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  1. SlidePicker

    Pedersoli 10 gauge true bore size?

    What I said was, there would be less constriction in a 16 or 20 gauge than in a 10 or 12 gauge. I do have my reading glasses on. Have a great weekend.
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    Pedersoli 10 gauge true bore size?

    Britsmoothie, it may be common, as there is a considerable range in how chokes are dimensioned between makers. The difference between 10 and 12 gauge bore diameters is only about .05". I have books on the shelf, and given more time than I presently wish to spend Googling, can find online...
  3. SlidePicker

    Pedersoli 10 gauge true bore size?

    Chokes are proportionate to bore diameter. A 16 gauge or 20 gauge barrel will have less constriction than a 10 or 12 gauge. A little Googling will turn up charts of choke constrictions for degree of choke and gauge.
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    Dropping lead into water

    You didn't change the dimensions of the bullets. Even a small trace of antimony, arsenic, or a few other elements that don't exist in "solid solution" in lead at room temperature are in solid solution in hot bullets right out of the mold. Chilling them quickly traps it in that state, but it's...
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    Goex (again 😀 )

    I remember when I was in first grade in Livingston, Alabama, out on the playground, hearing a dynamite truck explode about 7 miles away in York. Then, when I was in med school in Birmingham, hearing a Hercules dynamite plant explode in Bessemer, a little farther away.
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    Endoscope pics of different breeches

    Those are typically done after removing the breeches.
  7. SlidePicker

    SOLD Original Belgian Percussion Trade Musket Parts/Repair/Wall Hanger $225

    As for the caliber, that's a 16 bore. I remember Stoeger's Shooter's Bible carrying several sorts of Belgian trade muskets for sale in the 1960s-70s. They would likely have had such a marking stamped on the barrel, but I've not seen one in person. (I used to drool over the 4 bore flintlock!)
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    Dyeing Deer-Antler Powder Measures with McCormick Food Coloring

    Antler is bone. Horn is keratin. The same protein that the surface of the skin, hair, nails, and hooves are composed of.
  9. SlidePicker

    Shooting Pietta Navies with red toy caps

    Bass Pro does. In the toy section.
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    Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Mountain Rifle

    Mine's about 9 pounds, as well.
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    How a cannon barrel is made.

  12. SlidePicker

    Fowler/Trade Gun or Proper Shotgun?

    You can use regular shotgun loads in a fowler, fusil, or whatever. I have a fowler (wait just a bit, someone will show up to correct me that it should be a "fowling piece") that was said to be .69 caliber. I measured inside the muzzle .677". Look up tables of gauge or round lead ball diameters...
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    The effect of barrel length

    I understood that as another way of saying "rule of thumb."
  14. SlidePicker

    Dyeing Deer-Antler Powder Measures with McCormick Food Coloring

    Horn, hooves, nails, and hair are keratin.
  15. SlidePicker

    The effect of barrel length

    He had his chrony right in front of the target. I'm not sure what range he was shooting, it looked like perhaps 50 yards. Round balls shed velocity rapidly, and more so as the velocity goes up. Muzzle velocity would have shown somewhat more spread. Of course, velocity at impact is what counts.
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