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    Birch Bark Gun Case(?)

    I haven't read of any, but the material was present in the northern colonies, and is certainly water resistant.... I think there must have been some cases made for guns used in canoe travel, but I don't have documentation.... I can get a scrap from John Lindman www.barkcanoe.com, and if I can...
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    Buck n' Ball

    I have loaded roundball and 3 "pairs" of buckshot of slightly less than 1/2 bore dia. Each in Charleville, 20 ga. Trade gun, 24 ga. Fusil as well as breech loading smoothbore. It's easy to see why buck n' ball load was popular with Roger's Rangers. Groups at 20 to 25 yds.are pretty similar...
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    Trigger Guard For Southern Mtn. Rifle(?)

    I am trying to get the parts together for a .40 cal. (or possibly a .38) plain vanilla southern rifle w/single non-set trigger. The only guards I have found are CAST and have a long bow for dbl. set triggers. Is anyone making FORGED trigger guards w/shorter bow for single trigger for sale...
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    Vented drums or pat. breech?

    I was into caplock rifle 1st, then flint for a long time, then laid-off ML.s for 30 years except some perc. revolvers. "Back-when" I shot caplock rifle, I tried venting the drum like Turner Kirkland mentioned in a DGW cat. of that time, and it DID seem to increase reliability. In damp weather...
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    Better quality hammer springs?

    A good amigo has a .58 CVA Mtn. Rifle that he re-stocked, and I have dug a Pedersoli Kentucky/"Ohioan" fullstock .45 out of the "midden" (after 40+ years) Both have very weak V-type main-springs/hammer-springs. Is there anyone who makes quality replacement springs that can help us get up and...
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