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  1. crazybill

    Coffee or Tea?

    Two skinflints found a penny on the ground at the same time. That's how copper wire was discovered.....
  2. crazybill

    Camp Biscuits

    King Rat. Based on the book of the same name by James Clavell.I believe they were eating roaches or beetles for the protien. -Bill-
  3. crazybill

    FOR SALE 50 Cap & Ball Pistol Loading Tubes and Case

    Heck....all my powder now comes in plastic containers.
  4. crazybill

    Pellet RIfle??

    Thank you for some very informative answers. This does not sound like a weapon I would have any desire to pursue. I came across the rifle and was curious.
  5. crazybill

    Pellet RIfle??

    Nope. Not inlines. I may be new here but I wouldn't do that on this forum. Like these on the Traditions website. https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/category/Sidelocks I have also seen them mentioned on this forum.
  6. crazybill

    Pellet RIfle??

    Please forgive what must seem like a real beginner's question. I am just coming back into the hobby and haven't seen this before. I have seen several BP rifles offered for sale that claim to be "pellet rifles". I figure that they refer to pelletized powder charges. I understand the concept...
  7. crazybill

    Cleaning With Urine

    Urine contains urea, which degrades into ammonia. An early use was to store it until it degraded enough and use in tanning hides. I suppose it could have been used as a cleaner to try and negate the corrosive nature of early primers.
  8. crazybill

    Well, ya left the back door unlocked

    And I snuck back in. Like a lot of other posters here I used to lurk about this forum a while ago but drifted away. Now that the new system started sending me updates I got sucked back in. I even got out my rocklock out and dusted 'er off. Lots of fun again. I'll post more when I feel I...
  9. crazybill

    Barrel question

    Success! First, thanks for all the replies and information. It was a big help. The brush had pulled out of the threaded base, no way to rethread it. I ordered a piece of aluminum tubing from McMaster-Carr (a little over $6.00) that was just under 5/16" OD and six feet long. I ran it down the...
  10. crazybill

    Barrel question

    Let me ask this another way. I got my first flinter the other day and had a ball shooting it. ( I own several muzzleloaders, but this is my first flinter) Anyway when I cleaned it I left a borebrush in the bottom of the bore. If this were a .50 I would bend up a wire to retrieve it, or...
  11. crazybill

    Barrel question

    Hi guys; Could someone please tell me the true inside diameter of a .32 caliber (Pedersoli) barrel. I am trying to solve a problem and need the number. Thanks for the help. -Bill-
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