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  1. The Miner '49er

    Handgonne touch hole & fuse diameters

    Perfume and nail polish and lithium batteries also must be marked hazmat if they go USPS. The reason is b/c they might cause damage to the carrier, the transport vehicle, or the mail processing system. The rules and regs make for interesting reading.
  2. The Miner '49er

    Handgonne touch hole & fuse diameters

    Bill, I'm not an attorney and this isn't legal advice, but what I learned online is that it's the shipper's responsibility to comply with shipping legality. Fuse can legally go via USPS but it must be by ground only, not air, and the box must be marked hazmat. Mine came marked like that and I...
  3. The Miner '49er

    Found my old Handgonne

    75 yards, can you believe that!!?? Well, neither can I. Actually, it was 10 yards.
  4. The Miner '49er

    Found my old Handgonne

    Frontstuffer you found the fun and now you just need to fine tune it. :thumb: Here's my target from today. Fuse and punk makes all the difference. Next time out I'm going to 15 yards.
  5. The Miner '49er

    Handgonne touch hole & fuse diameters

    FYI, the touch hole diameter of my handgonne barrel is 3/32" (.093"/2.36mm). I just received 2mm fuse and it fits perfectly and snugly. Previously due to something I had read, I posted that 2.5mm should work, but that would have been too large.
  6. The Miner '49er

    Found my old Handgonne

    Hooray, Huzzah, Yipeekyoh! No matter how you pronounce it, fun is spelled handgonne. I'm expecting my fuse tomorrow or Friday. Keep us posted.
  7. The Miner '49er

    Pronunciation of "gonne"

    Well I pronounce it "hand gun-uh" to differentiate from "handgun". Gotta go, wife wants to know if I want toe-may-toe or toe-mah-toe on my salad.
  8. The Miner '49er

    The Rifle Shoppe - two thumbs up!

    No, the one they sent me was essentially as pictured except it was in the white and the squared sharp ends of the powder chamber area and muzzle are smoothed somewhat. Nicer looking. You can find some pics of mine on this forum.
  9. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    OMG, did you forget to ask her that?
  10. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    I hope your dealings with them mirror mine, and I bet they will. That old saw about salt or honey is true. 🍀
  11. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    Yes, from comments made by others in this forum section I'm not doubting that, and it's good that you point it out. In my experience, though, I decided to turn loose some of my income tax refund $ so I emailed them with a couple questions and got a reply within a few days. Knowing of the...
  12. The Miner '49er

    TKO

    Just for the heck of it I calculated the Taylor Knock Out factor of the 50gr 3F load that I've been using in my gonne. The 550gr .715 diameter ball is leaving the muzzle at just a bit over 800fps. That gives it a knight in armor busting TKO of 45. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of...
  13. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    I bow to Flint62's vast experience and knowledge, but offer this for consideration. Yeah, BillinOregon, whichever way you go, you gotta get in the game!
  14. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    You know, I asked myself today if I felt lucky and honestly those five were the best ones of the day, and the final ones I shot. Harry Callahan must have been smiling down on this punk. Yeah, I'm a convert, I drank the Kool Aid. :thumb:
  15. The Miner '49er

    2nd time at the range with Drachenfeuer

    The fun never stops and the accuracy was totally unexpected. Five shots offhand at ten yards. Tiller rested on right shoulder and pressed down tight with my left hand. Handgonne loaded with 50gr Goex 3F and a.715" ball with a coffee filter wad fore and aft. I touched it off with a long punk from...
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