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  1. J

    Wrong Musket IDs at shows etc.

    I need to go back to a small local history museum with some documentation to show them that the CW breech loading carbine they have labeled something like "C Harps" is NOT an unusual Southern copy of a Northern gun, rather it is a real C Sharps with worn stampings!
  2. J

    oiling nipples

    I have had (have) some cap locks with loose threads. Not only do they need preservation once cleaned, I believe they need protection while firing. I coat the treads with a refractory mixture of Crisco and powdered graphite. CVA was nice enough to replace the rotted out (oversized) nipple...
  3. J

    Eagle River Mfg. shotgun barrel

    Thanks Scalper. I guess if it shoots it OK the details don't matter. Barrel looks brand new. I brought the wrong gauges home -- I'll need to take the barrel in to the machine shop at work to see if I can get proper bore measurements. The gauges I did try to use however indicate a fairly tight...
  4. J

    Eagle River Mfg. shotgun barrel

    Thanks for the commendation -- trying to do my part. This fall I have loaned a spare .50 cal CVA Frontier Rifle to a co-worker and gave him several lessons in ML shooting so he can participate in the NY late ML deer season. Each of his ML "lessons" was attended by his own 13 yr old daughter...
  5. J

    Eagle River Mfg. shotgun barrel

    I just got back from the Rochester Gun Show. Traded a Zoli made Zouave for a .50 cal TC White Mountain Carbine that had an accessory barrel by "Eagle River Mfg" -- 20 gauge. It's got a strange muzzle, maybe a jug choke? I've Googled Eagle River, and have come up blank. Has anybody heard of...
  6. J

    Zouave nipple location

    I'll take Paul's suggestion. I will get the spare hammer first, just to make sure if I screw up I have a backup. Using #10 or 11 caps on the other nipple would work, along with some protection for the wood, but I want to make the thing right. -- I've been searching the forum for tips with...
  7. J

    Zouave nipple location

    I recently made a trade for an Antonio Zoli .58 cal Zouave musket. The Italian proof mark dates it to 1970 manufacture. The gun has a problem with the nipple loaction in relation to the hammer -- the front edge of the hammer (the inside of the cupped portion) just barely clears the front edge...
  8. J

    Drum screw thread question?

    -- It may depend on the gun and the pitch and fit of the threads on the gun. J.D. may reccommend leaving them in, but my 25 yr old CVA had really loose threads (even when new) in both the cleanout and at the nipple. The cleanout collected some moisture (from cleaning the bore without removing...
  9. J

    Anyone had main charge go off while using ramrod ?

    I have enjoyed this discussion as it has progressed on this forum. I posted a similar question on another forum back in the winter, and have been discussing this topic with numerous other BP shooters, including a NSSA competitor. On this forum it seems we've discussed that impact is an...
  10. J

    Southern Mountain Rifles

    I bought a (modern made)Tennessee Mountain gun at a gun show several years back. It is the identical style of Mr. Bookout's gun as shown on his website -- thin wrist, "Bean style" buttplate and triggerguard, poured nosecap, etc. What vintage is this style gun? How far back can this style be...
  11. J

    T/C New Englander 12ga

    I just traded my TC for a Brown Bess. My TC likewise was cyl. bored. It shot good groups with a .715 ball and a real thin patch over 90 gr of FF. Because the patching was thin I'd use a overpowder wad also. The gun shot 8 or 10 " left at 50 yards, so I put a paint dot on the tang to...
  12. J

    left handed guns

    I was offered a left handed T/C caplock New Englander for a price I could not refuse (I'm right-handed). The stock was straight, so that was no problem. It was like shooting a SxS hammergun with no right side barrel. Shot this gun for several years with no problems..... ... But I don't think I...
  13. J

    Blunderbuss

    You need to hold the butt about 2" from your shoulder so the recoil won't hurt you................... True story from my Granddad, circa 1917. Apparently his sister wanted to try shooting his 12 ga single shot. He was afraid she might like shooting it, so this is what he told...
  14. J

    NEW silly things you've witnessed (or done)?

    I recall an incident I had 20 years ago. I picked up an Ethan Allen .44 smoothbore "Gamblers Pistol" at a gun show. Took it over to a friends house to show him. There were big, woooden cabbage crates there at the farm made from rough sawed lumber. These boxes were probably 4' cubes, with the...
  15. J

    Smoothbore sights?

    I figured this would stir up a ruckus. I'm not endorsing the historical accuracy of this article, but here is a link to the complete text. As Stumpkiller points out, althought they may have been taught to "aim", they did not get much practice...
  16. J

    Smoothbore sights?

    Found this interesting tidbit: *********** Orignally published in The Brigade Dispatch, Volume Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (Spring 1993), pp. 8-10. It is a common misconception that British soldiers did not aim their muskets, but rather were taught to simply "point and shoot." One needs only to read the...
  17. J

    Real BP in New York State

    Many thanks to those of you who replied. From many of the posts and from some other messages I now have a (short!)list of potential sources. Wish me luck! JW
  18. J

    Real BP in New York State

    Does anybody know where I can buy real BP in Western New York? I had a bit of powder cached away and had not bought any in several years, and now -- getting back into the BP thing -- I can't seem to find it anywhere. In calling several big gunshops and ammunition distributors I'm finding no...
  19. J

    Post deleted by Claude

    .50 Kentucky flint Pedersoli. .44 Ethan Allen "Ace" gambler's pistol .36 Pietta brass frame '51 Navy .31 Pietta brass frame "Baby Dragoon" (what a fun piece!!!) NYS requires you to register B/P handguns if you intend to shoot them. The respective county judges then determine how many handguns...
  20. J

    Shot Cups

    Indeed this was a great post -- lots of tricks here I need to try. Regarding the removal of the cushion from a molded plastic wad, I've seen some reports showing how the wad then tumbled while still containing a significant portion of the shot. Anybody ever try paper shot columns in a...
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