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    Kudos to Two Feathers

    I also recommend Two Feathers. Bought a knife from him recently and it’s a honey. Can’t go wrong with his work
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    SOLD Neck/patch knife

    If this is still available, please PM me. Bugman
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    Care for a razor strop

    Thanks. Originally from north east Tennessee, not far from you. beautiful area.
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    Care for a razor strop

    I've had this strop for 30 years or so, and I've never done anything to treat it. It is still pliable and works well. I just wondered if there was anything I needed to do to keep it in good shape.
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    I can’t see my sights

    As I'm ending my 6th decade I have a similar problem. I have found progressive lenses to be the answer. They have a variable range which allows you to bring the sights into better focus. The other problem is the desire to be "correct" to the exclusion to a major enjoyment of this hobby. We...
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    Care for a razor strop

    Back when I did CW reenacting for 20 years, I carried a straight razor and used it to shave. I also carried the razor strop. I've often wondered if there is some care required in the maintenance of the leather side, such as oil or some lubricant. Also, I have never learned what the linen side...
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    Flash, no bang

    One of the main reasons I swab between shots is the amount of residue in the barrel after the shot. It's a lot, and I don't want to shove it to the bottom of the barrel with the next ball.
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    Flash, no bang

    Does anybody know if I could use either TOW mink oil or Stumpy's moose snot after cleaning the rifle as a last light swab before storing? I have both and was wondering if either would present problems when next I go shooting. Next time may be a while until I can get into JoAnn's fabrics to...
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    Flash, no bang

    I haven't had the chance to get back to shooting. Too much to do - had to prepare and plant my garden and do other chores around the land. I have to believe that the problem was with my cleaning. I have used Hoppes black powder cleaner and I still get a bit of flash rust no matter how I dry...
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    Flash, no bang

    I swab between shots for the simple reason that the residue is so thick that I don't want to push it all into the base of the barrel. I mean the residue is very thick on the swab patches. Besides, if swabbing between shots produces, now, acceptable accuracy from my rifle, why shouldn't I?
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    Flash, no bang

    No chance of contamination. This is a unique event with this rifle as it has always been so easy to produce ignition. Normally I only fill the pan about 1/4 and concentrate against the touch hole producing near instantaneous ignition up to now. Just wondering what might have happened.
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    Flash, no bang

    I ran a wipe down the bore prior to shooting and no oils were observed on the cloth. Since I am working through Dutch's shooting program, I am swabbing with Ballistol between shots. I'm using 3F black powder, same powder as I've used all along.
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    Flash, no bang

    Straight into main bore.
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    Flash, no bang

    Yesterday was a bit frustrating at the firing line. With aggravating frequency my pan would flash but no ignition of the powder charge. On a couple of occasions I resorted to pushing powder into the liner hole with my pick to make the charge ignite. The last time I went shooting was about 4...
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    Georgia members

    Greetings from Fayetteville.
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