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    Livingstone in East Africa 1871

    You know this thread is going to get moved. The big question is, where is it going to reside? Livingstone was a missionary traveling light with some percussion guns for protection. Stanley was a heavily armed hunter/explorer. This thread is in the middle of a transition period for firearms...
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    Livingstone in East Africa 1871

    James Chuma & Abdallah Suzi (vers 1870-1880). Fidèles compagnons de voyage de David Livingstone pendant près de 15 ans. Sourcing image : «Africa, in the footsteps of the great explorers», Kingsley Holgate (2006). Bibliothèque Vert et Plume, mai 2008 This photo shows Livinston's companions...
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    Livingstone in East Africa 1871

    The National Firearms Museum has a sample of a 4 Bore Rolling Block, I hope this link works: http://shelf3d.com/l_-kEY43irQ#Stanley & Livingston 4 bore elephant gun. A National Firearms Museum Treasure Gun. Massive 4 bore rolling block elephant gun used by British journalist Henry Morton...
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    Accidents and ML'ers

    I have enjoyed reading about the BSA and muzzle loading. I worked ( :hmm: , $15/week) as an archery instructor at a Boy Scout camp for two summers when I was 16 and 17. I worked next door to the rifle range and was under the same supervision as the rifle range. I have to say I got more rifle...
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    extending life of flints

    "Track of the Wolf" has some instruction and photos of flint placement in an L&R Lock - seems reasonable. I am beginning to believe there is an optimal place for a particular flint to be in your lock, shooting your load, with your wrap, and some other unknown factor. I tried the bevel up...
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    Loading Direct From Horn or Flask

    That is good, don't stop. I have not, but a few others certainly have. As I inspect my touch hole after a shot and see the smoke wafting out of the vent, with hot brass raining down on my head from the guys and gals shooting up zombie pictures with their high capacity magazines next to me, I...
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    patch thickness question

    I purchased some pre-lubed round patches that were identified as .018". After great and awful range days, I returned to Dutch :bow: for insight and got out the micrometer to measure this store bought stuff. :shocked2: These patches measured from .013" to .018" in pretty equal .001" increments...
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    WD 40?

    I had some time on my hands and I decided to clean the patent breech of my .50 cal GPR. I looked in the barrel which I cleaned and oiled on Saturday and I couldn't see anything but a fog. This post got me thinking about what oil I had on my bench and the inventory is extensive: WD-40, 3-in-1...
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    What was the 'norm' for 1700s-1800s ML builds?

    I can not pick one of the options, they all seem appropriate at some level. This survey got me to thinking about Eli Whitney and his place in history for starting to make guns with interchangeable parts in 1798. The source for my information is an old set of The World Book Encyclopedia (c...
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    Most Dangerous Practices....

    Doing anything with a weapon while impaired by drugs or alcohol is always dangerous.
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    Loading Block affects on accuracy?

    This advice gets to the root of my situation. I am working up ball/patch/lube/powder combinations and my loading blocks were getting to be a concern. A few thousandths of an inch here and there in ball and patch make a big difference in using the block. I believe I will forego the use of the...
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    Loading Block affects on accuracy?

    Are there any concerns, advice about the use of loading blocks on the patch and resulting accuracy of the shots? I suspect that a loading block should not be too tight, where there is stress being put on the patch. Will excess pressure or prolonged storage in a loading block diminish the effect...
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    Dutch Schoultz and Blackpowder Accuracy

    I just ordered and I hope I can get a copy. After visiting Dutch's web site I went out and weight sorted my lead and measured my jag diameters. Thanks for the work Dutch! :hatsoff:
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    How hair should a hair be?

    Wick's response is good. :thumbsup: Being new to this interest and a habitual tinkerer, I spent some time tweeking the stock double set trigger that came with a Lyman GPR. There is one screw that adjusts how much force is applied to the set trigger, which seems to affect how much force is...
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    first range trip with new flinter...

    I like to have a set of hollow ground screw drivers at the range. These come in handy to remove the vent liner and charge the breach after I dry ball. Establish a routine to avoid dry balls. Have you practiced getting the pan to light off at home? It can save some time at the the range. You...
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