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  1. John Spartan

    New aftermarket stock for Pedersoli Jaeger?

    Good morning all. Let me preface this with a own 6 Perdersoli muzzleloaders and 99% of them are perfect in fit, finish, and material but… My last purchase was a Pedersoli Jaeger kit. Zero complaints about the metal and stock fit my (maybe minor) issue is the stock itself. No problem with the...
  2. John Spartan

    CLOSED Jaeger ramrod wanted.

    Finishing up on a Pedersoli Jaeger kit. Fine rifle no problems but, in a attempt to get proactive: Kit came with a fine looking wooden (hickory?) ramrod that is 27.5” long with the usual brass tips however I have heard of them breaking on people during use. Did the usual internet search and came...
  3. John Spartan

    CLOSED Jaeger sling.

    Loop top and button bottom. Did a look around the electronic world and the only one I could find is from GG Goodwin. Sure its top quality like the rest of his slings but I never know if he is still in business based on communication? Any makers or sellers here?
  4. John Spartan

    How do you clean your rifled barrel?

    As above. Veteran of cleaning smoothbores (warm water and soap, Ballistol, Hoppes, jag, patches) but now have a .54 cal rifled kit inbound. How do you ensure there is no corrosive powder residue left in the rifling? With the smoothbore, even after the warm water and soap flush, the first...
  5. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Jaeger kit: Any tips?

    Finished my Brown Bess kit a couple weeks ago and, with winter approaching, decided to get my last gun (ever!) on my list: a Pedersoli Jaeger in kit form. When I did the Bess kit I found a thread here by david_person (on making the Bess more historical looking) to be invaluable. Any tips for...
  6. John Spartan

    Pedersoli Jaeger or (future?) Baker?

    Looking to make my (almost certainly last) flintlock purchase. Have plenty of smoothbores and want to get something rifled with a expectation of accuracy. Was waiting for the (mythical?) up and coming Pedersoli Baker and also looked at the Baker kits from TRS. Then started looking at the...
  7. John Spartan

    Lubed patches and powder fouling?

    Sorry for the stupid question but I did try a forum search but with “roundball”, “patches”, and “lube”, I get a avalanche of results. Been shooting undersized ball (military paper cartridges) since the start and want to try PRB to see how accurate I can be. Bought some ball in the size...
  8. John Spartan

    Leading in a smoothbore…bore.

    With certain guns, certain calibers, and certainly certain bullet types, a concern is the build-up of lead in barrels. Products and tools are dedicated to its removal. Notice I’ve never seen this being mentioned as a problem with smoothbores shooting big hunks of soft lead down the tube. Is this...
  9. John Spartan

    How to “harden” leather?

    And I know little about leather so forgive me if this is a stupid question. Acquired some leather for free that is quite soft and supple I think, by feel, by the use of oil…? Have some flintlock related projects I’d like to try with it but a stiffer leather would be nicer. Doesn't have to shave...
  10. John Spartan

    BLO rambling and thanks to Loyalist Dave…

    Done a lot of stocks over the years with straight BLO per “all the books and knowledge” putting it on and using whatever dry and wipe time is on the label. My latest stock (which started as bare wood) I’ve done exclusively with a trick learned here (from Loyalist Dave) is mixing BLO with...
  11. John Spartan

    Citristrip and wood stocks…

    Per multiple recommendations here I finally tried Citristrip (twice) on a musket stock in a attempt to remove BLO. Dunno if it really worked well (already used another stripper brand twice, scrapped, sanded, solvents, etc) but after a scraping each time I think I am finally at bare wood...
  12. John Spartan

    Tighter the better for PRB?

    After a couple years of shooting military paper cartridges I am curious how accurate I can be with smoothbores(!) using patched round ball so I bought some ball at the manufacturer recommended size for PRB who even includes a recommended patch thickness. I’m sure there must be a dozen...
  13. John Spartan

    Video channels for muzzleloading?

    Just discovered another black powder “video channel” - to go along with BP Maniac, Duellist1954, and one other I forget the name of - called Folk Firearm Collective. Any others I am missing? And they certainly don’t have to be on YT.
  14. John Spartan

    Veteran Arms…shipping refund?

    Have placed two orders with Veteran Arms in the past weeks on recommendation here. First order: Bayonet, scabbard, and frog. Comes promptly but I was charged $26 shipping. Came in one box. Now their website says shipping cost is per item and if items can fit in one box excess shipping will be...
  15. John Spartan

    Anyone have a TRS Baker flintlock rifle?

    All this Baker talk around here lately has me fired up. Planning on getting a Baker as the “last gun I’ll ever buy.” The question is which one - not that there are (surprisingly) a lot of Baker manufacturers. The only ones I am aware of are Indian imports (smoothbore), Pedersoli (tentatively...
  16. John Spartan

    Original Brown Bess. Nice pics.

    But if you want to get any closer you’ll need to save your lunch money. Anyway supposedly an untouched, unmodified original Long Land. Posted for the close-up pictures of it...
  17. John Spartan

    Polishing metal…the final step?

    0000 steel wool or 1500 grit emery?
  18. John Spartan

    Refinishing a finished gun stock…

    Own multiple Pedersoli’s where I have removed (stripped) the factory polyurethane finish and re-did them in BLO. Very happy with the results. All Pedersoli wood is walnut but not all walnut is the same. Probably several factors in this but one common element with my Perdersoli’s is the longer...
  19. John Spartan

    Brass work on Pedersoli Brown Bess kit…

    As above. Picked up a Pedersoli Brown Bess kit and it will need much work - especially the stock which, while inletted, is incredibly rough. This is cool though. I like working with wood and this will give me a chance to fix a couple of historical inaccuracies and finish it how I like. However…...
  20. John Spartan

    “Armory Bright” metal finishes…

    Own several muzzleloaders with Armory Bright finishes on the barrels. Seems I have always lived in a humid environment and have been around for some decades but I’m no metal expert of metallurgist. Why doesn’t the barrel or “bright metal” on a muzzleloader rust easily? Or will it if given half...
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