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    My Enfield Rifle

    This is my old Euroarms 1853 Patten Enfield. This was purchased around the year 2000. That was when you could get a quality Italian repro WITH matching bayonet for $350.00 from Dixie Gun Works. Oh, what a shining time! Of course, I guess its all relative. Back then, I was a rookie cop...
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    Across the Wide Missouri

    I was gettin' ready for work this morning and I put the TV on the "Grit" channel to see what old western was on. The first image that I saw was of Clark Gable wearing buck skins while running a patch through the bore of some sort of muzzle loading plains/Hawken type of rifle. He appeared to be...
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    Repro 1849 Revolver

    I’m considering getting a repro 1849 revolver. Would a .319 ball mold be sufficient?
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    New Book on Musket Cartridges

    From "The Horse Soldier" store in Gettysburg, I ordered a book called "Development of the Paper-Wrapped Musket Cartridge in Colonial America 1640-1841". It was an excellent value at only $15.00 and has a wealth of knowledge on small arms ordnance in Colonial America. There are many quality...
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    Pedersoli 1853 Pattern Enfield

    I‘m thinking of picking up a new Pedersoli Enfield. I have one of the now discontinued Lyman .577 moulds that I used to use in a Euroarms Enfield. Do you think that that slug would do well in the Pedersoli? I would like to think that I have ammo “taken care of”, before I even got the rifle.
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    Patching Material for Patched Round Balls

    I was with my wife in the Hobby/Fabric store. I saw what looked like .15 bed ticking. They had entire bolts of it in stock. I got the lady to cut me a yard of it, only $6.99 for a square yard. I cut out some patches and lubed them while watching tv. I tried them with .490 round balls in my...
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    Antique Store Find

    Hello smoke makers. Years, ago, I got a reprint of John Baird’s book, “Fifteen Years in the Hawken Lode”. If you have this book, turn to page 50 and you will see a black and white depiction of some mountain men at a rendezvous shooting at a target posted on a tree. The caption says that you...
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    Vermont Black Powder Firearm Laws

    Hello. I was trying to see what the laws are in Vermont regarding black powder firearms. I tried to look it up on line, but could not find the answers to my questions. Where I live, you can order a firearm or powder and they ship it to your front door. Can you do this in VT? My firearms are...
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    My Nathaniel Greene Southern Army late war militia impression

    I love shootin’ my Bess.
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    My 1803 Harpers Ferry

    Not a lot going on this morning. I thought I would show y’all my 1803 Harpers Ferry rifle repo.
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    Pietta .36 Navy Revolver Help

    Hello, guys. I need your opinion. I just got my Pietta Colt Navy “Yank” .36 Revolver. I have checked it out and it looks like I got a good one. It seems that the timing is good and everything locks up well. Incidentally, it seems Pietta’s quality has gone up. They did a really good job...
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    My ‘42 smoothbore

    I debated years, ago on whether or not to get a repro 1842 Springfield smoothbore musket. I am sure glad that I did. I LOVE this musket. It is built like a tank. The mainspring is like a vise. I have never had a failure to fire and it is accurate. I cast my own balls, but don’t have to...
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    Lead

    I was wanting to stock up on some more lead for casting. I went over to my local metal recycling center to check the soft lead bin. My findings weren't as good as the last time that I went. I did find several pieces of rain gutter and down spout. It is very soft lead. You can easily squeeze...
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    Drums Along the Mohawk

    I was flipping through the channels this morning. Turner Classic Movies was running “Drums Along the MohawK”. I have read about the movie, but I had never seen it. I actually thought that it was pretty good, considering that it was made in 1939. Overall, I thought that the clothing was...
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    1770’s Militia Impression

    This coming Sunday, April 19th is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Let’s take a little time to remember the men and boys who became men on Lexington Green, at Concord Bridge and the nineteen miles of Battle Road.
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    New Source for Lead

    My bucket of spent lead that I dug out of the berms at the range was getting low. I wanted to find a place to purchase some. A few years back, I found a large ingot of plumbers lead at a mom and pop hardware store, but neither they, nor anyone else in town carried any more. I called a metal...
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    Lyman Percussion GPR

    Does the Lyman GPR come with a cleaning jag or does it have to be purchased separately? I have a friend who is interested in purchasing one and he asked me the question. I cannot remember, but I believe that it does come with a brass jag.
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    So, we went to Boston

    I would like to begin by thanking everyone for your responses to my prievious post, “I’m going to Boston”. We had a great time and it was quite an adventure for us. We hit just about every site that you could fit in in 48 hours. I am 46 years old. I have graduated from college. I have...
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    Going to Boston

    Well, fellas, I found out last night that I am going to Boston, Mass on Labor Day weekend. My wife wants to go to the Pearl Jam concert at Fenway Park on Sunday. She said that on Saturday, we are free to see the sites. Tell me the best Revolutionary war sites to be able to fit in on a...
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    Picked up a new book

    I was back at the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield on Columbus Day weekend. I always stop by the book store to see if there is anything new. I found a book called "The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat, Reality and Myth" by Earl J. Hess. Have any of y'all seen or read this? The conclusions drawn...
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