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  1. GREENSWLDE

    How old are ya?

    Hi Feltwad, Fortunately the Cock is sill able to Crow. I only lie down to shoot these days with tool that have little or No recoil. Still able to cast a fly. don't ever enter the water now as I'm frightened I might Wash away. O.D. 21-3 34
  2. GREENSWLDE

    How old are ya?

    Couldn't find the MO JO's
  3. GREENSWLDE

    How old are ya?

    With Much regret NO..
  4. GREENSWLDE

    How old are ya?

    Hearing Not Good these days.During National Service 1954/1956 I was in a Spesial Unit. One Holiday W/E we were instucted to dispose of several cases of .303 Ball Ammo and some Tracer.. 8 Cadets with 4 BREN Guns and a free range to play on.. Days before Hearing Muffs just pieces of 4x2 flannel...
  5. GREENSWLDE

    How old are ya?

    Still have Tongue And Most of own Teeth and a Complete head of White Hair not bad for 21/03 1934.. Very OLD DOG..
  6. GREENSWLDE

    Help fixing a dumb mistake.

    Best Searching oil I haver found was My Fathers 50/50 mix of Diesel & TVO.Leave that over ight and MOST thing don't resist.. AND Cheaper than Commercial Stuff.. O.D.
  7. GREENSWLDE

    Weighing round balls

    Havent ever had any problem with self cast ball but only ever cast 20b. .622" for 50 &100yd off hand target and Foxes (not legal in UK any more).. Then came the 9.6mm off hand Target rifle (read Swiss) 9.6 is .375" so I used Horna--Swaged in that. Weighed hundreds and never found any variation...
  8. GREENSWLDE

    Kibler side effect?

    Pleased CNC wasn't about when The Mantons, Henry Nock,Twigge and Chas.Smith were about. Their Craftsmensthip would have never been seen.. AND Their surviving guns still work as intended..How many Modern Repros will be cherrised as those are in 250 yeats?? O.D.
  9. GREENSWLDE

    How many shots before a frizzen needs to be replaced?

    Further to my July9th/2023 post IT dependes entirely upon Who made your HAMMER.(Correct name fo what you call a frizzen)..Your hammer is a COCK.. I know My maths is pretty good, I've been at it for almost 90 years. OLD DOG /1934..
  10. GREENSWLDE

    Unusual charger on a leather covered powder flask

    This appears to be whatwe call an Irish Charger. Not uncommon in U.K. O.D.
  11. GREENSWLDE

    Fly position on SMR lock

    A FLY is what We call a DETENT. Our FLY cover a different part of what should normally be Locked Away. O.D.
  12. GREENSWLDE

    Forensic Identification for Flintlock Remains

    Rather unusual sqaure nut holding the Cock.. I didn't realise there were Zip ties that long ago. Saved a lot of trouble making Keys and cutting Keyslots. O.D.
  13. GREENSWLDE

    Period correct rangefinder

    What about the Poles & Perches ?? or they a bit too Obscure these days -- 1823 /1923.. XXX Upps should read 2023.. One Chain(an old Agrecultural measre using a "CHAIN") is 22 Yards as are the rest.. Have A GOOD NEW YEAR>O.D.
  14. GREENSWLDE

    Wont lock without setting trigger

    I Only Stand and Serve Yours, FOOTMAN..
  15. GREENSWLDE

    I am Nick (Nicholas) Taylor. I live in Southampton, England, UK. I have been shooting and collecting black powder guns since 1977.

    Hi Nick, Welcome from MIDDLE ENGLAND, where the 4 County's meet. Been around a bit before You. MLAGB since 63.. Started with my first SXS Caplock in 1963 although I'd used an old Lengthmans 10b before on Crows. OLD DOG..
  16. GREENSWLDE

    Breech plug?

    Haven't found anything better than PTFE tape.. Beds into all the nooks and crannies and dosen't dry out like greases or gung.. Good on nipple threads too.Used it scince it was introduced. O.D.
  17. GREENSWLDE

    Irish guns?

    How do you know.Were you there or do you have documetorty evidence?? We on this side have Parish records back to Norman times when we were tradesmen and crafsmen without the need to steal from others. Following your family's thefts from your own fellows you proceed to steal and kill native...
  18. GREENSWLDE

    What blows me away...

    Screw threads of old were reproduced easily. Start by filing the first screw out of crucible steel. a developed hardenable alloy of iron. make a driving sqware at one end & file a taper at the other. file the body into a sqware leaving full section. harden and lightly temper to leave you with a...
  19. GREENSWLDE

    Coning

    May be the taper on very early rifle muzzles was purely Muzzle Coning from 1/2 a century's Ram Rod wear ?? After all,the Smiths of the period were using very soft Wraught Iron not modern carbon steels for their tubes. I go with the Faulse muzzle for LRMR .451-.461 as they keep the long bullet...
  20. GREENSWLDE

    wasting powder & caps

    Ever heard of Powder Flasks-?? Those with adjustable tops are Useful..Best if you can find one are the double shutter rifle type. Sometimes with several pre-set amounts on the tops..As are Medical plastic sample tubes. Come in different sizes and are cheap by the 100 lots. Need for cleaning...
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