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    recommendations for cleaning and restoring originals

    Stuart Mowbray published the book "301+ Essential Tips and Tricks" for gun collectors, available through his publishing company. It does discuss cleaning rust. I do use 0000 steel wool on very stubborn rust/stains, but very carefully. If grips are really bad, I use tung oil ( no sanding or...
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    shipping problem UPS

    Could be the guy you talked to. Several years ago I sent a caplock rifle I made to my son in another state. The UPS guy I met first said they couldn't send it w/o FFL paperwork. I pointed out that a muzzleloader is not a "firearm" by the 1968 law, but it took another UPS individual to confirm...
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    Patching Material for Patched Round Balls

    Have always used pillow ticking: wash twice, cut strips as needed. Also buy white flannel for cleaning patches; again, wash twice. Bought some once that said 100% cotton, but testing (burning) showed some synthetics. Never had a problem w/ JoAnn's 100% cotton.
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    Is loading from the flask really that dangerous???

    What Zonie said. I have a special pistol measure w/ funnel for my revolvers that works well and quckly.
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    Flint adjustment

    I'm at a bit of a loss here: wrapping the flint with something (usually leather) to help keep it firmly in the cock jaws has been standard practice for a couple centuries. Military muskets used lead, usually of a more or less stand pattern that really anchors that big rock; use them on my 1777...
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    Navy Arms Revolvers

    Interesting discussion: my first black powder pistol is a Navy Arms 1851, which I bought used about 1967. Date stamp is Roman numeral XVIII, which is 1962. Bottom barrel stamping is GREGORELLI & UBERTI GARDONE, V.T.-ITALY. Had it for my Forest Service summer job as a timber cruiser, & on...
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    Stuck nipples in 1851 cylinder. Unknown maker.

    Ted Cash sells nipple wrenchs that are basically Apex bits cut for different types of nipples, paired with a small racheting wrench. As an Apex pit, it can be used on a number of screwdriver type tools; I have one with a cross handle that can exert quite a bit of force. I have removed nipples...
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    Antique Firearm Restoration.

    Personally, I prefer my old firearms to look like old firearms. I disassemble them to clean out old grease & crud, remove as much rust as I safely can without damaging the finish, use RIG gun grease on internal lock parts & stuff, and Renaissance wax on the exterior surfaces, wood and metal...
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    Failing eyes- loosing the front sight cure

    As my front sight started to blur, I had my eye doctor prescribe a lens that focused at 3 1/2 feet; about average for both rifle & pistol. Since he was also a shooter, he knew exactly what I wanted. Really sharpened up the image, & was good up to 75 yards. Beyond that, I needed to go back to...
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    Lead alternative

    That's true: when I was 17 (1966) I accidentally shot myself. The bullet fragmented, & the Air Force docs decided it would cause more damage to remove that leave it in. It's still there, in 3 big pieces & 7 smaller pieces. Does make for interesting X-rays. Plus I've cast I don't know how...
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    Cut at the muzzle

    I've heard pre-cuts improve accuracy, but always attributed it to muzzleloader campfire tales. Anyway, I cut at the muzzle, even though a friend of mine sliced his hand badly when his rifle slipped & I've managed to remove a fingerprint or two. I used pre-cuts for matches where speed is...
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    Cochran Locks

    Noticed this post couple days ago, & rummaged through my box of parts: have a left hand caplock by W.L. Cochran dated 1989. Intended to use for a rifle for my son who shoots left handed, but used a different lock, & no longer have need of another left handed lock.
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    Cap and Ball Revolver load

    Back in the days when I still knew how to shoot, I would load my New Model Remingtons with Cream of Wheat filler to put the balls just at the front of the cylinder for revolver matches. Had to be careful to make sure they were seated below the mouth. Nowadays, I just use a wad & can still hold...
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    Anyone Mod Their Walkers?

    Correct: although what I've heard through the collector's grapevine is this addition was a gunsmith trick. I obtained an 1860 stud & latch through some BP parts place, & put on my Sam Marco Walker. Works well, but I didn't modify my 3rd gen. Colt Walker; loading lever falls down on almost all...
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    Loading lever clip

    Decades ago I read that the addition of a loading lever latch, as on the later models of Colts, was not unknown at the time. So I put one on my San Marco Walker, and it solved the dropping lever problem. Kept my 3rd Gen Colt Walker as is, but use a string to tie up the lever.
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    I'll call this "Adui's only bad muzzleloading expe

    Oh yeah; I commiserate. I went campin' with my boys in hills just outside Willamette Valley with my new made flintlock, "old Firewood". Of course it rained, the Oregon drizzle, & next day we hiked out. Went to clear the rifle, & the priming flashed but no boom. After about a half hour pickin'...
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    revolver sight

    Have an Uberti pocket model; front sight was a cone pressed in a matching hole. Just pulled out the front sight, using a vise and easy levering. Made a front blade sight & filed a round stud on the bottom for a snug fit, then silver soldered it in. Works fine, good accuracy at 25 yds, & some...
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    40cal flint pistol load

    I have a .410 caplock that I use for competition: 15 grs 3F at 25 yds, 30 at 50. Back in the days when I knew how to shoot, this pistol & load used to win matches.
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    Magnetism and black powder

    Correct: having worked with explosives during that time frame, tagants were added to high explosives to "track illegal usage". Small arms powders were specifically exempted due to uncertainty of the ballistic effects on small quantities of powder.
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    To Cone, or Not to Cone, That is the Question

    Pretty much agree: I coned my Getz .54 based on earlier discussions, but found no change in accuracy & still used the short starter. It did make it difficult to cut a patch flush with the muzzle as I often pulled the ball out & sent off somewhere in the gravel. Did repair a barrel by coning...
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