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    Need to cut Dovetail...

    ...for front sight on late model Pietta 1858 NMA. Looking for BP gunsmith in western or central NY to cut dovetail and provide narrow blade front sight. POI is about 4" left at 50' with center hold (7" sight radius). Have other NMAs that shoot to POA. If there are other ways to fix this, I'm...
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    If a spit patch works...

    Why not a snot patch? I'm an old cooter and have more snot that spit. In fact blowing my nose for every shot would be no problem at all...do it anyway. The question is, however, how much is needed? Whatever the answer, I'm sure I have plenty...in endless supply. Of course none of this is to...
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    Remington caps

    Picked up 1000 Remington No. 11 caps after being unable to find my favored CCI No. 11 magnum caps. Noticed a label on the box that said "New Hotter Cap!". Found this encouraging. Took them to the range today. Results were both good and bad. In the 'good' column, they're hot alright...
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    Renegade - Very hard trigger pull

    Very clean Renegade from an Internet auction has a very hard trigger pull with zero trigger travel after hammer fall. Took things apart and found a geometry problem. Contact face of trigger bar is contacting the sear right at the end of the trigger travel. The trigger return spring on the...
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    Pietta 1858, Good as originals?

    I bought a couple of these in the past year. Very impressed with their appearance and function. They seem near perfect to my untrained eye. Does anyone know they compare to the original 1858 Remingtons in terms of metallurgy, fit & finish, durability, accuracy, etc.?
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    Crisis averted - useful tool?

    While cleaning my .54 Deerstalker this afternoon, the brush broke off in the bore. Brand new TC brush; snapped on first stroke when I went to pull it out. Realized a metal tube that fit inside the bore could capture the brush, but didn't have anything long enough. Did have an empty .338 Win...
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    Enfield Musketoon question

    Cabela's is now carrying Pedersoli's version of the Musketoon. Always wanted a Musketoon but never handled one. Looks like the comb of the stock is rather high and straight. I have a rather large face with high cheekbones. I'm wondering if I'll be able to get my head far enough down on the...
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    Silent Safety

    A short piece of 9/32" vacuum tube hose from the autoparts store works very well as a cheap, quiet and reliable safety on my percussion guns (TC and Investarms/Lyman). Buy a foot of hose for a dollar or so and cut off pieces a little longer than your capped nipple height. Before you cut too...
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    Loaded question

    Anyone here returned to percussion guns after going to flintlocks? If so, your reasons, please.
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    TOTW's Vincent

    Looking at this for a first build. Hoping to build a .36 with the 13/16" barrel shortened to 28 or 30 inches. I'd like to end up with something quite close to my .36 Seneca, which is a sweetheart. I'd probably have the breech plug fitted and maybe the underlug. Since it's a first build, I'd...
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    Mountain Man rifles?

    and I was buying a new rifle, I might well buy a smaller bore capable of being freshed out a few times. Those who have seen small bore "Mountain Man" rifles...were the barrels' outside dimensions large enough to permit freshing out to .54 or .58?
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    Taking ML into Canada

    Anyone know what the requirements are for taking a muzzleloader into Canada from the US? Are they the same as for a cartridge gun? Might want to bring one along on a fishing trip to Quebec. How about powder, ball and caps? Links to regs? Thanks. Bob
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    LOP vs. Drop

    For a given person, is there any relationship between gun stock Length of Pull and stock Drop at the heel? Will a stock with more drop require a larger, smaller or the same LOP to fit well? For example: Someone has gun that fits him well. For that gun LOP = 13.75" and Drop = 2.5". If that...
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    Swamped Barrel Question

    Is it possible to replace a swamped barrel with a new one in a full stock rifle? In other words, if you knew the specs of the swamped barrel a gun had been built around, would it be possible to replace it with a new barrel of the same size/weight/dimensions? ....or would the dimensions of the...
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    Good set of Chisels and Gouges-for beginner

    I'm ready to buy a few tools in hopes of assembling a Tennesee Mountain Rifle or Leman from a TOTW or PR kit. Have been reading a few of the recommended books and just acquired that Midway Patternmaker's vise that was on clearance. I'm wondering what size and type chisels and gouges builders...
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    Removing rusted nipple

    Guess I'm dumb. Bought a GPH with a rusted in nipple off Gunbroker and can't seem to find this topic using search. I'll take a link if anyone's got one. The GPH looks real nice, has some surface rust in the barrel, has a peened nipple and also has an oddly bent hammer. Think I've got most...
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    My Best Yet

    Opening day here in west-central NY was last Saturday, 11/17. Where I live there was a 2” snowfall overnight. At my hobby farm, about 12 miles east, there was 4 or 5 inches. Thanks to an issue with the furnace, I got to the farm around 7:30; about an hour late. Spent the morning in a...
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    Thornily Relative Stopping Power and the PRB

    More playing with numbers on a cold and drizzly Saturday: One of the forum members posted a link to this site: http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/calculators/php/thornily.htm I've been playing with the Thornily calculator and using roundball weights, diameters, and velocities to find...
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    OK so far

    Hi all, This is my first attempt at uploading pictures. Hope everyone can see them. Thanksgiving day I got this guy: Was walking toward my treestand about 3PM and saw antlers sticking up from a depression out in a hilltop hayfield. Got down on my hands and knees and stalked as close as I...
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    Ground Blind fire hazard?

    Got a couple of those newfangled pop-up ground blinds they sell at Wally World and Bass Pro. Seemed like a good idea with the wet weather we've been having. They let you hunt when it's raining and keep the wind off you. Was sitting inside one today and read the warning sign about not using a...
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