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  1. Eddie Southgate

    Napolean movie reviews?

    If you want to watch something good from that era watch Bernard Cornwall's Sharpe's Series , better yet , read the books.
  2. Eddie Southgate

    Is pure lead really necessary for muzzle loading balls or bullet in rifle or hand gun ?

    For cap and ball revolvers I use only pure lead so that there is no chance of damaging the loading lever. For Mini's I use pure lead so I know the skirt will expand. For patched round balls I have used everything from pure to slightly harder than clip on wheel weights with no issues in 55 years...
  3. Eddie Southgate

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Went deer hunting and was thinking I would just as soon shoot a coyote since it was near 70 degrees at the time . No more than had the thought when a coyote ran across the opening I was watching so I rolled him with my last patch and ball. Now I got to shoot minie's or go to the other farm for...
  4. Eddie Southgate

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Depends on how old you are and what she intends for you to die of in bed . :thumb::ghostly:
  5. Eddie Southgate

    Barry Lyndon movie fakery.

    There were several boo boos in the series The Waltons. In one that was supposed to be set in the late 30's or early 40's they showed a scene featuring a large brick public building and a parking lot full of cars from the 60's and 70's . They are a bit more careful now than they used to be.
  6. Eddie Southgate

    Barry Lyndon movie fakery.

    You need to watch Mr. Sunshine on Netflix. The show itself was not bad but was based on Japan's take over of Korea and the lates date depicted was before 1920. Many of the Koreans were still using matchlocks that looked like something from a cartoon but there was also a good mix of M1's and...
  7. Eddie Southgate

    Lyman's Great Plains Flintlock Rifle....Good & Bad??

    Mine is very accurate but not the most reliable sparker .
  8. Eddie Southgate

    First Build - Jacob Dickert .50 Cal. Transitional Period

    No Forstner bits in Dickert's day. Lose them if you can. Whittle some pegs and tap them in the holes with a little glue or work them out with a chisel so it looks hand cut.
  9. Eddie Southgate

    My Great Looking 1st Flintlock Arrived!!!

    She's awful pretty , hope it shoots as good as it looks. Congratulations.
  10. Eddie Southgate

    First Build - Jacob Dickert .50 Cal. Transitional Period

    Beautiful work. I would have stuck with the original side plate though, the new one looks to be positioned a bit off . Could be the angle of the picture, looks a bit higher on the back end .
  11. Eddie Southgate

    Most Prevalent Calibers?

    Don't know what is most often seen at the big shoots but if I was planning to hunt bear I would build a .58 . To me there is small difference in .50 and .54 , both being excellent deer calibers but the .58 ball is much bigger than .50 and gives more weight . If I only have one shot I want it to...
  12. Eddie Southgate

    Need to get some questions answered on a potential rifle

    I like woo dorker better . Does kinda sound Chinese .
  13. Eddie Southgate

    DM Davies Jaeger Flintlock

    The OP hasn't been on here since 2018 . Might try a PM if he still has the account set for notifications .
  14. Eddie Southgate

    How do you carry your muzzleloader pistol?

    If it don't tuck into a pocket it goes in a holster .
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