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  1. J

    Classic muzzleloader photos.

    A 70's .53 caliber Santa Fe Hawken rifle with much needed frontier repairs. Photo actually along the Santa Fe trail in southeastern Colorado. Note the iron plate around the lock to repair damage lock mortice. Elk rawhide with buffalo sinew repair of split stock. Still shoots very well. Joe
  2. J

    Storing black powder for flinter?

    I follow along the thought of my grandfathers way of storing powder. The access to his attic was external meaning he had to get a latter, get on the roof and go through a locked access door to get to his stash. He would keep less than a pound in his hunting gear in the house but when he need...
  3. J

    Shelter

    I tend to agree with S.G. on this. Permanent and semi permanent shelter would depend on available resources. Forested areas would provide timber. Dried river bottoms would provide rocks. The plains would provide sod. Being familiar with southeastern Colorado along the Apishapa River, where...
  4. J

    Pedersoli lock quality

    Commodore when I read the OP I gather that the poster does not presently own a Pedersoli flintlock firearm and was interested in the quality and reliability of the Pedersoli locks. How would he be able to perform any tests on a Pedersoli lock if the poster does not have one? By asking...
  5. J

    Pedersoli lock quality

    You have a point. But how else could one get even a sample consensus of what to expect the quality of Pedersoli might be? It appears the reviews provided from this source parallels the comments and opinions gathered from actual owners using them. Joe
  6. J

    Pedersoli lock quality

    Being retired and always looking for something to do with my time I visited an old and well known mail order company and read through the hundreds of reviews that are available on the Pedersoli arms they sell. I took a few notes. Pedersoli Flintlock Rifles. 72 reviews total being as...
  7. J

    Frizzen hardness and spark temperature

    I'm in the process of making a few knapping tools. I have a good supply of English flint from nodes I used for flint striker kits. I would like to eventually be able to knap my own flints. I'll start out learning to sharpening edges. The flints I have are Fuller flints from TOW. I've...
  8. J

    Frizzen hardness and spark temperature

    Thinking that it wouldn't hurt a thing to dribble a few grains of black powder in the pan and test the ignition so I charged the pan and touched it off. Absolutely no problem at all. Very quick! I don't think it would matter much if you have red sparks, yellow sparks or white sparks. One...
  9. J

    Frizzen hardness and spark temperature

    Thanks for all your suggestions and comments. I wasn't going to do a thing until I shot it. And I have TOW English flints in the jaws. I don't really know why I was thinking red sparks are cold. Maybe I was used to seeing the white sparks from those ferro fire starting rods. Joe
  10. J

    Cleaning/plugging vent without leaking

    TOW sells this nipple that presses over the vent hole and has a tube that carries the water away from the stock. You would have to remove the lock to use it. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/806/1/FLUSH-FLINT If you have a modern vent liner say with 1/4 x 28 threads...
  11. J

    Frizzen hardness and spark temperature

    I have a L&R late model English lock on my self made Leman trade rifle. I finished the rifle maybe 10 years ago and I am embarrassed to admit that I have never fired it. But I am about ready to do so :grin: I get an excellent shower of sparks. The sparks are red and uniform in color...
  12. J

    Santa Fe Hawken --Uberti

    TOW sells a L&R lock LR 100 that is for late Hawken rifles. The Uberti you have is patterned from the late Hawken's plains rifle. The plate of this lock is square on the top front which could allow you to grind away that portion which would curve under the patent breech. It might we worth...
  13. J

    Santa Fe Hawken on the Santa Fe trail report

    I think I should mention about the target and the tree. Although it might look like a living tree it is dead, dead, dead. And has been at least for the last 20 years that I'm familiar with. Trees are scarce in these parts and I wouldn't do damage any living tree. There are enough dead trees...
  14. J

    Half stock or fullstock flintlock rifle

    I would think getting a 15/16 inch barrel in .54 caliber would be the best way to shave weight. You can shave nearly a pound of weight by taking the .54 over the .45. Also, just my thoughts about it, the weight saved from going to round from octagon would be offset by the addition of an iron...
  15. J

    Santa Fe Hawken on the Santa Fe trail report

    stantdm If I could make a suggestion about repairing your stock. Use a super glue to dribble down into the crack. If the crack needs to be pressed together use some surgical tubing or long rubber bands to pull it back tight while the super glue sets up and cures. Don't try to flood the crack...
  16. J

    Santa Fe Hawken on the Santa Fe trail report

    I appreciate all your comments. Thank you. Here are a couple of more pictures of the rifle. Here is a better pic of the rifle rifle's full length. Here is a detail picture of the elk rawhide around the rear sight. The Uberti Santa Fe Hawken was first made available back in the late...
  17. J

    Santa Fe Hawken on the Santa Fe trail report

    I found this Uberti Santa Fe Hawken in a pawn shop about 10 years ago. The web between the barrel channel and the ramrod tunnel on the fore arm was split clear through from the nose cap to the rear barrel wedge. The lock mortise was damaged and I paid way to much for it. Sadly it hung...
  18. J

    Daniel Boons Gun

    The flintlock would have been the only ignition system available most of Daniel Boone's (1734-1822) life. The percussion cap was invented around 1807 and I would imagine it would take several years for the word to get out and mass production of components for the system to gain traction. An...
  19. J

    Tent Fires! Seen any?

    About 20 years ago me and about 5 other hunting partners set a good size elk camp. We had two 10'x12' canvas duct wall tents, one with the rear wall removed and set up over lapping the other for basically a 10'x20' tent that we all slept in. It was heated by a U.S. G.I. multi fuel pot stove we...
  20. J

    Hawken Choice

    I've read somewhere that the closest production copies of the Hawken rifle were the Navy Ithica Hawken or the Uberti Sante Fe Hawken. You might be able to find either one of these on the used market. I recently picked up this Uberti Sante Fe Hawken for way less than what a new Lyman would set...
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