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    Curtis & Harvey No. 6 black powder

    Reading over some period testing reports from the British government I notice that Curtis and Harvey No. 6 powder was found to give the best accuracy results. I have heard of English Black Diamond powder being preferred in the western fur trade but don't know anything about the Curtis and Harvey...
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    Swaged .58 projectiles

    Any information on a source for swaged Minies other than the .577 Prichert projectiles offered by Dixie Gun Works? I have been experimenting with 300 and 500 yd shooting with replica rifled muskets and would like to try swaged or "cold pressed" Burton type projectiles.
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    .54/28ga tradegun/fowler

    As I progress through life I find that I cannot handle my.75 Brown Bess Musket as well as I did when I was younger. I am thinking about getting a .54/28ga. tradegun or fowler. When I was more into the smoothbore competition scene in the Midwest, 10 years ago, I noted that the heavy barreled...
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    Pacific Primitive Rendezvous

    Anybody else from the Forum going to the Pacific Primitive Rendezvous near Winchester Idaho June 22-30?
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    Parker Hale Mold 58560-the rest of the story

    On June 17 I posted this on ML forum: " I picked up the top half of a Parker Hale .58 Minie mold at a gun show last month. Not having the bottom plug I tried my bottom plug from a Lyman 575611PH mold. It was too small. I have an old 500 grain RCBS Minie mold from which I tried the bottom plug...
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    Removing "frozen" revolver nipples

    Sometime ago I was given an old replica 1858 Remington New Model Army .44 cylinder. It sat on my desk as paper weight until I happened to have my Pietta 1858 on the desk for some reason. I tried the paper weight cylinder in the the 1858 and it fit! In fact it shoots better than the original...
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    Parker Hale 58560 Mold

    I picked up the top half of a Parker Hale .58 Minie mold at a gun show last month. Not having the bottom plug I tried my bottom plug from a Lyman 575611PH mold. It was too small. I have an old 500 grain RCBS Minie mold from which I tried the bottom plug. It fit. Also, I found the RCBS mold...
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    shooting, possibles bag, haversack

    A recent topic served to denote the distinctions between shooting and possibles bags. Where does the haversack fit in? Are haversacks military possibles bags?
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    .640-.648 balls

    I have been asked by the Idaho Military Museum to fabricate dummy British and French musket cartridges-from the period of the Revolution- and provide representative balls for a display showing US martial ammunition through the life of the Republic. I shoot a Brown Bess and an ample supply of .69...
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    Patched round ball loads for an Enfield Musketoon

    I hope this is the right part of the forum. One of our local shoots has imposed a patched roundball only requirement. I have been shooting my Bess with paper cartridge to comply. As the weather improves I would like to use a rifle sometimes but I find that I cannot see the traditional sights...
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    Skirmish Powder?

    This seems to be the day for powder questions so I will add mine. 1.What is the "skirmish powder" offered by Powder Inc. ? What is the forum experience with it?
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    "Rotational Drift"

    While thinking about the the best Minie conical-perhaps excessively- for a friend's 1863 Sprinfield replica-the Dixie two piece stock model made by Miroku- I went to the N-SSA small arms board and searched for "Springfiled twist". I got a topic on slow v. fast twist for CW rifle muskets. The...
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    Cold Weather Shooting Tips for ML events

    I seek the wisdom of the forum in regard to keeping your smoke pole functioning at cold weather events. In my former life in the Wolverine State I was pretty much a one gun man shooting a Brown Bess for all seasons except for aggregate events. About the only adjustment I had to make with the...
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    Hawksley Powder Flask and IF Powder

    I am using 1F powder in an original 10ga. double for birds this year and find that the powder does not flow well from the powder flasks I have due to the size of the powder granules. Does anyone have experience with the Hawksley powder flask heads as advertised by TOW and other vendors and 1F...
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    Buffalo Quarter

    I have an opportunity to buy a domestic (raised) buffalo quarter. What is the opinion of the forum as which is best? Front quarter or rear quarter?
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    Barrel Liners for ML doubles

    I have an original 10ga double that I would like to have liners put in the damascus barrels. Can anyone recommend a good shop for this job?
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    Source for No 5 copper plated shot

    Anybody know a good shipping vendor for No. 5 copper plated shot? Since pheasnat season started here my supply of N0. 4 Lawrence copper plated shot has been going down fast. After reading Britsmooty's post on smoothbore, I thought I will give 5's a try.
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    Swivel guns on tripods

    I have a 1/3 scale M1841 six pounder replica, cast by the Jordan River Iron Works, Jordan River, Mi in 1976 as a bicentnial item-30 inches long -110 lbs weight, 2 inch bore. In 1998 I had a tripod made to mount it on with the idea of using is for deer hunting. Subsequently, wanted to used for...
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    Trade Guns for ready use by the Mountain Men

    After reading the thread "Popular Mountain Man Loads" I pondered the point that "Mountain Men did not go around with an unloaded gun". Since moving to the West I have handled several original period "Mountain rifles" - Dimmick, Hawken- and have a friend who makes replicas that all seem to...
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    Civil War service pistol barrel length

    Last weekend I was attending a river through time event sponsored by our local historical society. As a civilian Civil War reenactor, my duty was to answer visitor questions about equipment when the military reenactors were skirmishing or drilling. One young lady asked why the Colt and...
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