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  1. stephenprops1

    Show your Muzzleloading gems.

    Here's my only two muzzleloading pistols. The top one is a Kentucky, 50 caliber percussion, that I built from a kit. The bottom one is an FIE 45 caliber. I don't know what model it is. It was sold to the Gun Room where I used to work. It was in poor shape, so I disassembled it, stripped all...
  2. stephenprops1

    How do you stabilise your rifle for load testing/sighting in?

    I recently acquired a Lead-Sled. I have not used it yet. My theory is that with muzzleloaders and unspeakable firearms I want to know what the gun can do. After I establish that I then shoot from a prone or standing position. I do that to improve and/or maintain my accuracy.
  3. stephenprops1

    Wonder Just How Many Ways Can One Load a Smoothbore...??

    It is not that they were cheap back then. Out on the frontier supplies were hard to come by. They experimented and came up with the smallest caliber that would do the job (to save lead) and the smallest powder charge (to save powder) that would do the job. This enabled them to keep shooting in...
  4. stephenprops1

    My first powder horn.

    That is called gaining experience. --- By the way, you did a great job on your first horn.
  5. stephenprops1

    Naming your guns?

    Take it from a guy that has been married 3 times. If you want that flintlock buy it BEFORE you get married.
  6. stephenprops1

    Arbor Problem?

    I have been told that old Uberti's are better than old Pietta's and that new Pietta's are better than new Uberti's. I have not done or heard of a comparison test. Has anyone else?
  7. stephenprops1

    Getting too many misfires

    I take pipe cleans and run the end of one down the channel to ensure the channel is clear and free of any oil or debris, especially if I have had a misfire. (I rarely do have a misfire, but it does sometimes happen to the best of us.)
  8. stephenprops1

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    The Hawken and other great plains rifle designs came about because of the bigger game out west. Lewis & Clark reported that they were going to need larger caliber rifles due to bison, grizzly bears, and such.
  9. stephenprops1

    Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?!

    They say, "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder." I like many historical time periods. I find many different styles of muzzleloaders beautiful. I do like the American Colonial rifles, and I like the Hawken style rifles too.
  10. stephenprops1

    What Part Of Clean It Now Don't You Understand?

    I do the same. I value my guns too much to let them go.
  11. stephenprops1

    Back in the saddle again….

    Check Black Powder Maniac Shooter. He has lots of videos on many blackpowder subjects.
  12. stephenprops1

    New member gene mathias

    The one I know lives in Logan, Ohio.
  13. stephenprops1

    What mistakes have you noticed in movies/tv shows that happen in the BP era like Daniel Boone, Patriot etc?

    It looks like some redneck attached the scope to the musket. Who knew that the French had rednecks even back then.
  14. stephenprops1

    What mistakes have you noticed in movies/tv shows that happen in the BP era like Daniel Boone, Patriot etc?

    I know. That was my point. A mule can be of either sex. Males are always sterile. A female might not be.
  15. stephenprops1

    New member gene mathias

    Welcome Gene. I know a Gene Mathias from Ohio. Is this you?
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