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    Shooting the French mle 1777

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    Project Pistol For Lead Free Substitute Projectile

    Alternative to using those lead projectiles:
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    So what's the consensus on Pecatonica kits?

    I am looking at getting one of their Tennessee Mountain Rifle kits. They seem reasonably priced and have a lot of options. I am in no way a master builder, but I have built a couple of CVA kits and a Dixie TN Mountain rifle and was wondering about the difficulty level and what from the list of...
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    Mortar Fire

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    Matchlock Revolver

    Pretty neat. He says he thinks the length of the cylinder is for large powder charges. Having shot revolving BP long guns, I think it is more to give a forearm holding point behind the front of the cylinder for obvious reasons. Sam Colt visited India
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    Any Thoughts On Pedersoli Kentucky and Pennsylvania Kits?

    Looking at something to do to get me through the deep winter and they seem to be reasonably priced and decent quality. Any input on them, and as far as the Kentucky vs, the Pennsylvania?
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    Can a Muzzleloading Rifle Be Built Complete In A Week?

    Reason I ask, is that I have recently been reading The Kentucky Rifle, written by John G.W. Dillon and published in 1924 by the NRA, and on page 29 there is an account by a Milton Warren an apprentice to gunsmith John Whitesides of Abingdon, VA, in which he states they turned out a good, well...
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    How Corrosive Is Black Powder?

    A very interesting analytical experiment on various powders, including black and different priming (cap) compounds. It would seem the heavier the black powder fouling in your favorite smokepole is, the less likely it is to rust. Who'd a thought?
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    Black Powder Price/Quality/Value

    A recent look at Graf's black powder listings has their powder pricings per pound as: Graf's House Brand: $16.59 Schuetzen $19.99 GOEX $19.99 Old Eynsford $22.99 Swiss: $27.99 At over $10 a pound more than Graf's...
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    Project idea

    I picked up a copy of Lewis Winant's Firearms Curiosa recently, which details all sorts of oddball gun designs, knife guns, double cylinder percussion revolvers, double barrel revolvers, alarm guns etc, and was reading about a sundial gun, a type of alarm gun. First I had heard of such a...
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    "Panic"? Buys

    So the last little bit here I have ended up adding some more C&B revolvers. I kept watching one after another go out of stock with no apparent restock date and whit what was going on in Italy it seemed a good time to pick up a piece or two I had a hankering for, well one or two turned into...
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    Muzzleloader Centric Music

    Anybody else enjoy old time country style tunes related to muzzleloading and its era? Here's one of my favorites:
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    A Conundrum

    I brought this shotgun home in a trade for minor services rendered. It was termed a wall hanger buy those I got it from. Percussion 12 gauge, back action locks and what appear to be Damascus barrels. No marks I could find other than what I am guessing are proof marks on the underside of the...
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    Horsemeat and Sweet Potato Pie

    Back as a kid growing up in Tennessee, it was far from unusual to see horsemeat in the meat counter between the beef and pork (not even relegated to the end where the kidney's pig ears and pork brains were displayed) My mother prepared it occasionally, usually as some type of ground meat based...
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    A pound of 18th century flints?

    Has anybody ordered the "pound of 18th century flints" from IMA?
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    Lyman 1860 Question

    Recently felt the urge to try a percussion revolver and ended up with a Lyman 1860 . I bought it used, sight unseen and thought when I received it, what an attractive revolver. It is in beautiful condition on the outside, however when I pull the hammer back there are problems. Frequently...
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    One Good Stew Deserves Another

    My wife and I enjoyed Henry's Green Chile Stew the other night. So I thought I'd share one of our standbys, Tomatillo Stew. We got the recipe from a friend when we lived out west. It is nice because it goes together quick(simple ingredients and simple methods) and doesn't take a lot of...
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    A Good Book?

    Saw Flintlocks A Practical Guide for their Use and Appreciation by Eric A. Bye on Amazon, is it a good book for someone starting into flintlock guns? I have a lot of ML experience but have just recently gotten into flintlocks and am looking for a book that'll help me learn about them.
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    Dixie TN Mt. Rifle Percussion to Flint Questions

    Recently purchased an older Dixie TN Mt. Rifle, in .50, that is a percussion. Also picked up an L&R replacement flint lock and a vent(5/16 x 24) with the idea of going to flint. When I got the vent from Dixie I also picked up an extra drum as the screw was buggered on the original. The lock...
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