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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    I have a hunt this weekend with lots of snow in the forecast. This will be my first time hunting with a muzzleloader and it's a flinter. Unfortunately, I didn't think about a cows knee until yesterday. I know almost nothing of leather and had none on hand but a frozen deer hide in th freezer...
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    I made a rifle

    Hi All, I built a rifle. It is done, with the exception of the engraving. It will take me a long time to learn that and I'll get it added eventually, so I'm calling this rifle ready to start getting beat up. It started as a Jim Beckwourth rifle, and then became something inspired by the...
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    Who makes this BP

    I found this website, Blending & Mull, who have this American Black Powder. Any idea who makes it? https://store.beldingandmull.com/black-powder/black-powder-990/2ff-4683238
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    Permalyn sealer - whitefish look on end grain

    I stained my stock, and applied the sealing coats of permalyn sealer. It has been 24 hours since the last coat, and I put on the first thin coat this evening. Before putting on the coat this evening, a few areas of end grain seemed to have a white-ish look to them instead of the darker color of...
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    Straight to 320 grit after filing wood?

    I'm ready to sand and whisker my stock. I used 2nd cut or kind of medium single cut files to do the final shaping on my stock and the surfaces were very smooth. There's not really any visible tool marks from rasps, etc Started sanding lightly with 180 grit and it was leaving really noticeable...
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    Getting anxious about finishing build

    Do you guys ever get antsy and anxious about finishing a rifle so you can shoot it? Mine is 1+year in and I'm working on the patchbox. It's my first ML and of course first build. From a plank. It's been a long journey. I've slowed down over the last 4 months due to life. I can't see being...
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    Muzzleloader biathlon

    Do biathlons using a muzzleloader exist? They should.
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    Laurel Mountain Forge stain application method

    Let me preface this with the fact that Ive never stained wood. I've always paintednit. I'm going to stain my stock LMF Lancaster Maple. I will very likely stain with a mixture of gilsonite dissolved in turpentine first. Maple stain on top. Below is a picture of my scrap stock wood. Sanded to...
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    Early 18th century jerked meat

    Hi all. I wish I had a recipe to share! I have a question to ask. I've been reading a lot of early 18th century accounts of fur trappers and explorers. They often mention that when they kill a buff, elk, etc they jerk the meat. In that time period, what would jerked meat entail? Would this...
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    Any BP sellers in southern Illinois area?

    I'll be heading back home in November for deer firearm opener. My family farm is in Marion county. I was considering getting a tag and taking my muzzleloader. But, I'm not going to ship a pound of powder. Does anyone know of any stores within a couple hours of there (Salem, Illinois) that...
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    Slotted vs non slotted vent liner

    I did a search but haven't found much regarding my specific question. I have the parts to install a slotted vent liner, thinking I will want to eventually also be able to unscrew that and put in a drum for a caplock. But, I'm not sure if I'll actually do that so I was thinking I might just get...
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    MBS patchbox kit

    Does anyone know if the MBS patchbox kits come curved or flat? I was planning on ordering some supplies before going on vacation and the MBS owner is on vacation now, so he can't answer my question.
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    How bad does this look

    My lock bolt head is 1/8-3/16" high. I'm just doing a single bolt and a washer style escutcheon for it. I'm wondering if that is going to look bad enough that I need to fill all the holes and drill again. Filling the hole in my locker plate will be quite the task.
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    Lock plate bolster question

    Found my answer
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    My drill press is junk

    I bought a used harbor freight drill press (a very small one) awhile ago because I've needed one for some time and figured I especially need one for building a rifle. Well, I'm nearly to the point of drill pine holes and tang/lock holes and found that this press is a piece o junk. When...
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    Bent lock plate

    I am inletting my lock plate (chambers late ketland) and am maybe 0.005 from the bolster making contact with the barrel near the fence. There's about 0.009 to go at the front of the bolster. As I've been inletting it, it has seemed like the tail if the lock plate has been higher in the wood...
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    Tips for building quickly/efficiently?

    Hi all, I've been working on my first muzzleloader since middle of February. It's from a blank and the only power tool I've used so far is a drill for the RR hole. I've done all the work; didn't send it out for barrel channel or RR channel. I'm currently nearly done inletting the lock plate...
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    Polishing flintlock pan

    I'm working over my new chambers late ketland before starting to inlet it. I'm at the point of doing the pan and since it's such an awkward and small shape, what's the best techniques to use to remove the as cast finish and polish it while maintaining the crisp edges of the pan? I have some...
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    Ramrod drift, minimum thickness of lower web

    Hi all, I just drilled my ramrod hole and I either didn't have my channel exactly lined up right or I had a little bit of drift, and the hole ended up drifting down toward the belly of the stock. I drilled a hole in the barrel channel near the breach and then part way between the breach and the...
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    Ramrod fit and retention

    This is an extremely novice question but I haven't been able to find an answer. For a fullstock long rifle, what keep the ramrod from falling out when you too the muzzle down? If it is interference fit between the pipes and rod, wouldn't that get the rod stuck when the wood swells in more...
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