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  1. mhb

    Sharpening flints?

    I've been saving 'tired' flints with the intention of trying to sharpen them for re-use, if I could find a suitable diamond-impregnated wheel or disc. I also want to try the same method for correcting 'humped' flints which do not fit the cock properly. Yesterday, at the estate sale of an...
  2. mhb

    WANTED .625" RB mold

    Lyman, if available... mhb - MIke
  3. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    I have been thinking of ordering a Tanner mold and have been in contact with Tanner about my requirement: I want a mold to produce a finished RB at .625" diameter. Tanner will make any desired diameter mold, but will not or cannot guarantee to provide a mold to produce a pure lead ball of that...
  4. mhb

    WANTED .625" Roundball mold (Lyman?)

    For my Miquelet escopeta. Thanks!
  5. mhb

    Ayuda me, por favor?! (Please help me.)

    The high point of my Saturday mornings is a trip to the local swap meet/flea market. Usually, I don't find anything wonderful, but just once in a while, something does show up (I got my India Pattern musket there). Today, it was a miquelet escopeta. I looked it over very carefully, and...
  6. mhb

    Mortimer...

    At the gun show this weekend, I acquired a Pedersoli Mortimer flinter, complete and in fairly good condition - except: it is missing the barrel. It was cheap, though. So, my question: is there any hope of acquiring a factory barrel for it, or am I going to have to make one? Oh; and the...
  7. mhb

    Ferguson rifle

    I just acquired one of the Narragansett reproductions of the Ferguson rifle - #035 of their limited production. It has been fired, but is in practically new condition inside and out - and I certainly plan to shoot it. My questions, for anyone who has experience with one of these, are: What...
  8. mhb

    Brown Bess

    Recently, I was lucky enough to acquire an original India Pattern Brown Bess in excellent condition: so good, in fact, that it's fully shootable - and I've been shooting it. It's great fun and both accurate and reliable. BUT: it's over 200 years old, and I'd like to save stress on it while...
  9. mhb

    Pietta NM Remington 'Shooter's Model'

    I have decided I need (?) a Remington .44 revolver, and information is that the Pietta 'Shooter's Model' is the best available in terms of workmanship and adherence to original dimensions, tolerances and accuracy. However, there is other information that they may suffer from the typical...
  10. mhb

    Rifle-musket barrels

    I believe there are several folks out there who will re-line rifle-musket barrels, and some who also offer high-quality new, replacement barrels for Springfields, Enfields, etc. I did some searching on-line, but couldn't find anyone who offered the options I (think) I need: specifically, a...
  11. mhb

    Rifle-musket sights

    Over the years, I've had several rifle-muskets, but never one which I thought shot well enough to keep, until recently. The latest candidate is an early Navy Arms Model 1863 Type 2, made by Miroku, apparently. It actually shoots quite well, and has an excellent trigger, but... It suffers...
  12. mhb

    Stainless 2nd Gen. Colt 1860

    I went to a gun auction Friday. The item I was really after was about the best 1873 Trapdoor I've ever seen, but it went for more than I was willing to pay. They were also offering a Webley Wedgeframe percussion .44, which looked good in the photos, but, on inspection, turned-out to be in need...
  13. mhb

    Pietta LeMat - Smoothbore????

    I just borrowed a friend's LeMat repro to use in a talk I plan to give next week (the true subject is semi-functional movie prop LeMat, and I wanted a fully-functional specimen to compare it with). When I got it home, I field-stripped it for measurement and inspection: imagine my consternation...
  14. mhb

    About that Pedersoli LePage...

    I mentioned earlier that I have a custom flint duelling pistol on order, which I can't expect to see until, probably, next summer. So, in the meantime, I'd given some thought to acquiring an available stand-in to play with. A few weeks ago, a Pedersoli LePage flint smoothbore appeared in the...
  15. mhb

    W.C. Cain set trigger...

    I recently acquired a very nice flint long rifle made some years ago by a good friend of mine - it is an Isaac Hains-styled early Pennsylvania type, and very nicely done. But it has one feature which irks me: it is fitted with a single set trigger made by Cain which can only be used in the set...
  16. mhb

    New FL target pistol?

    I originally began posting here when I was looking for a duelling-type FL pistol (and, though I haven't found one yet, I did get something which pleases me just as much). Still, I'd really like a FL pistol with all the features which make the fully developed dueller so efficient and shootable...
  17. mhb

    .595 RB/mold availability

    In shooting my 20 bore FL officer's pistol, I've decided I need to try some .595" diameter balls. The .600" Lees I've been using work pretty well with a thin patch, but are too large to start without tapping them in (with the ball of a short starter), after which they load smoothly enough...
  18. mhb

    Found 20-bore officer's pistol

    I had been looking very hard for a flint dueller (with no real luck so far), but yesterday, by pure luck, found a pretty good interim substitute. I went to visit my old friend Lynn Anderson, who is recovering from a stroke (and doing very well). I told him how badly I wanted a flinter and he...
  19. mhb

    Duelling pistols, cont.

    I originally posted asking for help finding a specific pair of repro flint duellers, which search has so far been unsuccessful. Turns out that the original type I had in mind may suffer from a manufacturing flaw which (as far as I am concerned) disqualifies them as serious shooters. Other...
  20. mhb

    Howdy from the Border

    I'm a long-time muzzle loader shooter (about 50 years), and an active member of Montezuma Muzzleloaders here in SE Arizona. Looking forward to sharing interests and experiences with fellow charcoal-burners! mhb - Mike
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