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  • Hermit Tim
    Hermit Tim reacted to Smokey Plainsman's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    I’ve heard conflicting things on actually using grease holes in the field. Many report issues with debris attaching to the lube. I hunt...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Rifleman1776's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    I had one. They do pick up dirt. But I just wiped the top off with my finger and that onto my clothes.
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    Hermit Tim reacted to reddogge's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    I put one in my .32 I built back in the 80s but I wish I had not. It seemed to be the trend back then ala Hershel.
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    Hermit Tim reacted to JohnBHM's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    Thanks, I've got Forstner bits that give you a flat bottom hole. I will post a picture after do it.
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Banjoman's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    I used a 1” hole saw. Drilled down about 1/4” then chiseled out the center. Don’t know if this is how it was done back in the 19th...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Banjoman's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    I definitely like the way it looks. I always thought those were cool and interesting, a real southern mountain kind of thing. My...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Stykbow's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    This seems like a valid concern, but for some reason I always wondered how the lube would hold up in the heat. @Banjoman no matter what...
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    Hermit Tim replied to the thread Grease hole.
    Tis a beautiful rifle.
  • Hermit Tim
    Hermit Tim replied to the thread Grease hole.
    I think back then they used Forstner bits. At least that's what Davy Crockett said on his website.
  • Hermit Tim
    Hermit Tim replied to the thread Grease hole.
    Looks good. I actually like grease holes. I guess because when growing up I always wanted a BP rifle but couldn't get one. And seems...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Banjoman's post in the thread Grease hole with Like Like.
    Added a grease hole to the .45 percussion rifle. Southern mountain rifles from East Tennessee and western North Carolina sometimes had...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to 2Moons's post in the thread Experiments with a .32 Kentucky rifle with Like Like.
    Years ago I built a Dixie Gun kit in .32 cal. It actually was a .31 cal and took a .308 ball. The first time I took it out squirrel...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to HawkenHorse's post in the thread Hawken Horse Music with Like Like.
    Hello all. I'm grateful for how my music was firmly embraced by the muzzleloading community and I was looking for ways to invest back...
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    Hermit Tim reacted to LonestarShootR's post in the thread What to do with pan primer? with Like Like.
    Just a newbie here and I decided to make me a little priming horn. Will have to see how it works out.
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    Hermit Tim reacted to Smokey Plainsman's post in the thread Pipes and tobacco. with Like Like.
    I’ve found pipes to be way too much trouble. I’m a cigar man myself. That’s when I don’t have a prilla of snus in.
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