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  1. Jungle Dave

    Military heritage brown bess

    All of this is making me want a Bess, I've never had one. I don't care for the straight stock on the Charlie with its cut-out, thinking a Bess might be better for a good cheek-hold. But maybe I'm wrong, I've never even held a Bess. It's that, or a smooth-Baker. Pretty sure the Baker will win for...
  2. Jungle Dave

    Plastic wads/shot cups

    The only thing steel shot is good for is children's bb guns.
  3. Jungle Dave

    Advice needed on making homemade shotgun cards

    While I use Circle Fly fiber wads in my Victorian unmentionables to build the column in the shell, I use the V.M. Starr method in my percussion SxS's. I've never used or owned a pedersoli, for many reasons I won't say here, but I hear the chokes can be a pain. For the percussions in 12-bore, I...
  4. Jungle Dave

    Dial Calipers

    Mine was made in Switzerland, but I'll never know by who. Going on more than 30 years with them now. It's like a part of me. I actually wanted to look for new, and did, but am so scared of anything new giving me a hard time, especially with the guns I do. I trust these, and if I got new I would...
  5. Jungle Dave

    Myths of the Blunderbuss

    Nice work! These Spanish busses remind me of more than one old treasure tale, but the one that sticks out is the cave with the 'iron door' somewhere out West, can't remember if Arizona or Utah, but there was supposedly a kid that detailed finding a Spanish blunderbuss at the door. I've often...
  6. Jungle Dave

    What makes a good patch knife?

    I like simple, and Old Hickory has always filled my needs, from processing game, cutting patches, chopping vegetables, and the list goes on....and the same for Tramontina machetes....
  7. Jungle Dave

    Myths of the Blunderbuss

    I guess I'll have to get one at some point. They are just something that have never been on the top of the list for me. It probably has something to do with its usefulness. Fun yes, I could blast all kinds of things to my heart's content, but as far as being truly useful, I don't know. But I'll...
  8. Jungle Dave

    Not very bright

    Preparing down here for 10 degrees and freezing rain and snow come Monday. Very rare. I'm gonna have to get out in it and shoot some just because of that and the experience, which in my 50 years has only presented itself very few times (count on one hand). Otherwise, I'll be sitting by the...
  9. Jungle Dave

    Military heritage brown bess

    The punch mark they put for the touch hole is one of the most aggravating things to me, and one of the most important, which I completely failed to mention last night, as I was in a half-asleep stupor. It aggravates me, because new shooters may not know any better, and they all too often drill...
  10. Jungle Dave

    Military heritage brown bess

    On the 77 Charleville I got from them, the breech plug threads ran past the touch hole, however, the breech plug itself has a cavity. Although it will work this way, I don't personally like it. I started with a 1/16", but you may find 5/64" to be more your liking on these. I've heard from others...
  11. Jungle Dave

    Potsdam smoothbore musket salvage

    Patience is often our greatest ally.
  12. Jungle Dave

    Impressed enough to build one

    This is the first time I've ever seen this design. It looks like Cooper had only one thing in mind when creating this. Simplicity. I often love simple things far more than anything that is complicated. A certain beauty in it. I'm really not so sure it would impede aim much, if the spring weight...
  13. Jungle Dave

    Round Balls Out Of A Bird Gun

    True. A long long time ago, I realized that 1200 to 1250fps is all that is needed with round ball, or conical for that matter, out of any large bore. Optimum speed for knockdown and penetration with the naturally wonderful sphere.
  14. Jungle Dave

    Lubes for side by sides

    I just use the V.M. Starr method.
  15. Jungle Dave

    why get a smoothbore?

    The elephant gun I'm building is a 4 balls to the pound smoothbore. Smoothbores are the path to versatility, less clutter, and peace of mind. Rifles are the path to endless boxes, all full of things one does not need. I like simple. Simple is having 32 bore sizes and some wee smaller ones to...
  16. Jungle Dave

    Dove shot size?

    I use 7.5's or 8's on doves, and for many years only 7.5, but now back to 8's a little this year, but that will probably go back to 7.5 by middle of season. I have a coffee can full of mixed 5's, 6's, 7.5's and 8's as well for those times I just can't decide. For ducks I used to use 4's until...
  17. Jungle Dave

    Building 4 Bore Rifle #2

    Yup, they do indeed. The older muzzleloading single 4's have a wicked tendency bred into them. Selous did not claim to have permanent damage from them just to be blowing hot air.
  18. Jungle Dave

    Leather dye for stock staining ?

    I've been using Fiebing's for years and will never change.
  19. Jungle Dave

    Building 4 Bore Rifle #2

    Now we're talkin'....
  20. Jungle Dave

    Bag molds

    While not exactly 'bag molds' in the form most know, except one, they work good for my bore guns, 12-bore and up. But when dealing with these, you're not exactly casting more than a handful, so it's not an issue. For smaller guns, I prefer the Lee's because they heat up quick. If all I had was a...
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