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  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
    I have no idea what pressure flaking is or how to do it. Sounds interesting though. Right now, am just busting rock with brute force. I...
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    JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
    Went to the range today and found some bigger rocks to play with Perhaps it's just because I don't know what I am doing, but this...
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  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread FOR SALE traded.
    Would you be interested in trading for an Uberti Walker?
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    JDBraddy replied to the thread FOR SALE traded.
    So is it 1" flat to flat like Renegade and .54 cal. Hawken, or 15/16ths like most .45/50 cal. Hawkens?
  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
    All my stones look much smaller than what you guys are using, will have to dig up some bigger rocks to play with. How are you removing...
  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
    I'm in LaCoste just southwest of San Antonio, seems to spark well, continued to use it all afternoon, fired about 40 shots, and it looks...
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  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Flint knapping?.
    Initially the short answer was no. So I went to the range today, picked up several shards from the berm, that had been split by bullet...
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  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy posted the thread Flint knapping? in Flintlock Rifles.
    I was told the land our muzzleloading club is on, was called flint hill before they bought it. It's scattered with agate not flint. But...
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    Mold was Lee 90479 flying 🗑, 0.581", 482gr. Run through the.0.579" sizing die, and lubed with 3parts Beeswax, 2parts olive oil. On top...
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    Well, the 0.579" sizing die came in, but I had already given up and sold the 1858 patterned two band enfield, and bought an 1853 pattern...
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    JDBraddy replied to the thread WITHDRAWN .595 RB mold.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/186205375263?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HNCsT4BsSci&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=sMHHND_RRzu&var=&wid...
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    I always do it before leaving the range! Just carry a plastic container with a screw on lid, (empty Metamusil or Ovaltine containers...
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  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Calibre questions.
    It's not ALL about the sillhoettes, I shoot monthly local NMLRA club matches. Mostly looking for accuracy, economical practice, pleasant...
  • JDBraddy
    Love my .50 cal T/C Hawken, picked up a .45 cal version, and love it even more. Less powder/ lead consumption, less recoil, still plenty...
  • JDBraddy
    JDBraddy replied to the thread Using a smaller Minie ball..
    Before I found a miniball that worked, I was using a .562" round ball with 12 Oz. Denim patch in my .580" Armisport 1853 pattern...
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