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    The Patriot - lessons in loading

    I was watching "The Patriot" again the other day. Okay so sue me, it's enjoyable if you take it for what it is! Anyway, I noticed for the first time that someone needs to give the right Reverend Oliver lessons in loading his musket. Toward the end they are attacking Col. Tavington's camp in...
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    MVTC Fowler first impressions

    Okay, the "New England Fowler" arrived yesterday from Middlesex Village Trading Company. I ordered it one week ago, they tuned and checked it out over the weekend, it shipped out on Monday, it arrived on Thursday....not bad service. It was wrapped in bubble wrap (period correct of course), then...
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    long wiping sticks ?

    Does anyone know of a source for hickory ramrod (wiping stick) blanks longer than the standard 48"? Somewhere around 55"-56" maybe? Jack
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    MVTC Fowler

    At the risk of another generalized meandering thread about India muskets and how much you pay your plumber.... A new lot of the Middlesex Village "New England Fowler" arrrived and I was on the list for one from this batch. It should ship out on Monday. So I should have it sometime next week or...
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    MVTC's New England Fowler

    I did a search here and on some other sites, read all the posts about the Middlesex Village Trading Company "New England Fowler". But I haven't seen any really recent posts on these guns. They've been out since May now, should be a lot of folks with them already. I just talked with MVTC and the...
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    the old Dixie "Tower" pistol

    I toted my old Dixie .67 caliber "Tower" pistol out to the club last Friday. I built it up from one of their cheapie kits back in the 70's. I think they were like $30 or so then. It's got a rough looking flat faced lock, flat cock, a bore that measures out to .675, and it's not very pretty. I...
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    cheap hawks

    I was just goofing around at the CheaperThanDirt website and noticed that they have throwing hawks: 2 for $19.97! http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/produ...HG6PPJ5NW2J41M4 "Throwing Axes Two Pack 17" Handle 6.5" Head" Catalog Item #: DBA-008 Okay, they may not be the best & are a little on the...
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    L&R replacement lock for Dixie Tennessee

    Has anyone here replaced the stock Dixie flintlock on their Tennessee Mountain rifle with one of the L&R RPL locks? If so, how do you like it? How does it compare to the stock lock in actual use? It appears to be better constructed, and the geometry looks good. I do like the looks of the L&R...
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    caps and humidty

    Until last Saturday, I had not messed with percussion caps for 25+ years. You see, my flinters have no nipple. My mind is aging and I forget stuff...I can't seem to recall having problems with humidity and caps back in the stone age. What's the consensus here? Does high humidity on the firing...
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    .36 Mowrey Squirrel Rifle - revisted

    I finally had the time to take the little .36 squirrel rifle out to the gun club this past Saturday. As you may recall, my step-father had given it to me a month or two ago. I had given it to my Mother as a Christmas present back in like 1978 or '79. I figured I'd just take it out and see what...
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    Mowrey .36 "squirrel rifle"

    I was visiting my stepfather the other day. He gets up and goes over to a closet, comes back and says to me, "Here, your mother would want you to have this". He hands me a little .36 Mowery squirrel rifle I had built up from a kit like 25 years ago for a Christmas present to my mom. It's a bit...
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    The lead arrived

    Went down to the mailroom this morning and found a USPS Priority box there with my name on it. Apparently, no on tried to deliver it to my office yesterday...hmmm...I wonder why not? Deceptive it was...a package about the size of a notebook, that weighed 25 pounds. Anyway, I opened it up and...
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    "left hand" Northwest trade guns?

    Due to the "1st Time Smoothbore" thread, I was poking around on the Caywood Guns website. I see a few listings for Caywood "left hand" Northwest trade guns. So now I am just curious, were there a lot of original left hand trade guns built? The question came up yesterday on a mailing list I...
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    Charleville shooting

    I took my cut-down Navy Arms 1763 Charleville down to the club last Saturday. It has not been fired since probably 1984 or so. In my youth, I cut the barrel down by about 13" after whacking a tree while trying to bag a grouse. Moved the front barrel band/endcap down to the middle position so it...
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    Pedersoli Blue Ridge rifle

    I know this is not a replica of any original in particular. But does it represent a general type or time period? Lehigh perhaps? I'm looking for a lighter weight rifle and these seem to get decent reviews. But if the general design doesn't fit into 1780-1790, I'll pass on it and stick with the...
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    Dixie "Tennessee" question

    I've been shooting a Dixie Gun Works "Tennessee" mountain rifle since I built it from a kit back in '78 or so. I am curious how far back this particular style of southern rifle goes; 1790's? 1780's? A search on the net has yielded me lots of fine photos, but nothing to date them. I see text...
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    Greetings from Columbus, Ohio

    I've been out of the hobby awhile. Shot my old DGW Tennessee flinter on January 2nd for the first time in 22 years or so. At least it fired first time, even if I still can't hit squat. I had forgotten how much fun flintlocks are. Now to recreate all my gear that I've lost over the years and...
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