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  1. J

    Blackie Thomas (Great Videos)

    I really like Blackie. He's got some great videos out there! JA
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    Lee MOLD DC 452-255-RF

    Ah I see, thank you for the advice! I was just trying to find a RNFP bullet. Best regards, JA
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    Lee MOLD DC 452-255-RF

    This mould is used to cast for .45 acp and .45 long colts. If I am not mistaken, it is .452 diameter. I use .451 balls in my Pietta Colt Army. Could I use this mould with pure lead to cast a conical for my revolver? Is there some mystical reason a bullet mould for a centerfire revolver would not...
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    metal gong target safety

    Reading this with interest! I just bought my first steel target,a 16" ar500 steel gong 1/2 inch thick. My shooting range is 50 yards. Will it be safe to test my .58 Minnie rifled musket on this? JA
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    Lyman great plains rifles quality question..

    I find this thread very interesting,I'm going to follow it.I have a Lyman GPR and GPP I bought 22 years ago.Man, they are still going strong. Great walnut stocks,wood to metal fit,ect. About 10 years ago the gun stopped shooting as accurately as it had before. I could not figure it out. I...
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    Rifled musket?

    I appreciate all the replies. The whole reason I was wondering was for deer hunting. I have a Brown Bess I like to hunt with. I just recently bought one of the new Pedersoli Silverline CW rifled muskets,an 1861Springfield. I haven't shot it yet,but I'm reading about rifled muskets and beginning...
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    Rifled musket?

    I have been reading a lot about the rifled musket lately. I keep finding that within actual contact ranges the smoothbore was just as, or more effective than the rifled musket.I would like to hear opinions. I was under the impression the mine ball was "history's deadliest bullet." JA
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    Temporary Rear Sight for Smoothbore

    I went a different way with my Brown Bess. I use the bayonet lug as an aimpoint/reference point and my eye is the rear "sight." To ensure my eye is more or less in the same place each time, I borrowed the idea of an anchor point from archery. I found my most comfortable and natural cheek...
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    AR5oo steel targets

    Hello the forum! I have a small back yard shooting range, only about 50 yards long. It has a berm but I want to add some AR500 steel plate. I want to angle it ( like this side view: \ )this would direct the bullet into a sand berm where it could be recovered. I shoot a brown bess, 1861...
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    Lyman GPR changes over the years

    I bought my GPR in 1995. I saw some recently that had an allen style clean out screw on the bolster. Mine was the slotted screw. It may have just been that particular GPR I saw though. JA
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    post 1865 minie balls,ect

    That's what I was looking for. I read a story about an old man in Idaho , circa early 1930's,who still had, and used his m1861Springfield to hunt deer. He was a CW vet,just never saw a reason to give up his musket. Another story I read was a man using his father's M1863 w/ PRB b/c he no longer...
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    post 1865 minie balls,ect

    I was wondering about the years following the CW. Was it "common" for a civilian, possibly a former CW soldier, to have an issue rifled musket leaning against the wall of his cabin? Yes, I am aware of the so- called "sod -buster "shotguns,the bored out and chopped up rifled muskets, but that's...
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    opinions on the blue ridge rifle

    I'm not big into the PC thing. I do LIKE to do things the way the old timers did, but I don't have to have a screw for screw dyed in the wool EXACT replica. I like the modern steels we use rather than the soft iron barrels, for example. The swamping thing seems like a very logical solution our...
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    Lodge Dutch Oven

    Thanks to each and everyone of you for your input on this topic! You all have been very helpful, and cleared up the confusion I had about the non stick thing! JA
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    Thread for clean out screw

    I have a new Pedersoli 1861 Springfield rifled musket. I want to buy some spare clean out screws, the little buggers are easily lost! Does anyone know what the thread count (?) is? JA
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    .36 vs .40 cal rifle?

    I have never shot a .40, but I do have a .36. I have several calibers that I feel I can take a deer with: 75 cal Brown Bess, a couple .58 rifled muskets and a .577 rifled musket, and a few .50s. Small game and plinking is where my .36 shines. Stoke it up to 40 grains 3f, and I can feel confident...
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    opinions on the blue ridge rifle

    I have one in .36 calibre /flint. I don't exactly know what you mean by a "triangular" fore stock, but the trigger guard is not inletted on mine. One thing I've wondered about is the barrel. Mine is obviously a "squirrel rifle" by calibre, but it is decidedly muzzle heavy for such a long thing...
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    Bayonet lug strength?

    The bayonets do make great candle holders though! Stick the pointy end in the ground, a candle in the other , and yer set ! I'm certainly not one to contradict a fellow musketeer, but I would like to point out my brand new Pedersoli 1861 Springfield front sight/bayonet lug was silver soldered...
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    Lodge Dutch Oven

    So does "smoothness" equate to "non-stickiness," or is it more an issue of continual seasoning until a "non-stick" surface has built up? JA
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    Lodge Dutch Oven

    I have a "modern" Lodge cast iron dutch oven. As most folks know, Lodge makes the inner surfaces slightly rougher than older iron ware,like old Wagners, which was smoother. I was thinking of taking a sander or grinder, and smoothing the inside. Is this unnecessary, or could I damage the iron...
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