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  1. Daryl Crawford

    L&R RPL04 Experience

    I currently have a Dixie Gun Works SMR, .50 caliber, stocked in cherry from the later 70s. While front heavy, it is a beautiful rifle and shoots well. That said, I think I'm on borrowed time with the lock. I understand the L&R RPL04 was made for this rifle as a replacement. I wanted feedback...
  2. Daryl Crawford

    Old Lyman Model 61 pot

    A friend gave me an old model 61 lead pot with a bottom pour. The set screw on the temp dial was messed up and it was missing a pin for the handle to bottom pour (both are fixed). It was very dirty so I masked up, took the pot outside and scraped the inside a bit to get rust and such out...
  3. Daryl Crawford

    What is workinf for me right now...

    While my .62 fusil patterned "ok," I've been playing to tighten my group for turkey and squirrels. I used the skychief load and it gave improvement but I continued to mess around until I came to what is working for me now. My current load employs a bit of skychief logic and some advice from a...
  4. Daryl Crawford

    What % antimony in shot

    I've been thinking about shot recently. In the past I'd just buy 5 pound of a specific size shot at Dixons. Recently thinking about buying larger bulk order (25 pounds) online, but wanted some feedback. I figure chilled shot of pure lead is best for mass and the longevityof my barrel, but I've...
  5. Daryl Crawford

    Powder horn sizing plug

    All, I do not have a lathe to make a sizing plug for rounding the bases of powder horns. I've heard of folks getting old bats and cutting them to make tapered sizing plugs. I've heard of using old rolling pins and sanding then into a taper or doing the same thing with a tree branch. What have...
  6. Daryl Crawford

    CLOSED Rifleman's hat, 7 and 1/8 to 7 and 1/4

    Good evening, I'm just posting to see if anyone is looking to unload a reasonably priced rifleman hat, preferably in black, either still round or with the right side pinned up. Dark gray or brown could work as well. I'm not a reenactor but am finishing an approximately 1760 outfit for shoots. My...
  7. Daryl Crawford

    What a great day at the Kempton Gun Makers Fair!

    I got great stuff, sat in some great seminars, and met some fine folks...a bunch of vets too. Looking forward to tomorrow!
  8. Daryl Crawford

    Apple wood Handle on a hawk?

    I have a small tomahawk with a hickory handle. I got the head and handle a few years ago from Dixons. I can post pics of it later. I wanted to lengthen the handle a bit, have a less tapered handle, and so I thought to try some fairly straight apple branches that were cut and drying for the last...
  9. Daryl Crawford

    Any shops near Wilmington, NC

    I'm visiting Wilmington, North Carolina for the next week and I didn't know if anyone could recommend any muzzleloading shops in the vicinity. If I had time I was hoping to see something in the area. I did a Google search but didn't find one. I appreciate any info you folks might have.
  10. Daryl Crawford

    Before the hunt...

    This Saturday sees the opening of Pennsylvania's Spring Gobbler Season. I've had success in the past. When I returned home from Iraq in the Spring of 2005, my brother-in-law and I decided to hunt together in my little blind. To be honest, we were catching up after a year away. We went to our...
  11. Daryl Crawford

    Posted this in the regional forum

    Didn't know if folks within a reasonable drive of the Allentown area would be interested. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/group-buy-on-powder-in-eastern-pa.141032/
  12. Daryl Crawford

    Group buy on powder in eastern PA?

    Didn't know if anyone in eastern PA, I'm 20 miles north of Allentown, wanted to do a group buy on some powder to save on hazmat. One site shows 10lb containers of 3F. Cost shipped to my house shows $282.46 for 10lb. Unfortunately it comes in one large container but it could be broken down into...
  13. Daryl Crawford

    Ignorance with bag molds

    Was looking at feedback on bag molds. I've never melted lead, let alone poured it into a mold but was looking into bag molds for my .50 rifles and .62 smoothbore. I wouldn't know a good one from a piece of junk. I noticed TOTW is out. I've seen others online. I could use recommendations on a...
  14. Daryl Crawford

    Converting a .32 varmint to flintlock

    Well, I've been wondering if CVA made a small flint lock that dropped in to replace the percussion lock on their .32 Varmint. In cursory looks I haven't found one. L&R makes one that is larger, would require some chisel work and would not let me return the rifle to percussion. This is my only...
  15. Daryl Crawford

    Today's Office

    Another fine day at the office, properly staffed and equipped. Here at Crawford & Crawford, we've looked to Dixie GW for our office supplies today. Hmm, nothing beats a great day at the office.
  16. Daryl Crawford

    Two Feathers WE-1

    Finally got that Roach Belly style knife I've been wanting. Two Feathers did a great job putting the edge on it. This is his WE-1 style knife and it will be my primary skinning knife for large game. This is my second Two Feathers knife, and I've had the pleasure to converse with him on line and...
  17. Daryl Crawford

    Knapping gun flints

    Lots of threads deal with finding flint and chert. I also just read on another thread that cheap arrow points for crafts can be had cheaply and knapped into useful gun flint. Not being aware of any experienced knappers in the Lehigh Valley, I have two questions for experienced folks here. 1...
  18. Daryl Crawford

    To bag mold or not to bag mold...

    I don't mold my own round ball. Now that I've gotten the confession out of the way, I've got a question. I got a lead ladle from my dad and had some sort of romantic notion of melting lead in it over the fire pit and using an old style bag mold for my .50 rifles. Maybe if I liked the process I...
  19. Daryl Crawford

    That kind of week...in a good way!

    Last Saturday I was finally able to head up to New York and complete the transaction on a new to me .32 CVA Varmint that was in great shape. Got to meet @GregK , a great guy, who showed me the the basics as I've never had a caplock (3 flintlock rifles and 1 smoothbore on my rack). He sweetened...
  20. Daryl Crawford

    Just a note of thanks...

    Trying to make a point of being a little more grateful lately. Wanted to drop a note here to too many people to list. The info here, responses to questions, and the overall expertise present on this site is something I appreciate. I'm a hacker at this BP stuff. I know weapons, they were a major...
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