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    Why oh why do I ever go anywhere without a ramrod puller??

    You don't need a please don't touch sign for your gun. You need the range officer to banish Mr. Helpful from the range and tell him to keep his f***ing hands off other people's equipment.
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    New from southern Michigan

    Hey there, from west Michigan! Check out the Grand Valley Cap n Ballers website and come over and see us sometime. http://www.gvcnb.org/
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    Lace up leather pad damage?

    I bought a Rem 1100 for a duck gun that had a leather sling looped around the pistol grip. It left a darkened line. I don't know if the discoloration is just in the finish or if it goes through to the wood, but I don't care. The gun is kinda beaten up and it will probably get a little more...
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    Lets see some percussion revolvers!

    A quick snapshot of my BR revolvers. (And my cooler lid.) I got these three in September and October of this year, 2020. The top gun is an Uberti copy of a Remington 1858 New Improved Navy. The middle gun is a Pietta copy of the 1851 Sherriff's revolver in 36 cal. also. At first, I just wanted a...
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    How long does it take you to clean your rifle/smoothbore?

    About a month ago I was in a BP shotgun event at my local club. After the day's shooting, I saw one guy over in the loading area cleaning his shotgun. Full disclosure, it was a superposed breech loading conversion, I think a Browning. He was very meticulous, so I asked him how long he spent...
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    Should I Buy a Colt’s Pocket 1849 .31?

    I bought some Hornady 0.315 balls, but I haven't had an opportunity to get to the range yet. Maybe tomorrow.
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    Just a show of hands, how many make their own ammution?

    What he ^ said.
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    A New Holster Maker!

    LOVE that half flap style.
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    Should I Buy a Colt’s Pocket 1849 .31?

    My It's on order and should be here on Saturday. But I am having a hard time finding .311 balls for it. I can find .315 but I would prefer .311s. Any suggestions where I can find round balls in that size?
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    Should I Buy a Colt’s Pocket 1849 .31?

    Thank you all for your advice. I will 71 in a few weeks and I am determined to do what *I* want to do. I know it's a Remington replica. I know it is small. That is why I want it. It won't be the smallest gun I have ever fired. If it goes BOOM and makes a hole in the paper occasionally, I will be...
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    Should I Buy a Colt’s Pocket 1849 .31?

    I have large hands, but I have had large hands most of my life. I am also over 6 feet tall and kitchen counters are way too low for my preference. You learn to adapt. My daily carry gun is a Ruger LCP and I can only get two fingers around it. I would buy a .31 cal model with the spur trigger (I...
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    Patch Lubes

    FYI, around here the mixture of Ballistol and water is called Moose Milk.
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    Getting back into it

    Hi there! My name is Bruce Evans and I have gotten back into muzzle loading in the last few years. I retained a Navy Arms SXS shotgun from years ago after a sell-off of most of my collection. Last year I bought a flintlock rifle - my first flintlock gun - from Tip Curtis at Friendship. I have...
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