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  1. 50cal.cliff

    Bucket List Hunt

    I want to take my son and go out west to hunt elk with a traditional muzzleloader. Anyone got an idea where an old fart mught stand a chance at a bull elk. I know I have got to get into better shape but that is the least of my worries. I want to do this with my son before I kick the bucket. Just...
  2. 50cal.cliff

    This may sound stupid!

    This build I am about to start will be my first scratch! So this question has been in my mind for the past few days! When building a muzzleloader from scratch which determines the other. I am assuming and yes I know what that word means!! Assuming the barrel placement is going to dictate the...
  3. 50cal.cliff

    Questions about original Hawken Halfstocks

    So I am entertaining the idea of my next build being a .50 Hawken Halfstocks. As I am looking at the furniture I see it in brass and steel. I am thinking of using all steel furniture and browning like the rifle will be!! Here is a link to this supposedly Samuel Hawken origional, that sold for...
  4. 50cal.cliff

    Old guy found his way back!

    When this site got sold I was unable to get back on. Finally got disenchanted and gave up trying. Today I found my way back and even found my old avatar! Good to be back!! Now I got see how many of the old timers are still here!! Hello again from NW Florida! Cliff
  5. 50cal.cliff

    Questions about a breech plug on a Traditions

    Wow first let me say this the first time I have been on the forum in a very long time. So if I am the wrong place please moderators move the thread!! I have a traditions St. Louis Hawken 50 caliber cap lock. Somewhere in all the ancient posts is a post where I explained I had a dry ball, (what...
  6. 50cal.cliff

    I have been thru a time warp!

    So I have been trying to get back on this forum for about a month probably. I came back after a reboot and my screen name won't work, my password won't work. So after a bunch of tries I decided I was going to have to sign in as someone else. Nope my email is already being used and so was my...
  7. 50cal.cliff

    Leather nipple protector as safety

    Not sure this is the right place for this, so if not please move it to the right area! I am asking because I seem to remember this coming up before but so far I haven't been able to find it with the search feature. I have a friend and we are talking about doing some hunting this year and he...
  8. 50cal.cliff

    Throwing hawks

    Not getting what I am looking for from the search engine. So is this particular tomahawk something that could go for a Mountain Man! https://www.midwayusa.com/product/924170/cold-steel-frontier-tomahawk-3-1-4-blade-22-overall-length-hickory-handle It appears there cheaper than on Cold steels...
  9. 50cal.cliff

    How to do a stitched Rawhide wrap??

    Not sure if this should go here or accoutrements. So if this not the right place please move it to the right place. The tittle of the thread pretty much says it all!! What I am trying to figure out how to do is just like this pic from the net! OK I can't seem to copy the photo to the forum...
  10. 50cal.cliff

    Vinegaroon Dye

    OK, so I checked my vinegaroon yesterday and it has turned to rusty liquid. Even after stirring it is still a rusty color rather than black. I am assuming that means it needs to be fed some more iron? One other question when I get it back to black again is there anything I need to do with it...
  11. 50cal.cliff

    RIP Chuck Burrows (La Bonte)

    I just found out that Chuck Burrows has passed! Many of you would have known him as LaBonte on this forum. He was widely know as The Wild Rose Trading Company! Here is a quote from another forum! Chuck Burrows left this earth on Monday after a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkins...
  12. 50cal.cliff

    What kind of a pack?

    What kind of pack would an old Mountain Man/Trapper have carried back in the day?? If he were working a section for fur he might have been a foot at times and carrying traps and his supplies to do his trapping would have surely meant he carried some sort of a pack!! Would it have been...
  13. 50cal.cliff

    Search... for war clubs

    I know there was some pics on here a couple of years ago or more or some war clubs someone had made. I had a picture of one of the ball war clubs had an Indian face. If I remember right it was painted black and red. However when I try to do a search the search feature locks into anything about...
  14. 50cal.cliff

    Aquafortis questions?

    If this is the wrong place to post this, feel free to move it moderators! I have been brewing up some Aquifortis from steel wool and vinegar. One container seems to have eaten all the steel wool. The other about 75% reduction of the steel wool. I may have not gotten this one clean enough when I...
  15. 50cal.cliff

    Where to buy elk hide

    I am looking to buy an elk hide to do some possibles bags. I think Swampy used to use a lot of elk hides on his bags. Since Swampy doesn't frequent this site anymore, I don't now who to ask. So I am asking does anyone know where to buy good quality elk hide heavy enough to use to make...
  16. 50cal.cliff

    Common mistakes when building a Hawken

    So the question is what are the common mistakes seen when someone is building a true replica of a Hawken rifle? My intentions were that I would be nearing completion of my build/rebuild of my Traditions, St.Louis Hawken. However my health this winter and life has kept me from getting started as...
  17. 50cal.cliff

    Question on dovetails

    As some of you know I am planning on doing a rebuild on a Traditions, St. Louis Hawken. My intent with this rebuild is multipurpose. I need a new stock and I want to learn to build a rifle from scratch, (I will be reusing most of the hardware to control cost). I also want to produce a rifle...
  18. 50cal.cliff

    Ordered my stock blank yesterday

    Well the tittle says it all but as Paul Harvey used to say, "and now for the rest of the story"! After carefully listening to glowing references about Dunlap Woodcrafts and being in contact initially by email to Daniel Miranda. http://www.dunlapwoodcrafts.com/ I told him what I was looking...
  19. 50cal.cliff

    Questions on inlays?

    I apologize if this is not the appropriate forum and trust it will be moved if needed. However this is a question involving the building of a rifle and what is appropriate for it! I have been doing research for a build/rebuild of my .50 St. Louis style Hawken, that the stock got busted on. My...
  20. 50cal.cliff

    The Gunsmith of Grenville County

    TOW has this one on sale now! Back in print! The Gunsmith of Grenville County, building the American longrifle new illustrated instruction manual, spiral bound, by Peter A. Alexander http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/321/1/BOOK-GGC
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