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    Peep Sights & Fiber Optic

    yes I having second thoughts while playing with it in the shop thinking that tall post subject to damages if drop. I have a .50 cal smoothbore with peep sight mounted at the breach does well in low light and would not hesitate taking 100 yard shot. My thought was to take it apart trim it down...
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    Peep Sights & Fiber Optic

    How do you delete a post?
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    Peep Sights & Fiber Optic

    DS trigger is all I got done today will post progress
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    Peep Sights & Fiber Optic

    Hi all, looking for some input on a rifle build for my Grandson to hunt deer in Oregon. I have built maybe dozen rifles or so for myself and the wife (yes she is the better shot lol). Grandson is 14 years old and been shooting his dad Brown Bess musket and casting his own bullets. I have never...
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    Non-Toxic Roundballs?

    Born and raised in Nebraska, forty five years ago moved to Oregon. Was in shock while bank fishing on the Rogue River, saw three guys with shotguns in a drift-boat pull up taking a break they were duck hunting (legal to shoot from moving boat). While I was pulling plugs in my drift-boat saw a...
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    1847 Springfield .69 cal Cavalry Musketoon

    1847 Springfield .69 cal cavalry musketoon OK I've scratched my head awhile now trying to figure out how this attachment under front of barrel aid cavalry in loading while mounted on horseback. Ramrod still has to be pull out to clear front barrel band. What's to stop it from slipping through...
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    Shooting Buck&ball

    The story here Indians had better guns during the Rogue River Indians Wars 1855-56, shooting gun that were rifle. U.S. Army still using smoothbore had a tough time.
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    BUCK&BALL

    Thinking 1842 Springfield .69 cal musket smoothbore. I just order a kit for this musket going to make it look old. Plans are put it in display case with all Item found relative to Fort Lane, OR. than donate it Gold Hill museum.
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    Shooting Buck&ball

    That was my first post in the wrong place lol.
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    Shooting Buck&ball

    Was standard military loads for musket used right up into civil war. My research show most likely M1842 Springfield .69 cal or M1842 Harper-ferry .69 cal musket fired these shots near Fort Lane, Oregon, most likely soldiers hunting game,
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    Shooting Buck&ball

    These were scattered over thirty acre or so, if you take a close look at the lead balls you see 3 dimple on each ball cause by EmPack when fired as the buck shot (3) sat on top of ball. Also there a ban (1/16-3/16 flat ring around Balls cause by rifle bore. Different ban width tell me shot from...
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    Shooting Buck&ball

    Shooting Buck&Ball Hi all, looking for what smooth-bore musket might of shot these buck & ball loads found buried around 8 inch deep near Fort Lane, Oregon. Built 1853-55. Two Army regiments (Dragoons) companies C and E and volunteers took part in the Rogue River War 1855-1856. Measuring the...
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    BUCK&BALL

    Yeah betting musket too, where balls were found close to Fort Lane 1853-55 during Indians wars Rogue River Oregon. Army Company C & E battle Indians during 1855 Rogue River war.
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    BUCK&BALL

    Balls that are in the best shape do measure give or take .65
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    BUCK&BALL

    Thanks, and for all the warm welcomes. I took another 'good' look at these lead balls; there a flat ban around each ball looks to be made by the barrel bore. Ban width varies on each lead balls measuring from 1/16 -3/16 wide no rifle marks pretty smooth. Wow so that flat ban marking rule out 16...
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