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    Flap jacks and pancakes whats the difference?

    splain it to me. :thumbsup:
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    good first cap & Ball pistol

    I am thinking on getting a BP pistol I think I am going to have $250-300 to spend something to take out when I shoot my Hawken rifle Which gun did Hickok carry? I will only target shoot with it
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    Camp cooking

    we spent Thursday and friday out camping we just got back today We did a dutch oven peach cobbler but instead of the usual pie crust, I used a different idea. We took Pioneer Biscuit and Baking mix(very similar to Bisquick) and I cut in 1/2 cup of sugar and some vanilla and cinnamon and rolled...
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    Quite possibly the worst movie of all time

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford I couldn't stand to finish it. Awful :shake: Bad Acting.. horrible story line, hard to follow Brad Pitt played Jesse, that should have been my first clue and then James Carville (from the Clinton era,) played the governor Link
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    preserving hogs after slaughter the old way

    I have been curious as to how it used to be done I have been asking my dad how they did it on his farm back in the 30s and 40s very interesting Dad said they had an outside shack with a big box and they take the hams and shoulders and put them in the box and pack them around salt and sometimes...
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    adjusting trigger pull

    how difficult is it on a TC Hawkin? Mine is less than a pound if I was guessing too light
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    Lets talk jerky

    I have been turning out some good stuff lately and I had a question for you pros out there. I make my jerky cuts about 1/4" thick with fresh meat and dehydrate them till they have the consistency of leather. they turn out about 1/8" or a little thicker. That is exactly how I like it. The...
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    Fort Chadbourne Days

    Living History event near Abilene and San Angelo Tx this weekend Website link
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    Pure lead neeed in ML ?

    post away..
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    J.C. Higgins BP??

    someone was describing to me that they head just been given a black powder revolver from a family member who had recently passed They said it was a black powder, 8 shot revolver from JC Higgins and it had brass parts on it. Do any of you recall seeing such a revolver?
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    I've had black and I'm not going back

    no matter what Jim Shockey says.. :thumbsup: I finally bought a few pounds of Goex FFG the other day when I was in a town with a dealer who carries it. Black powder rules supreme over any other "propellant" I did notice the rotten egg sulphur smell last night when I was cleaning the bore...
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    Stephen E Ambrose

    I was just loaned a book by a neighbor Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West any reviews? Didn't Ambrose get accused of plagiarism a while back?
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    How accurate was the film "Northwest Passage"?

    I love that movie from 1940. Have any of you wondered about it's historical accuracy?
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    Jedidiah Smith Documentary

    I just watched an awesome doc on Jedidiah Smith on the History Channel called Taming The Wild West: The Legend of Jedediah Smith (2006) What an awesome show that was, it really took me back to the 1820's and the hardships those men dealt with. Jed Smith was one tough SOB for sure. I'm going to...
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    bees wax for water proofing

    Have you ever heard of using bees wax to water proof your footwear? I have some leather boots that I don't want to darken by rubbing in mink oil, I'm thinking the bees wax won't make them much darker and still give water protection.
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    no fire!

    first time out today with Hawken TC 45 bought used, good shape, checked bore with light and patch before I bought it. new bottle of APP/FFG, cap doesn't seem to fit on nipple, I centered it best I could, hammer falls, nothing. Recock, again, nothing, but now cap seems to be sitting down on the...
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    1812 smooth bore French

    I was tempted yesterday at a gun show. This was a nice piece of history, smooth bore, French made, .69 cal? 1812 converted to percussion cap. They were asking $550 I would have had to have someone with more experience validate it a little for me before I paid though. It was just a treat...
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    home made lead pot

    What can I use or make to use to melt lead for pouring into a bullet mold?
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    gun rack- have you made one?

    I want to make a single rack for my BP rifle I want to make one out of steel Have any of you made your own racks out of steel using things like horseshoes and the like? I'm looking for inspiration.... and a reason to get out of the house and make sparks fly in the shop :thumbsup:
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    patches too thick?

    On a 45 cal the round ball is .440 They tried to sell me a .018 patch my friend says that patch will be a bear to try and push down and I should look for some .010 patches instead. what do you all think?
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