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    Need help from experienced Horn Makers!!

    I started making my own powder horns and i'm now on my 4th one and i ran into a problem that i didn't think would happen to me, although i hear its a pretty common mistake. While carefully drilling out the neck, i guess my eyes crossed, or something, but my drill bit poked a small hole out of...
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    My New Outfit!!

    Well i got me a new set of PC clothes and i went out today on a hunt, (which you can read about, on the hunting forum), i didn't have any luck, so i took a few pictures instead. I really like this new outfit and if you read this, John Baum (aka) "Ole Bushwacker" thank you for the great quality...
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    Coyotes, Cell Phones, & Mishaps!!

    Well i got up this morning and was determined to go squirrel hunting, in spite of the windy day we were going to have. A lot of the time, for me, its just being out there that makes it all worth while. So while i'am sitting under my tree hoping ole bushy tail will stick his head out, but didn't...
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    Using Carburetor Cleaner?

    Has anyone ever considered using Carburetor Cleaner to degrease and remove any fouling from the pan and touch hole area?? :confused: Just curious about the "do's or do not's" with this type of cleaner.. :hmm: Thank you, Danny :hatsoff:
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    Need Info on a Rifle??

    The very first muzzleloader i ever owned, i bought in 1996 and like a moron, i sold that rifle a few years later and wish to the heavens above i hadn't. The rifle was an Itailian made, "Sile" .50 cal Hawken. There were no other stamps on it anywhere. All it had on the barrel was .50 cal, "Sile"...
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    Morning Hunt with Pic's!!

    What was intended to be a morning of squirrel hunting and an oppertunity to dress out in my frontier gear, basically turned into a pleasant walk through the hills and woods of East Tennessee. Of course Mitzi decided to bring her camera, again... :shake: It was a nice day and the temp was in the...
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    Horn #2 is Complete!!

    Here is horn #2 and dang i'am proud of this one as well. Its a small horn and i will likely use it as a small day horn or primer. Again this is a contemporary horn with 1700's style, but with modern art. If the inscription is hard to read on the bottom panel, it's a poem i made up yesterday...
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    Need Help!!

    I'am just about finished with horn #2 and i'am wanting to scrim a map design on this horn. Do any of you fine fella's happen to have a picture of, or something that has a map of the 1700's F & I war era and the settlement areas, showing in detail, all of the rivers and mountainous areas, with...
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    Look What the Mailman just Brung Me!

    Ain't it cute?? :rotf: It's a Philadelphia Darringer PC .45 cal, w/3-1/4" rifled barrel... :) This little devil is going to be fun to play with... :thumbsup: Thank's for looking, Danny.. :hatsoff:
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    Philadelphia Darringer??

    I just recieved my new little toy in the mail today. A .45 cal PC Philadelphia Darringer. :applause: Could someone please tell me what load, ball, patch, or what ever would be best in a .45 cal, with only a 3 1/4 inch barrel. :confused: Any help & advise would be appreciated... :thumbsup...
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    Deer Antler Powder Measure...

    I never knew i had a crafting bone in my body, but i think i may be getting good at this. :grin: I just completed the carving on my 2nd horn, so while waiting to decide what i'am going to scrim on the horn, i made this powder measure. As mentioned, its a deer antler that i picked up at a flea...
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    Tell Me What You Think, Fella's!!

    A few months ago i took an old F & I war horn that i bought and basically re-did it, had my wife do the art work, engrave some designs and then i dyed it too dark. So we scrimed the engravings in white ink so we could see the engravings, but it wasn't real, not totally ours. I really didn't know...
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    Powder Horn Question??

    I'am currently making a contemporary powder horn with an 18th century F & I war theme, which involves British Red Coats. My question is, do I "Red Ink" the red coats or other themes requiring the color red, before or after i dye the horn body?? If after the dying process, will the dye discolor...
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    A New Report on my .50 cal Lancaster w/pictures

    It seem's the good Lord blessed us with an incrediblely beautiful weekend, highs in the mid to upper 70's...:blah: So i hollared at the ole lady to get ready and lets load the truck with my shooting gear and go do some shooting. I reckon the load i had worked up this past fall on my rifle still...
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    I need help from the "Experts"

    This is going to be hard to do when i'am not to sure what questions to ask, so please forgive. Here is some pictures and what little information i have on this percussion cap pistol i just bought. I really need ya'lls help on filling in the blanks and missing pieces. So here we go... :confused...
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    Indian Bracelets

    These are some indian bracelets i just recently made and thought i'd show them here to see what ya'll think about them?? :thumbsup: Thanks for looking, Danny :hatsoff:
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    Tomahawks??

    I picked up these 2 tomahawks at a local flea market we have here in Morristown and was wondering if someone could give me an idea about what kind of hawks these may be. The pictures have the heads on these hawks looking kinda black, but they are silver. Also, why does the one on the right have...
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    Knife & Sheath!!

    I picked up this knife at a local Flea Market. I'am not sure of any history behind it, but it looks very old. The handle is made of 2 slab sections of hickory and threaded through with the 2 flatheaded screws which held them in place. Also this handle wasn't fitted properly to the knife, so i...
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    Just Engraved my new "Tomahawk"

    Well the tomahawk is new to me. I just recently bought a plain ole TOW tomahawk off one of our fine members here on the MF and when it arrived i decided to spruce it up a bit... :thumbsup: Anyway's this is what i came up with. Thanks for looking.. :wink: Danny.. :hatsoff:
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    My First Scrimshaw Powder Horn!!

    Ok fella's, try not to laugh to hard. This is by far not the best powder horn thats every been shown on this forum, but i'am rather proud of it, seeings how it is my 1st time effort. I would like to thank my Fiance for her artistic ability in the scrimshaw work (this was her 1st time also) and...
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