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  1. GreenMtnHunter

    Ballistol.............

    If you have not seen the photo, run the test yourself: Clean a small, flat length of steel. Outside, with your safety glasses, carefully burn a small, thin line along the length. Cover a quarter the length with a section of food wrap/thin plastic and then spray the rest with undiluted...
  2. GreenMtnHunter

    What kind of stuff do you all read?

    Historical novels, fictionional or actual. CHESAPEAKE and ALASKA!, by James Michener were great. Recently, Nathaniel Philbrick’s MAYFLOWER (really about King Phillip’s war with decedents of the those families) and IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (true story on which Melvile’s MOBY DICK is based.
  3. GreenMtnHunter

    How old are ya?

    My first was 1987; .56 Sb, TC Renegade. In those 36 years I have rehabbed a number of "lost causes”, built several kits, and added bp revolvers. The greatest personal benefit has been an annual, 2 day, demonstration and shooting “event" I have been able to offer to my colleagues' American...
  4. GreenMtnHunter

    Is this sight on backwards?

    Following the same ass-u-me-ption, I installed it backwards on my first build, a .32 pistol.20(?) years ago... I was so proud! Posted pics on Trad-Rag and was politely corrected. :ThankYou:
  5. GreenMtnHunter

    Shot the old .32 today

    This is the very first rifle (and only, so far) I built, from a Jed. Starr kit about 15 years ago. I shoot it occasionally and enjoy it. Since then, I’ve focused on rehabing gun show finds. It always takes me a minute to remember how to hit the bullseye...After 20 years of a very small grey...
  6. GreenMtnHunter

    .250 Round Ball

    Many years ago, I built a “poorboy” from Jed. Starr with a .32/42" swamped GMB, and have used buckshot on occasion. My question is: if the ball is patched(and the patch is lubed), and you’re not “pounding” the ball down the barrel, the why is a little extra hardness a concern? Mostly, I use the...
  7. GreenMtnHunter

    Pietta revolver parts on ebay

    Days of old...I believe I paid less than $250 for NIB Piettas; I bought extra cylinders back then because I was also using them and some Hawkens for a colleague’s annual history class-"field trip”. 20+ years ago, I bought my daughter’s first ML, NIB, online auction, for about 75% of what it was...
  8. GreenMtnHunter

    Ballistol

    I was sold on Ballistol about 15 years ago. My son, a friend/Air Force Pilot and his stunningly beautiful wife were sitting in a duck blind, VA eastern shore; she pulled a small can from her pocket and used it as bug spray! After the hunting, he wiped down his guns with another can, and then...
  9. GreenMtnHunter

    Balistol questions...

    I buy four cans at a time. My fav story is when, in a duck blind, the wife of a USN pilot pulled out a small can and used it as bug spray! My teenage son was immediately smitten. I still use deet products, but Balistol protects my investments.
  10. GreenMtnHunter

    Hello from the Green Mountain State!

    Welcome from from another GreenMtnHunter! It's been a while since I've seen so many VT'ers on the same thread. That's probably cuz I'm not able to get time to check in very often. But in 3 months an 11 days, that'll change! ;-) In addition to the other great contacts posted here, I'll...
  11. GreenMtnHunter

    Barrel finishing service.

    Anticipating the only "trouble" you'll have: buying more barrels to experiment with other finishes! ;-) Look into "cold water carding" to investigate another way to remove rust without removing your finish - it's done before you heat and oil the barrel. The key is to use a soft cloth and to be...
  12. GreenMtnHunter

    Finding wasp nests?

    We can also find ours by noticing bits of "paper" in the snow; the squirrels will tear into them. Many years ago, late October, I think; a friend carried a huge white-faced nest into his house. There had been couple nights below frost. Several hours later, he realized the nest was far from...
  13. GreenMtnHunter

    T/C Hawken Restoration.

    Of all my restorations/rebulds, the Hawkins are my favorites. You've done nice work there!
  14. GreenMtnHunter

    Pecatonica LR Re-stock project

    Nice work! I ordered my first kits from Jedediah Starr, this month - ten years ago, .32 Southern Mtn and a matching pistol; both percussion. As time will tell, I'll guarantee you'll be even happier!
  15. GreenMtnHunter

    Ballistol fumes?

    Someone once told me that we are all genetically wired to either enjoy or hate the tase of cilantro...which my wife also hates...and I love. Maybe it's the same gene? Or Ballistol is derived from cilantro? It is supposed to be organic...
  16. GreenMtnHunter

    normal/safe for someone who only has a percussion rifle to keep loaded without the cap for home def?

  17. GreenMtnHunter

    So what is the big difference between using actual BP and pellets?

    Years ago, I bought a slightly used ML from someone who sold it 'cuz "It wouldn't hit the broad side of barn..." Then he tried to sell me his pellets/bullet packs... I laughed and said, "nope, no thanks; I'm actually gonna hit the target I'm aiming for.." Even if someone made a 115 grn pellet...
  18. GreenMtnHunter

    Ballistol fumes?

    I recall it did work to repel the bugs; spray it your hands, then wipe; saves eyes. I have not read much about Ballistol as a "long term" solution, but I certainly use it that way...If I apply a light coat with the aerosol can there is a definitively detectable film. And it's sticky...it does...
  19. GreenMtnHunter

    Ballistol fumes?

    I've been using Ballistol for almost 20 years; I love it! My wife hates the odor. But I was duck hunting in the VA barrier islands years ago and a woman in the blind pulled out a small can, sprayed it around her head and claimed it also repels the mosquitos, she passed it down the line, I did...
  20. GreenMtnHunter

    Your first ML rifle

    It's middle left, with the brown ramrod....most recent build is a Jedediah Star with a swamped GMB .32 on the right.
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