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    OMG Percussion caps at my local Gun Store

    Not sure I see the connection, but for what it’s worth I was pushing a wheelbarrow for a bricklayer.
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    Broken ramrod

    Some say Sharps but that’s a matter of opinion.
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    OMG Percussion caps at my local Gun Store

    The more you buy the more they will make.
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    Broken ramrod

    Much has been written about wooden rods, most all very good advice. I used Franklin Titebond II for many years in millwork and on bare ,dry wood the joint will be probably the strongest spot. But I would not bother repairing a broken rod for reasons already stated. Buy or make one. Just examine...
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    OMG Percussion caps at my local Gun Store

    If memory serves me I was paying $.60 a box for Remington caps and $1.60 a pound for DuPont powder in 1960. But then I remember that I was making $1.00 per hour then, so things may not really be that much more expensive now.
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    Powder Horn #24

    I had trouble also, but went to Imgur.bb and finally got it to work. It’s free. There is a tutorial on Horners Bench forum that I followed. The site used to be very active but fell into disuse because of the picture issue. I would like to see it revived.
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    Powder Horn #24

    That’s very fine work. I like lobed horns. The scrimshaw, the carving, and the staining are first rate. Do you ever post on the Horners Bench?
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    Naming Your Rifle?

    A friend stopped at a roadside park in Colorado to get a little sleep when a couple of guys knocked on his window and asked if he were alone. Harold told them it was just him and Old Roscoe as he raised a .45. They said “That’s good man, that’s good enough.” and left post haste. Old Roscoe was...
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    Naming Your Rifle?

    I guess “disrespectful” is a little strong. People who have served on ships affectionately refer to them by names such as Big Mo (Missouri), Old Ironsides, Indy (Indefatigable), etc, so that they take on a personality. Maybe it’s a poetic thing, but you can have affection for inanimate objects...
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    Naming Your Rifle?

    We could identify the Arizona just as well by her (its?) official name BB-39, but who would dare? Not I.
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    Naming Your Rifle?

    Has anyone ever visited the BB-39 Memorial? Or seen the BB-63?
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    Referring to a Smoothbore as a Smoothie

    Language is in a continuous state of evolution. There was a time when referring to someone as “silly” was a high compliment. And there are words that have esoteric meaning. If you apply for a job in a planing mill and refer to molder or shaper knives as “bits” or “blades” you probably won’t be...
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    where to buy black powder

    At my advanced age I probably have enough to last till the Great Rendevous. I’m not a hoarder, just had to get all I wanted before the greedy ones got to it, you understand. And yes, I have shared with other folks who failed to see the shortage coming.
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    Were percussion single shots carried capped?

    I have two original target rifles with no half cock. One can be cocked and then set the triggers. The other has to have the triggers set before it will hold in the cocked position. You dasn’t prime till you’re ready to fire for sure. Both these are .36 cal and are excellent rifles.
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    Were percussion single shots carried capped?

    P That’s why they put safety pins on them. I guess they were easily broken so not many originals still have them. You would load six chambers and drop the hammer on a pin to lock it until it was cocked. I can’t think they would leave one chamber empty for safety reasons when one more shot could...
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    Couple of horns

    Thanks guys. I’ve always been partial to Pennsylvania screw tips. Approval from you folk means something.
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    Couple of horns

    Thanks. I enjoy horn work.
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    Ball Pullers

    Regarding air pressure: remember Lewis and Clark had an air rifle that accidentally killed a woman. It probably had more pressure than a small compressor, but I wouldn’t discount the compressor’s being able to eject a ball.
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    Couple of horns

    These are gifts for the club Christmas party.
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    Ball Pullers

    Why do you think pancakes are flat?
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