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    Spru possition

    I do not pay any attention to sprue location in revolvers. Most of my molds are the Lee brand which do not leave a protrusion where the lead is poured in. I also tumble them before use to make them more uniform. Do not worry too much about surface irregularities when loading the chambers. The...
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    FOR SALE .62 North Star smoothbore reduced

    You trust the ATF?
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    Fort Fredrick Market Fair- Maryland

    Would love to go but it is too far from SW MO. About a two-day drive each way. Am a little leery of the politics in that part of the country too.
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    Uberti Harpers Ferry Pistol

    A friend has a Uberti 1803 (?) Harpers Ferry flint pistol. The hammer and frizzen springs are too weak to make good sparks. Does anyone still make replacement locks for this gun? Do they use the same lock as the 1803 Harpers Ferry rifle?
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    T/C Hawken woes

    The Patent Breech is likely the source of your problems. They can be reliable, but you have to constantly work at it. I swore off of them decades ago. They add unnecessary complexity to what should be a pretty straightforward barrel/breech design.
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    pa pellet

    Why not ditch the pellets and simply pour a measured amount of real 3F black powder down the bore when loading. It’s not that hard.
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    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    Being shorter they would have been easier to manage on a horse. But there were plenty of other long guns that were as short as the Hawken and Dimmick rifles.
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    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    Hawken barrels may have been shorter than eastern rifles, but they added even more weight because of the much thicker barrels.
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    Ordering cannon fuse

    Did the carrier know what was in the box? I would be really surprised a USPS worker behind the counter would want anything to do with it if they knew what it was.
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    FOR SALE Model 1861 Savage “Cadet” rifle

    Full-length photos?
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    Belly Box

    Man, what did you do to your thumb nail? It hurts me just to look at it! Belly box looks good, BTW.
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    Caps Made In Idaho

    Another consideration is that they would have to pay taxes on any unsold inventory on hand at the end of the year if they ever made too many.
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    Patent Breech Investarms Hawken failures to fire

    Some people you just can’t help.
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    Relined barrel proble

    That is the first complaint I have seen about B. H. He is kind of the go-to guy for barrel work that other machinists either can’t or won’t do. Is it possible he is training a helper that did not give Bobby a chance to look at the finished product before it was shipped out?
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    Kibler Fowler

    Any shotgun in any gauge can shoot a square load ( a load that is as long as it is wide when resting in the barrel or shotgun shell ). Or at least that is what I have read over the years.
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