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  1. Hawgeye

    Snapped at the wrist!

    My Dickert suffered an almost identical fate with the added complication of two cracks parallel to the break. I filled the cracks and break with 2 part epoxy colored with some Laurel Mountain Forge finish dye and clamped the stock together to dry. Once dry, I drilled two holes into the cracks...
  2. Hawgeye

    Alaska People?

    Fairbanks here. Currently -40. Not even venturing outside today.
  3. Hawgeye

    mink oil

    I like it and have used it for years and never thought it smelled bad. The grandkids love it. They tell me it makes their mother nauseous.
  4. Hawgeye

    Trying to figure out what the original sights were

    Looks to have had a Vernier sight installed on the wrist. The shape and hole pattern is similar to that of the soule sight on my sharps rifle. As to style, the trigger guard and butt-plate have the look of Ohio built rifles, but that's just a guess. I have an original Ohio built half-stock in...
  5. Hawgeye

    Who can make Ball Triggers for Pedersoli pistols?

    You're correct about repurposing original pieces to suit new needs. I have an original Ohio style rifle built in flint sometime prior to 1850 or so with a heavy target barrel. It has been converted to caplock, rebored to 46 cal and has had at least three previous sets of sights installed over...
  6. Hawgeye

    Homemade box for my Dragoon

    Very nicely done. kudos to you.
  7. Hawgeye

    Gun show find

    You're very lucky. I haven't seen bargains like that in a long time. John U did very well. Congratulations.
  8. Hawgeye

    BP Substitute Questions

    My purchase last month of five pounds of 3f black powder required a 750 mile round trip and a cool $150.00. Price has gone up $7.00 a pound in two years. Still worth it in my opinion now that sticker shock has somewhat worn off.
  9. Hawgeye

    Ted Fellows 50 Hawken Barrel tang not seating?

    Looks as if the tang is bent. It looks to be seated correctly at the screw and forward to the breech-plug. That can sometimes happen if the tang is thin and the barrel is removed by lifting from the muzzle end. That puts a lot of pressure against the seated tang.You might try lightly tapping...
  10. Hawgeye

    TVM Rifle Question

    I lived on Burtonwood back in the fifties as a dependent. Our first quarters were Quonset huts from WWII. Good memories of exploring the bomb shelters and craters. Thanks for the jog to my memory.
  11. Hawgeye

    Muzzle cut patch or pre cut?

    Of course that goes without saying, plus a I'll throw out a few other helpful rituals I've picked up over the years. First, a palmful of salt over the right shoulder; this is helpful if your stiffest competition is on your right, can be reversed if they are on your left; the salt diffuses the...
  12. Hawgeye

    That imitation black powder

    Our club buys in large amounts, usually fifty to a hundred pounds. We can generally find black powder for sixteen to eighteen dollars a pound. Shipping and hazmat increases the cost by roughly 40/45%. There is no savings, but at least we have it. None of the retailers in town will stock Holy...
  13. Hawgeye

    Muzzle cut patch or pre cut?

    For club shoots, I use pillow ticking in strips, spit for lube and cut at the muzzle. That's traditional with some of our guys. For hunting, I use precut greased patches. My fun sessions with the grandkids are the most definitive and scientific. I let them use whatever they want. Their consensus...
  14. Hawgeye

    What's the farthest you've ever shot with a long rifle?

    200 yards at clangers. I even hit one now and again.
  15. Hawgeye

    I've Contracted The Disease!

    Well, mine don't collect much dust but, during their semi-annual cleaning, I do have to reassure them that the reason they don't get out much is that the long sight radius on my 42" barreled Dickert is so much easier with my old eyes. :)
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