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    Tumbling your balls...

    I'm wondering, if a person uses lead round balls in a tumbler to help process something, like charcoal, will it deform the balls so they won't be useable, as ammo?
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    Olde thyme photos

    Unsure which forum to post this in but... I want to have some photos taken of my wife, our dog, and myself that look like old photos. I have let my beard grow as long as it's ever been and I have a Confederate uniform to wear. My wife is willing to wear appropriate period correct clothing, and...
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    20 percent more powder?

    I have heard, repeatedly, that "certain" powders, require 20% more, by volume, to get the same results as commercial powder. No problem in a long gun, but what about cap-n-ball revolvers. Will revolver champers hold 20% more. I have not yet tried any, nor have I tested a chamber to see if a load...
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    Bullet molds

    This bullet mold came with the cased 1851 Colt Navy I just bought. I've read that these molds are mostly for display and don't make good quality bullets or balls. Is that true? I believe I'll just buy some balls like I do all my other black powder guns.
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    .31 caliber revolvers

    Limited by budget to reproduction guns, what is available? Any company reproducing, now or in recent past, any .31 caliber revolvers besides Colts? Not that I have a problem with Colts, actually prefer them, but wondering what might be available.
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    My cap-n-ball revolvers

    These all might be junk, but they're my junk. All are reproductions. Upper left, a laser engraved 1851 Navy, but in .44 caliber, below it my 1860 Colt Army, brass frame that I bought in 1973, upper center, the '51 Colt Navy in the case that I bought a couple of days ago, below it, a Remington...
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    My 50+ year old brass 1860 Colt

    This is the frame of my Italian repop 1860 Colt that I bought in 1973. It has been shot, always with light (15-18g loads) less than 100 times. I know that because I bought a bag of 100 round balls the same day I bought the gun and the bag is not empty yet. At my age, and because I have several...
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    WANTED Colt Patterson and/or .31 revolver

    I want a (reproduction) Colt Patterson and a .31 caliber cap-n-ball revolver. What have ye?
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    My first .36 revolver

    Today I looked at an Italian .36 caliber Colt replica. It appears new and is in a beautiful wooden display box. Included are a flask, nipple wrench, and about a dozen round balls. I think I'll go back for it in the morning. The price is $250.
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    Safe edge on a file

    I just bought a bunch(15-18) of good looking old American made files at a local flea market for $10. There are several different sizes of flat files, a couple of round ones, and a few three cornered ones. I'd like to make a safe edge on one or two of the three cornered ones, for dovetails and...
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    Lock & side plate inletting fix(es)

    I'm dealing with locks that are poorly inflated. Possibly they fit better originally but the wood around them has been damaged, causing gaps. The stock is very dark wood and I am reluctant to try adding wood for fear that I cannot match it. Are there any threads, or even better videos to educate...
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    Conversions

    I've heard lately, actually always, but often recently, talk about converting percussion guns to flintlock. I suppose partly because caps being in short supply and getting more expensive. I own 20-25 muzzleloading rifles, all RH, as well as a few revolvers. Only one of my rifles is a flintlock...
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    mule ear questions

    I am trying to learn all I can about the different forms of ignition used on muzzleloading firearms, including side hammer, or mule ear guns. I have read two statements about mule ear guns that make me wonder... One is that some mule ear locks have no half cock position, and the second is that...
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    Two piece full stocks

    Recently someone posted about building a kit, Traditions as a matter of fact. Another person asked if the op intended to keep the two piece stock or not. Do most kits with two piece full stocks come with the thin brass piece to fit between the two pieces? Why & how would one go about making two...
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    Proof/testing shotgun barrel(s)

    I'm soon going to be to the point of wanting to proof/test a 12ga double muzzle loading shotgun. I intend to put it in an old tire and shoot it from afar with a string. How should I proceed? I've seen vids, like the one from colonial Williamsburg where rifles were tested-proofed this way. I...
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    Restoration videos

    I have enjoyed watching videos on the 'net of black powder gun restorations but after seeing a couple of videos about fake restorations, where the guns were trashed then "restored" I think I can spot a fake. Sad, kinda takes the enjoyment away. The builds are still enjoyable though. Hard to fake...
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    DIY lock plates

    No pics yet but yesterday I made both new lock plates for my double barreled shotgun. I believe I have enough parts, except for a pair of cocks/hammers to make it work. None of the plates I had were close to fitting it so I made new ones. However, now that I have them pretty much finished I...
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    bluing or browning welded metal

    Does a weld, after being filed to shape, take bluing or browning differently than the surrounding metal. If so, what can be done to make it match? I guess it differs depending on the type of rod used? Thinking about arc welded metal here. Thanks.
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    rate(s) of twist chosen

    I've wondered if there is or was ever a reason for the different rates of twist in rifled barrels. I know that faster rates are considered to be best for cast bullets and slower rates for patched round balls. I believe that all my rifles are either 1:48 or 1:66. I shoot patched round balls in...
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    For those of us without oxy-acy torch or forge

    I guess the best we can do is a Mapp torch. I've looked for info from one who knows on how to best use a Mapp torch, with no success. Will somone direct me to one, or make one please? Thanks.
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