TVM !
  4. Bobby MacAlphin

    Rookie Woodsrunner build

    Great looking rifle !
  5. Bobby MacAlphin

    Want for Kibler Colonial in Curly Maple?

    To bad your not in NC , I belong to an 18th century living history and muzzleloading shooting club called Lafayette Longrifles that has their own range and big camping area , I joined them about 30 years ago and they are and have always been some of the most helpful , encouraging and nicest...
  6. Bobby MacAlphin

    Leaving a loaded powder horn?

    I Always leave powder in my horns it also keeps certain bugs from chewing holes in your horns !
  7. Bobby MacAlphin

    Considering trying some 3F in my .54 GPR, anyone out there ever do so?

  8. Bobby MacAlphin

    Best solution for walnut dye

    I put black walnuts in my dye pot along with staghorn sumac berries , I use the walnuts green or black and fill my pot about 3/4ths full of water then boil the mixture for two hours , when it cools down enough to hold my hand in the water I put what I want to dye in the pot , usually leave cloth...
  9. Bobby MacAlphin

    Kibler order

    My Kibler Colonial in .50 cal. Weighs exactly 9 lbs , I'm 66 years old and have no problem shooting it at shooting matches or roaming the woods hunting with it I love it and it balances perfectly !
  10. Bobby MacAlphin

    Brown Bess Real or Replica?

    I had one like it for years and even killed a few deer with it during hunting season , I sold mine about 15 years ago for $500 but I have wished many times that I did not ! ;)
  11. Bobby MacAlphin

    FOR SALE Vegetable Tan shooting bag

    Shooting bag is 7.5" wide x 8.75" tall , brass buckle on strap , simple one piece design. $100 plus $12 shipping in U.S. lower 48
  12. Bobby MacAlphin

    Picture Request!

    Buffalo horn tip I made for the ramrod on my smooth bore
  13. Bobby MacAlphin

    Oil finish on a stock.....

    I like Tung Oil myself !
  14. Bobby MacAlphin

    Powder charge. How much powder do you use.

    I shot a big doe a few years ago with a 30" barrel Brown Bess Pedersoli at 30 yards , the .75 cal. round ball using 70 grains of fffg goex , went all the way through her and the exit hole was almost the size of a golf ball , I have also shot deer with my .50 cal. Flintlock Virginia type rifles...
  15. Bobby MacAlphin

    Dark red finishes

    I used iron nitrate and laurel mountain forge maple stain on mine , don't know if this is color your looking for !
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