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    1718 Puckle Gun

    The original "Puff the magic dragon"?? http://www.weapon-blog.com/2014/01/puckle-gun/ In 1718, James Puckle of London, England, demonstrated his new invention, the “Puckle Gun,” a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock gun fitted with a multishot revolving cylinder. This weapon fired nine...
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    How much new..?

    Any idea how much a new Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver would of cost in 1848?
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    Show me your first..

    I want to see your pictures of your "first" first deer, squirrel, turkey, elk, alligator, first BP game animal you took a picture of , etc.. Yes, all that you have. I will post this in non-muzzleloader section also expanded out to ANY "firsts" with any weapon that you have photos of. I know a...
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    Puzzle me this....

    Oft the question of "best caliber" comes along and well we all know its the .54 with some leanings to a .58 :wink: but here is my thought; An "Optimal Caliber" for the sake of traditional shooting, should be able to take the game in an area using all traditional projectiles. In other words is...
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    lead shot.. make your own?

    Has anyone ever poured their own lead shot? If so what method and how successful?
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    Fullstock "Hawken" done as she gets..

    Someone made the comment about $800.00 in parts turned into a $300.00 gun and here it may be but 2 years, 2 pints of blood, and 1 do over later and here she is... A .54 Pecatonica kit, liberally bastardized to fit my taste, and ready to put dinner on the table. Haven't been to the range yet (in...
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    Set trigger question...

    I have a Pecatonica Hawken kit.. the set trigger clicks as if to set but the front triger shoots as if the set never occured. The trigger pull of the front trigger is light enough but not "hair triger" like I would expect from a set... any ideas?
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    Dont like my finish....

    I just finished a Pecitonica Hawken and I think ites to dark... Dosnt pop the grain like I want. So off wit the tounge oil and sand it down a tad... Has anyone ever bleached a stock to get rid of old stain?
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    Do you REALLY hunt??

    Questioning this post even as I start to write it... I am developing a real pet-peeve with the far to frequent, in my opinion, statements I see about caliber being irelevent compared to shot placement. I thought about pasting a bunch of quotes from near by but didnt really want to call people...
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    Your most "INCREDABLE" shot?

    I started my mystique by shooting TWO "Robinhoods" in the that same summer (One aluminum arrow stuck squarly up the shaft of another) both at 30 yards, instinctively - pre 'sights', no release. Later that same year during archery season (elk and deer) we were in elk camp with elk and deer tags...
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    When to inlay??

    The sanding is done and the stain is on... getting ready to start oiling the stock.. would you attach the inlay before or after adding the tung oil?
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    Most memorable wildlife encounter whilst hunting??

    A couple threads of recent have got me thinking... One of MY most memorable encounters was a typical wet day turning warmish and suuny after a long Oregon rain a GREAT day to still hunt. After a climbing the 500-sh vertical feet necessary to get to the ridge top it was a nice easy walk. 9:30-sh...
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    Make it POP! ?

    I read some where on here a fair while ago about doing omething to the stock to make the grain POP prior to staining it... Something mixed in water.. .help??
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    Half way to a full stock Hawken

    I think I am JUST about done with all the inletting, shapeing, tap-n-dying, fitting, etc.. down to finish sanding, pinning, staing, and assembly... The wood is very nice, the inletting looks like a retarded monkey went at it with a rock and chisle, and the sanding is going nicely... :wink:
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    Adhesive???

    I have a 1oz copper "Dont Tread on Me - Est 1776" coin I have embeded opposite the lock.. I made two copper nails to hold it in BUT want to "glue" it in too.. What adhesive would be recomended??
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    Help refresh my memory...

    Two-ish years ago someone was posting pics of barrles he was wrapping rope around and then using stuff to lightly etch a cool pattern into said barrels. Would like to review and cant remembre enough to find those posts again.... :idunno: PLEASE
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    Lock Question...

    I like the look of the steal being "blued" by hitting it with a small butane tourch.. Butt plate, thimbles, bolt heads, etc... The Lock, however, has springs (obviously) in it, would it hurt those springs heating up the outside face of the lock hot enough to give it that bluish tint?
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    Need a date range...

    What was the date range of the Western Mountian Man Hawken Rifle? From when to when OR when was it "King"? I want to get a real half dollar from that year to affix to the sock of a fullstock hawken that Im building..... What year? :hmm:
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    Help with/and pictures please....

    I am building a Pecatonica .54 Hawken kit with their primo CM5 wood in a full length stock. QUESTION... Im not sure I want to put the nose cap on it; any opinions on the look of the finished product? Any pictures of anyone with ANY full stock with-OUT a nose cap? All opinions wanted please
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    2012 deer season is a nail biter...

    It starts with a dandy buck beaded down in the middle of a field some 500 yards away at 2pm last Tuesday afternoon. A little forky is keeping him company and a fist full of does are near by... I used a drainedge ditch to get to 150-ish yards and then its just wide open field. He thinks hes hid...
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