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  1. DuncNZ

    Happy New Year

    It is now 12:01 here in the South Pacific so I am writing this in 2024 , some what in your future . I hope you have a happy , safe and successful 2024 . Here in New Zealand we are hoping for cheaper powder , more available caps , and that the new government will make the laws regarding the...
  2. DuncNZ

    Origional Whitworth Rifle Sold

    At a recent Militaria Auction here in New Zealand, an origional Whitworth rifle was sold for $4600 US . These rifles were used by the British army here in New Zealand in the 1840's . This is the catalogue description and is all I know about the rifle . .45 caliber Whitworth Muzzle Loading...
  3. DuncNZ

    Removing Lead Oxide From Roundballs

    I have been given 20+ packets of Hornady swaged round balls made sometime last centaury . Nice present but the balls are covered in a off white substance I believe to be lead oxide . This covering makes the balls very hard and , with no give in them difficult to load . I also think they are...
  4. DuncNZ

    How Far Can You Make Successful Kill Shots ?.

    Very few shooters, and especially non target shooting hunters, are unable to put a bullet into a paper plate ( about the vital area of a deer ) at 75 yards when shooting off hand . To find out what I call your maximum personal point blank range . MPPR, for each position what you should do is...
  5. DuncNZ

    Useful Ideas

    Maybe this has been done before , I thought we could start a list of useful ideas .eg: I have glued a couple of magnets inside a compartment of my shooting box ( Fishing tackle box ) I take to the range . If I have to take a lock apart or remove any sort of screw I just drop it on the magnet and...
  6. DuncNZ

    Bent Lock Plate ?

    I have a trade gun lock which , when it is out of the stock will not stay cocked , it stays at half cock no problem but not full cock , some times it wont cock , sometimes it will , but goes off at the slightest bump . When the lock is set into the stock and the rear screw is tightened it will...
  7. DuncNZ

    How Long Do You Expect A Frizzen To Last ?

    We have had a lot of discussion on how long a flint will last or how many shots one should expect to get from a flint. My question is how many shots should I expect from a well hardened frizzen face before it needs to either be re hardened or re faced ? I do a lot of in house practice with...
  8. DuncNZ

    Just over one year .

    It is just over one year since I joined this merry band . I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience , gained a lot of knowledge , got back in touch with some old friends . All in all thanks for having me . Cheers Dunc
  9. DuncNZ

    Setting Triggers , before or after cocking ?

    Elzay , in his tale of successfully shooting a Speed Goat ,Successful Speed Goat Season! , mentioned he set his triggers then fully cocked his rifle . I have always cocked my rifles with set triggers then set the trigger , Have I been doing it wrong all these years or is there no set rule ?
  10. DuncNZ

    SIMILAR THREADS

    Congratulations to the Forum Administrators on introducing the Similar Threads section now found at the bottom of each page . This resurrects old threads and helps limit new discussions over and over on the same topic . Good Idea . :thumb:
  11. DuncNZ

    How far can You shoot ?

    There have been discussions on this forum about which load is needed to kill a deer at various distances . The real question should be " what is the maximum distance I can get a vital hit on a deer ?" The Kill zone on a deer varies in size with species . sex and age ( body size ) of the deer ...
  12. DuncNZ

    I got me a Cap Gun .

    A year ago I sold my Uberti Hawken and have sort of regretted it ever since , later on I found 16 tins of Remington no 11 caps which had hidden themselves in my workshop . I was unsure whether to sell them or not . Last week I got a call from a friend who was selling all his black powder rifles...
  13. DuncNZ

    SQUARE CUT OR ROUND BOTTOM RIFLING?

    I have 3 flintlock rifles with round bottom rifling , I have owned many others with square cut rifling . I never noticed any difference in accuracy but some in loading tight patched balls and in cleaning . Has any one done any research into the benefits or drawbacks in both types of rifling ?
  14. DuncNZ

    Change of name Cutfinger to DuncNZ

    Hi I have posted this here because there isn't a lot of need for members changing their name . I have changed from Cutfinger to DuncNZ .Why? Well there is a Cutfingers on this forum who was here before me, which caused some confusion . I called myself Cutfinger on the old MLML list and I...
  15. DuncNZ

    Parker Hale and other 2 piece Loading Rods

    There seem to be any number of folks on this Forum who shoot Parker Hale rifles , and other rifles , usually military type which have steel ram rods . I have not looked at every make but many which I have looked at , Parker Hale , Pedersoli etc have two piece ram rods , the jag is a separate...
  16. DuncNZ

    My Wheel lock firing

    Took less than .3 of a second
  17. DuncNZ

    Dutch Schoultz : A Mighty Tree Has Fallen In the Forest

    It is with regret that I inform you that Dutch Schoultz ,the well known and much liked and respected author of the book "Black Powder Rifle Accuracy", passed on the 8th of April 2022 . Dutch passed quietly and without pain at the age of 94 with his family at his side . His Daughter Lynn will...
  18. DuncNZ

    Age hardening lead ?

    I have a supply of swaged lead balls that are about 15 years old , they don't have any oxidizing but they are now hard to load and I have had to go to a thinner patch than I used when I purchased them . I have measured them and they are still .535 , so the only thing I can think of is they...
  19. DuncNZ

    Twangy Frizzen

    The frizzen spring on my 1770 Lancaster's L&R Classic lock makes a noise that I can only describe as a vibrating twang . It works perfectly , no problems there but I would like to get rid of the noise . Does any one have any idea of the cause and the remedy for this noise It is this one ps...
  20. DuncNZ

    The Thing About Flintlocks

    On this forum I have seen Flintlocks described as addictive , cool , neat, fun etc . They may be all of that or none of that . I like them because they are historic and were used in a significant part of World History . There were many different types of small arms ignition before the Flintlock...
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