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    Shooting my .83 Matchlock Musket at 35 yards.

    Just wanted to show you ladies and gents just how accurate an 8 bore Matchlock Musket can be at 35 yards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCIZBcPWsYs
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    Shooting my .72 Snaphaunce Musket

    This is my shooting video of my Snaphaunce Musket that I made earlier today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=votFyp177WE Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Shooting my .62 Doglock

    This is video of me shooting my .62 Doglock built by Leonard Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvYi5_wDyww Only for the second time EVER in the 30 years I have been shooting that I had actually dryballed because someone was talking to me while loading and I had forgot to put my flasks...
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    Shooting my .50 Flintlock Rifle

    To all: Ugh, I'm brain dead for not posting this sooner. I was out shooting my T/C Renegade Flintlock Rifle last Saturday at the Town of Islip Range. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLgtj6Pgqdk The sights are set for 50 yards and a 55 FFg grain charge. Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Shooting my Brown Bess with Bayonet

    To all: The title says it all. I was a bit surprised on just how well Bessie shot with the bayonet on! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9rVBe-n_Q Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Shooting my .75 Matchlock Musket

    To all: Today I was out shooting my .75 Matchlock Musket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiI_b88sr1k I was using a .715rb with a .010 patch over 85grns of Fg Elephant powder. I had forgotten just how clean that powder was! I was able to get all of the shots off without having to...
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    Shooting my .75 Handgonne

    I went out shooting my .75 Handgonne earlier even though the weather was damp out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfEiy7bY8o Hope you like it! Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Shooting the .54 Serpentine Arquebus

    I made a video of me shooting my .54 Serpentine Arquebus yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCJ4KPu9tA Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Shooting the .775 Serpentine Handgonne

    If anyone is interested, I did a shooting video of my .775 Serpentine Handgonne earlier today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2NRxbRTTA The funny thing is that some of the fellows watching me could see the balls impacting before the 50 yard stands. We were able to recover two of the...
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    I got my 8 bore Matchlock Musket!

    I got a package in the mail today from John Buck containing Brünhilda, my 8 bore or .83 Matchlock Musket. Built as a replica of an original musket from Suhl in 1571, she is only 11 lbs! A video of me showing her off is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFQEE-5loI...
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    Muzzleloader design videos

    Those of you who frequent the Pre-Flintlock forums know about the series of videos I'm been making using the arms in my collection as examples. Since the later videos are beyond the time period in that forum, I figured I should post them here. I had just uploaded Part 6: The Flintlock. Part...
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    The Handgonnes

    Hiya, I just thought I'd let you all know that I have started to do a series on Youtube of muzzleloader design evolution based on what I have in my collection. I had just uploaded Part 1: The Handgonnes \ Hand Cannon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHSuDGvOrI Hope you like it! :wink...
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    No new projects?

    Damn, this forum got quiet. How about it everyone? No new projects? Anyone have a new Matchlock, Wheellock, etc on order? For me I have an 8 Bore Matchlock Musket on order from John Buck. He is also building me a .58 long barreled Handgonne with a stock that fits over the shoulder...
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    8 bore cleaning jag

    I was just wondering if anybody knows where I could get my hands on a cleaning jag for an 8 bore Musket. Thanks in advance! Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    John Buck Musket

    John Buck has been building a combination Flintlock\Matchlock .72 Musket these past few months for me. The biggest obstacle has been making the lock mechanism itself. Today Mr. Buck sent me a few picks of the lock. This one is going to have two triggers. The Matchlock trigger...
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    Leonard Day synthetic pyrite

    On Monday I got a package in the mail from Leonard Day. It is three chunks of synthetic pyrite to deal with some of the problems of the vent blast taking out my natural pyrite chunks when shooting my Wheellock. As you can see, the two black pieces are striker "flints" with a piece of...
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    Combination Lock blueprints?

    Just wondering if anyone here knows if there are any blueprints available for a Matchlock\Wheellock combination lock? It could also be a Matchlock\Snaphaunce, etc. as well if the Wheellock combo isn't available. Slowmatch Forever! Teleoceras
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    Introducing Helga!

    Earlier today, a package from Leonard Day was delivered. In it was my Doglock .62 smoothbore.She was built to a design of a colonial Dutch arm of the mid-1600's. Very well balanced, the lock gave a shower of sparks into the pan when I tested her out. This design has a bellied lockplate making it...
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    Gretchen's new Serpentine

    Got Gretchen back from Eric Kettenburg today. He had changed the matchholder on the serpentine to a design that would enable me to insert the slowmatch much more easily. The man is an artist! Hope these pictures load up correctly. The new serpentine: The old serpentine...
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    Wheellock vents are angled!

    Well, I was talking with Leonard Day last week after putting in an order for a Doglock (Calling her Helga) about Wheellocks. I had mentioned this forum and the discussion about the vents being angled. Leonard was intrigued and told me that he was going to check out two original Wheelocks...
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