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    styrofoam wads

    Have any of you ever tried punching wads from styrofoam meat trays? I am thinking of a load of powder, over powder card to keep hot gasses from melting the styrofoam wads, shot, and over shot card. Am I completely off base with this?
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    The Hawken Shop Flintlock

    Anyone had any experience with The Hawken Shop Ketland style flintlock? What can you tell me?
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    browning barrels

    Anyone ever heard of using Easy Off oven cleaner to brown a barrel?
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    Original barrel

    Moderators if this is not in the correct place please move it. I have an original smooth bore percussion barrel 37 1/8" long, 1.121OD breech and .905 at the muzzle. The bore mikes .722, the barrel is all round with a brazed on bolster (see pictures). My problem is that the breech measures...
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    back action lock

    I will soon be building a percussion smoothbore with a back action lock. I have never used a back action lock before and have some questions. I saw an original Ohio styled rifle with a b.a. lock that had a molding in front of the lock like a front action lock would have but no molding at the...
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    sear spring screw

    I need a sear spring screw for a small siler percussion lock. I know that I can buy one from Jim Chambers but he charges $3.00 for the screw and $5.00 shipping, I was hoping that someone had an extra that I could get cheeper.
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    Barrel

    I was recently given an original percussion smooth bore barrel. From one end to the other it is 37" long, .72 caliber, (with a brazed on?) bolster. The barrel wall is .090 at the muzzle, 1.120 diameter at the breech tapering smoothly to .917 at the muzzle. The barrel is round from one end to...
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    Uncle Jed's rifle

    Does anyone have any information on the muzzleloading rifle that Uncle Jed used in the opening credits on "The Beverly Hillbillies"? Moderators: if this is not in the correct place please move it.
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    Morse Rifle

    I recently traded for a rifle sold by Navy Arms Co. The only markings on the rifle are Navy Arms Co. Ridgefield N.J.USA and .50 cal 3855. I have been told that it was a Morse rifle it has a two piece stock the buttstock has a pistol grip and the receiver is brass, percussion side lock. Very...
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    Siler lock conversion

    Has anyone ever tried to convert the Siler mountain lock to flintlock? It looks possible with the large Siler flintlock parts.
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    Georgia members

    Hello I'm a new premium member and was wondering if there were any others in my area, central Georgia, Milledgeville area?
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    removing nipples

    I have a '51 colt navy .44 cal that I traded for that was owned by an ACW reenactor. Other than needing a good cleaning it is in good condition but the nipples have apparently never been removed. They have defied all efforts to get them out. I have soaked them in three different penetrating...
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    Grouping

    I have a Traditions .50 cal percussion half stock that I am having trouble sighting in. When I go to the range with a clean gun the first 2 or 3 shots gives a good tight group, 1" at 25 yards. However even with swabbing between every shot after about the third shot the group opens up and...
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    Colt Wedge

    Today I traded for a Colt '51 Navy .44 cal but the wedge is loose. What is the best way to tighten it?
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    EMF corporation

    This used to be a company on the west cost that imported muzzleloaders. Does anyone have any contact information?
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    shot sizes

    Where can I find the decimal sizes of bird shot,4, 5, 6, 71/2, 8, 9? Thanks
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    .58 minis

    I was shooting a Zouave with a rough bore earlier today that I picked up at a pawn shop shooting the old stile minis swabbing between shots using 50 grains of 3fg elephant that I have had for several years. I fired 4 shots at 25 yards and three of the four keyholed showing a perfect profile of...
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    caps for colt

    It's been a long, long time since I owned a c&b revolver and now I am getting another. It's a '51 navy round barrell by Army San Marcos. What size caps should I use with it? 10 or 11?
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    mustard browning

    I recently heard of a process called mustard browning. Is this refering to a color or to a process for browning a barrel. Any insight would be appreciated.
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    Removing nickel or chrome plating

    Some time back I bought an original flintlock that had been converted to percussion and later the lockplate and percussion hammer had been ether nickle plated or chrome plated. How is the easiest and least destructive way of removing the plating.
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