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  1. franky4me

    Aiming a Brown Bess?

    You do not "aim" a Bess ... The drill of the period called soldiers to "Level your firelock.... Fire" nobody expected a Red Coat to aim at anything in particular !
  2. franky4me

    Quality of Lyman mold.

    Properly cared for Lee molds will last you a lifetime Lyman molds are much better if you intend to have 9 lives !
  3. franky4me

    First Experience with Deer Stalker Flintlock

    Sound advice, my wife uses a .54 deer stalker and me a .54 Investarm Hawken ... enlarging the touch hole a bit is a very good idea... We use 75grs of 3f SWISS powder with 530 balls and it is a deadly combination ! Swiis does have a bit more power and somewhat cleaner than Goex !
  4. franky4me

    Lyman interchange with Investarms ?

    Not very PC (Period Correct) but I did just about the same on mine , opened up a bit on the touch hole Williams fibre optics "fire sights" and a sling , this is my prefered hunting gun for deer and caribou
  5. franky4me

    Maple time soon

    All trees have sap going up in the spring and some sugar in that sap.. Maple Trees have about 2.5% sugar in the sap ...compared to birch for instance that has 0.4%... Maple syrup is simply boiled maple sap until the sugar content gets to 60% . Commercial opperators use reverse osmosis to...
  6. franky4me

    Thinking about a Canoe Gun

    If you are thinking about anything that would be "period correct" forget about the "canoe" gun... they never existed in that time of the trade canoe people sincerely beleived the longer the better thus even the buccaner guns with their 60 inch barrel !
  7. franky4me

    Pedersoli Enfield

    My muskettoon never grouped with original style minie both shootsd great with the Parker Hale style
  8. franky4me

    Is the Brown Bess good for hunting?

    I used with succes a TVLLE fusil de chasse in 16 g for one deer at about 40 yards and could have done it at least 10 to 20 yard further I'm sure A bess should hit a bit harder the question is having a good load with a reasonably tight ball
  9. franky4me

    Wad thickness

    With tight bullets and tight caps there is NO reason for chain fires in a revolver if you experience any make sure both are tight fitting you may want to add a bit of grease over the bullet ans cap for added safety
  10. franky4me

    Flintlock Misfires

    NO When you do that you transfom yout touch hole into a fuse .When people say flintlocks have a SLOW ignition time that is usualy because of this your touch hole is a channel for the flame from your pan not for a fuse . You can enlarge somewhat your touch hole wit a small numbered bit...
  11. franky4me

    CVA Mountain Rifle Catalog Specs

    Got mine in 1978, I saw an add on the back page of "Hunter safety news" a paper for firearm safety instructors that offered a Mountain rifle at cost and engraved with our name on the barrel direct from CVA . Mine is clearly marked spain on the barrel and as it was a Xmas gift from my wife it...
  12. franky4me

    Cabela's 54 cal Hawken

    assembled an Investarm .54 flint hawken about 35 years ago It's been my meat getter ever since... added a sling for convenience when hunting an "fire sights" a few years ago for my old age eyesight... round balls 75 grs of preferably Swiss 3f and "voila"
  13. franky4me

    Need range rod recommendation

    On the range I use cheap woo dowels from my builder suply store as near caliber as possible even if i have to down size the dowel a bit with a big wood ball on one end... if I want some brass end I fit a cut empty handgun or rifle case can even put fillet on that end
  14. franky4me

    I just picked up 2 long rifles, need help identifying them.

    Both look to me like being made in Italy by Investarm , they are sold on their name and many other brands I have a .54 cal Hawken flint by them that has been my meat getter for 30 plus years ... don't ever try to re-harden the frizzen on these.. don't know how they are made but it never works a...
  15. franky4me

    "Best" flint position............

    Lead can be ok on large locks, like military muskets or large fowlers on smaller locks, leather is usualy recommended
  16. franky4me

    Leave it loaded vs. new charge daily?

    I've unloaded a number of antiques that had been sitting on the wall or over the fire place loaded for 100 years or more... the original black powder is often caked a bit but still good... when hunting I open the pan and drop the priming charge and inserta toothpick in the flash hole to be...
  17. franky4me

    Your first ML rifle

    1978 on the last page of Firearms Safety News a paper for firearms safety instructors an add from CVA to get a 50 cal cap Mountain rifle at cost plus a free inscription on the barrel... asked my wife it it could be my Christmas present and so it reads on the barrel François de Anne-Marie...
  18. franky4me

    Track of the Wolf Tulle Questions

    I built one a few years back, it is a beautifull gun. Read Russel Bouchard "the Fusil de TVLLE in north america." it is the defenitive on this fine gun. I firmly beleive that the TVLLE in 28gauge (French Gauge) or about 20 gauge modern where for trade and those in 18 gauge French, about 14...
  19. franky4me

    leather on the flint?

    Fer what I've learned over the years, lead is OK on BIG locks like muskets. for smaler locks lead is too tough on flints and they break easy. leather is much better on most locks, ...what side depends on what color :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: is the leather
  20. franky4me

    Flints

    TOW (Track of the Wolf) sells Tom Fuller english flints that are very good. for a bit more they have French amber flints that are great
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