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  1. J

    Making horn spout/plug

    Beautiful work, thanks for sharing the pics.
  2. J

    Making horn spout/plug

    I like the tuner peg idea and I have a musical instrument store right down the block! Will post a picture when I am done with this little project. Thanks. Joe
  3. J

    Making horn spout/plug

    Rick you may be right. I may just make the simple plug and be done with it. :grin: Joe
  4. J

    Making horn spout/plug

    I saw those. Beautiful. It is what got me started thinking about the screw in plugs. I have seen some with a collar and threads on the outside of the horn and some with the threads on the inside of the horn. Very nice. Another option would be a brass collar that plugs into the horn tip that has...
  5. J

    Making horn spout/plug

    I have a good horn already that has a cap but not finished on the spout/plug end. Where can I read about making the spout/plug? I have seen some online that have the plug threaded into a collar that then attaches to the horn. Maybe something like that? If not threaded at least it needs some kind...
  6. J

    New toy

    Post a picture. I would interested to compare it to my Jukar barrelled 45 ca. rifle. I posted about it with pics here http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/241587/ Joe
  7. J

    Hello from another Buckeye

    Lots of help here for us new guys. Welcome!
  8. J

    Determining barrel gauge

    as close as I can tell its an african trade musket made from a kit by my uncle in early 1980s. barrel is marked Belgium. Smoothbore octogon to round barrel. a guy on another forum had exact same one and identified it by picture. see my post here on identifying two old rifles for pics.
  9. J

    Determining barrel gauge

    What is the best way to measure the bore short of slugging it?
  10. J

    Determining barrel gauge

    thanks. I am going to try to get a more accurate measurement on the barrel and will let you know.
  11. J

    Determining barrel gauge

    Doing a coarse measurement using a digital caliper of the muzzle I get .537-.545 on the rifle. From the table on the forum that would be a 30 or 29 ga. Does that make any sense? Would a smoothbore be made in that gauge or am I screwing some measurement up?
  12. J

    Need help with inherited musket

    One more question- how does the plug come off so I can examine the bore of both guns? I assume they are screwed in? Any special tool needed to remove them? thanks.
  13. J

    Need help with inherited musket

    I will look more closely at the barrel, I think it is marked Belgian though. Will have more time to play around with these over Christmas I hope.
  14. J

    Need help with inherited musket

    the caplock looks to be a 45, at least the 45 powerbelt I had fits in the muzzle easily.
  15. J

    Need help with inherited musket

    Could what you call the "long Tom fowler" be the same as the African Trade Musket? The musket I compared mine to was exactly the same which is why I thought mine was the African Trade Musket. I wish my uncle would have kept some documentation on these rifles! He probably did but my aunt has...
  16. J

    Need help with inherited musket

    the percussion rifle is less than 50 cal. I tried a 50 cal. bullet in the bore but it was too big. Maybe a 45 cal.? I have to examine it some more to be sure.
  17. J

    One more from Ohio

    Hi Rick welcome. I am a newbie too from Jefferson Co. If you find a good ML club near us let me know! Joe
  18. J

    Ohio late ML season

    Dress for the cold for sure. Won't be as much pressure though as during the shotgun season. Deer won't move much so look for trails between bedding and feeding areas. Good luck and hunt safe. Joe
  19. J

    Dec.19, 2009

    Nice going Dave, beautiful buck and picture, the rifle is really great too. Congrats from one Buckeye to another. I filled a doe tag 1st day of gun season and missed another good doe with pistol later that week. I am looking forward to ML season and late archery season to fill that other tag! Joe
  20. J

    Hi from Ohio

    Thanks but NYDay is no good for me. I will start asking members at my gun club and work from there to help me with these. I am looking forward to learning all I can about them. Joe
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