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    Are we doing a disservice to new flint shooters?

    Hello Brokennock. I found your question to be very interesting & pertinent to where we are in this world today. We live in a culture of fear. I believe caused by turning our eyes from Jesus & onto the world. A cult (culture) that worships fear & calls it safety. I go out into my back yard the...
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    Hello from Australia

    Welcome Dragan, from a fellow Aussie. Maaate, now what does your wife wife want from you or is she just an incredibly nice person who loves you a lot & is interested in your interests ? O.
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    Too Much Powder ?

    What about the burning powder that comes out of the barrel after the ball. It is not burnt in the barrel. It burns on the ground & catches the grass alight. shparken shpitzen outen komen. Zimmer, keep that mind of yours open when you next look at earth. O.
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    Need more patching eduction - please

    Nobody yet mentioned to wash the sizing out of the new patch material. It is a kind of starch that stiffens the fabric & may make it less likely to absorb lube. O.
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    why are barrels octagonal?

    What Archer wrote is pertinent as is; Who here has done any blacksmithing school ? Where they teach, draw square then hammer to octagon & on down till round & the reasons for doing so. And all this because still some think that because the mandrill is round & the scelp flat that the hammering...
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    why are barrels octagonal?

    There is a formula for this. If you read the posts saying that eight sides is the forging norm then to round goes 16 sides, 32 & on until it has the appearance of round. It is still many flats because it is all you can do on an anvil with a hammer. So eight sides is quick in the forge saving...
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    Stupid shotgun idea?

    Good that I live in Australia cause when you done blows yerself up I will be nowhere near ya. O.
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    flints 'r flints

    Hmm, interesting; Seeing as how the only naturally occurring flint in Australia is black. I think that flat mustard colour stuff is a chert, chalcedony or agate. Even though flint is a type of chert the only true flint here is black & in one reef off shore at Port Macdonnell S.A. the most...
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    Southern Mountain 40 Cal completed

    I am trying to figure out how you could have done better. Nah, nope, got nothing. :) O.
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    Thank you Muzzleloading Forum.

    God has blessed me. With you. O.
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    Middlesex trading Co?

    I could not agree more with 54 ball. O.
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    Seeking advice on a Long Rifle for 1st flintlock purchase

    Can you shoot that thing right there off the deck ? What a great rifle & perfect spot to shoot it from. Yeah, & .54 as well :grin: O.
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    I have cast lead balls from melted down auto batteries. They are very hard. target shooting at fifty metres, they are the same accuracy as soft lead balls once you get the patching right. I have dug them out of the earth berm & they are not deformed & look like you could shoot them again...
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    How else can I put this ? The patch acts like a sabot ? O.
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    Why do you ask ? O.
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    ^^^^ didya git that ^^^^^^ didya ^^^^^^ huh ^^^^^^ O.
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    Don't know why you keep on thinking that the ball takes up the rifling. The patch does that. O.
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    Pure lead or Alloy in rifles

    This ^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^...
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    Gun Graying solution + method ?

    So simple with the vinegar. I will give that a try. Thanks all. O.
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