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  1. rdlowe

    My first ever keyhole

    Check this out! Took my Parker Hale out to the 50 yard line to try a couple different minies. I started with a light powder charge of 35 grains 2f. I saw the hit was low on the paper which seemed peculiar, so I pulled out the binos and there it was, big as day. An almost perfect keyhole. Upped...
  2. rdlowe

    Swaged Pritchett bullet sources

    I’m looking for sources for swaged Pritchett bullets, .550-.568 as were the originals. I am only aware of one source (Brett Gibbons at paper cartridges dot com) so any other sources would be much appreciated. If any forum members here are swaging and wanna talk turkey please send me a message.
  3. rdlowe

    Thanks TwoFeathers!

    He didn’t charge me nearly enough for the patch knife I ordered. Just holding the thing in hand you can feel the heft and the quality. This is a GOOD knife. Super nice guy, too. Oh, and then I got this little surprise in my package too:
  4. rdlowe

    My Zoli Zouave is very sick

    The thing has a front sight that is obviously offset just a little to the right, and the rear sight is like looking through a goalpost, and my best 100 yard group with 2 different size and weight minies has been the size of a pumpkin. I want to try installing and filing a rear sight blank. I...
  5. rdlowe

    Has any old powder ca 1750-1880 been studied?

    I got to wondering if there have been any 20th or 21st century academic studies/ analysis of surviving powder from the days of yore. I’m curious how it might compare chemically to what we have available today, especially stuff that was produced here in the early US cottage industries and our...
  6. rdlowe

    CLOSED Powderhorn w/ strap wanted

    It’s time to upgrade my generic, boring horn to something nice. Looking for a nice horn with a decent strap already affixed. Would prefer something appropriate to 1840 or earlier. Right hand carry for an average sized man. I’ll send a check or pay digitally thru paypal F&F. Not gonna make an...
  7. rdlowe

    Brown Bess mainspring

    Does anyone know if there’s a modern/repro mainspring that will fit an original India pattern gun made in 1779? Thanks.
  8. rdlowe

    Old Belgian musket help

    I picked this up a few years ago in the bargain bin at a gun shop. It's obviously a Belgian knockoff influenced by the Charleville design but that's all I know. The makers mark was in use for over a hundred years. It has a thick patina all over except the underside of the barrel and the ramrod...
  9. rdlowe

    The dreaded clean bore shot

    One thing I have yet to noodle out is how to deal with the clean bore shot. I'm hoping for some kind of solution or sage advice that doesn't involve me having to foul the bore (or leave it fouled) before I can trust where my first shot is gonna go. I've read that this can be overcome by...
  10. rdlowe

    New caplock rifle (pics)

    I just acquired this pretty 54 caliber rifle through an auction. It came with a neat surprise: shooter's logs, loading and zero data back to the early 80s! Interesting that at some point the gun was modified to use musket caps but there's no mention of that in the notes, which are fairly meticulous.
  11. rdlowe

    Dave from Fort Worth, TX

    Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself briefly. I'm pretty new to muzzleloading (less than a year) but I've been bitten by the bug pretty hard. My latest addiction is flintlocks. Amazing mechanisms! Simple, but very clever - like a mousetrap. I'm looking to join a local organization, the...
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