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  1. jaf

    making my own patching

    got it. vernier caliper w/dial readout.
  2. jaf

    Hornady vs Speer

    ok, I'll fess up, I am running out of speer .490 roundballs, which seem to be in short supply around here. when i went to gander mountain, they had 100 count hornady for $12.00 and 100 no-names for $6.00. I bought the cheap ones. I have not opened them and still have the receipt. Is the...
  3. jaf

    Pyrodex RS

    I also inherited some pyrodex rs. what brown bear is saying seems to be true in my recent experience. Although I am not a legalistic purist, I do like self-sufficiency. When I run out of pyrodex, I intend to shoot real blackpowder by: 1)making my own and 2)buying it. until I learn to make it...
  4. jaf

    new member from Mississippi

    Thanks to everyone for all the welcomes and helpfulness....looking forward to more info trading... keep your powder dry.. -Jim
  5. jaf

    making my own patching

    thanks to everyone who responded. and I'll be going to harbor freight for that micrometer.
  6. jaf

    new member from Mississippi

    Thanks, everyone, for all the welcomes so far. Thanks for the invite Pawbill, I'm in Madison County near Canton, so I would like to shoot with ya'll.
  7. jaf

    making my own patching

    gun- Investarm .50 cal Hawken ammo- .490 roundball Looked at previous posts- here's what I've gleaned- .015-.018 pillow/mattress ticking from world-mart. Ok. Don't have a micrometer so will wash/dry and hope for the best. My understanding is that I can cut the fabric into squares for shooting...
  8. jaf

    new member from Mississippi

    My name is Jim; I'm 36; from Mississippi. The blackpowder I learned in boy scouts from local buckskinners (20 years ago) I am relearning now on my own with an Investarm .50 cal Hawken I inherited from my dad. Glad to have found this place- already spent several hours reading up on present and...
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