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    Smoothbore deer hunters?

    .62 smooth rifle.....all season long.
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    Walker Horse Pistol, Good For Squirel Hunting

    Can't have more fun than hunting squirrel with a cap n ball revolver. My favorite is a 61 Navy .36, but I still have a month and a half to wait for the season to come in. Lots of summer fun, too, stalking groundhogs along the fence rows.
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    wingbone turkey call

    Will the wing bones from a domestic turkey work ?
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    my little squirrel rifle

    Wow...All I can say is "gorgeous". I could look at that rifle all day.
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    Convince me .45 PRB is enough for deer.

    A .45 with a patched .440 ball will do just fine on whitetail deer if you do your part. In 1974, when Pennsylvania began the dedicated flintlock season for deer, the .45 was established as the minimum caliber, and back then, it was the most common caliber of flintlock in the woods. A lot of...
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    Jesse James and the 1851 Navy

    Interesting read. Thanks for the link.
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    yield per pound of lead

    Go to the Links-Charts-References part of the forum and you will find a chart for round balls per pound for every caliber.
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    Linder Bowie

    I have a couple of Linders. They are good quality knives, in fact, they have 2 models out right now that I am anxious to get my hands on as soon as I find someone who carries the complete line.
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    Carved Spoons

    I didn't know what the preferred wood might be, but, I guess I chose the right one by pure luck. I already seasoned mine with mineral oil. Hopefully that will work ok.
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    Carved Spoons

    The hoof knife and crooked knife do indeed appear to be very similar. The only difference apparent to me is the grip. The crooked knife has a "hook" for the thumb to go over when gripped, but I have no doubt that a hoof knife could easily double as a crooked knife for carving out a bowl, etc.
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    Carved Spoons

    Thanks bushytail. The knife is called a crooked knife. I think I bought this particular one from Crazy Crow years ago. If you go to http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/ck.html there is a pretty good history and description of them.
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    Carved Spoons

    This was a nice week to sit in the shade and whittle. Tried this one from a piece of cherry (I think) that I found in the wood pile.
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    cross draw holster

    Yep...that's my problem. Too much belly and not enough butt.
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    cross draw holster

    I started by making a pattern out of posterboard to fit my ROA. When I got it the way I wanted it, I traced the posterboard pattern on to leather and cut it out. I couldn't decide if I wanted a shoulder rig or a crossdraw belt carry, so I made one of each. Both get used, but, for hunting I have...
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    Fur, Fortune, And Empire

    I just got it last week and am about a fourth of the way into it. It's a pretty good read. I was suprised at the importance of the fur trade in putting the earliest New England colonies on a firm footing. I guess I never before associated New England with the fur trade. Competition between the...
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    Family photo

    Now that's a good looking family, and, they are obviously well cared for. Nice collection.
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    Carved Spoons

    Go to Google, select more, select books, search for North American Burl Treen. Click on North American Burl Treen:Colonial and Native American to review the book. Lots of info and illustrations of effigy bowls, ladles, and spoons. Scroll down towards the bottom to get into the ladles and spoons...
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    Bushy Run

    The annual two day reenactment of the battle of Bush Run will be held this year on August 7 & 8, the 247th anniversary of the battle. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. There will be 2 battle reenactments each day, British and Native American encampments, museum, gift...
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    The best smootbore target I have shot in many years!

    Dang if I wouldn't frame that one.
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    A young man and his first flintlock

    Great Post!!
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