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    Buying my son a Flintlock for Christams

    He is happy, and so am I. It was a truly memorable Christmas.Thanks to Torpedo
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    What is the strangest old timey vegetable you have eaten

    Rutabagas are great. The Vermont state vegetable in the Gilfeather Turnip , which is a half-rutabaga, half-turnip hybrid that was developed by John Gilfeather, hence the name. I have grown them, and are harvested after the first hard frost. It's white instead of yellow and it doesn't have that...
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    Casting round balls

    I worked as a mechanic for many years, 4 of them for Tire Company, and sorted the weights out on the spot. The "stick-ons" also come in steel and zinc, and need to be sorted like the rest, With that said I realize my ingots alone will be too hard for casting balls, but worthy of experimenting by...
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    Buying my son a Flintlock for Christams

    I am happy to say the search is over. I am sending Torpedo a money order for what appears to be a very fine TC Hawken. I went to the Kittery Trading Post today to handle their traditional Muzzle loaders, about twenty of them, but only one flinter which appeared to be someones not so perfect...
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    Casting round balls

    I like that Zonie, the loss of standards is one of my pet peeves, so you will not need to tell me twice, in fact I am rather grateful to be whipped into shape. I'll be stickin' with my balls brother.
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    What is the strangest old timey vegetable you have eaten

    I forgot to mention ramps, which where the inspiration for a Wild Food Festival I put together in Vermont about 8 years ago. I have sold ramps, as well as chanterelle and oyster mushroom to restaurants in the past. Jerusalem artichokes are an other favorite , which i forgot to mention before...
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    Casting round balls

    I have read some in the past about skimming the alloys off the top, and of coarse if cast into a pistol mold and used with the right Sabot I can't see where the hardness would matter. I have the WWs so will start by Turing them into muffin tin ingots , which may get thrown in with soft down the...
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    Casting round balls

    Though I am just now getting into BP, I have over 100 lbs of wheel weights in waiting.
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    Buying my son a Flintlock for Christams

    I am seriously grateful to everyone for your input, as the clock is ticking toward that merry day, and I really want my gift to be one that has lifetime memories. I can only hope that one day in the future he will pull it out to shot with his son and explain how it was his first BP rifle and a...
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    What is the strangest old timey vegetable you have eaten

    I love to forage here in New England, purslane, cattail sprouts, fiddleheads, nettles, burdock, dandelion, and seaweed, are all a short walk out my door.
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    Buying my son a Flintlock for Christams

    My son is hard to buy for because he never asks for anything, or even hints. He is 17 and gives me reason to be proud, so I was surprised and delighted when for the first time ever he said what he would like for Christmas, a flintlock. His reason being that he wants to expand his white tail...
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    Suggested Books

    First of all I must say that never have I had such a comprehensive answer to a question on any forum that I have been on, truly thankful for all your input. I ordered "The Complete Black Powder Handbook" by Sam Fadala, and have written down the other titles, some are way more expensive then I...
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    Suggested Books

    This is my first post of many, I am sure. I have been shooting firearms for over 40 years, but have only shot black powder a couple times in my life. I have however always been a lover of Colonial American history, and still live in New Hampshire where my family arrived almost 400 years ago, so...
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