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    Rifle/Long Gun Shooter Error Chart

    Though this chart was made to use with a certain WWII era unmentionable rifle, it still works well for ML long arms as well. https://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg243/abnjaildog/StringingAssist.jpg Gus
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    Newly discovered Early Flintlock Rifle?

    Folks, I just tripped across this while looking for something else. Not sure if anyone had seen it previously or knows anything about it? I can't speak to the accuracy of the write up from the link, but here it is: "This rifle turned up in Western Pennsylvania, where it has remained...
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    Almost Universal Ball Pulling/Cleaning, Take Down Rod System

    Folks, this thread post is in answer to a fair number of recent posts on rods that would be good for pulling balls as well to a lesser extent for cleaning, though there are better rods for that. Just about the worst thing that can happen to a ML shooter is dry balling a gun or the round doesn’t...
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    50th Anniversary of WATERLOO w/Rod Steiger

    Wow, it has been almost half a century since I first went to see this in a then brand new/modern cinema! Took a date over 24 miles to impress her by going that then HUGE distance to the new cinema. Figured we would decide what to see when we got there. Had I been SMART, I would have picked a...
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    Original 18th century Virginia Rifle

    Here is a rather early Ca. 1760-1770 Virginia Rifle I thought some others might find interesting. It is unusual that CW has this pegged as from the Tidewater or Piedmont Area of Southeastern Virginia. Though rifles in this part of Virginia were not unknown, the rifle culture normally was...
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    Just learned original Brown Bess Steel Rammers were made from two pieces of metal

    I was looking up something else in "The Brown Bess" by Goldstein and Mowbray when I finally noticed a picture and caption that I had completely missed, even having gone through this book numerous times. The upper left picture on page 96 shows the Steel Rammers were not made completely from...
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    Possible New Kind of Short Starter for Smoothbores?

    I’ve been reading with interest on the difficulty of aligning/starting shot cards and wads in the muzzle and an idea just hit me after reading about a slightly rounded short starter, close to bore size and that makes it easier to center the cards/wads in the muzzle. What about making a...
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    Info requested on 16 gauge Barrel and Components

    Folks, I’ve been interested in having a British P 1756 Carbine for many years, since I first learned they were used by the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, “The Black Watch,” in the FIW. The closest thing to that available for some time was the North Star West Officers Fusil, but since that...
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    Thinking about making some Shot Pouch or Coat Buttons from Moose Antler.

    OK, folks dumb questions time. Grin. I have a piece of somewhat flat Moose Antler that I think would make good buttons with the hard surface on each side of the button/s. I know we still had both Elk and Bison in Virginia in the 18th century, but I don’t believe we had Moose this far South...
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    Eighteenth-century American Fowlers -The First Guns Made in America

    by Tom Grinslade Though this PDF is a bit dated, I thought the information contained in it may be of interest to other forum members. americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Eighteenth-century-American-fowlers-the-first-guns-made-in-America-B089_Grinslade.pdf Gus P.S...
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    How would you modify a Pedersoli Blue Ridge Rifle ....?

    Folks, I got a PM from a new member about Pedersoli's Blue Ridge Rifle and would like to help him come up with modifications to make it more historically accurate, but it is a rifle from a time period later than what I am used to dealing with. Also, I am not familiar with the rifle. One of the...
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    Repro Parts for Repro Civil War Enfield Type Locks

    I decided to start this thread because other Forum Members may not know what parts will interchange or not on Repro Enfield Locks. Generally speaking, if an Enfield Lock was made in Italy, you MUST buy the original parts or parts specifically made to those specifications. If you don’t - I can...
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    Bare Bones AWI Period Southern Rifle

    Not sure how many folks have heard of or seen this really plain Southern Rife, so I thought some would enjoy seeing it. http://emuseum.history.org/view/objects/asitem/classification@15/113/title-asc?t:state:flow=4db4a7d7-1b89-4d48-ab48-cd729d1fdba0 Gus
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    A William Turvey, London, Mid 18th Century Fowler

    Inspired by another thread to look up “Queen Ann Muskets;” I was surprised to find this lovely Fowler, and so I thought other forum members may enjoy looking at it, as well. I am certainly no expert on 18th century English Fowlers. I am not sure if the engraving on this piece marks it as...
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    Birch Wood Oil on Leather?

    After looking up Russia Leather again, I ran across a number of references to the pleasant smell and the fact the leather was resistant to insects. Both of these qualities were mentioned as having come from the use of Birch Wood Oil on the leather. So I am wondering if anyone on the forum has...
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    London made copy of Lancaster Flintlock Rifle

    Not too long ago, someone mentioned the English made copies of American Long Rifles during the AWI. I found the following one when looking for something else, so thought others might enjoy the pictures...
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    Book Review, “Tim Murphy, Rifleman”

    The rest of the title is “A Novel of Perry County, Pa. 1754-1840” by Roy “Rocky” F. Chandler and was published in 1993. As a caveat, I should first mention I knew the author a little through my much more extensive personal contact with his brother Marine Lt. Col. Norman Chandler. I also...
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    Brown Bess, Stock Wrist, Thumb Piece (Plate) Questions

    I put this thread in the Gun Builders Section because the question is more about stock strength and fixing a broken wrist than historic authenticity. British Ordnance called this Brass part the “Thumb Piece” on top of the stock wrist. Here is the best pic I could find showing it installed...
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    Question on 18th century "Diamond" Shape Grip Trade Knives

    Since we have been talking about 18th century Trade knives in a couple threads, I was wondering if anyone has used the kind where the sides form a pyramid and thus from the rear of the grip, it is a diamond shape? Never having used a grip in that shape, it looks like it may be less...
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    FOUND: Original 18th century Woodworker's Shop

    Imagine finding an intact 18th century Wood Shop in this day and age??!!!. Thought some others would be interested. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2012/11/23/eighteenth-century-woodworker-shop-found-duxbury-said-one-kind/ou50acy7YQ5xwTlEFI05XK/story.html Not sure if this is...
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