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  1. Shadowalker164

    Crocodile belt, flint wallet and ball bag.

    I got my hands on a smallish 4/5 foot Viet Nam fresh water Crocodile hide. I used the bulk of the hide on a hunters belt. The belt started out a 3” wide cow hide belt. I cut it down to 2.5” wide. I then glued the outside face of the belt with 3.5” wide Crocodile, using the extra width to wrap...
  2. Shadowalker164

    50cal versus 50cal

    When I go to the range, people will ask me about my flint lock. When I tell them it is a 50 caliber rifle, their eyes pop! All those black gun shooters imagine a 50 cal cartridge. I show them a 49 cal ball, and they settle down. I thought I might show the vast difference between the two. I...
  3. Shadowalker164

    To you builders who practice the art of engraving.

    I have purchased this book and tools in the hopes of engraving the patch box on my Kentucky long rifle. Did you find the learning curve difficult? What were your experiences trying to master this art?
  4. Shadowalker164

    Unloaded muzzleloader at the range?

    The range I shoot at has process when the range gos cold. All receivers open and a bright red plastic flag like device threaded through receiver to demonstrate an unloaded condition. As the only ML there, I have no idea what to do with the flag thing. As the RO walks the line, they just shake...
  5. Shadowalker164

    Why does smokeless powder peel open a muzzleloader like a banana?

    I crossed paths with a video on this forum, can’t remember where, that demonstrated what happens with smokeless powder. Scary! It blew up every ML it was loaded in! I thought it was a bit of an over charge at 150 grains, but with BP I think the barrels would have survived? Is the issue the metal...
  6. Shadowalker164

    Two virgins at the range!

    My first trip to the range with my Kibler Colonial. I have never discharged a flintlock before, and my Kibler long rifle is brand new! She is 50 cal with a one in 70 twist. I used a 0.49 ball and 0.015 prelubed patch. 60 grains of black powder with open iron sights. I also used a bench rest on...
  7. Shadowalker164

    First attempt at a horn

    A kit project: a raw and funky smelling (my wife’s opinion) buffalo horn, spout, cord, blank base and base plug. I have never done a buffalo horn before, or any other kind of horn, but I could see unlike cow horn the buffalo horn was rough! Deep long straight cracks running base to tip. I could...
  8. Shadowalker164

    First attempt at a horn

    A kit project: a raw and funky smelling (my wife’s opinion) buffalo horn, spout, cord, blank base and base plug. I have never done a buffalo horn before, or any other kind of horn, but I could see unlike cow horn the buffalo horn was rough! Deep long straight cracks running base to tip. I could...
  9. Shadowalker164

    Shooting all by one’s lonesome

    I am new to muzzleloading, and enjoying it very much! And like the newbie I am, I walked into an indoor range with my smoke pole. Big mistake! They looked at me like I was nuts, and promptly showed me the door. I located one of only two outdoor ranges, and taught myself how to charge and...
  10. Shadowalker164

    Kibler Colonial mostly finished

    Making progress My Kibler Colonial as she stands. My apologies to Jacob Dickert, William Antes, Peter Ginger, William Turkey and Jacob Ferree for my outright theft-abuse of their work! Someone on this forum wisely told me to do my research. I acquired the books Rifles of Colonial America by...
  11. Shadowalker164

    Kibler Colonial build

    Still very much a work in process Dry fitting everythingFile and sand all brass/ wood mating surfaces for smooth runout. Filed the far tip end of the tang to mate smoothly with the stocks waist, also bucked the tang screw down flush with the tang. That gives me a clean smooth runout from the...
  12. Shadowalker164

    Good news and BAD news!

    My Kibler Colonial arrives on Tuesday, Yea! Ian arrives on Wednesday! Not so good! Looks like it will kick a** and take names all over west Florida. To any other of you guys in harms way, good luck next week!
  13. Shadowalker164

    Hunter’s Star location?

    I am building a right hand flintlock, but I shoot long guns left handed. I want to put a silver Hunters star on the stock. After some research, it seems the cheek rest is the desired location. My question: is that so the hunters cheek is touching the star for luck? Or is it just conventional...
  14. Shadowalker164

    WANTED Custom soft leather gun case wanted

    I am looking for a soft leather rifle case. The rifle is a Kibler Colonial. 60” long, maybe 61” I am looking for something, my mind is open, but that it would be 1750-1780 correct. My persona “The Landed Local Gentry” who never misses the town turkey shoot. I would like to carry the rifle with...
  15. Shadowalker164

    Controlling color and shade on fancy maple

    Posted this in flintlocks and thought here might be better I have Jim Kibler’s Colonial 50 cal with his extra fancy maple for the stock on order. I have seen beautiful examples of this stock finished using Tannic acid and iron nitrite gun stock stain. All are beautiful buy some are quite dark...
  16. Shadowalker164

    Setting color and shade on an Extra Fancy maple stock

    I have Jim Kibler’s Colonial 50 cal with his extra fancy maple for the stock on order. I have seen beautiful examples of this stock finished using Tannic acid and iron nitrite gun stock stain. All are beautiful buy some are quite dark. I am interested in something a bit lighter. Has anyone ever...
  17. Shadowalker164

    Too many dumb questions for one post!

    I read threads of guys talking gun shop, and sometimes I find myself lost. I clipped a few that throwd me… Mostly I’m swimming in water over my head here, but these stuck out “This results in a slight difference in the length of pull, which is 13-3/4" for the 1841 and 13-1/2" for the...
  18. Shadowalker164

    Tungsten or depleted uranium balls

    I am not suggesting them, but they might tip the scales at maybe 400 grains for a 50 cal ball. Just wondering
  19. Shadowalker164

    Any of you guys ever use one of these?

    I haven’t tried it yet, still waiting for the bruising to clear up. It feels good in place, and it might ease that bracing I do for the kick that ain’t helping my groups
  20. Shadowalker164

    One guys misfires at keeping brass bright

    I like to keep my brass well polished. Harder said than done. Then I hade an idea. After polishing all the brass on a Kentucky long, I thought, What if I could varnish it all. I used Grumbacher gloss oil paint varnish. It actually looked sorta OK. It laid out smooth and flat with no color tint...
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