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    Front Sight Installation

    OK, I'm probably showing my lack of the history of muzzleloaders and their construction here, along with my elementary school ability of doing a build, but I'm also curious. Most (Most) of the pictures I've seen of old ML's and of builds here on the forum show the front sight installed with the...
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    Goex Black Powder

    Interesting thread on 'American Longrifle' Forum reference Goex's new production of black powder and its availability. It's in the 'Black Powder Shooting' section titled 'New Goex Powder'.
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    Flints Back IN Stock

    In case anyone's wanting to buy flints, Track of the Wolf has both Black English and French Amber back in stock. Also Kibler's advised me several weeks ago that they were expecting an order of flints soon. Talked with them Fri (9-8) and was advised they had just got them in.
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    Installing wood inlays

    Anyone have a links they can post of video's showing installing an inlay on the stock of a MZ rifle from start to finish. Have searched here and on ALR forum and the web and haven't found one that is great in detail and/or length.
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    Flint Size For CVA Kentucky Pistol

    Way back, way back, in the late 70's I bought a CVA Flint Kentucky Pistol kit (think it was at around $50-60). Started working on it, put it aside, picked up again, put it aside. Did this 3-4 times. Well last fall started on it again, had it pretty close to finishing the barrel and stock, but...
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    Cured 'itchy trigger finger' this afternoon

    Nice sunny day in North Iowa, 41* gentle breeze. Have been wanting to get out and snap some caps and make smoke with a percussion revolver. Took my Ruger Old Army out of mothballs and shot nine cylinders (54 shots), .457 balls, lubed felt wads, around half at 35 grains of 3F, the rest at around...
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    50 vs 54 FlintLock Rifle

    Question for all of you that may have both a 50 and 54 flintlock and use them for hunting deer. Also question for those who have a 50 and wished they had gotten a 54 or for those who have a 54 and wished they had gotten a 50 and hunt deer with them. I understand all the technical stuff about a...
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    Wood carver mallets

    Where can the round wooden mallets used for wood work be purchased economically?
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    Shelf life of Aqua Fortis and Tru-Brown

    Can anyone advise of the shelf life of Wahkon Bay Aqua Fortis and Tru-Brown Browning agents. I have a bottle of each I bought in the late 70's and never used. Plan on using on a CVA flint pistol I bought around the same time, but never completed. Don't want to use on the wood and barrel only to...
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    Jewelers saw blades---Wondering.

    Getting a Kibler SMR sometime soon, 36 caliber (on order) and about the only tool I will be in need of is a Jewelers saw. Could get by with one I know, have so for the last 52 years of gun tinkerin'-a standard and mini hacksaw and coping saw have always been used, but a Jewelers saw always been...
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    .36 Caliber Kibler Ball Diameter

    Tried a search of the forum, mostly what I found was ball diameter for 36 caliber percussion revolver. Wondering that those of you that have a Kibler 36 caliber, what ball size works best in those barrels. Mostly what I've read here and there is a .350" ball plus patch, but several postings I've...
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    Jim Chambers Rifle Kits

    Since posting a post back on 04/21 in regards to Track of theWolf kits, I've been reading alot on this forum about flint rifle history and various kits available pros/cons, also reading on the web about alot of the history behind flintlock rifles and flint kits. In reading the home page info on...
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    Track of the Wolf Kits

    Hello forum-1stpost, have been reading forum for some time, joined last Nov, but just getting around to posting. Enjoy the forum, alot of good info to be found. Have been shooting cap and ball since early 70's, bought, still have TC 45 cal Hawkin, and reload and shoot black in some Colt copy...
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