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    Firelock pistol historic military use

    Now that is weird! I hadn't expected the change in caliber. I can't help but wonder why the caliber was changed like that. That's good information too, and I'll pick up a copy of that book when I get paid this month.
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    SOLD Lee 600 rb mold

    I'll take it! My pistol is real hungry for cast shot!
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    Firelock pistol historic military use

    I recently acquired a Veteran Arms British Sea Service Pistol, .62 caliber. I soon started looking for appropriate paper cartridge templates and found that so little information exists on the subject. Were lubricated paper cartridges a thing for the pistols or were they expected to be loaded...
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    Rifling methods

    Well it's more of a thing I mean to use with the .550 caliber Pritchett bullet. I currently have an Armi Sport 1858 Enfield I'm almost desperate to get rid of. I just want the proper rifling in it .
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    Rifling methods

    Part of the problem there is that this was originally done to turn smoothbore muskets into rifled muskets. So the bore would have been parallel already. So somehow they'd have to withdraw the cutter enough to get the rifling grooves to taper consistently enough.
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    Rifling methods

    So the P.53 and P.58 Enfield rifled muskets used progressive depth rifling, wherein the lands stayed the same diameter throughout the bore while the rifling grooves became shallower towards the muzzle. Having tried working with several machinist and professional smiths, none of them have any...
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    Musketeer reporting

    Hey, I just got my account approved so this is probably the first place I should be going. I'm David, located in the Great Lakes region. I primarily focus on British muzzleloaders, though I find it different not to fawn over my Martini Henry. My Brown Bess is my current favourite to bring to...
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