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  1. BigD63

    where to find sabots and a musket nipple in Canada?

    Close, but no cigar, but you might contact these folks...54 cal sabots but .451-.452 bullet... https://macdonaldsportinggoods.com/collections/bullets-sabots/products/54cal-mmp-sabots-red 'Out of stock' but might be useful bookmarks for futur reference...
  2. BigD63

    Just getting started

    I'm fairly new to ML as well. I recently purchased a T/C Hawken .50 flintlock in near perfect condition for $400cdn + $50 shipping, Three years ago I bought a Browning JBMR .50 percussion. The seller included so many extras, the rifle cost me well under $200. If you are patient great deals on...
  3. BigD63

    Just when you think you've seen it all

    I think that is the second best point made here so far. It's second only to Dale's post about Kim Go Eun! ;-)
  4. BigD63

    Just when you think you've seen it all

    To each his own. I once knew a guy who had more than 50 motorcycles. He did not ride any of them. He looked upon them as works of art. That drove me nuts, but it was his money, his life. If I have a bike I don't ride, a guitar I don't play or a gun I don't shoot, it get's sold eventually. I do...
  5. BigD63

    Cabela's has #10 caps in stock

    That sucks
  6. BigD63

    Cabela's has #10 caps in stock

    Fatboyz...Rem #10 has same internal diameter as #11 rem + #11 cci...I think the Rem #10 might work as replacement for #11s (?)
  7. BigD63

    Cabela's has #10 caps in stock

    I just picked up 5 tins delivered to the Ottawa store. Thanks bat119 for the head's up!
  8. BigD63

    FOR SALE Antique percussion gun hardware and stock

    I saw this while surfing. I have no interest in it, and know nothing about it. But I thought that at $100cdn (approx $75usd) someone might know what it is and want it. Don't contact me with questions (i know nothing), but I do live near the seller. If I can aid in any transaction, just let me...
  9. BigD63

    Cabela's has #10 caps in stock

    Awesome. Thanks Bat, just ordered 5 tins.
  10. BigD63

    Kibler contacted me!

    I presume you are proud of your rifle and the photo. You have good reason to be. Late last century, I took some motorcycle photos at Daytona and posted them on an online forum. I spotted one of them a couple years ago because someone had grabbed it and copyrighted it. Ask for a photo credit...
  11. BigD63

    Winter Shooting

    In my 20s and early 30s I worked around Hudson Bay and Baffin Island. I would frequently shoot unmentionables in any temperature, frequently around -40. Now if it's below freezing, the guns are sitting snug in the safe. Some might say I've grown weak, I'd say I've grown. Merry Christmas to...
  12. BigD63

    SOLD Price Increase: Camp or Belt Knife now with Sheath

    But does it slice turkey? Inquiring minds want to know!!!
  13. BigD63

    Thoughts On Smooth Rifles

    I recently posted this question/thread in the smoothbore forum and received many great answers... Why a smoothbore? It might be of interest to you...https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/why-a-smoothbore.154663/
  14. BigD63

    No longer a virgin!

    Thanks Jackpine...I thought yesterday that we could say 'welcome to the spark side!'
  15. BigD63

    No longer a virgin!

    Just one Flash-Boom was all it took! What suprised me most, besides the accuracy, was how little the flash distracted me. Before each shot there was a slight tension as to whether I properly performed the required tasks that would allow the flint to spark against the frizzen, thus igniting the...
  16. BigD63

    Is Schuetzen 4f particularly nasty?

    I used Schuetzen 4f (as well as my flintlock) for the first time yesterday . After 10 shots, a small amount of fine, light grey powder remained in/around the pan...a light brushing took care of it. No scubbing or scrapping required. I'm a newbie so I have nothing to compare it to.
  17. BigD63

    No longer a virgin!

    I finally took my T/C .50 Hawken flintlock all the way! I feel like a man now! I was needlessly apprehensive about the pan flash...I hardly noticed it! I loaded 70gr of 2f (schuetzen) with a .495 ball and .015 lubed patch. Rifle was primed with 4f. I took five standing shots at a 8in plate at...
  18. BigD63

    Why a smoothbore?

    NorthFork The 'lower depths' of Dante's Inferno is where all the cool kids hang out! I think I will likely end up with a smoothbore after learning the ropes with my recently purchased flintlock (I'm taking it out tomorrow for the first time). The versatility is simply too appealing. The way...
  19. BigD63

    Pietta Loading Data

    I ordered a Pietta 1862 .36 in June. It arrives tomorrow! So that means my knowledge is purely theoretical (large grain of salt required). I found Pietta loading information here (page 19)... https://taylorsfirearms.com/media/site/pietta_black_powder_manual.pdf They suggest 9-12gr of 3f for a...
  20. BigD63

    Two virgins at the range!

    flconch...that wouldn't go over well with the neighbours. Great idea though.
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