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  1. mahkagari

    Black bear harvest with .58 Hawken

    Took this sow on Friday morning. Same guide and location as my mountain lion hunt on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. The tribe has been shut down since the beginning of COVID and they had to completely cancel last year's hunting season. That's a significant source of revenue they didn't get...
  2. mahkagari

    Commemorating My Build

    Personalized CO conservation plate.
  3. mahkagari

    Flintlock dragoons with holsters

    My 4x great uncle was killed in 1852 in New Mexico and had a pair of flint lock dragoon pistols with holsters stolen from him. Attached are pictures of a flyer and newspaper notice. The Spanish version is more intact than the English. He immigrated from France with my grandfather in 1850. Any...
  4. mahkagari

    Local Paper Write Up

    A friend featured my rifle build for her column in the local paper. https://www.timescall.com/2019/09/22/betty-heath-celebrating-hispanic-heritage/?fbclid=IwAR31zJ8DNRtA7OHQ8yz5X9GT87NGr4yr1EaeHjskn5dMKRKOPJOy9bFADac
  5. mahkagari

    HELP! Cleaning jag stuck

    I've got a cleaning jag tip with a cleaning patch stuck in my .58 Hawken. Wooden ramrod broke while trying to pull it out. Fortunately enough of it left that I was able to unscrew the brass base. I can build another rod with better grip, but the thing is jammed in tight. Should I try pouring...
  6. mahkagari

    Trophy bison hunt auction

    Moderators delete if not allowed. Montana Assiniboine/Sioux nations auctioning off 3 trophy bison hunts (suitable for burger and mounting). The proceeds from the hunts support management of their tribal herds. Bidding starts at $5000. This is the reservation where I harvested my 2yo bull last...
  7. mahkagari

    Max load for .32 Traditions Crockett

    Traditions says it is 35gr of 3F, but I gotta ask. How much would/have you really load in it to up the muzzle energy?
  8. mahkagari

    .32 Crockett - PRB vs conical

    Got some maxis from TOW for my Crockett build. 125 gr with 35 gr of 3F is slower on the Crony but has more muzzle energy than PRB with the same charge. Traditions manual says 35 is the max load. I was surprised how poor the accuracy was with the conicals at 25 yards. Old timer at the range told...
  9. mahkagari

    Homemade Speedloaders (modern materials)

    5/8" ID vinyl tubing. Crimped with a clamp and torch. Blaze orange electrical tape. #00 rubber corks.
  10. mahkagari

    .32 PRB for Mountain Lion

    Drew a tag for a cat hunt on Native reservation land. My guide says he's taken plenty with .22 magnum and I see in other threads the .32 should be ballistically similar. Crony data is giving me slightly more muzzle energy than charts I'm seeing for .22 magnum. Shots are pretty much guaranteed to...
  11. mahkagari

    Traditions Lock Not Firing

    Put my .32 Traditions Crockett together and test fired a primer and nada. Checked for anything sticking on the hammer. Couldn't find anything to adjust the spring tension. Checked the batch of primers in another gun and they worked fine. Any thoughts?
  12. mahkagari

    Which one of you was it?

    https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/man-arrested-civil-war-cannon.html?fbclid=IwAR2f81Vu_jj2y8C6eYR7D2tHVe9avdS6vCnPqURCTf1B-SpLZamEBlJNXAE
  13. mahkagari

    Fire safes?

    I'm amassing quite a bit of gun powder between varying stock of FGs and calibers for modern handloading. What fire rating are people comfortable with? Big price jump beyond 30 minutes and I'm in a volunteer FD area.
  14. mahkagari

    Buffalo hunt (descending slide whistle)

    *insert trombone WOMPwomp* I recognized my guide from pictures when he met me in the small town hotel lobby. From his cold weather gear and binobuddy, I could see we were in for a decent hunt rather than some of the ranch kills I've done for buffalo meat. I followed him for about an hour...
  15. mahkagari

    Double barrel shotgun kit

    Firstly, tell me I don't need it until I finish the Crockett .32 I just bought and haven't touched while getting my .58 ready for hunting. With that out of the way, I see plenty of smooth bore kits out there, but I'm specifically interested in a double barrel. I only see a Pedersoli kit at...
  16. mahkagari

    Oops, accidentally bought a new rifle

    I've been needing a new project to retreat from the two tween/teen girls in my house. Had a brainstorm to build a .32 that they could use at the local muzzleloader range I just joined. Shopped around and found the Traditions Crockett kit. Most places who listed it were out of stock and many...
  17. mahkagari

    .58 Cal Loads for Buffalo

    HELP! After trying for four years, I finally drew my bison tag last week. My guide expects we'll be at 75 yards. I only have until October to get my load accurate. The most I've found is that my rifle likes .015 patches better than .010 or .020. I saw advice that powder in grains should not...
  18. mahkagari

    My Build Won at the County Fair

    That's a grand champion for overall woodworking and a 1st place for the "Builds from kit - adult" class. I need to go back and look some more because I couldn't find who the reserve grand champion was. Looks like it might have been this GORGEOUS carved bowl with a smooth as glass satin finish to...
  19. mahkagari

    .58 caliber loads

    I've finished my .58 caliber Hawken build and am working on the load. It has a 36" barrel and I'm actually not sure of the rate of twist. I'm using .570" round balls with .010" lubed patches. At 25 yards I can put balls through the same hole with 60 grains of FFG Pyrodex. At 50 yards it needs...
  20. mahkagari

    CVA Powder Spout Die Size?

    Getting set to make some powder spouts out of brass piping. Couldn't quite gauge the threads on those I have. Anyone know?
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