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  1. tenngun

    The frontier boys

    On you tube with several vids Two early teen boys, doing basic camp stuff, but we all started somewhere, so I encourage everyone to subscribe and help the kids grow
  2. tenngun

    An interesting note

    Tinder, as defined in eighteenth century dictionaries was charred linen cloth. Of course dragging cloth around just to burn for fore starting has. Even seen as expensive. We know charred punk was used, and fungus to But watching a you tube video I saw this
  3. tenngun

    Did you all see this?

  4. tenngun

    Not very bright

    It’s about 18f -8 C today, and a little windy. Anyone with half a brain would stay at home where it’s warm, have an adult beverage or two Not me Had to go and and shoot. I made up some paper cartridges for my doglock and took it out to see how they shoot. .690 ball, 110 grains two f and as I’m...
  5. tenngun

    Blankets caw caw

    Just got a flyer in from Crazy crow Right now I’ve got plenty myself and not shopping for them , but saw this and was impressed with the price size and weight. I know nothing about the product never had one of these blinkers, but it’s been difficult finding white with black bar blankets
  6. tenngun

    Crazy collectibles

    There is a story of two Mountian men who needed to make a trip between forts. They traveled light one didn’t even have a cup, asked about that he said he could borrow from a friend. Survival in the woods depends on knowledge not stuff, but stuff sure can be nice I have a bag for each gun, and...
  7. tenngun

    Dream gun

    I often dream I’m at or going to an event. And in my dreams I get to see some old friends lost to us today. Red beard, Tripod, Damnit Hamit join me in camp again. Last night I got a Bedford style Flintlock done on European walnut, deep red in color. I don’t know what I paid for it but it was...
  8. tenngun

    Learning from a novel

    Novels are not much good for research. No Titus Bass ever lived that life, and John Johnsons story carries too much myth. However old novels, written at the time of our interest are good looks at what people thought and how they saw the world, often verbal pictures that made the story...
  9. tenngun

    Cant hit the broad side of a barn

    Muskets, who needs em. Why you can’t hit anything, shooters shut their eyes and just pointed. Had to fire volleys cause no one shooter could hit a target. To that everyone with a smidgen of experience we know that if not as close as a rifle at least it’s a killer in the deer woods or...
  10. tenngun

    The right amount of flour

    Made schnitzel tonight for dinner. Flour salt and pepper in a plate, whisked egg with a bit of lemon juice. Dip,roll in flour, dip, flour fry Easy peasy But Have you ever floured meat and had the right amount? I came up a tablespoon short, often have too much. No measuring seems to work
  11. tenngun

    Mince meat, fruit cake and figgy pudding

    That time of year I have noted people who like one like all three, them that don’t like one doesn’t like them all. Who eats these? I live all three but have to eat it alone as my wife kids and grand kids won’t touch it
  12. tenngun

    You wanted it

    You want it, you dreamt of one, you finely got it and…… you didn’t like it Has it happened to you? Me it was a Northwest gun, wanted it for years, had to have one, bought a kit, ton of fun putting it together. Then I shot it. Shot center, every thing worked well, but you know it just wasn’t my...
  13. tenngun

    One smart youngen

    Watched this vid on YouTube, I don’t seem to make links real well, but encourage anyone to look this up on YouTube
  14. tenngun

    I’ll be back

    Just saw this on Ethan’s ‘I love muzzel loading you tube page I encourage anyone to subscribe to his channel
  15. tenngun

    Win Blevins

    Just found out he died in July. I had read the old west books by time life that had the book Trail Blazers and a chapter on L and C, and another on the Mountain Men. Then I read Give yourHeart to the Hawks. It was the first MM or infact real frontier history I ever read Happy trails Win
  16. tenngun

    FOR SALE Snow cover

    I used this in my By God Mountain Man Days When a member of the Tandy Golden Buckskin Brigade With gun having a 36” barrel it covers all of butt stock. On a 42” several inch’s of butt exposed. This was in keeping with the design Crow style beadwork in # 8 pony beads $60 shipped
  17. tenngun

    Old stuff

    I got shooting ml in 74/5, found out there were clubs doing it in 76, and got to my first shoot and was a junky Went to my first rendezvous that fall. Cotton blankets, blue jeans a leather hippy hat, and a fringed Mexican leather jacket. By God Mountain Man Well I stated investing my pennies in...
  18. tenngun

    Santee and the Arizona Ghost riders on You Tube

    Short little vids by these guys. Out of our standard time frame although he does talk about ml sometimes. This latest vid is about reinactorisms. Something that gets us in an earlier time frame. Interestingly it’s even a problem in the Starwars community
  19. tenngun

    SOLD .735 mould

    Bought this ran about forty ball, it’s not the shooter I need, mould and handles together, as my other moulds are all Lee or Callahan New Lyman handles with it. $ 70 shipped Just noticed I wrote 22 it’s 23 Oldtimers getting me
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