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    Uberti 1847 Colt Walker Reproduction and holster/belt rig

    I'm begging, please use some other service than Photobucket! Or, purge the old photos on your account. It's so frustrating to see these blurry pictures with the Photobucket watermark!
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    Green River Forge NW trade gun

    Very Nice!!
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    Building a Lancaster Rifle

    Is there a final video or picture of the finished rifle???
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    Caliber for a dedicated target rifle

    Is there a consensus concerning the ideal caliber for round ball target shooting, say primarily out to 50 yds? This would assume excellent barrels, etc.
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    Question concerning TVM different grades of Maple

    Yes, those are very nice!!
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    Question concerning TVM different grades of Maple

    I'm considering ordering a TVM iron Pennsylvania rifle, percussion, with browned furniture. I'd appreciate a picture of one of their rifles with the upgrade to premium wood, which is one step up from the standard. I'm not sure what to expect with that option. I have seen picture of rifles with...
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    Green River Forge NW trade gun

    Here's mine, it was modified to use a Davis lock:
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    Green River Forge NW trade gun

    I have one of these with a 30 inch barrel purchased from the original owner. Mine is a 20 ga. , My NW gun was patterned after a Belgium-made copy of an English Barnett. The owner of Green River Forge and he had the original Belgium gun in his collection. Sharon barrels were used. That was...
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    Cap and Ball Revolver load

    I've been using a lubed ox yoke wad over the powder and then seating the ball. Is there anything wrong with that?
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    What is this rifle worth?

    As to the possibility of being a shooter, I didn't explain, I started to clean out the rust in the barrel using patches soaked in Kroil wrapped around a bronze brush. After 10 such patches, rust was still coming out. It appears that a lot of the rifling has rusted away. Also, note, in the...
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    What is this rifle worth?

    Any comments? What would you do with this rifle?
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    Need help to identify this flintlock pistol

    Thanks for the replies and information. By the looks of this I wouldn't hesitate to shoot it. It's nice to have the info concerning the pistol. I will see what the owner wants to do with it. I might put it up for sale here or on GunBroker.
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    Need help to identify this flintlock pistol

    There aren't any marking on pistol. The lock plate is stamped Spain on the inside. It is 45 caliber, there aren't any sights on the barrel. The lock functions properly. This belongs to a friend. We'd like to identify it if possible and would appreciate opinions on what it is worth. I didn't...
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    What is this rifle worth?

    This is a 36 caliber rifle - the only marking is on the lock built by Josh Golcher. The lock will not cock, I haven't removed it from the stock to examine what it looks like. The bore is badly rusted. I would not shoot this rifle. The exterior looks pretty good. From what research I've done...
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    Did they use patches?

    Here's another source for the 1803 rifle: https://www.muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com/rifles/1803HarpersFerry.html
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    Smoothbore and Mountain Men?

    I recently read that later on the western indians didn't want the smoothbores. I've also read that one advantage of the smoothbore was that even rocks would be shot when in need!
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    Did they use patches?

    I recently bought a yard of teh rd striped at Jo Ann Fabrics, once home and measured, it was .020 inch, their blue striped measured at .015 which I'm using for almost all my muzzleloaders.
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    Volume of powder

    I was looking to reduce the powder load in a plains pistol and ended up with the "dry ball" because of the patented breach, I found the hard way, don't go below a certain load.
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    Did they use patches?

    When reading the accounts of the mountain men and others there is little mention of the type of firearm and load details. If I were facing a grizzly or in a fight I probably would not take time to patch. I like to read their accounts yet am always interested in the more technical details.
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