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    Springfield Armory National Historic Site Visit

    Back in 1988 I was staying in NY with a girlfriend who used to lend me her car after i dropped her off at work. For several weeks I pottered around all over the Eastrern Seaboard and on one occassion found myself in Springfield. Even then apart from my interest in aviation ( I had been Pilot...
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    How old are ya?

    84 years last August. Started in 1953 with a single barrel 12 bore percussion, converted (not by me) from a flintlock. Still got it, but don't shoot it, Now shoot a Parker Hale built . 541 rifle and three M.L revolvers, R.O.A and 2 Uberti Rem 44s.
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    Tumbling round ball to smooth sprue cut

    I get rid of the sprue on home cast pistol balls by rolling then between two ground flat steel plates which sit on a steel ring about 5" diameter exactly .457" thick. Sprue disappears and balls finish dead round and true diameter. I put a little liquid Alox on the plates. result dead round...
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    My cannon

    The last time I ever got off the ground was flying a (dual control) Spitfire Mk IX , I was older than the aircraft ! Nothing will ever beat that, that's me earthbound from now on. just 'plinking' with my Sharps 45/70 Rifle.
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    My cannon

    I was a Navy Helicopter instructor, some of my students were experienced fixed wing pilots. I used to fold a sheet of paper into a paper dart and launch it across the crew room, where it would glide for some distance. I then screwed a similar sheet of paper into a ball and launched that...
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    Water

    Interested to read the above re tallow. We use it in the Boatyard on traditional Yacht rigging and it seems to keep forever. I use it mixed with beeswax in my g g lead rounds in my Sharps 45/70. Good to know I'm not the only one. Shoot Black and Not Black, seems to work with both. Steamjohn
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    Hello from Nottingham in the UK.

    join the Muzzle Loader's Association of Great Britain, they shoot M.L shotguns
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    Hello from the UK

    Zonie, May I say I was surprised and gratified that after your statement at 1051 last Thursday you allowed my comments to see the light of day. It was also gratifying to receive a few observations in support of my plea, especially the detailed and eloquent input from jimhallam, (admittedly a...
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    Hello from the UK

    Sir, I think it is a shame that an aside re the use of smokeless powder which any of us in the UK wishing to shoot M L Revolvers on an indoor range are obliged to use, is deleted from a very interesting forum.. I have been a member of the MLAGB for many years and shoot an early Parker Hale...
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