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  1. kelvinator

    My balls

    I cast these yesterday with a .520" Callahan bag mold, pot and ladle. Straightened out the handles on the mold and tapped on a couple wood file handles to help with the heat but still, at about 40 balls cast it was getting pretty warm to the touch. Worked quite well.
  2. kelvinator

    National Escargot Day is May 24 - Let's Shoot Some Snails

    Man... left over pizza is way too good for squirrels. Only thing I feed 'em is lead. :)
  3. kelvinator

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Tried my hand at casting RB for the first time since I was 12 or 13 years old, Grandad taught us young-un's how back in the day. Guess I remembered enough to get satisfactory results. .520 Bag mold from Larry Callahan that I straightened out the handles on and tapped on some small wood file...
  4. kelvinator

    SOLD 20 lbs Soft Lead Ingots

    I'll take it, sending PM.
  5. kelvinator

    SOLD Callahan .520 bag mold

    I'll take this please. Sending PM.
  6. kelvinator

    SOLD BUGGY MAPLE BOX FS

    You make some fine boxes sir, I have been admiring all of them. About how much does one of these in this size weigh? Thanks!
  7. kelvinator

    April Postal Match Target Celebrates National Kite Month!

    Tough act to follow right there... nice shooting, and nice rifle!
  8. kelvinator

    March Postal Match Target Ready to Shoot

    Got a chance to shoot this one yesterday. Was helping a buddy out with some maintenance at his ranch, wind was crazy, gusting to 35 mph from about 10 o'clock, trying to get a steady rest atop a fence post was dicey at best but it is what it is. This was an experimental load with a homebrew lube...
  9. kelvinator

    Smith carbine hammer not working

    Welcome and greetings from Hickory Creek TX.
  10. kelvinator

    Globe front sights

    Yes, but not on a muzzleloader. I have a vintage Weihrauch air rifle configured this way, it works okay but for sure is better with a rear peep.
  11. kelvinator

    Black Powder Internal Ballistics Calculator

    I have, with my Chrony, and others have too, Chorizo I believe. It is indeed accurate... with powders of comparable oomph to Swiss.
  12. kelvinator

    Solved the percussion cap issue.

    Some of you may already know this, but upon making some quick measurements I find that #11 caps are VERY close in dimension to small rifle/pistol primers, only needing to be slightly deeper or having a longer "skirt". I wonder if something like this could be used or maybe slightly modified to...
  13. kelvinator

    Solved the percussion cap issue.

    Clearly there is significant interest in a die that can produce a cap which closely resembles the factory made #11 and #10's. One that can be used in a reloading press would be my preference. Actually, kinda hard to believe such a thing is not already available.
  14. kelvinator

    DAISY PATCHES FROM OCTOBER COUNTRY

    And round ones, and cut at the muzzle ones...
  15. kelvinator

    Ever let one go That you Should have Kept? (p1853 Enfield)

    Nice, looks like an Ithaca or Santa Fe Hawken of some variety.
  16. kelvinator

    WANTED Original Hawkin.

    Looking at the pics of the originals posted above and noticed something I have overlooked thus far, how low the front sight blade is and the corresponding low rear sight. It seems to me most replicas have notably taller sights. Then again, it seems every time I look at pics of originals I see...
  17. kelvinator

    How do you measure the bore in a rifle?

    Seems like that would be mighty hard to load. A thinner patch might help but your ball is still larger than your bore, albeit only .004". My first thought is try a .520" ball, or even .515". I have a percussion rifle with a .532" bore that I shoot .520" balls out of. For hunting, .012" patch...
  18. kelvinator

    WITHDRAWN .54 cal Hawken

    I think it's a .50 cal, but a really nice Hawken non the less.
  19. kelvinator

    December 2023 Postal Match

    Had time to shoot these targets during some down time while helping a good friend out with some chores at his ranch this week. I have an extra hole in the rested target from my first squib shot that was intended to hit between the 2 targets, guess I should have stapled them a little further...
  20. kelvinator

    Odd percussion nipple

    Here is a pic for comparison. Left to right. 1.Navy Arms shotgun. 2.Allen FA S.F. Hawken. 3.Ithaca Hawken from Numrich. 4.Generic TC Renegade.
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