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Who suggested that buying a 1700's style trapper's pistol in 2021 ... might ever be rational ? Runs without primers. Powder can be made { if oxidizer can be found and charcoal or 'coal dust' can be made or found } IF you get one... you might want to get a spare lock, a spare frizzen...
The differences between browning and bluing are minimal..
In addition to the typical traditional steps involved with browning....
BOILING the 'brown rust' to chemically change it to black or blue rust....
after each browning layer.
Then, after boiling the brown rust to black or...
Laurel Mountain Forge Browning Solution offered by Brownell's , Midway USA, 'several other vendors' ... and, available directly from Laurel Mountain Forge...
CAN BE USED AS A BROWNING AGENT or with boiling in distilled water and carding of the scaly blackened rust away between...
I HAVE NEVER BEEN SATISIFIED WITH ANY 'COLD BLUE PRODUCT'...
However, I have recently tried a "warm process blue product".
BLUE WONDER requires some heat to work.
Boiling and carding are NOT a part of the process....
It is vaguely similar to "Titanium Nitride" in the fact that heat...
Actually, I use what works for me... or, that which I can actually get my hands on. Delrin rods... seem to work... in my "Historically Incorrect Hawken Style short rifle" with screw adjustable rear sight. A 28" 50 caliber is probably not historically correct... but, it works. My 45...
FAST TWIST BARREL:
Should be really good for shooting bullets.
I would not expect it to shoot a full power
traditional patched round ball load with any accuracy at all....
IF I were to attempt shooting patched round ball with a
FAST TWIST BARREL
I would use a minimum charge of FFg...
COMPRESSED AIR
forced through the flintlock drum, percussion nipple, or matchlock/cannon flash hole can be used if a CO2 powered unloading gadget is not available, or is not preferred.
The Compressed Air or Compressed CO2 method of pushing out the load is good for unloading a dry ball or...