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  1. Maven

    Ever shoot a loading rod down range? You tell me........... I won't rat you out !

    I did it once when I was new to the ML rifle game. To wit, I somehow managed to stick the rod and cleaning jag in the bbl. of my T/C Hawken (or perhaps I just forgot it was there!). I fired it out and never saw or retrieved any part of it. Needless to say, recoil was a tad heavy, but I...
  2. Maven

    Making patches

    I've always used ball diameter x 2.3 for my patches.
  3. Maven

    No Sights?

    Many pistols, both CF and BP lack a rear sight. You regulate them by finding an appropriate RB diameter, .457" in the ROA, adjusting the powder charge (and maybe the granulation), and your aim. Btw, it is possible you may have to file the front sight, but making it taller seems more likely...
  4. Maven

    April Postal Match Target Celebrates National Kite Month!

    Thanks for taking the time and effort to run these monthly matches Gary!
  5. Maven

    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    Just got back from my local JoAnn's, which isn't closing. Although I couldn't find pocket drill, I found many other suitable 100% cotton fabrics: lots of denim, muslin, Osnaburg (too thin and too loose a weave), and even two thicknesses of pillow ticking. Additionally, they are expecting more...
  6. Maven

    How Deadly is a Flintlock Rifle…

    Should have been called "Beavis & Butthead Test a .54cal. FL."
  7. Maven

    April Postal Match Target Celebrates National Kite Month!

    Today was pleasant enough to do some shooting, although it's now breezy enough to fly a kite. The best I could do today was only 28 pts, because an errant shot (0 pts.) knocked me out of a potential 30 pts. or maybe even higher. Aside from some minor sighting issues (now resolved), I had a...
  8. Maven

    April Postal Match Target Celebrates National Kite Month!

    I'm back from "God's waiting room," I mean Florida; have printed my targets, and will try to fly my kite, or at least shoot at it tomorrow.
  9. Maven

    Joann's - what am I doing wrong ?

    All, when you shop for potential patching material, try these suggestions: look for 100% cotton cloth; take a caliper or micrometer with you to measure its thickness (compressed); don't overlook denim, which also comes in various weights/thicknesses.
  10. Maven

    Maybe better patch lube option?

    Or you can mix and try Stumpy's Moose Snot (google it) if you prefer a grease lube.
  11. Maven

    Mowrey Bicentennial Rifle Part Needed

    It's called a link, which may be in stock at Deer Creek in Waldron, IN Google them for a telephone number.
  12. Maven

    March Postal Match Target Ready to Shoot

    Nice group, sethwyo. I have that experience as well: the good news is that it's curable!
  13. Maven

    Smooth bore recoil?

    Doesn't stock design, drop in particular, affect how much recoil you feel (other things being equal of course)?
  14. Maven

    Ultra thin patches?

    If casting your own, you can try beagling (google it) the mould. You won't need any patch if your bullet is larger. If you don't cast, you can try teflon tape (experiment with various thicknesses) in the manner of paper patching (2 wraps).
  15. Maven

    Scottish Steel Pistols

    After reading about kilts, plaids. tartans, and lately a book review in Muzzleloader magazine, I learned that those all metal pistols were called dags. The book in question was [the late] John Prebble's, Culloden, which describes such pistols, the clan system, and who, and why the Scottish...
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