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    Horn-Coloring

    as far as scraping goes I just use what i figure they did back in the day. a good trusty pocketknife. It usually does the trick very well. :v
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    My first powder horn!

    much better than the first one I ever made. very nice job. :v
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    Horn-Coloring

    You could try using the rit dye color of your choice or maybe several coats of the wood stain. trial and error really is the key in my opinion. good luck. :v
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    Tanning

    guess I missed the part where you said it was a buffalo hide, in that case my ratio would probably be a bit on the smallish side this is what I use for deer. :v
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    Tanning

    I have used the Alum salt water technique a few times and have never had any problem with it I tan them hair on and use them for sleeping mats and floor mats etc etc. mine have always stayed soft as can be and have not molded or anything. I use 1 pound of Alum, 2 and a half pounds non iodized...
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    New bag...need ideas for strap

    I like a nice fingerwoven strap myself, if you can find someone thatknows how to do it, it would make a nice addition. nice bag as well by the way! :thumbsup:
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    What am I doing wrong?

    yeah that'd work too :thumbsup:
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    Hole in horn

    I made a horn for my brother this past Christmas and while filing down the throat a couple bug holes appeared. I used a wooden matchstick and some super glue. worked very well and after hitting it with some black shoe polish it was barely noticeable..looked like a slight color change in the horn...
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    Horn color

    I've made a couple or three horns and am really just starting in it, but I have found that KIWI brown shoe polish works very well. I just put it on with a paper towel and it seems to absorb well and has not rubbed off at all. It gives a nice patina in my humble opinion. You might give it a try...
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    What am I doing wrong?

    I would say lose the jag and get a worm, very hard to lose a patch. I've never used jags for that reason. :v
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    Dang those flints are sharp

    yep they are that!! been there done that, got a few t-shirts. just another part of shootin flintlocks! :v
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    Mystery Muzzleloader

    not a sniper rifle at all. A common misconception many people have is that Civil War snipers carried these heavy barreled 20 pound guns with the false muzzles etc etc, not true. Those guns are waaaaaay to heavy to have been carried by sharpshooters or what is now called snipers. they used either...
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    Spanish Escopeta

    the Rifle Shoppe has quite a few pics of completed Escopetas in their Spanish weapons section. The French style locks were used in the mid 18th century due to the fact that the king at the time was of French ancestry. The Spanish used the Miquelet lock before and after going back to the Miquelet...
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    Marbles Bird and Trout Knife

    ahh yes the old Mark is returning!
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    Lab Report on blown India musket

    There is no way those guns would ever go 6 or 7 years without cleaning and still be allowed on a field during a reenactment, at EVERY event I have ever been to, weapons are checked by running a rammer down to the breech and listening for the ping. unless the events they go to are slipshod on...
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    No more horns at Tandy leather

    I agree with you horner, I've seen many many old horns of many many shapes and sizes. I've seen 18th century horns that had little to no twist or curve, massive twist and curve etc etc etc. I've seen big horns and little horns but most of the 18th century ones are a bit on the bigger side due to...
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    starting ball without short starter

    I'd like to see the documentation on those. Short starters and loading blocks were not used by the 18th century rifleman. Smaller balls and patches are the answer.
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    starting ball without short starter

    actually,there is no documentation to support the use of loading blocks in the 18th century. There was one that turned up supposedly from the period but it was determined to be a fake. Think about it, these guys traveled as lightly as possible when out hunting or during warfare. Why would they...
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    Powder Horns

    post them mark we'd all like to see what you think is right
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    how accurate is the "patriot"

    I thought it was Braveheart with guns :rotf:
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