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  1. jan_buchwald

    Historical question regarding combat with muzzleloading rifles

    Just got the book: "Johann Ewald, Jäger Commander", by James R Mc Intyre (ISBN 978-1-94849-606-3) . Officer in a Hessian Jäger corps. Fought on the British side alongside Hessian grenadiers. The Jägers were armed with rifles, and highly professional.
  2. jan_buchwald

    To .50 or to .54 !?

    "Kentucky rifles" were made of german immigrants, in style with the german jaeger, which were short barreled heavy caliber
  3. jan_buchwald

    arbor

    Have seen someone installing a screw from the end of the axel
  4. jan_buchwald

    Show me your flintlock pistol!

    .75 cal Simmons
  5. jan_buchwald

    London Navy blew nipple

    Thank you, but I believe that's a musket nipple
  6. jan_buchwald

    Italian Made Guns

    After all, remember, the italiens built Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, De Tomaso and Bugatti😃
  7. jan_buchwald

    London Navy blew nipple

    My original London Navy blew a nipple the other day. I has been a problem, getting pistons long enough, so I put a ring under, dont know if that's the reason. I forund the nipple, and could not see any damage on whether the nipple or the cylinder. I screwed it back in, and tightened it with a...
  8. jan_buchwald

    Ball Creep

    Thick (very thick) solution of soap flakes
  9. jan_buchwald

    Crisco for Round Ball?

    Sure it is not because of caps falling of. I use cows utter, contains 30% water
  10. jan_buchwald

    Flints keep shattering

    The flint shall hit the frizzen in the right angle, scrabing, not banging
  11. jan_buchwald

    replacing lock on Pedersoli Kentucky

    I have had parts sent from Pedersoli or you can try https://www.vtigunparts.com/store/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=58&cat=Pedersoli+Locks
  12. jan_buchwald

    Military Style Jaeger Flintlock - What Age, What Country?

    Rifling style and twist looks like the danish Army Jaeger 1790 - 1800, rate of twist, 1 in 24". Stock is not. They shoot actremely well.
  13. jan_buchwald

    Email - Slier Locks

    Thank you
  14. jan_buchwald

    Email - Slier Locks

    Is it possible to reach Siler Locks by email. Anyone got the address
  15. jan_buchwald

    Uberti army accuracy

    Sounds interesting, could you please spell it to me. And, thanks to all the comments, as an answer to several:. I was not quite correct, the grouping was god, but it shot up and right. Distance was 25 meters, I shot from a rest. I have tried varios loads. My quistion is in fact, is there any way...
  16. jan_buchwald

    Uberti army accuracy

    Have had two Uberti 1860 army's, both shoot 3" high and 3" right, why or whats wrong? Are there anyway to correct this? The 3" high is ok, but!
  17. jan_buchwald

    1-48" or 1-66" twist T/C HAWKEN

    I am shooting a danish army jaeger m/1800, cal. 0,59, twist 1 in 24", dept of rifling 0,022" (round buttom) charge 85 grs 2F, thick patch (jeans), bullet only thump pressed in, been danish champ a couple of times (all right, we are not many flinters). But a charge of 100 grs makes it throw.
  18. jan_buchwald

    Greetings from Denmark

    Thank you for the warm welcome. Blackpowder shooting have been growing ower the last 30 some years, as we have pushed the authorities for better laws. In the beginning everything was almost forbitten, we only got started because of a "hole" in the law, nobody had thought people could be that...
  19. jan_buchwald

    Greetings from Denmark

    Hello, found this site on the search for a matchlock for a friend, have been shooting blackpowder for some 30 years. Latest years mostly flintlock rifles.
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