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    Must be Christmas OR old age

    Digging through the pantry looking for tomorrows lunch and found 4 cans of GEOX FFG, 1 can of FFFG and a can of priming powder. If I remember right I was going to do some remodeling in the back porch last year so stashed some of the powder in the pantry temporarily. I really ransacked it then...
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    New (to me) book

    Just finished "An Eye for a eye" by Mark C Jackson. First book of a new series I guess. Set in 1835 a mountain man seeks revenge. Not bad, better than many so I ordered the second book from the library to help pass the time till July when spring might make a appearance. Just thought I'd...
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    Death of muzzleloading

    So at the advent of the cartridge gun did the use of muzzleloaders die out only to be re-invented in the 1970's or did some continue to hunt and shoot these relics. Many here are on the assumption that folk just ceased to use them.
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    18th century American Pistols

    I'm in the process of somewhat defarbing a Ultra-Hi kit Flintlock Kentucky I picked up at a trade show last weekend. Reshaping the stock, shortening the barrel a inch or two, getting rid of the obnoxious brass nose cap and moving the sight back. (Yes and installing a underlug and pinning the...
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    Snowshoe bunny

    Last day of rabbit season here in Mn. and the temps hit a balmy 11 degrees with a 15mph wind. Donned a few layers of colonial clothing, grabbed extra mittens and hat put on winter mocs and Ojibwa style snowshoes and hit the trail. Snow was anywhere from 12-18 inches probably deeper in the low...
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    Lubing patches

    When lubing patch material does one pour oil down the barrel on top of charge then push patch down or should you push patch down then por powder down the barrel then seat ball.
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    Few questions.

    Where can I get parts. Can I clean my rifle at the car wash, can I use patches cut in different shapes besides square or round and does rubbing alcohol and sand make a good mixture for patch lube.
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    Backyard ranges

    A few of us have been tossing around the idea of once again putting together another traditional muzzleloading club. I have a nice range for handguns-muzzleloaders out here on the farm with stations at 15,25, 35, 75 and 100yds. The insurance-liability factor was brought up so while making...
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    Original left handed guns

    Anyone ever run into photos or articles about 18th century or even early 19th century left handed flintlocks. I'm sure a few existed but most likely very very rare.
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    Strange sight problem.

    I've been using this Transitional .54 riflegun for about 25 years now. Last night sitting in the mist-snow four does walked by (bucks only this year) I put the rifle on them just in case one sprouted antlers and noticed mt brass front sight appeared to be missing, I wiped the ice off the...
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    New Flintlocks

    READ THE MANUAL, STUDY AND LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LOADING (or buying really). There, hope this helps.
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    Copper saddle rivets

    Can anyone tell me when the copper saddle rivets like we see today became available.
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    Lead find

    Used a carpenter hand saw this afternoon and cut up a .25"X32"X32" sheet of lead and some lead pipe I bought at the local scrap yard (90 cents a pound but doubt if it will get any cheaper) came up with 71 pounds in pieces I can melt down into ingots. I have more to do but it's a start, cutting...
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    Preparation H

    Will Preparation H used on patches shrink group size.
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    Bear oil

    Anyone have a lot of experience using bear oil as a patch lube, I'm wondering about thoughts on accuracy, fowling and it it is more or less prone to combust as compared to others. I really hate the thought of patches smoldering in the dry leaves. Really not interested in modern type lubes...
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    Jumping on things when available.

    I ran through a somewhat local Fleet Farm store and found German Dynamit Nobal #11 caps for $4.95 per tin (100 per tin) so I grabbed 8 tins of them. Not really into caplocks but I have 5 of them so. Feeling pretty good about being able to shoot this spring we then stopped at a recycling...
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    Armsport Kentuckian.

    While wondering through pawn shops a few months ago I spied a little rifle leaned in a corner behind the counter, looked pretty much like the old Thompson Center Seneca's so I asked to take a look. The gun is a Italian made Armsport Kentuckian half stock .50 with a very light 13/16" 30"...
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    Removing hammer from side plate.

    Son-in-law brought home a nice old Traditions Pennsylvania rifle but the hammer (cock) is slightly misaligned. I ordered him a extra hammer just in case Or I will heat and bend the existing hammer. Anyway for the life of me I can't remember if one can simply remove the hammer without...
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    Hawk handles

    Doe s anyone know of any 18th century grooving or carving on hawk handles to make them less slippery when wet.
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    Patchbox use

    Outside of a extra flint or nipple, I finally found a use for patchboxes. there is getting to be a growing amount of muzzleloaders in the family so I started making little round circles of thin white cardboard ( the book marks in between rows of tea bags ) and righting down favored pet loads of...
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