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    shipping question

    that method is foolproof if it is inside of a wooden lockable case I have three of these as a frequent Traveller
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    Where are all you Aussies and Kiwis!?

    Hi , I am from Whanganui NZ and I have shot in Aus ( Adelaide) and made some good friends there even bought a rifle (Lancaster pattern) from the then GRRW a match winner .. anyone want to talk flinters I am here
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    Flying with a Muzzleloader

    HI All , travelling once with a flinter and took the lock off which I put in my carry on bag but they took it off me and put in the hold because it was a gun part the two screws that hold the lock in place got the same treatment .. I asked who could hi-jack a plane with a flintlock and two...
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    Shot Placement

    HI, All .. I was once hunting and saw a yearling standing in the open and thought that it would make a great pet for the kids so i sneaked up and after a short struggle I had it secured but I soon discovered that some cowboy had shot it's bottom jaw off so I had to do the humane thing and end...
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    new frizzen

    when you say tool steel you are naming steels that are commonly used to make metal cutting or working alloys and have all sorts of metals or elements such as tungsten , cobolt or nickel in them to promote hardness resistance to wear ,deformation , ie , lathe tools ,punches and dies while the...
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    new frizzen

    Hi All , when i make a frizzen I make it in two parts the body proper then a facing which will produce the sparks from a piece cut from an old fashioned wood saw this is the right alloy when hardened and tempered to give you all the sparks you and several generations of shooters possibly use...
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    YOUR projects

    HI, my interest in riffling began when I wanted to make a ml rifle and no barrels were available so built a rig from scratch that is I had never seen one so it was my invention which i discovered a long time later had already been invented I am I find it interesting and theraputic gives me a bit...
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    Joined the Rocklock Society

    HI, Homer is still with us I write to him and FRan now and then but I must say he is not doing as well as we would all like I visited with Homer a couple of times back in the 80', a very lovely couple and wonderful hosts.. Robin Hume
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    Where are all you Aussies and Kiwis!?

    Hi again , In New Zealand ( about 3000 miles from Aussie) there are few restrictions on firearms ,the assault ? type auotos are supposed to be a no no and handguns can not be used for hunting but for target shooting on a proper range its all go .. As for hunting meat hunting has caused a lot of...
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    Where are all you Aussies and Kiwis!?

    Hi . to all ..I am a kiwi I live in the North island in a town Called whanganui , where back in the late 60's a group was got together by the local museum to promote a competition for firearms using black powder this gave the sport of muzzle loading in NZ a huge leg up , at our best shoot we...
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    Why are or aren't you an NMLRA member?

    I live in New Zealand which is more than a days travel by jet from the US of A but I was a member for some years , back in the 70's and 80's the only benefit was "Muzzle Blasts" but the cost of the mag made it a very expensive read and the regional and presidents reports were of little...
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    tumbling balls

    HI All, I load with the spru up and for paper punching load a tight combination ,but to avoid deforming the front of the ball I alter the part of my short starters and ramrods , that contact the ball , so that they are the same shape as the round ball they are pushing down the barrel .. The...
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    Molybdenum disulfide

    Just an observation . I have noticed that in most all of the boards and sites that I visit like this question , very few want to deal with the question just but post replies that have nothing to do with it , but instead , get out their hobby horse and for what reason .... It is disappointing...
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    flintlock lock dimensions

    HI All , Back in the day I had the same problem until I spotted some full size pictures of flint locks in "Muzzle blasts" so I traced some of these with carbon paper and made my locks from these "BLUE" prints works for me .. Rob
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    Tru Oil?

    Back about 1950 i got a copy of Roy Dunlap's book "Gunsmithing" I was and still is a must read for budding gun smith and his advice about gun finishes was the best advice one could wish for , however then the mixture of spar varnish and boiled linseed oil gave a finish better than about every...
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