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Like has been mentioned, get the Minie that fits the bore. I have 2 rifles (both by Zoli of Italy). One takes a .575” and the other a...

I second the Blue Wonder treatment. I have done a couple of guns using it and, after learning that I wasn’t getting the metal warm...

If you want to use felt wadding, get a sheet from the lady in Little Rock Duro-felt and a set of little hollow punches that can be...

So long as you don’t use any of the lubes that act as a solvent and wipe the bore clean before shooting, you should be OK. The machine...

Shot the Turner Kirkland all day as it was so interesting. The slugs held together even with a 60 grain charge. Can’t use under a .50...

Taking a Turner Kirkland caplock to the range to try out some sized down Russian Svarog. 410 slugs along with some powder coated Turrner...

If you look at chrome tanned leather’s edge, it has a blu-green tint to it. At least, that’s what I’ve noticed. Leather tanneries are...

70 gr. FFF or 80 gr. 2F always did alright in a .50 for me.

Sorry, just have one each percussion & flintlock.

The little .410 slug from a Russian built Svarog slug mould out of pure lead shoots well over 40 gr. Black MZ (2f Goex is about the same...

Sorry for all the duplicate files. Not used to the method of posting images. Next time I'll use thumbnails.

Here are a couple of pics of the Belgian lock.

One time I said purt’e neer and my son looked at me, actually appearing annoyed, and said, “What the hell did you just say!?”. Took me...

I have a percussion lock T/K percussion rifle I just shot. I’ll dig it back out & post a picture later today. In fact, now that you...