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    H&A Boot Pistol

    Nope, I went back to buy it the next day and it was gone!
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    Vintage H&A underhammer

    Finally got around to making my own 'lollypop' sight...
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    An interesting discovery

    Barrel fouling? I seem to recall when I was shooting Pyrodex that the smaller the caliber, the worse the fouling.
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    H&A Boot Pistol

    I was considering one I found in a gun shop in Virginia back in the 90's. It was a kit and the bore was horrible. It was made by Palmetto and marked as 'Heritage' same as the H&A's sold by Numrich. Now, I have read an article that stated, once the bore was lapped, they were fine shooters.
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    High hopes for old CVA .45 Kentucky

    Mine won a couple of matches in Virginia.
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    Vintage H&A underhammer

    Exactly what I was thinking. I got the buttstock fixed short term. Small wooden dowels from various angles epoxied in place seems to have fixed the cracks for the moment. I'm making a lollypop sight, in fact I weld the base up tomorrow. All I've had to go by is a few pics on the internet.
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    Cooper .31 DA

    It would have been cool to have one, you don't see them that often.
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    H&A Boot Pistol

    As long as the bore is good, she should be a great shooter. From the looks, 200 may be a bit steep but not much. Is the maker Palmetto?
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    H&A Minuteman

    From what I've found, Numrich guns were made by Palmetto. From what experience I've had with Palmetto their quality was spotty at best. Sometimes you could get a real gem, then the next one is total trash.
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    Vintage H&A underhammer

    Thanks! Yeah, the hole for the sight looks like it was never used. It needs quite a bit of work, mainly the barrel pin is pretty hammered.
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    H&A Minuteman

    I had a Minuteman back in the mid nineties. Only problem I had was the mainspring was a bit weak and the frizzen was too soft. I had a Dixie Pennsylvania pistol kit that was garbage and swapped out the parts and it shot really well. Yesterday, I picked up a .45 Heritage at a pawn shop for 100...
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    Vintage H&A underhammer

    I just picked one up yesterday from a pawn shop. 100 bucks. The stock is cracked pretty badly, but it's fixable. There's a bit of external rust and a very light amount of surface rust in the bore, but no pitting. .45 cal. Serial number in the 500's. It's missing the 'lollypop' peep sight. Nipple...
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    Strange comment from UK

    The only thing I have ever heard even resembling this is forcing cone gap. If the gap is too large, it supposedly causes erratic accuracy. Personally, I have never really noticed an appreciable difference.
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    Attempted Presidential Assassination

    From what I recall, after re-capping the pistols, they fired properly. I guess Jackson didn't need secret service.
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    Trade or Not?

    AH, yeah, it's a good trade indeed!
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    Kassner .45 percussion

    I picked up a Kassnar Kentucky pistol kit back in '78 and the bore was HORRIBLE. I have never seen so many chatter marks on rifle before or since. Strangely, though, the action was smooth and fired reliably.
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    Loading a percussion revolver the old way- how to?

    I used to carry a small chunk of pure beeswax with me and I would carefully do the cookie cutter thing with the caps. Just enough to get a little wax on the edge of the cap, then put the caps on. This was to make them somewhat more water resistant when I was working on the property in high...
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    Anyone Shooting a Investarm 45 Hawken

    I bought a Cabelas Powder River Rifle in 54 about 16 years ago and it shoots better than I do. Fairly plain, iron furniture, didn't care much for the triggerguard and found out it swapped perfectly with a CVA Frontier Rifle.
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    To whack or not to whack?

    Several years ago I got a CVA Kentucky in a good deal, cut the barrel down to around 30 inches and made it a half-stock. Recrowned the barrel myself and it is a great shooter, actually won a couple of local matches with it. I say go for it, it's your rifle, make it fit and make it fun.
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    Hunting with a BP Handgun

    Cover all bases, go to Dixie Gun Works and get the Harpers Ferry Pistol Carbine. 58 caliber, detachable shoulder stock, percussion.
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