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    made two new bag and horn sets

    made up a couple of new bags with horns. bags are 3 1/2oz cowhide,hand sewn with waxed linen thread,heavy brass buckles and hemp webbing straps. bag number two has a buffalo leather flap. both horns have oak plugs held in with copper nails and have violin peg stoppers,first horn had a couple...
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    need a fix

    I have a smoothbore barrel which has had the ventliner hole drilled out too large for even a 3/8 size ventliner. my question is can the hole be filled by welding some how and then redrilled.
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    made a few bags

    been sewing on a few bags lately,opinions and criticisms welcome. first one is an elk skin single bag with a hemp strap. the other two are both doudle bags made of waxed heavy wieght linen canvas. the darker one is lined with pillow ticking and i paired it up with my Jeff Bottiger horn,it will...
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    load chart

    didnt know where to put this so move if necassary. i thought we had a minimum-maximum load chart in the articles-charts-links thread,am i just not finding it.
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    finally made it out

    low 50's this morning,perfect squirrelin' weather. first hunt this year and the first hunt in a new patch of woods,i managed to bring three home with me.
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    a chili morning hunt

    been a while since i was out chasin' the bushytails. was a little nippy out this morning(35)and they werent movin' much,but managed to catch these two hunkered down on a limb.
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    thining the herd again

    made it out again this morning,four greys and two reds. lots of squirrels this fall. :grin:
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    a great morning

    60 degreese,a slite breeze out of the north and lots of sunshine. you could not ask for a better day to be in the woods. i walked in about two hundred yards and sat down under a huge shagbark hickory,about ten minutes later the first grey came down a small tree about twenty yards out and sat at...
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    mixed bag

    made it out for a little while this afternoon,managed to get two reds and two greys.
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    a few things i made this summer

    some double bags,first two are linen the rest are heavy cotton canvas three more double bags,all heavy linen a small barktanned leather belt pouch a small tobacco pouch two old kitchen knives i re-handled,made a neck sheath for the small one
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    non-boiled linseed oil

    i have several bottles of plain linseed oil,could this be used to make canvas oilcloth. i have made oilcloth with boiled linseed oil with good results,would there be any difference...thanks!
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    .390 ball wieght?

    how many gr's should a .390 roundball wiegh,i remember seeing a chart somewhere but cant remember where...thank!
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    Missouri... anyone?

    anyone from the "show me" state in here
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    stock wax

    dumb question time. is anyone here familiar with Birchwood/Casey's gun stock wax. is it supposed to be used for a final finish after the stain or is it to go over a clear coat,i'm not sure how to use it...thanks
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    squirrels and deer scouting

    come on now,surely i'm not the only one chasin' the busytails.perfect opprotunity to scout deer for the up-coming season,starts in mid november here in Missouri. seen a nice eight pointer and a spike down in the bottoms,lots of turkeys also,and dozens of squirrels.
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    hoppe's no. 9 plus

    for those of you that use it as a patch lube how do you use it in the field. sray bottle,loose pre-lubed patches. how long do you think it would last in the open,like pre-lubed patched balls in a ball board. does it evaporate quickly.
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    afternoon squirrel hunt

    made it out for a few hours yesterday afternoon. they weren't moving much but they were answering the disstres whistle,just had to do some stalking up on them.managed to get four.
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    a one squirrel morning

    well it cooled down enough to get out this morning.seen lots of squirrels but only had one good shot,still hard to see them with all the leaves on and they aint moving much,they sure are cuttin' the pecans and acorns though.supposed to be identical weather in the morning, so i think i'll try to...
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    unfired mountain rifle

    there is a local estate auctin this saturday,in it they have an unfired CVA .50caliber Mountain rifle with a USA made barrel.how much do you think this rifle would be worth.
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    new bag and horn for the .40cal

    dont shoot it as much as i should so i made this bag and horn for it,as insentive to take it out more. double bag made of goat skin,lined with ticking. horn does'nt have a lot of curve to it but i think it goes good with this bag.
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