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  1. Grenadier1758

    Just Why Do i Do This?

    This is the time of the Fort de Chartres Trade Faire. This event is a juried event so it is much more involved with traditional muzzleloading than just shooting. It is the immersion into the experience if history. Sure it is sometimes difficult to get the material culture correct. I have to...
  2. Grenadier1758

    Don Stith Has Passed Away

    I know that many of us used Don Stith for parts for rifles and for various kits. It is with great sadness that I must report that Don passed away on July 11, 2022.
  3. Grenadier1758

    Baker Rifle - Looking for Information

    A friend of mine has recently brought a Baker Rifle into his home for evaluation. Can anyone provide some more details of the rifle? The rifle has the 30" twist barrel. It has the bayonet mountings at the muzzle
  4. Grenadier1758

    Most Overrated Muzzleloading Accessories

    We have been taking a look at the items that we need and the items that most of us overlook or use so naturally that we don't think about them. What are the items that we have used that are way overrated? Some of the top items are the percussion systems that use 209 shotgun caps. Too many...
  5. Grenadier1758

    RWS vs CCI Magnum Percussion Cap Comparison

    I like to go to the range with a purpose in mind. Today I went to the range wanting to test the hypothesis, Target accuracy would be different with the only difference being the use of either RWS 1075 caps or CCI Magnum caps. My rifle of choice for this test is a known accurate 35 caliber...
  6. Grenadier1758

    Let's See What Your Handgun Loading Stand Looks Like

    I made a loading stand for both Pistol and Revolver. One of the features of the stand is that I can remove the center insert to configure the base to hold either a pistol or revolver. The cut outs are patterned using the grip of the revolver. That's the squared off cut out. The curved cut...
  7. Grenadier1758

    Didn't Think I Would Measure My Group with a Quarter

    I've been shooting my little SMR rifle in 36 caliber. 0.350" ball, 0.018" thick patch, 4 parts water and 1 part water soluble oil (from the time when the NAPA oil worked good). Been feeling pretty comfortable shooting it and since my cataract wracked lenses have been replaced the groups have...
  8. Grenadier1758

    PBS Beacham House

    Once again the British film makers are showing us how to find period correct items for use in their videos. The series takes place in India in the year 1795. There are several scenes where you can see most of the details of the 18th century costume at the end of the 18th century. There is...
  9. Grenadier1758

    Barn Sale Find

    The Christian Oerter rifle stolen 50 years ago was found at a ban sale near Philadelphia...
  10. Grenadier1758

    Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres - Cancelled

    High water from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the Fort and the decision was made to cancel the 49th Rendezvous. Sad that many of us will miss the event this year. We will have to wait until the November Woods Walk.
  11. Grenadier1758

    New Missouri Ban on Use of Lead Shot

    Missouri has expanded the restriction on lead shot to 16 more conservation areas. https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/regulations/nontoxic-shot-regulations
  12. Grenadier1758

    Robert Campbell - Mountain Man

    I am presently enjoying the program, "Robert Campbell, Mountain Man", on the Public Broadcasting System. Good details in Campbell's time in the mountains. Covers the history. Shows how that time was significant. Shows how Campbell survived in the mountain. Covers Rendezvous. Shows present...
  13. Grenadier1758

    Photo Test

    I am trying to see if I can post photos now that my old provider won't let me. Yup, it works. This is my (built from a plank) Derringer rifle and my TVM (pre-Avance ownership) American fowler. I rather like my finger woven strap.
  14. Grenadier1758

    Lets Talk About Poldark on PBS

    I just noticed that the second season of "Poldark" is going to be aired on PBS. The program is starting here in St. Louis on September 4. To recap, "Poldark" is a series based on a British Officer who was imprisioned during the AWI and returns to find his fiance married to his cousin, his...
  15. Grenadier1758

    1803 Harpers Ferry by the Grenadier

    I've been building this rifle for quite some time. It all goes to show me that if I keep at it and make use of the support of some members of my gun club, I can actually finish this rifle. The rifle was purchased as a Track of the Wolf Special Projects kit. Translation is that this is a set...
  16. Grenadier1758

    Poldark on PBS

    We often get our breeches all in an uproar when US television programs do historical presentations so poorly. Take a look at Loyalist Dave's review of "Hawkeye". Then we go across the pond and get programs such as "Poldark" from the BBC. "Poldark" is based on the novels by Winston Graham...
  17. Grenadier1758

    Percussion Revolvers: A Guide

    "Percussion Revolvers: A Guide to Their Performance, and Use" I recently found this book at Half Price Books. The book takes a rather brief look at the development of the percussion revolver. Discussion starts with single shot pistols and rapidly progresses through descriptions of...
  18. Grenadier1758

    Buttstock Dated 1837

    I just acquired this buttstock that has a date on the toeplate of 1837. The patch box is nicely engraved. The question is do any of you have any idea who may have made it? There's no other markings and none in the patch box. There's evidence of an attempt at repair and I have no other...
  19. Grenadier1758

    Smooth Bore - Modern History

    I picked up a smoothbore recently. Its a look at the early interpretations of how to put together a smoothbore flintlock. I liked the gun for its parts and it might be brought into more of a historic appearance. The specifics as I have looked and measured. It is smoothbored 0.700 caliber...
  20. Grenadier1758

    Broken Jag - Problem solved

    This is one of these confessional type of threads. Hi, I am a muzzleloading rifle shooter and I use brass jags with brass threads. So naturally as I was finishing the cleaning of my 50 caliber Derringer rifle, I realized that there was no loinger any resistance as the jag should have been...
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