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  1. Many Klatch

    Spit patching while wearing a mask

    All I've ever used for patching my muzzleloaders is a spit patch, cut off at the muzzle. Went to a small shoot yesterday and found that spit patches and masks don't mix. So obviously I'm going to have to make some changes. (I hate change, that's why I shoot a flintlock :ghostly:) Anyway, I'm...
  2. Many Klatch

    Pedersoli LePage ball size

    I have a Flint Pedersoli LePage. Great shooting gun, sparks like a 4th of July fireworks. The gun is way more accurate than I am. However, I am getting tired of having to beat the recommended .435 ball down the barrel along with a .010 patch. I really don't want to start having to use a...
  3. Many Klatch

    Ballistol as a Lubricant

    I have used Ballistol on a casual basis for the last 40 years. Never had any big problems with it. On Saturday I was given an old Siler lock to make work. The owner has been using Ballistol as the only lubricant. The lock was on full cock and could not be made to fire. It was totally gummed...
  4. Many Klatch

    Centennial Colt

    I had a table at a Trade Fair this weekend. The table next to me had lots of knives and pouches and horns. They also had an 1860 Colt at a low price, they priced it based on the sticker on the box from the 1960's. Things were slow so I picked it up and looked more closely. The top of the...
  5. Many Klatch

    Unmentionable guns

    I wrote a letter to the editor of the NMLRA Muzzleblasts that got published. Since there area a few people here that aren't NMLRA members I thought I might drop in some of those thoughts here. I am not against the more modern muzzleloaders. I do take exception to how they are loaded. Most of...
  6. Many Klatch

    Collectors vs Shooters

    Spent the weekend at the Contemporary Longrifle Association (CLA)show in Lexington this weekend. Had a chance to look at thousands of really nice top end rifles, pistols and smoothbores along with all the top end accoutrements. Didn't buy anything. I realized that I really don't care about...
  7. Many Klatch

    Sighting in suggestions?

    Back in 1986 a bunch of us realized that smoothbores shot best with a long heavy barrel. So I ordered a 48" octagon to round smoothbore barrel. It was 20 ga ID and 16 ga OD. Made a really accurate smoothbore that weighed in at 16 pounds. Fast forward to last year. It wasn't much fun holding...
  8. Many Klatch

    No Ring

    I recently found a 1983 Euroarms Rogers and Spencer that had never been fired. I took it to the range and ran a few cylinder loads through it. The .454 roundballs that I was using were big enough to fit snugly in the chamber but not big enough to leave a ring of lead while loading. During...
  9. Many Klatch

    Rogers and Spencer

    I just picked up a never been shot Euroarms Rogers and Spencer 44 caliber pistol. I don't know anything about it but it fits my hands a lot better than my 1858 Remingtons do. Where is the best place to get information and parts. My next step is to slug the bore and try and figure out what...
  10. Many Klatch

    Compressing powder when loading

    First I need to slip over the boarder just a bit to blackpowder cartridge loading. When loading for accuracy the powder is trickled down a 24" long drop tube and then is compressed with the loading press. Some loaders use a LOT of pressure on their powder for better ignition. I have seen a...
  11. Many Klatch

    French military pistol load

    A buddy showed up at the range with two French Model 1822 horse pistols. They had been converted to caplock apparently by the armory. The barrels were rifled. We didn't have the correct size roundball but a .60 ball and a thick cleaning patch fit snugly. We started off with 25 grains of 3F...
  12. Many Klatch

    Weird or Fun Targets

    On another topic the question was asked about shooting targets using a mirror. I think that one was pretty well shot down. However, it might be a good idea to list fun targets that are safe. I'll start off with a few. 1) Get a Schedule 40 steel 90 degree elbow. Weld a flange on it so it...
  13. Many Klatch

    Dieseling

    I didn't want to drop this subject into the Remnant Embers thread in the Flintlock Rifle section. If you haven't seen it you should go look. There are a lot of good safety ideas. Anyway. This happened to a friend of mine at Friendship a couple of years ago. I was shooting at another station...
  14. Many Klatch

    Russ Hamm Depleted Uranium Frizzen

    I can't remember who it was on this forum that said that they had a smokepole with a Russ Hamm lock, but he was from Australia. Anyway I was at a shoot this weekend and we were talking about locks and one of the shooters told me that 30 years ago Russ Hamm had made a number of locks with a...
  15. Many Klatch

    Funky Powder

    I was at a range yesterday with a bunch of friends shooting muzzleloaders. We had a couple of new guys with us and we were all having a good time. One of the guys had a nice custom made .32 caplock that should have been a real shooter. The problem was that the gun would NOT go off. With two...
  16. Many Klatch

    Raid at Martin's Station

    I know it isn't a shooting event, but there will be the smell of blackpowder from all the blank charges. Anybody else going?
  17. Many Klatch

    Cheap touch hole picks

    I learned something this weekend. Those little flags that they stick in the ground to mark utilities? They are just a tad under 1/16" thick. Pull up a couple (after the digging is done)and you have a lifetime supply of touch hole picks.
  18. Many Klatch

    Ballistol and Bronze Chemical question

    I went shooting yesterday and cleaned my rifle when I got home. I cleaned using warm water and Spic and Span like I always do, then decided to finish off with combination of cotton patch under a wad of bronze wool both soaked in Ballistol. I mix the Ballistol 1 part to 10 parts water. I got...
  19. Many Klatch

    Cast Iron Pot

    Found this pot and matching lid at an antique store this weekend. Due to the shape of the ears and the pontil mark, I think it must be pretty old. Any ideas as to age?
  20. Many Klatch

    Flash Pan Safety

    Just thought I ought to toss in this observation about loaded guns with empty flash pans. A few years ago my club did a test to see how often a flinter would go off when the hammer was dropped on an empty pan. 10 of us put blank charges down our barrels. We pulled the frizzen closed, went to...
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