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  1. cynthialee

    Well, I’m a Maynard Owner Now!

    Spiffy! Yours is a lot better looking than mine. :)
  2. cynthialee

    Round Ball Tumbling With Graphite

    If the graphite helps with keeping down oxidation then it is a good idea, otherwise the graphite is a waste of time. I run mine through an old rock polisher/shaker. I can put a few hundred roundballs in it at a go. Makes them sprues go away and puts micro dimples all over the ball like a golf...
  3. cynthialee

    Casting Lead balls for the first time _ advice Needed...

    all good advice already The key is to approach the task with resolve and not be fearful or timid, just go at it trust yourself but follow safety measures. Wear eye protection and no polyester clothes! I use a face shield when casting. You want to wear natural fiber clothing, preferably a...
  4. cynthialee

    .31 caliber revolvers

    it is actually really easy to load the 1849 with out the loading lever I don't find the lack of a loading lever on the Wells Fargo a problem at all.
  5. cynthialee

    What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Percussion guns?

    Renegade .56 smoothbore and the Hawken in .50
  6. cynthialee

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Well it was last night, but I took ownership of that Maynard Carbine I have been trying to sell. A family member who knows how much I wanted it paid for it, then gave it to me. :D I will be restoring it as much as I can and making it pretty. I know that old patina means something to a lot of...
  7. cynthialee

    SOLD Maynard Model 2 Ready to fire

    I have to admit, when I was told I could keep it I was pretty happy and inlaw dads heirs still get the money they are owed.
  8. cynthialee

    SOLD Maynard Model 2 Ready to fire

    A family member bought it then turned around and gave it to me. Seems someone who loves me just fell into a nice tidy sum of cash and I get a gift. Sorry folks I gave y'all a fair shot at it.
  9. cynthialee

    SOLD Maynard Model 2 Ready to fire

    I have fired this old carbine and it is ready to go.
  10. cynthialee

    SOLD Maynard Model 2 Ready to fire

    I have a Maynard Model 2 in good condition (for a 150+ year old carbine) for your consideration. $2100, I will pay the shipping and insurance. Venmo, Cash App and Check or Money order accepted. Local pick up in Chattaroy Washington for cash or Venmo or Cash App deposit can be arraigned and I'll...
  11. cynthialee

    1803 "Style" Replica 65cal smoothbore Flintlock

    Nice older gun I'd use it for deer or fowl with confidence.
  12. cynthialee

    need help with percussion hammer striking nipple to high

    There ain't no easy fixing that and making it right. The lock was placed wrong and the way it has a snail there is no adjusting that part. I'd work on the hammer and either lengthen it and bend it our just do some unsightly Dremel work on the hammer nipple interface to make it more square of a...
  13. cynthialee

    PRB or Bullet?

    I have shot all of 1 of those Hornady 385 gr bullets. Loaded with 90 grains of 2f and I nopped out of any other shots. I melted them down and turned them into roundballs.
  14. cynthialee

    PRB or Bullet?

    How I do things when hunting, I load with a PRB, but I keep 275gr TC Maxi Hunters for reloading as the conical loads faster than the ball and once I take that first shot I have just enough fouling in the barrel to hold the conical a bit better and my conical load out doesn't do well with the...
  15. cynthialee

    1/48 twist conicals

    If I am shooting conicals from my rifles (all 1/48) then I prefer the TC Maxi Hunter 275. If I use the heavier 350 grain ones I have to put too much powder in it for my old and delicate shoulders. Whomps on me too hard. But those 275's work great with 10 more grains than I use for the PRB load.
  16. cynthialee

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I have a nice amount of bear fat set back and I keep hoarding it instead of shooting it. Just I don't see much bear in my future, they don't come around these parts and the idea of dressing out a bear and packing it out does not appeal to me.
  17. cynthialee

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I shot the Maynard model 2 more this morning and it was really fun. And I learned that I want to put musket nipples on all my rifles. Those large caps are easy to handle and are nice and hot. If I didn't have a thousand regular #10 and #11 caps I would be ordering musket nipples today. But I...
  18. cynthialee

    WANTED Sharps Rifle or Carbine

    .50 the brass was loaded with a slightly larger bullet for a solid seat I found that I can use a .530 roundball with the brass if I use a loading lever. Shaves a nice ring and the bullets are solid set. I had to paper patch some TC .50 Maxi Hinters. I used the 275 grain round. I got a better...
  19. cynthialee

    Any other crazy kids out there?

    I had one of those when I was a kid. I always figured I could do just what you did, but I knew my mom would take it away if she caught me and my dad would whoop me good if he caught me so I never had the guts to do it. Glad to see my childhood idea was doable. :D
  20. cynthialee

    New Uberti 1861 Navy from Midway. Buyer Beware!

    I got past Midways "no return policy" with a slew of angry emails and the final straw was when I threw it in their face they sold me an unsafe firearm. I felt like a Karen pulling that move but I was steaming mad. I rarely get sour but when I feel screwed over I do get rather mean. (I did feel...
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