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    Hershel House Passed Tonight

    I am very saddened to hear of the passing of Hershel House. In 1980 I first started in muzzle loading, and naturally read as much as I could on the subject. One of the first modern builders I read about was Hershel House, whom from what I read was as great a shot as he was a builder. His name...
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    Lock Collecting?

    Actually I did consider that at one time, though I never carried through on it. Back when they were still around I ordered from Narragansett Armes their Early Virginia Rifle with the Chambers round faced colonial lock. For some years after that I saw many ads in Muzzle Blasts and Muzzle...
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    Hello

    Welcome from South Carolina. I also started out with the Pietta .44 Remington in 1980. The first long gun soon followed.
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    Pietta 44

    I got my Remington New Model Army back in 1980. I don't know how many shots I have put through it, but it has been quite a few over the years. My question is would shooting over a number of years serve to lap out that constriction mentioned? I was told by the seller that it would use a .451...
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    New member from South Carolina

    Welcome from Kershaw to Mt. Pleasant SC.
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    Percussion muzzleloader

    I've noticed some posts here about the naval scene making it a navy revolver, as in the 1851 Colt Navy Model and the 1861 Colt Navy Model, vs. the 1860 Colt Army Model. That is not accurate. During the percussion era the first .36 calibers were referred to as Belt Models, such as the...
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    Whetstone AZ

    Welcome from SC. I well remember your area. One of the most beautiful places in the country. Spent 5 1/2 months at Fort Huachuca in 1980 for my officer basic course and 6 months in 1984 for my advanced course. Wish it had been longer. Started my black powder shooting in Tombstone and Sierra...
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    Wiping between shots

    Absolutely. Many years ago I found that once I stopped swabbing between shots the occasional flash in the pan practically went away. What caused me to stop swabbing was that I theorized loading with a lubed prb was swabbing the bore between shots, so I was cleaning the bore after pouring the...
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    SOLD "Huron Horn" Powderhorn #46

    That is a gorgeous horn. Your work is outstanding.
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    Hawken Classic Location Cancelled by the St. Charles County Parks Department

    The same thing happened here in SC some years ago. I believe it was in September the King's Mountain State Park hosted a weekend muzzle loading match held at the primitive life area. It was in a great historic location since the King's Mountain National Battlefield is next door. I attended...
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    Poll: What do you use your muzzleloader for?

    Both. My first was a Pietta Remington New Model Army in December 1980. Bought that in Tombstone AZ while I was at Ft. Huachuca to have fun with it on paper. My second was a Sile Hawken halfstock I bought in the summer of 1981 in Hinesville GA while at Ft. Stewart for hunting. All my...
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    Loading with a Steel Range Rod

    For decades I have used a steel range rod with a brass muzzle protector to load and clean in matches. It's convenient: you can change out the loading/cleaning jag, fouling scraper, patch worm and ball puller as needed, and if you have rifles of varying calibers you can change out all those...
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    Okay, this goes against the grain for me but....

    The only stand I have ever used is a knockoff of a Baker I got in 1981. I neglected to get the hand climber so I had to hug the tree to climb. That was an experience. When set if you shifted a little it would still tilt to one side or the other, so I started setting it a few feet up the tree...
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    SOLD Powder Horn #24

    Gorgeous horn Bob. Although I live across the river from Charles Town now, I am originally from the small village of Kershaw right between Camden and the Waxhaws on your horn. Wish I had not taken the last few days away from the forum. Some years ago I thought about scrimshawing a map between...
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    To much is made of short arbors

    This is spot on for me. I purchased my Remington in December 1980. I have shot it a good bit over the years but have shot nothing recently and am itching to get back out to our range. The fact my name is Flint1 is no accident. I love flintlock rifles and most of my shooting has been with...
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    To much is made of short arbors

    Bad Karma, I am very sorry to hear that. Praying for you.
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    To much is made of short arbors

    I have been a Remington shooter for many years and just recently bought some reproduction Colts. I did drop a flat washer down the arbor slot of my 2 Dragoons. I have not had a chance to fire them yet, either before or after placing the washers, and I later bought some Prussian Blue to check...
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    Thoughts on Percussion Caps

    Kelvinator, those look very similar to some Italian caps I bought in the '90s. Mine are #10 and I got them for my Remington revolver. I still have alot. The #11s would fall off the nipples each time I would fire, even after pinching them. Those caps eliminated that problem. They are a very...
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    Rifles at the Museum of the American Revolution

    Thanks for that info Dave! I was completely off on the state where the Ferguson is in the public museum (as well as the type of building) but I was in the correct state for the other. Since you said that I do remember now it was Morristown I heard. And you are correct, I have heard there were...
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    Rifles at the Museum of the American Revolution

    I wondered about that Ferguson when I saw the picture. I have heard the only two military model Fergusons are at Monmouth and the other in a library either in Detroit or Minnesota. I also heard that Narragansett was able to disassemble the one in the library to make wax castings when they...
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