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    CWD in whitetail deer

    CWD was found in WV just across the ridge from where I hunted in VA. VA has been testing pretty hard ever since on road kills, checked deer and "sampled" deer. I had the opportunity to hunt closer to home so I stopped hunting this area. CWD and all the prion diseases are amazingly persistent...
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    Missing anything? for new Colt

    Are # 11 caps the right size? Some wheelguns use #10s. GC
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    115 caliber smoothbore

    So please describe how you built your gun. What were the barrel and breech plug made of? How long are the breech plug threads and what thread pitch did you use? What is the barrel thickness? Thinking of a similar project but more like a punt gun. GC
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    Question A

    I had a barrel that would shoot a nice group 4 inches higher than the first shot at 25 yards. Did not compensate for that the first time and lost a deer to a leg shot. Ended up switching the barrel but before that I recorded the first clean barrel shot and adjusted my sights accordingly. For...
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    I made a cannon, and have fired it

    Keith - So your cannon has almost 1" wall thickness and no breech plug cause the inner piece was bored not all the way thru? How thick is the metal from the back side of the bore to the back end of the barrel. If it is 3/8 inch or over you should be able to sleep well at night with out...
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    2/3 scale matchlock project

    Very cool Fusil - My first ML was made with a piece of sawn off 8mm Mauser barrel. Was really impressed with the accuracy I got. Still have the barrel and one of my projects is to make a mini underhammer with it. Keep posting your pics. Great to see the thought process. GC
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    Weirdest Animal You Ate

    Last time we had 17 year cicadas we (I) gathered lots of them and fried em up. They had absolutely no taste so we had to spice em up with garlic, soy sauce and red pepper. Kids (15 to 20 years old) loved them. Wife would not touch more than one. GC
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    Is this safe?

    300 grains seems like a lot. You can have a lot of fun with just 50 grains of black powder. My golf ball mortar shots a ball faster than sight with just 50. We can't see it until the ball is almost 100 feet from the muzzle. One thing you can do is measure the outside diameter of the pipe at...
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    Lead balls or substitue?

    Now what is the melting point of depleted uranium and what do we flux it with? How about squeezing tungsten powder/epoxy mix into a mold? Maybe we can go to shooting short arrows out of our MLs like the tank gun rounds. Keep the ideas rolling, GC
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    Deer down!!!

    Congratulations Pharmvet - Nothing like hearing the deer fall. Best, GC
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    2nd Winterroe!

    Congrats Kirrmeister - Was that 20 pounds or 20 kilograms? Little ones do taste better. GC
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    F vs FF IN MUSKETS

    Shhh! He may be planning a raid on the arsenal at Lexington, MA. Wants to get there before the Red Coats do....
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    no fire!

    I've cleaned the flash channel with a short length of twisted wire cable like bicycle brake cable. Fray the end just a little and it will scrape out whatever ails the channel and it will still conform to the twists and turns it encounters. Flush afterwards to get the scrapings out. When...
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    Screwdrivers

    I use a set from Chapman with the hex socket on the driver. Great to have a set that fits the slot. GC
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    My Matchlock story on hpmuzzleloading

    Great story Pitchy - Wandering around you can find a nice article on Turner Kirkland's 4 bore elephant hunt. Thanks, GC
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    Hello from Vt

    Welcome to the board. What part of VT do you live in? We are relocating a little north of Brattleboro in about 10 months. GC
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    Underhammer Canon?

    Hey GMWW - I work on the Yard and I'll look for that gun. Friend of mine works at the Naval Historical Society and maybe he can point that one out. GC
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    Eye protection while hunting w/ flintlock

    If I had only one safety feature to use it would be to wear safety glasses. I've got some nasty gouges in my plastic lenses. Some of them from hot metal. Let the rain and sweat fog them but I'm not going out with a gun without them. Go two good eyes and can shoot with either one. Gonna keep...
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    Ball Roundness

    Then it looses the rest of it's roundocity when we touch the gun off :) GC
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    Making your own cover scent...

    If our mouth is making the smell then a good solution would be to carry a small container of peroxide to rinse with. That stuff kills germs and cuts bad breath like a knife. As a side note if you ever have any gum irritations (or gingivitis) a rinse or brush with peroxide and baking soda...
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