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    Exotic-Origin Blackpowder Arms

    My dad was a crewchief on a C-130 in Viet Nam and talked about his airplane coming back to base with crossbow bolts stuck in the wings.
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    How many shots do you fire a year

    Could be time to start some more kickin'. Shoulda started some years ago but better late than too late.
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    Range Rod

    I've got a rod like this and while using it for cleaning I tried to turn the rod/jag/patch combination to clean the bottom of the breech and the handle turned loose from the rod so I'd think this rod is not a good one to pull a ball with as you'd probably pull the handle off the rod. 2nd the...
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    The Shoemaker's Doldrums

    Work fascinates me. I could sit and watch it for hours.
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    Lead is getting harder to get!

    I'm just luck enough I don't have to look anymore. Right place at the right time.
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    1803 Harpers Ferry

    I agree with the figure of the wood. I picked up a Siamese Mauser once that was stocked with the prettiest looking tiger mapel stock that I have ever seen on any rifle.
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    Lead is getting harder to get!

    Used to know an old guy that owned a tire store and he would give me five gallon buckets of wheel weights if I would cast whatever bullets he needed when he needed them. Got buckets of it let so in good shape that way. May want to watch for re-roofs or demos of older houses. Lead was used in...
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    Range/ Ram/ Cleaning Rod

    I've got the one from TOW and use it with my '63 Springfield. Very good rod.
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    Battle field load stacking.

    I read this same thing quite a few years ago also happening at the battle of Gettysburg though at this late date I don't remember where I read this but possibly it was in the Time Life series of Civil War books. When rifles were picked up and examined after the battle some of them had multiple...
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    Battle field load stacking.

    There are reported instances of cartridges being filled with dirt instead of gunpowder during the WBTS, Chancellorsville being one of the battles. Ref. 101 Interesting Facts About the Civil War.
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    windage

    Before I modify anything that I can't un-modify I will shoot it a bunch to figure if different loads or projectiles make a difference in point of impact. It shoots to same point of impact but just too many inches to the right at 50 yards. I had a 3rd generation SA that someone had bent the...
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    windage

    That'll be fun to play with on a rainy day-like today. I'd bet you're getting some of it too this morning.
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    windage

    That is an interesting fix. Never knew there was such a thing. Thanks.
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    windage

    That is a good idea. I'm going to shoot different variables with it first but if all else fails I like this idea.
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    windage

    I'm not one for using abrasives of any kind on the barrel of a firearm. It's more fun to shoot them "in" anyhow. The bore on this rifle is so bright and shiny that when I got it home I shined a flashlight down the barrel and could see the breech plug. It amazed me how bright it is/was...
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