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    Deer season kicking off in Oregon

    This weekend opens general modern rifle deer season in Oregon.Since I'm more about the hunt than the kill, I prefer to hunt all season with a traditional MZ. My last deer was with my 62 smoothbore. This year, I'll hunt with a GPR caplock in 54 cal. Roundball for sure :wink: Same gun for Elk...
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    Drum for Douglas Barrel

    I recently bought a 54 Cal ML with a GR Douglas 54 cal barrel. When shooting it the other day,the clean out screw popped out. (Spewed like a roman candle) LOL! Looks like the threads are toast. Anyone know,the thread size of drum I need to order for that barrel? I even thought about welding a...
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    Info on drop trigger pistol

    A friend recently traded for a pistol, and doesn't have a clue who made it and when it was made. It has a lot of engraving and looks to be extremely well made.The only number on it is a 3 stamped under the barrel.The trigger drops into the firing position when it's cocked. It is a caplock.It...
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    45 Cal. Miroku

    I just purchased a 45 cal. Japanese made Miroku at a garage sale. Couldn't pass it up. 65.00 and it had about75.00 worth of stuff with it.Nice powder horn,Lee double cavity mold,CO2 discharge kit, and about 300 RB's.Plus other things.Only problem with the rifle is a broken hammer.Any ideas about...
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    Nipple for Douglas Barrel

    My son recently bought a 54 cal.caplock with a Douglas Barrel.Since he works such long hrs. he never seems to find time to shoot, so he wanted me to test fire it for him.I took it to the range today and fired it with several loads and patch combo's with pretty good results. One problem I found...
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    Neat Knife

    Ran into this knife for sale, while surfing the net.Great looking flint knife.
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    Making Caps

    Is anyone on the forum making their own percussion caps, with the Forester Tap O Cap, and toy pistol caps? If so, how reliable are they?
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    Unsual Horn Cap

    Here are two pics of a horn my friend CW is making. The cap is made from a Moose antler base, and the carving was done by a friend of ours.
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    The Rut

    Get out your smokepole's boys, the Bucks are out chasin & fightin in southern Oreegun! Just saw three in my front yard a few min. ago, and one of them was a big-un.Looked like a 4x4 Blacktail, and two others a tad smaller. I swear! my pet yard doe, had a smile on her face from ear to ear...
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    Smoothbore Blacktail Buck

    Got to try the drop-in 62 GM smoothbore out today on an Oregon Blacktail buck.That big ball sure does a number on them. :grin: Broadside shot at about 45 yards, just behind the shoulder and about 10 yards later he was down. Only one day left for elk, and I sure would like to get a shot at one...
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    Over Powder Wads

    I went to the local sporting goods store (the woods). Found a good supply of over powder wad material. The price was right!and now I'm set for the hunting season :grin: Actually my friend (Rebel)on the forum found it, and took his time checking it out before breaking it off the limb. He was in...
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    Today I made fire

    I'm 66 years old, and today for the first time in my life, I made fire without matches or other modern fire starters. I had made some char cloth last week and found a good chunk of flint, and a broken piece of file. I used TOW for tender, and "BINGO" After about three or four strikes of the...
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    Smoothbore practice

    Took the T/C Hawken, with GM 62 smoothie out yesterday to do some off hand shooting. The Grandson wanted to tag along and plink some with his 22. After I finished, he placed some empty shotgun shells on a log to shoot, and was doing pretty good, when I told him I could take three off with one...
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    Lube Test One Week

    The photo's for week one test are not very good , but perhaps show some results. I'm sort of red faced after bragging on the wd40 for rust prevention, and calling olive oil bad as a preventative..Out of all the lubes used, wd40 failed the most. Since most of the rust was on the back side of the...
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    Another lube test

    I know this has been done many times before, and by people certainly more qualified than me, but I'm almost from Missouri :grin: and have got to be showed, so today I started my own backyard test's using some lubes mentioned on the forum and others. I like WD/40 and have had great results with...
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    Drop-ins for Lyman Rifles

    I don't currently own a GPR or Lyman trade rifle, but If I did and needed a drop in barrel for one, I think I'd check out (Mid South Shooters Supply) Prices ranging from 95.00 to 140.00......Sounds like some good deals.!I was thinking they usually sold for over 200.00??? LYMAN GREAT PLAINS...
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    Short starter & p measure

    I thought to conserve space in my hunting bag, I would make a short starter-powder measure combo. Has anyone else on the forum done this?
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    Powder Flask

    Ran across this neat powder flask surfing the WWW. Portable watches had only been around a few decades when this multi-function timepiece was built in southern Germany circa 1590. Consisting of a round powder flask made of rosewood with inlaid and engraved rosette-shaped ornaments of brass...
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    Jojoba Oil

    Anyone on the forum use pure Jojoba oil (pronounced Hohoba)as a patch lube and as a barrel lubricant after cleaning?I understand it's similar to Sperm Whale oil.(A liquid wax)
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    Hybrid patch lube

    I use to use T/C borebutter for patch lube, but I didn't like the way it hardened up in cold weather. I mostly use just olive oil now, but I like the smell of the BB, so I decided to try and mix the two.I used about 3/4 O oil to 1/4 BB.It mixed well to a golden colored liquid. I punched out...
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