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    Hi from the mitten!

    Welcome to the forum. I am a mitten dweller too. I,am a troll ,of course we live below the bridge. At least that's what the youpers . Call us. But Wolverines all. I shoot at Columbiaville sportsmen club,Linden sportsmen club, multi lakes, Blue water and others, good folks all we should run...
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    Hexagonal rifling an anyone tell me how Whitworth rifling was mad

    I was perhaps too vague in my question. Did Joseph Whitworth make his rifling in the manner you describe? I think It was just the beginning of the Industrial Age, but I couldn't find any documentation on how HE did it. I know about hammering in rifling but thought it modern. It also seems...
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    Hexagonal rifling an anyone tell me how Whitworth rifling was mad

    Can anyone here tell me how Whitworth rifling was made? I I know it polygonal but how was it achieved? Was it broached , cut, or buttons waged? Or possibly a process I don't know about. Thanks Len graves
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    Whitworth rifling

    whitworth rifling. Does anyone here know how Joseph Whitworth made his rifling. I know it is hexagonal, but was it done with a broach or a button or some process i am completely unaware of? Len Graves
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    The Men that Made America, Frontiersmen

    I noticed Mr. Crocket was wearing his powder horn backward. I had supposed that he learned this from his distinguished colleagues in the Senate. I think most of the modern day senators wear their horns that way.
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    Anybody bored with winter?

    Primative biatholons perhaps, but not geezer shoots! I am a geezer and I prefer not being shot.
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    What do people carry in a Belt Bag?

    Quite strictly speaking, if you have a bag you call a " belt bag" then you would have to carry belts in it. Peculiar the English language isn't it?
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    Dry balled my ML

    No matter what method you use to blow the ball please be careful. At the club I shoot we use a scuba dive tank to blow the ball. I was assisting with a dry ball and when the ball exited it then rang a metal clangers at the fifty yard line.needless to say I was impressed but it gave me a new...
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    Question On Dixie Rifle

    Make sure you use left hand ball and left hand weave patching especially if you use courderoy. I sure there are more rules, but I hesitate to convey them for From fear of retribution from the occult.
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    .36 Cal. Hatfield -- Factory Zeroed Distance?

    Good job Zonie. I also use this formula. Remember this equation can be used for windage errors also. The key is this. Move the rear sight in the direction you want your impact point to go. Example if you are hitting left, move your rear sight to the right. The direction you want to move to...
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    Metal fatigue

    I think you all may be on the right trail, but you have to factor in the increase in Gravity over the years. Why I can remember. ( this is a lot like " once upon a time ). When I could hold my long rifle off hand forever, now only a few minutes. I mean seconds. It also fluctuates. It's not...
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    Set Trigger Operation

    Zonie is absolutely correct. Follow his instructions. The reason for this clearance between trigger bar and sear bar is twofold. First , we. Must take into account changes in dimensions of wood because of humidity, moisture. second, if the gun is ever repaired the trigger plate may settle in...
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    Twisted tang

    Zonie Is definitely right. I didn't see it in the pictures but he did. It's better to take off wood to the metal than the other way.
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    Twisted tang

    Here is my long range answer. Bear in mind the best way to determine what is your best solution would be to see the project directly. I have found the most likely problem is the wood being carved not exactly on center. Remove the barrel and look down it to check if there truly is a twist in...
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    Shooting Bag Maintenace

    Remember you only have to outrun your buddy when chased by a bear. I use "snow seal" which I think is partly bees wax. I rub it on liberally and then melt it in with a hair dryer. I also use a little snow seal on my gun between the wood and barrel in wet weather. Have had good luck with it so...
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    straight razor shaving

    I guess I will third the Williams shaving soap. I shave with a modern razor, but use Williams soap. I guess being from Mi. I have a partiality to this soap. J Mennen Williams was our Governor for a while. His family owned the co. Folks in Mi. Called him soapy Williams. Keep that razor...
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    Greetings from across the pond

    Welcome to the forum. The fact that you can only shoot a few hours once in a while makes me feel how lucky I am to be here in the US. I have been building flint locks since 1969 which makes me a little older than you. I hope you meet as many good people in the shooting sport as I have over...
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    If you had a Pedersoli Bess to refinish...

    I kinda use the bees wax method of sealing the barrel pins in, even on ky. Guns. I use crayola crayons. Find the closest color to your stock slightly warm over a candle and melt into hole left by pin. Then gently scrape off excess and buff smooth. I have several guns that have had this for...
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    54 caliber renegade - hard to load

    You might use some four ought steel wool twisted on your cleaning jag. Run this down your bore several times, then inspect the wad. Possibly there will be trapped in the steel wool will be what ever was constricting the bullet. It might be rust, lead,plastic from someone's sabot Etc. the...
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    doubles

    I think it may have been a little of both, cost and weight. It may favor cost. WE were a poor nation. Another factor may have been how many smiths would have made one, or have been able to make one?
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