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  1. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Be careful with Black Powder...You never know!

    I wonder why so many of my fellow enthusiasts automatically assume a static discharge igniting the powder bag. Many of the people of this time could have been carrying matchcord at the ready in case of any violent emergencies. An ember could have caught a light breeze and blown to just the...
  2. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Skychief Shot Loads in a blunderbuss

    Has anyone shot a Skychief shot load from blunderbuss and if so, what were the results? I am curious for any gauge results, but more specifically for 28 since I built one of those Traditions kits in percussion sometime last year. I know they don't look like a real period blunderbuss, but that...
  3. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Cracked Horn Spout - How to repair?

    Could pine pitch be used? I believe it is waterproof and there would be no issues with being period correct. I think it requires a binder material like grass clippings or sawdust. I would make sure that horn is clean of any powder because pitch requires a low-level heat source. Hide glue is...
  4. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Laundry Washboard

    Here is a young man from South Korea who probably has a better choice of wood for this kind of tool than I chose. Here is also a website regarding the history of these tools: https://ourpastimes.com/the-history-of-washboards-12212074.html I find it curious for a website that often extols the...
  5. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Laundry Washboard

    My washing machine broke down so I made this little item out of a pine board in a hurry earlier today. It is about 18 inches or 45.7 cm long and 5 3/8 inches or 13.6 cm wide. Measurements were not real critical and I could have made the ridges a little straighter. Scrub surface riffles are...
  6. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Dixie Gun Works 28 gauge

    Sorry about not responding sooner. No, there is no mm stamp I could find directly on the visible part of the barrel, but I did check the bore size with a set of cheap metal mechanical calipers. It took a few measurement checks to get a proper measure because of a bad angle reading, but the...
  7. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Flint leather or lead

    I just received a Chambers Deluxe Large Siler lock from TOW for a long rifle project I will be working on. In the care and instruction sheet it is emphasized that one should not use lead on a sporting lock and should be used only for large musket locks. I think it has something to do with the...
  8. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Dixie Gun Works 28 gauge

    I have something similar and it is 28 gauge. It is extremely light weight and seems to be a good brush gun. Mine is a little different from yours with the hammer towards the front of the lock plate and the breech is round, not octagonal like yours is. I assume the octagonal breech might be...
  9. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Percussion caps on 4th

    I know the 4th is past right now, but I would like to offer a small warning towards such an activity. There was a case somewhere in which a Carbide cannon was used recently and the person using it was arrested on misdemeanor negligent discharge of a firearm. I remember these fun little devices...
  10. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Breech Plug Too Short In Barrel

    I had considered that as one option, but it could present an extra space for black powder residue to deposit into and give extra potential for corrosion of the threads weakening the strength of the breech area. There is some argument that the breech seals at the face upon the shoulder and...
  11. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Breech Plug Too Short In Barrel

    This is pretty much the direction I will have to take, because yes, the barrel has already been fitted to the stock, I just wish I had noticed the rather deep depth of the barrel's breech to shoulder path earlier on. Thank you Zonie and everyone else for all your suggestions and replies. Here...
  12. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    New Dickert Slow Build Start & Opinions On Colerain Barrels

    Thank you everyone for the advice and replies. Dave, yes I would definitely say I am a beginner. Putting together a kit usually only involves filing, fitting, and finishing were much of the harder tasks are already done by a machine and factory employees. I have a couple of book sources to...
  13. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Breech Plug Too Short In Barrel

    The barrel has not yet been dovetailed for sights but there are hammer pinned lugs at the bottom flat which would be where the center writing stamps are. Three of the flats on the have writing being Dixie Gun Works Inc. on the bottom flat with caliber and powder type warning and Italian proofing...
  14. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    New Dickert Slow Build Start & Opinions On Colerain Barrels

    You are correct about being too late because the straight octagon stock had already been delivered as well a Colerain barrel in 13/16". I still have not ordered a lock and still have some time to consider what kind to use. I am not quite sure what you mean by that size barrel resulting in a...
  15. Cpl. Ashencheeks

    Breech Plug Too Short In Barrel

    I have an old Dixie Gun Works 15/16" straight octagon barrel with 5/8" 18 TPI Thread pattern. The problem is while the breech plug fits the barrel threads fine with no shake from side to side, it falls short of the internal shoulder. The length of the plug to from the face of the threaded plug...
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