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    black powder

    Graf and Son is in Mexico, Mo. good prices and great service too. I have a daughter that lives in St. Louis when she come home at Christmas I have her just load up my order and bring it to me. NO Hazmat fee just gotta make sure her Christmas present is what she really wants.
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    Found best reason to Cast your own shot

    I was casting lead way way back even when I was a kid. Had the furnace and cast tin soldiers and cannons. Back in the 70's I cast my own shot then, just got back into BP in the last year or two so its time I got back into doing it all. Order has been placed tonight for molds so this will...
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    Found best reason to Cast your own shot

    A few days back I took one of my 50cal out just to make smoke and waste time. I just grabbed the powder flask, measure, caps and a hand full of patches and .490 Hornandy RB. I noticed that a couple were somewhat easier to start and load than others were. No big deal I thought until tonight I...
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    Shot choices for 20ga smoothbore

    I have been looking at picking up 20ga barrel for one of my rifles. Just because I have way to many 50cal rifles now and changing the barrel would be the easiest. What would be the best choice for shot for the 20ga, single maxi or #1 or #00 buckshot.
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    is it piractical to turn a cap lock into a flint lock

    thanks I wondered if it might be that simple but my luck is never that way.
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    is it piractical to turn a cap lock into a flint lock

    I have a Pedersoli frontier 36cal that I was thinking of converting to Flintlock. I see on Pedersoli's website they have the locks for this rifle but no listing for a barrel. I wanted to be able to swap back to cap lock if the wim came up. Is there a dealer or supplier for these barrels in...
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    Drawing or diagram

    Now that's is awesome, Doubt that anything I could turn out would be in that class but will give it a good try anyway. Thanks for the link
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    Drawing or diagram

    Thanks for the link, think this should keep me busy for a while. Might even have to invest in a better wood lathe.
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    Drawing or diagram

    I have way too much time on my hands and have turned a bunch of good wood into saw dust and other messes. Was thinking of making a non functional cannon but have no idea about sizes or any of the specs on any thing other than what my feeble mind can conjure up. My table top lathe will handle up...
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    Plains or Mountain Pistol ???

    Thanks for the info. Will be looking at them asap.
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    Plains or Mountain Pistol ???

    Picked up this 50cal pistol a few weeks ago, whoever put it together used black paint instead of blueing or browning the hardware. After removing all the paint the only thing stamped or marked anywhere is 50CAL on barrel just forward of the nipple. It looks exactly like the Lyman Plains pistol...
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    casting with soap stone mold

    Last week being bored and not wanting to go anywhere I went into my work shop, dug out a few blocks of hard wood I had piled up. Matched up two pieces, drilled and mounted a hinge one end the drilled a 1/4" hole through the other end where I install a 1/4" dowel with just enough sticking out of...
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    .54 plains pistol.

    I picked up one of these at a flea market a few days ago. The barrel and hardware was painted with black and gold paint that was really thick but guess it worked to keep it from rusting. The only question I have is about who made it. The only marking anywhere on it is "50CAL" stamped on the...
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    Finally Got A Positive Responce

    Yea I thought about that, but doubt that he will really make a deep plunge into BP. The Brown Truck made a delivery while I was there, he was like a puppy over one of the rifles that came in sqirming and wiggling all over the place and I hate to admit it I too was impressed. .308 semi-auto by...
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    Finally Got A Positive Responce

    I have always loved to pull someone to the DARK side. A brother-in-law always thought that the only way you could hit anything with a BP was to walk up and use it as a club. After his first round he was hooked.
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    Finally Got A Positive Responce

    A very good friend of mine owns a Pawn/Gun shop and has never cared a lot about any of the BP guns. Today I went to visit and decided to take along my Pedersoli Frontier 36cal. After he took it out of the leather sheath and examining it over and over the words I never thought I'd hear from...
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    Rear sights

    I tried to edit the first post but it would not allow it. Anyway the rifles I have don't get used very much and I was only looking for what would be cosmetic and more in line with how they would have been made. Thanks again
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    Rear sights

    I have a CVA flintlock Hawken, Investarm Hawken, and a TC Renegade. All of these have the adjustable rear sight, on my Pedersoli Frontier it has the tall buck horn style rear sight. I know the adjustable may or may not have advantages but what was the typical style or type on original Hawken...
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    Pietta or Uberti

    After weighing all the pros and cons of both Pietta and Uberti I went with the Pietta from Cabela's. Ordered on Sunday night and bright and early Wed morning had it in my hands. I was leaning more to the Uberti but the final decision was the free shipping. I know that most likely the Uberti...
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    Pietta or Uberti

    Again thanks to everyone on the very valid and solid thoughts. With the Pietta I myself don't like all the stamping on barrel but can over look that. I have the Pietta 1858 Buffalo that had the one problem of the nipples being put in by a gorilla or something but that was the only problem. I...
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