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  1. M

    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    He ramrods BIGIRON BARREL WORKS. THATS who. An sorry there Mike! din expect my humble opinions ta threaten yer ego er frighten ya! Course now, ya could draw tha old cliqe in real close huddle an tell each other how great ya are. Me, i dont respect yer puttin on airs.
  2. M

    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    Yup Bull yerself, or aint you in yer infinate experience heard of MACHINE-Forgin? As in say old M1911 frames? S&W Frames? It DONT have ta be IRON any one a chrome-moly alloys'll do real nice like. Forgins ta attin SHAPE an refine/align grain, finish machine after. Now what were those costs...
  3. M

    Flintlock as a matchlock

    Aint tha only one who thought of this, saw museum piece, had BOTH systems, wassa Miquelt thing, early, mebbe tha owner wasnt ready fer tha change or convinced it'd stay.
  4. M

    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    Affordable isa Yugo. QUALITY is what i want, an thas a LOT more affordable than buyin junk over an over.
  5. M

    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    What Paul said +1, lead fer me please. Usta use leather until THA MANN (My Boss) showed me tha diff.
  6. M

    Leather vs Lead Flint Wraps & Warranty

    Gosh! Ya might think build yer cocks better guys!! Mebbe invest cast cocks aint such a hot idea? Thinkin those old locks with tha forged parts wer'nt breakin jus cause a little lead wrap.
  7. M

    Swiss Vs Goex

    More expensive dont matter, 25-50 pounds, catch tha sales, and diff aint enough ta sweat. Betters better.
  8. M

    Strength of ML barrels

    Yup, .58! And that cylinders made a Airmet 100, Maraging Steel or Carpenter 465. Alla them REAL strong. Some loon drops a loada smo....less in er, its hangin together.
  9. M

    Strength of ML barrels

    Sample of one i'd say an i know ya can go fer years an 'no problemo' until there is. Safety margins AINT a bad thing. An my experience, soft WEARS. So's we's both happy, i'll keep mine hard tough&strong, you have yours soft&weak. An yup, i have a damascus i shoot on occasion, dont say its a...
  10. M

    Strength of ML barrels

    1137 an all that MIGHT be 'Good nuff' but he WONT have it in tha shop. MINIMUM Chrome-Moly he uses is 'ETD-150' yields at 130.000 tensile 150.000 an rockwells at 32C. MOST a what he uses gets up there around 200.000 ta 275.000 psi. Why? He dont skimp on tha best materials or workmanship! Not...
  11. M

    Curly's trap and turkey shotcups

    Dont see a problem here, jus roll yerself some paper wrap around that hull ta fit tha size ya need. Bitta glue an there ya go. Good suggestion an i'm gonna try it with 16 gauge in my 10 gauge an see how she works!
  12. M

    Rigarmi Remington .44

    Cause leather belts SHRINK!!!!!
  13. M

    Swiss Vs Goex

    Already said, cleaner an hotter, Swiss fer me.
  14. M

    Pyrite Subsitute?

    Nah! Would'nt be pc with all tha batteries and whatnot! :)
  15. M

    Pyrite Subsitute?

    Kinda what tha BOSS does fer tha 21st century wheelies. Could use'm fer fireworks!
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