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    Thompson Center under rib?

    Thompson Center under rib do they fit all of their barrel? As in one size fits all? Thanks William Alexander
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    How to clean Horn?

    Not trying to highjack, this is a (how to repair a powder horn question) so here goes I have a powder horn that I really like that I have had for maybe forty years. In the late 70’s after a hunt I put on the seat of my pickup and then set on it. Nice fresh break not sure on the glue I used...
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    Can’t shoot a descent group?

    :hmm: So, I found your post personally interesting. I think of myself as having been a good shot, but never could shoot a good group. I grew up in the wilds, learned to shoot at stuff, I could hit stuff. I now live in the Great Plains, so I could hit stuff at a long distance. I can’t shoot...
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    Martha's Vineyard Island

    Martha's Vineyard Island I am going to be there next week. Any of you muzzle loader folk live there? Shoot there? Can I take my buggy rifle there? Muzzle loading clubs on the island? Please let me know if you have any info Thanks 40th Anniversary of “JAWS”, filmed on the island I am...
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    TC 11/16 X 20 breech plug?

    Where do I find a replacement Thompson center percussion 11/16 x 20 breech plug? Thanks William Alexander
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    Hacker Martin?

    So, I saw this gun. Image This is the only info I got. H. Martin Percussion Rifle, .52 Bore, 23 3/4" Octagon Barrel, Modern Produced Gun, Browned Barrel Is 95%, Lovely Tiger Striped Maple, Eight German Silver Inlays, Elaborately Engraved Patchbox, Inside Latch Broken, Wood 95%, Very Good...
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    Rice barrels

    I am traveling on the east coast, I am getting close to Rice Barrel Co. Anyone know if they are open to the public? Will be heading north to Dunlap woods then. Any other good places to stop and spend money? :) Thanks William Alexander PS. I am in North Carolina
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    5 shot .36 caliber Remington 1858 new model pocket police.

    I am trying to make a deal on a original 5 shot .36 caliber Remington 1858 new model pocket police. Anything I need to know? Anything I should look for? Any information would be great. Any one have one? Or access to one? This gun has a 5.5 inch barrel and rosewood grips. It is timed...
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    supplies

    I'm traveling in Greensboro, NC and am looking for black powder supplies. Looking for percussion caps, round balls and black powder for a cap and ball revolver. Thanks in advance, any help will be appreciated. William Alexander
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    Hand gonnes

    So, I had some made for me, All 50 caliber bore with a #2 MT tapered socket for the handle in all but one and it is a larger socket. Steel was 1 ¼ inch 12L14. Now I need to make some handles for them. What should they look like? How long should they be? Any and all advice, comments...
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    Sign Your Work?

    What’s your ideas on this? Do you mark it in big bold lettering on top for the world to see at first glance? Do you mark it somewhere not so bold, not so obvious but can still be read without disassembling it? Do you mark it inside so it can only be seen unassembled? What do you mark it...
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    Unusual

    I got this at a gunshow. No marking on it anywhere that I can see. The gentleman I got it from did not know anything about it other then he liked it too. I paid a bunch for it. Barrel is held to the tang with a tapered pin. The tang is drilled and taped for some type of a peep sight maybe...
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    Replacement locks, Pedersoli

    Do they make replacement locks for the older Pedersoli Kentucky rifles? I traded for a pair of older styles of the Pedersoli Kentucky rifle. They have the pierced type of patch box. One is flint, one is percussion, .32 & .45 Guns dated AC 1977 .45 percussion & Flint .32 dated AL 1983 [ gun...
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    un-breaching old barrels

    I have a few old barrels that need to be un-breached to see if they are useable. Flint and percussion, all old originals. Rifles, muskets, pistols and shotguns. These are mostly just barrels only, no wood or parts. Something I may build around if useable. I don’t have a way to check the bore...
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    Missing hammer

    I have this old original Prussian, Potsdam 1809 ( I think ) musket, marked on the barrel 1832. Converted from flint to percussion, a barrel and lock and parts anyways. The stock is shot. Reference Topic#227167. The lock is missing a hammer. I ordered one from The Rifle Shoppe, page 146...
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    Stock repair

    I just got this new to me Brown Bess. The Stock is dinged up like it had been hit with a good size rock in a few places, little splinters of wood are missing. :( Close up How would fix this? :) As always, your opinions are welcome and appreciated. Thanks Tnker2
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    Bess project

    The local gun shop got a Pedersoli brown Bess in trade yesterday, they want $325 for it. Is that a OK price for it? The lock is marked Grice in 1762. The date code is AF, 1980 I think. Stock is dinged up like it had been hit with a good size rock in a few places, little splinters of wood...
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    GUSSSTAHL

    I have this old muzzleloading barrel that is marked GUSSSTAHL, I think. :confused: It is hard to read and I may be guessing at the closest thing I can think of. Anything close to that, that I am missing? It’s the only markings that I have found so far. :idunno: GUSS STAHL I think is “cast...
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    .32 to .36 Smallest charge?

    What is the smallest black powder charge that you shoot in your .32 through .36 caliber and how well do they work? How low of a charge is to low? For targets? For small game? So.... I got a new to me gun, it’s in-between my .32 and .36 I had it out shooting it, my load was a .33 caliber...
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    CVA mountain stalker .54 caliber 1:38 twist.

    CVA mountain stalker .54 caliber 1:38 twist. I was at a gun auction, :) the only black powder gun at the auction, it sold for next to nothing. Nobody wanted a muzzle loader. So is it not going to shoot a round ball? Are there any other caliber barrels available for it? Smooth bores? What...
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