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  1. M

    Adding a fly to a tumbler

    Thank you all. I searched briefly, but apparently poorly... I'm glad Swampy knew about the fly thread. Off to the shop... spare tumblers are cheap, right? marmot
  2. M

    powder price

    You might try Back Creek Gun Shop In Winchester, Va (and on the web). His prices are pretty good, but I don't know what his shipping runs, as I always pick it up in person when I'm up that way. marmot
  3. M

    Adding a fly to a tumbler

    Does anyone have advice for adding a fly to a tumbler that is not already cut for one? My current plan is to scribe the tumbler with the cutout pattern, drill the pin hole, and then use my gravers to remove the metal, smoothing it with some bits of a broken whetstone, but I'm more than open to...
  4. M

    Civilian use of paper cartridges

    You might take a look at some of the early Eley Co. products, though the best I can recall they were primarily, if not exclusively, shot loads (some with wire cages to improve shot patterns). marmot
  5. M

    I have a problem

    My friends are valuable; my life even more so. All the folks I shoot with have the implicit understanding that safety is FIRST, and bringing up a safety issue isn't an insult; it keeps us all intact. Looks to me like the only choice is to talk to him or find a new shooting partner (and one...
  6. M

    Tac/Pins on BP rifles?

    A while back, someone ("Unca Ross" Seyfried I think - ye Lords, I miss his writing!!!) had an article on an older German hunting rifle with silver inlays of various animals, with silver pins circling each animal, apparently representing the game taken with the rifle. Perhaps someone with a...
  7. M

    Storing flints in water keeps 'em fresh.

    I first heard it back in the 80's from some guys in the local BP club who were also into flint-knapping - they had picked up the idea about water-treating flint from some class on flint-knapping they had been to. I really don't think there is any problem with gun flints stored in the air in the...
  8. M

    Storing flints in water keeps 'em fresh.

    OK... at the risk of being the lone dissenter and putting a target on my back in this post... First, with apologies to Halftail and Roundball, both of whom I have a great deal of respect for, flint is porus in a sense - the crystal lattice can, and does, take water into the open space. Second...
  9. M

    sawdust & wax

    Ohhh... that's clever! m
  10. M

    sawdust & wax

    We use cardboard egg cartons; fill the egg "pockets" with sawdust, and then pour the molten wax into them slowly until you reach the top of the pocket. Tear them apart and you have handy if somewhat bulky firestarters. A smaller, and more PC looking (though probably not truly PC) method is to...
  11. M

    17th c Scottish Pistol at Jamestown

    Forgot to add this to the original post: http://www.apva.org/ngex/c9snap.html m
  12. M

    17th c Scottish Pistol at Jamestown

    Thought this might be interesting: http://www.historicjamestowne.org/the_dig/dig_2006_07_28.php As some of you are probably aware, in the booklet "Scottish Firearms" by Blair and Woosnam-Savage, the authors assign a Scottish origin to a snaphaunce lock found near Jamestown (fig 10-11, p...
  13. M

    lead acid battery plates

    Hi Rusty - What everysone says here is true; battery lead is not a really good idea to melt with the normal backyard setup. BUT... to satisfy your curiousity: Several years ago while working at a place that I could do it under controlled, safe, circumstances, I "recycled" some battery plates...
  14. M

    target sights

    One option to try before altering the gun would be using a "Merit"-style aperture on your shooting glasses, or for a cheap trial use a square of electrician's tape with a small (1/16 or smaller) hole in it, taped on you shooting glasses so that when you are in your normal shooting stance your...
  15. M

    Do you favor CharleVille or Brown Bess and Why?

    I've owned and fired the Bess, '63 and '77 Charlevilles. I agree with other writers that the repro '63 Charlevilles have very little stock drop, though mine throws and excellent shot pattern... when I'm willing to take the recoil on the cheek bone. The '77 with the cheek cutout... well, it...
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