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    How loud?

    I squirrel hunt with a Crockett 32 and it is about the same as a 22 long rifle, except the crack is I squirrel hunt with a Crockett 32 and the report is about the same as a 22 long rifle but the crack is not as loud ! It is a little louder than a 22 short !
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    Why does smokeless powder peel open a muzzleloader like a banana?

    You can shoot a ML with smokeless powder at least one time, but I would make sure that you had the ambulance on stand by, because you will basicly be trying to shoot a pipe bomb ! Smokeless powder creates higher chamber pressure than black powder or imitation black powder ! I saw a man loading...
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    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    I have owned several of the India made muskets and they have all been very nice guns ! They were all accurate and well made. The fit and finish could have been better but they are just as good as Thompson Center and Traditions factory made guns ! I just purchased a Chiefs trade gun from Military...
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    New from Texas by way of Tennessee

    Welcome from Tennessee !
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    NW Alabama Meet Up

    I am interested in coming ! I moved from Hazel Green over here to Frankewing, TN and would like to come and get to know some folks close by to shoot and hunt with ! Let me know date and directions .
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    reclaiming lead from car and motorcycle batteries

    You can get all the lead you need by going to your local police range and ask to dig up bullets out of the dirt birms and melt it down outside with a butane burner , or go to a indoor shooting range and ask for it ! You can also, still go to places that fix flats and mount tires and ask to buy...
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    Flintlock smith needed

    Didn’t see you are bunged up ! I would contact green mountain and have them replace or repair the barrel !
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    Flintlock smith needed

    I am a licensed gunsmith and can do the work for you, but honestly, you can do it yourself if you have a electric drill ! Take your rifle barrel off and take it to any welding shop and have them weld up the touch hole. It only takes 10 minutes to do, then sand or file the weld down even with the...
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    Lube wad over ball?

    You can do both ? Put a lubed wad over the powder and over the bullet ! The purpose of the wad is to keep the cylinder chamber sealed so sparks from firing will not start a chain firing of the other chambers ! I have shot thousands of rounds and blanks through black powder revolvers and have had...
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    Smoothbore musket flint not hitting frizzen at angle !

    I have a problem that I can not figure out how to solve ! I purchased a Belgain smooth bore musket and the flint hits the frizzen straight on and not at an angle, which breaks the flints. Also, the sparks go over the pan instead of into the powder charge , which prevents it from firing ! How...
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    Stiff frizzen & shattering flints

    I am having the same problem with a Belgian smoothbore 69 cal musket ! I first took the frizzen off my rifle and very lightly smoothed the dog leg portion that touches the spring until is was silky smooth, then re installed it and seen if that made the frzzen strike softer and not chip the...
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    Frizzen: replace or repair

    I just purchased a used Belgain 69 cal smoothbore musket and tested the frizzen with black powder ! After 5 hammer drops, it finally fired . The sparks were a dim orange color, not the bright white orange they need to be ! I took the frizzen to my forge and heated it to cherry red and put a...
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    Which Indian-made fusil de chasse is best?

    I purchased a Loyalist arms Fusil DeChase ,(Tulle) about 8 years ago when they were only $375 shipped ! It was a bit bulky so I removed all the furniture and sanded down the stock to get it down to the approximate weight and shape of the originals, put a rust brown finish on the barrel and lock...
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    WANTED Lyman Great Plains Pistol or Rifle Barrel, any condition !

    I am looking for a barrel and tennion the pin goes thru to secure the barrel for a Lyman Great Plains Pistol In 54 caliber, but a 50 caliber will also work ! A used 50 or 54 caliber Lyman Great Plains barrel will also work! Please email ne at [email protected] with pics and price! I do not...
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    CVA percussion conversion to flintlock ?

    I do it all the time in my gunsmith shop and it is extremely easy to do on any muzzleloader that uses a drum that screws into the side of the barrel and has the nipple screwed into it ! The CVA, Traditions, Jukar and a lot of the Spanish made rifles and pistols can be converted ! First, remove...
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