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  1. hawkeye2

    1858 REM front sight

    Buy a Uberti Remington front sight and have it dovetailed into the barrel. It will be correct and windage adjustable too.
  2. hawkeye2

    Well, I’m a Maynard Owner Now!

    So you finally got one and an exceptional one too. :)
  3. hawkeye2

    Help with identification and value

    The barrel has been shortened and there is no latch to hold the loading lever up, pass on it.
  4. hawkeye2

    Kibler Fowler Update

    An update on his fowler kit approximately 7 days ago, a must see.
  5. hawkeye2

    Help with these pistols please.

    Non-firing wall hangers. They were made in the middle east for sale to tourists.
  6. hawkeye2

    Mystery Charleville Musket 1837??

    Definitely a "Potsdam" as they are generically referred to and a nice one too. It's unusual to find one with the sling swivels and sights still intact and the bayonet is a plus too. Most you see have been altered in some way for civilian use. The 1837 date is when it was converted from flint...
  7. hawkeye2

    SOLD Potsdam canoe/blanket gun

    Barrel length? Does the lock have good full & half cock notches?
  8. hawkeye2

    CLOSED Pietta 1858 Navy

    Barrel length?
  9. hawkeye2

    Using a smaller Minie ball.

    Even when it is the proper size the Lee improved minie is not an accurate bullet and there are minies out there that shoot better than the original design too. I suggest you buy a quality mold that casts the size you need or slightly larger and size the bullets if you are at all serious about...
  10. hawkeye2

    The Gun Works Muzzleloading Emporium and box lock actions

    I don't recall ever having dealt with a more honest and helpful business. :thumb:
  11. hawkeye2

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I think I see my confusion. Commercial powder is broken up and then run through various sized screens to sort it into the different sizes (f number) and I thought that's what you meant by screened powder and now I see your are mainly discussing homemade powder. I made that type powder circa...
  12. hawkeye2

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    OK, I think I see what you are saying. Screened is what you buy in a can and pucked is powder compressed into pellets that you load. Did I get that right?
  13. hawkeye2

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I believe powder is corned, broken up and then screened.
  14. hawkeye2

    Deciphering barrel stamps

    I believe it may be PR joined together for Riva Esterina (Officina Meccanica Armi Riva Esterina & Co) also DART. There were at least 2 manufacturers of the Wesson style rifle and one was much better quality than the other but I don't remember much beyond that. Rub some chalk in the stamp and...
  15. hawkeye2

    Original or Replica ?

    Pedersoli, lock says 1762 and not 1752 as listing says, sling swivels are Pedersoli, stock looks like Pedersoli wood, butt plate tang is wrong.
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