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JJim replied to the thread Canoe Alternatives.I seem to recall a reinactor group built a birchbark canoe on the banks of a river, somewhere in the mid-west, using techniques and...
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JJim replied to the thread Ramrod Out Of Pieces.Did you pin the ends?
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JJim replied to the thread muzzleloading machinists of old.Cecil Brooks . . . . .maker of the “presentation” rifle at the annual NRA conventions of old.
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JJim replied to the thread Wedge pin insertion- Right to Left or Left-Right ?.Which ever way is more secure . . . . Actually, I put a SLIGHT ARC on the key, to insure a snug fit!
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JJim replied to the thread What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?.1950’s.
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JJim replied to the thread Are Shippers Targeting Guns?.As I’ve said before, I once had an UPS driver ADMIT to me, that he often used “those long, skinny, boxes” in his truck as a step stool...
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JJim replied to the thread When did 4F powder come into use for pan priming ?.I would think the finer powder ignites faster than coarser powder, so that would speed up ignition of the main charge.
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JJim replied to the thread Help me out here.Additionally . . . I think the octagons use a simple “pivoting” loading lever . . . .while the round barrels use the “creeping” levers.
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JJim replied to the thread Next Generation Smoke.My thought also . . .especially shooting the flinter! The boy is far too young to have PREVENTIBLE vision problems!!
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JJim replied to the thread Whiskering????.Quite right . . . . Soaking the BEST QUALITY (not Chinese garbage) steel wool in alcohol to remove oil BEFORE dewiskering is the key...
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JJim replied to the thread LOL, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.Now, THAT is what I used to call, the John Wayne load! It was in his movies, that I first noticed his Colt’s had the ability to never...
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JJim replied to the thread LOL, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.Just another “Hollywood misque.” How many times have we seen Mexican banditos with bandoliers of large caliber ammo (30-06, .30 Krag...
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JJim replied to the thread What is a good length for an American longrifle ?.Iffin’ ya’ get ‘em too long, you’d need to stand on a stool to load ‘em! Also, a “swamped” barrel would be near-manditory.
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JJim replied to the thread Just got a brand new lemon.I had a similar fubar with eBay . . .. . In the end, they embezzled $12 from me. Never again, will they see me!
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JJim replied to the thread As is said, “Well, hell.”.I wonder if “Navel Jelly” would give bright steel the desired “soft gray” appearance.
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