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    Banking the fire

    To whom it may concern: I realize that this discussion concerns starting fire anew. At the risk of some further thread drift, I'd like to raise one point for completeness. If one is is at one location for some time (established camp, home, etc.), a bit of care banking the fire at the end of...
  2. J

    Old? Hodgdon black powder

    I have just acquired several unopened cans of Hodgdon BP, and cannot find any indication of manufacturer or date/lot#/etc. I'm hoping to get some more information on who actually manufactured it & when, quality, etc. They are in steel cans with white plastic rip-strip-sealed lids centered on...
  3. J

    "Nice Shot" shot (somewhat long)

    Especially since the disappearance of bismuth (bismuth-tin alloy) shot, there's been interest in "Nice Shot" - a tungsten-iron alloy suspended in a tin matrix & coating, with about the same density and hardness as high-alloy lead shot. Unfortunately, it's as expensive as one might expect -...
  4. J

    Shot size for clays

    I'm trying to cut down on the amount of STUFF I have around here, and simplify what I schlep in the field. In my unchoked 16-bore, for small game and birds other than waterfowl, I've pretty well settled on 2 sizes: #5s and #7s (#7.5s until the current supply is used up). By the way, I've about...
  5. J

    measuring shot and powder

    I want to start a thread on measuring shot & powder where folks share their experience and research that the moderator(s) can edit into a reference. I've seen some of this in various places, and it would seem useful to consolidate it. Here's my info, as gleaned from reading and some testing...
  6. J

    Parker-hale mold?

    There is on auction what appears (& is claimed) to be a Parker Hale mo(u)ld to accompany the first-generation reproductiions. It appears to have steel blocks with handles looking rather like those from Lee, and is reported to be made in the USA. Would this have been the original production of...
  7. J

    P58 Enfield markings

    I recently acquired a used P58 that I believe to be 1st-generation/English production. When I went to enter it in the survey at http://www.lrml.org/parkerhale/survey.htm , I was puzzled because I could fing nothing matching the "proof code", unless it is one of the indistinct markings (see...
  8. J

    traditional/frontier wadding

    The question has come up of the effectiveness of frontier-correct wadding of tow, cloth, leaves, etc, compared to the use of cards and such. I haven't tried them, and I wonder about how well they seal the powder gasses in the absence of a solid card or leather disk underneath. That seems to be...
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