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    Polishing Really Rough Brass Thimbles

    To expand on necchi's suggestion: If there are no projections on the parts, you can use a dowel tapered to provide an interference fit, chuck it in a drill, and then just hold your polishing medium of choice against the part while the motor does the work. I use this technique for polishing round...
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    Some flint/ jaw pad questions...

    Thanks, gents. I'll try your recommendations on sizing the flint and check the sparkification (it's a real word...look it up! :blah: ) And I hadn't thought about banging one of my balls flat to make pads. Wait a sec... :thumbsup:
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    Some flint/ jaw pad questions...

    How do, all! I used to frequent the Forum, but haven't been on in a long while. (Doggone if life just hasn't been getting in the way of my muzzleloading! :cursing: ) But right about now I could sure use some advice from you rock-lockers. I was just given a flintlock pistol for my 40th birthday...
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    Hmmmm...strange prob with my 1851 Lyman

    Muchos gracias, mi amigos. :grin: It does over-rotate regardless of how quickly I work the action. And the three "good" chambers don't advance nearly as far as the three I have issue with, so I'm gonna' have to do some light stoning on the teeth to reduce the amount of throw. (I'm painfully...
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    Hmmmm...strange prob with my 1851 Lyman

    How do, mykeal. By "throw by" I do mean it is over-rotating. I can reverse it by hand slightly and have the bolt engage the cylinder notch and lock it up properly. The only cause that comes to my mind is that the teeth that index those three chambers are a little wide. :thumbsup:
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    Hmmmm...strange prob with my 1851 Lyman

    I just purchased a secondhand Lyman 36 cal 1851. It appears to be unfired which agrees with what the previous (original) owner told me. It's also an older model, judging from the box, however I can't determine if it is an Uberti, Pietta, or "other". The problem I'm encountering is throw-by on...
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    WOW! I just got lucky

    I was just given two books today. They are catalogs for a firearm auction held by James D. Julia, Inc. for 2003 and 2004. These things are 297 and 349 pages long, respectively, and full of full-color photos of firearms and related items. Each catalog has hundreds of firearms which fit into the...
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    Where do crossbows fit?

    That's a nasty precedent. :nono: I firmly believe that muzzleloading, archery, and modern seasons should be kept distinctly separate. But what we're all seeing is a trend towards lumping dissimilar implements together...some areas allow single-shot cartridge guns during muzzleloading season. Now...
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    Field Cleaning Kits

    Kudos to you, Roundball! :hatsoff: I, too take pride in leaving the woods as clean or cleaner than when I went into them. It's a rare hunt when I don't come back to the campsite with an empty can or candy bar wrapper left behind by someone else. I think I'll make up a kit like yours for my...
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    GPR kit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    My GPR kit also came with an overabundance of wood. I used a coarse 3M sanding disc chucked into my cordless drill to remove most of the surplus. Brought it down to within about 1/16th of an inch of finished in short order and made keeping the contours easy. Then I used a sanding block with...
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    Cold Blueing

    Like Zonie, I haven't had the best results on some steels with the traditional cold bluing products. A friend suggested Blue Wonder. I got the kit with the cleaner (important to use their cleaner for best results), blue, and developer. It's not inexpensive, but seems to work on every steel alloy...
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    Very loose rear sight on a GPR

    Had the same problem with mine...I bought a nice period correct replacement sight from Track of the Wolf. The base is WAY oversize and allows for the user to file it down to fit the barrel dovetail perfectly. At the same time, I replaced the front with a German silver blade/ brass base sight...
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    Casting balls ??

    Had the same problem...chased it down to the fact that the mold is aluminium and the hinge pin is steel. Apparently the pin was getting hot and not cooling as quickly as the blocks, creating a hot spot and corresponding dimple. On most molds the blocks are very thin near the threads of that pin...
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    Blowing down barrel after each shot

    Food for thought: The modern materials we use for muzzleloading are highly unlikely to leave behind any embers. Perhaps the rough cloth and, especially, tow used many years ago were inclined to leave small particles that held a spark. Maybe the powder also had more coarse particles in it...
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    Drying out powder

    I assume you're not talking about very slightly damp powder, but one thing to consider is that when powder gets very dry (below 3% moisture content I believe), its burning rate changes. When it becomes too dry, it becomes unstable and/or more energetic. A tiny bit of moisture is a good thing...
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    wyoming

    If you're going to be hunting up my way, it might be worth noting that the average shots on mulies run around 150 yards in public access areas. One of the problems that has arisen here in the last few years is all the *^#$*# ATVers...they just blast around at 50 mph and run the critters every...
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    Trek/Hunt grounds

    [/img] I hunt up in the Bighorns. If you look at the left side of the mountains up top you can see Cloud Peak. That's 13,165 feet high and lies in the middle of the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. My friend and I are planning a Fall trek this year and intend to run a trap line. Being a po' boy, I...
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    Been wallaby hunting.

    Thanks for the reply and the link! From the pics, I figured the altitude was a bit more prodigous. I live at around 5000 and hunt between 7000 and 9000 feet, so that's actually lowlands for me. :winking: And your gear is nice...like the calfhide vest especially. Unfortunately, my girth is...
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    Been wallaby hunting.

    How do, Jeff. Thanks for the excellent photos! Although I've visited three other countries in the past, I'm mostly a homebody and eschew long-distance travel. The only other spot on the globe I'd truly like to see before I cash out is New Zealand. A few questions; Can a tourist bring a rifle...
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    Sharps Carbine

    My buddy uses a couple of Rapine molds for his percussion Sharps. One is a spitzer design and the other is a wadcutter for 100 yard and under target work. I'm pretty sure he got his from Buffalo Arms. They seem to be very high quality implements and my friend has made some impressive groups with...
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