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    Patch Box Tools

    Cool :bow:
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    First Powder Horn

    Way cool!! :thumbsup:
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    Black Powder - Illegal for gunshops to sell?

    I buy Goex 2F from two gunshops. One sells it for $19.00 for a 1lb. can the other shop for $20.00 a can.Sometimes I get lucky and pick-up a few cans from my black powder club for $15.00 a can and this is in California! If you can still buy it here I would think you could buy it anywhere.Thank...
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    char cloth

    I made some char cloth today. I used some round patches that i make for my 50 cal. GPR. They work great! Thanks for the good advice I cant wait for the next rendevous.
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    char cloth

    I need to know how to make char cloth
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    Peace Pipe

    Thanks again to everybody for the good advise and ideas. Birdman's idea of spliting the wood and cutting a groove down the middle worked out good for me.I used a bandsaw to cut the dowel down the middle then i used a 3/16" chisel to cut the groove.I have alittle more sanding and shaping to do on...
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    Peace Pipe

    I am trying to make an indian peace pipe. So far i have made the bowl out of a piece of curly maple.It's T-shaped with a 5/8" bowl. I shaped and sanded it and am pleased on how it turned out. My problem is making the stem.I want to make the stem around 15-20" long. What is the best way to make a...
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    Proper way to load my smooth bore pistol?

    Thank you Gentalman for the advise. I always get great help and advise on here. Best site on the internet. I still need to run some steel wool down the barrel to clean up some surface rust, but the rest of the pistol is in good shape.The pistol has been in my family for a long time so i will be...
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    Proper way to load my smooth bore pistol?

    I have an original French .60 cal smooth bore percussion pistol.It was my Grandfather's who handed it down to my dad. He use to use it to hunt birds and small game when he was a kid growing up in Greece.He brought the pistol with him when he moved to America in 1951. the pistol has not been...
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    Why do RBs have to be pure lead?

    The problem that i have had with casting roundballs with a hard alloy is inconsistant weight of the roundballs. I have a .50 cal and the weight of the balls vary quite a bit usually on the light side.When i cast mine out of as pure of lead as i can get, I try to keep them as close to 177 grains...
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    Black powder storage

    Does anyone know how to build a storage container for black powder? Maybe a site that has plans? I need a container that will hold 25-30 1 pound black powder cans. I really don't want to pay $300.00 for the one that cabela's sells. :shocked2: thanks.
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    Rabbit fur

    I have a few rabbit pelts and would like to attach one to the flap on my possibles bag. What would be the best way to stitch it on? I would like to attach it in a way to where the stitches do not show. Any ideas?
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    striping a hawk handle

    I ended up cutting 3/16" strips of duck tape and wrapping the handle. I spaced them about the same distance apart some closer some alittle wider gap to make it look more natural. Of course the duct tape melted when i hit it with the torch but after it cooled I scraped all the melted tape off and...
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    striping a hawk handle

    what is the best way to stripe a hawk handle? I have tryed using masking tape and burning the wood in between the tape. It did'nt turn out as i wanted it too and, the tape was hard to remove after the torch got to it. :cursing: I have read that some gunsmiths used to stripe gun stocks using ink...
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    Acid etched blades

    I would like to know how to acid etch a knife blade like the ones that are shown in the TOTW catalog. I would like to know what type of acid is used and what the procedure is. Also where i can buy the acid. i have used mustard to age some of the knife blades i have made but, i think the acid...
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    12 year old daughter wants to shoot bp

    thanks to everybody for all the good advise on a rifle for my daughter. i did come across one at the last rendevous i was at but, i didnt have the money on me and it got sold the next day before i got there.Don.t remember the name of the rifle but it was a light short barrel .50 cal. for $i00.00...
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    12 year old daughter wants to shoot bp

    My 12 yr old daughter really enjoys going to rendezvous and shooting my BP rifle. She is not afraid to squeeze off 65 grains of 2F in my .50 cal GPR. the only problem is the weight of the gun,she can't hold the rifle steady for off hand shooting and has to use a rest or shooting sticks.I'm...
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    Globe sight PC?

    Is a Globe sight PC? I would like to install a globe front sight on my GPR. Would this be PC for a Rendevous shoot?
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    Globe sight for GPR

    If i install a globe front sight on my .50 cal. GPR, can i use the fixed rear sight with it? If so, what would be the correct hight for the front globe sight?
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    loading cast lead balls

    How Important is it to load the flat spot up on cast lead balls? Does it really effect accuracy that much? :hmm:
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