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    My son's first flintlock

    So I haven't posted in awhile, but I'm still around. My son turned 10 this year. He's been shooting a .45 underhammer for a couple years (my first rifle), but we really wanted a flintlock for him. I found a company that still had some of the Traditions Kentucky rifle kits in stock. After...
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    peening knife haft

    I'm attempting my first knife project. Without a forge and a ton of knowledge, how can I best peen the haft? I clamped it in a vise with the tip resting on really soft wood and pounded the bejeezus out of it without accomplish anything.
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    Family at Fort Mac

    Old Fort MacArthur Days is a timeline event held each year in San Pedro, CA. It's a fun change to set up with Hussars on one side and Romans on the other. The family joined me again for this event. This was my 14-month old daughter's second time at Fort Mac, her first repeat. Quite a...
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    snow camp

    Brr. First rondy, this was Hart Canyon 2009. Next year I get a stove! The 8 month old didn't like crawling in the snow.
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    I did my own gunsmithing!

    "I did my own gunsmithing" Now if that phrase doesn't strike fear into a grumpy old blacksmith's heart (or any other serious gunmaker), I don't know what will. But this one has a happy ending: I picked up a trade gun at a rondy a year or so ago. It was built by a gunsmith in Arizona, and the...
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    H&A buggy rilfle parts help

    I have an old Hopkins & Allen buggy rifle in .45 cal. It's special to me as it's my first rifle. My Dad put a custom short stock on it for my small 12 yr old frame. It's still too big a stock for my son, and I want to pass the gun down. So where can I find a replacement stock blank? If I...
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    The next generation

    Master Miles at 'almost six, Daddy' Baby Helen at 2 months You know, you have to take a bunch of sharp, pointy things off before you can hold a baby. Get 'em young and train them!
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    Her second rondy

    So here we are at Hart Canyon in SoCal. Her second rondy ever, first with weather. I know 'snow flurries' and 'southern california' aren't usually mentioned together, but this time they were. That's her 2nd from left in the orange bodice. Came in second in the women's only 'bobbit'...
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    west coater heading east this summer

    We have a cross-country trip planned for the in-laws 50th anniversary. We have to be in upstate New York on August 5th. We'll be traveling in a mini motorhome, but I'd like to introduce the family to a major rendezvous. Looking on the calendar, I see the NEPR is right nearby in New York, but...
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    really really stuck ramrod

    :surrender: Well, I did it this time. Had a great day at the range (sunny and 78 here), then zipped home to do a good cleaning. Without thinking clearly, I wrapped a patch on the jag and ran the rod down my smoothbore. But this wasn't my fancy cleaning rod, this was the one under the barrel...
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    I got a smoothbore!

    I found this little beauty at our rondezvous last week. 28 gauge, now I gotta get "stuff". I did win some .54 balls for being top flinter. That's not really bragging, there were only 12 flint shooters out of 100.
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    Met the Master

    Not sure if this should go here or general, but it is mostly about a builder. This fall we made a trip to Mecca. We (family) drove from California to Friendship for the Nationals. Growing up in Ohio, I went there every spring and fall. But this was my first trip since the 80's. Sara hard never...
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    Lead Rivets

    Muzzle Blasts has an article on knives where it states that lead rivets were sometimes used on sheaths instead of brass tacks. I raced out to the garage and beat an unsuspecting lead ball to death, then used a screwdriver to make little lead pins. They worked! Ugly as heck, but so is all my...
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    pot welds

    I wanted to make coffee today in my old tin coffeepot. I seem to remember something about "make sure there is water all the way into the spout, or it will melt and fall off". Am I remembering correctly, or is this false. Do I have to worry about my pot doing the sphinx thing and losing...
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    Design your shop...

    We in California are not allowed to use our garages for car parking. It's a state law or something :grin: I am going to do a 'makeover' of my garage. I get one 19' wall and one 10' wall for my shop. The 19' wall has a window dead center, so I figure that is the best spot for my workbench...
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    Got Lead!

    So I was at my personal friend /professional enemy today (my dentist). As I was being civil while making my escape after his torture, I remembered, (from this forum) "Dentists have Lead." I asked him if he had any and he immediately shoved a 10 pound box in my hand. Then he mentioned he had a...
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    Convinced wife to shoot flint.

    All it took was finding this Homer Dangler left-hand .45 cal beauty at the gun show. . lock is by Walter Cain, so it matches mine . Just the right amount of pretty stuff .
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    Bess or French?

    I've a bit of money saved for a smoothbore. Just a bit, don't point me at customs. So I served in the 7 years war, got out and started a family. Now I'm in a small town and joined the militia. Which MVTC would be better for me, the early bess or the 1717 French (both suitably aged). I'd...
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    Shot my Pedersoli Flinter today -dialup beware

    Following the excellent advice on this forum, I purchased a Pedersoli Kentucky in flint, .50 cal, from Cherry's. Took it out to blackpowder weekend at the range, with good results: 1) The pistol was a big hit on the range. New toys are always admired, but there were several comments about...
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    Forced Eggs

    Found a recipe by Beth Gilgun in an old Muzzleloader magazine for "Forced Eggs". Decided to try it (at home). You hard-boil some eggs, then cover them (shelled) in "spiced ground pork" and fry until done. Slice in half and serve. I used bulk pork sausage, but had one problem. She...
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