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    Shooting Sticks

    standing sticks are a very nice thing. i've seen guides in alaska use them. my one complaint is the long length of the sticks might affect accuracy, both from having an unsteady base, and from the sticks wobbling, unless they were stiff enough to not.
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    Black powder and Bunnies

    ahahahah, those pictures look something like when i go rabbiting with my bow. cept the spit the rabbits are on is sometimes the arrow that got them(you know, for humor's sake). quite fun.
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    Knife steel material

    ah, stainless steel. a fun material to work with. the low maintainance when it's done is a plus. with some care you can make a hunting knife or two that could last for years and resist staining pretty well. stainless is a stone cold ** to forge, in my experience. folding takes conditions the...
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    help me with my nipples?

    it's still way more than i had yesterday. if nothing else, it'll help me figure out if the nipples on my pistol are close to matching or not.
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    Knife steel material

    i'll second this statement in its whole. if you're going to go the hammer and anvil route, i'll reccomend about a 1050 to 1070 or so. if there are any metalworking shops around, see if they'll show you the heat treating process some, especially tempering. getting a good temper is probably the...
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    Knife steel material

    my share, over a coal fire and a brine quench. four pound hammer, six pound hammer, three pound cutler's hammers, and a 200 pound anvil. water driven box bellows in the japanese style driven off the creek running through the family farm. forged materials included 1095 steel with a core of d-2...
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    daily portion?

    spring houses are remarkably effective, and have been around since god knows when. my dad still has one of the ones his dad built on the farm, and grandad built his on the foundation the prior owner had put one on sometime in the 1900s, and seems that the foundation had been there before that...
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    Hair-on Cowhide...Project Suggestions?

    2x3' peice... make a nice hat. if you had more to the tune of oh... 6x6' or so i'd suggest making a coat. if you're a skinny guy.. it takes more like a 6x8 peice for me, but i've got these broad shoulders and a barrel chest.
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    help me with my nipples?

    i'm wondering about what size the nipples on my percussion pistol should be. 11, or 10. what are the sizes of #10 and #11 nipples, at the point where the cap goes? i have access to calipers, so i can check that... i want to determine if i have matching nipples on all cylinders or not. if i do...
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    Where does the lube go?

    so, how many out there are putting crisco in as a lube? i've used the bore butter, and recently pulled the gun out, and found crud. still. wow. and what a bastard that stuff was to clean out.
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    Living off the land foods

    mmm, eels. got a favorite recipe to share? :grin:
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    Small game and pistols

    probably depends on the charge, load, etc etc. a shot cup and a slightly lower charge would likely extend the range. did those old lemat pistols come with choke on the shot barrel? i never had much trouble with the shot getting spun in my .357 magnum. the spread was still pretty reasonable...
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    Knife steel material

    never said it was a bad thing. i'm a stock removal guy, just because it's simple, i only need three tools(my belt grinder and my handsaw and drill) since i send everything out to a professional for heat treatment. ultimately it's a preference thing.
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    Shooting Sticks

    the monopod idea is also quite valid. it's even faster than the paired sticks, and hey, it's got historical precedence i think. matchlock guns in the 13th or 14th century? and if the crook is big enough and at the right height, it's a crutch!
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    navy .36

    it's got promise, but one of the main issues i have with the dremel is the ridiculous speed it runs at. if they had a reduction gear that brought the bit down to a few hundred RPM, i'd probably give it a swing.
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    Plans for folding chair?

    they don't exactly fold, either. and yes, i have tried those new fangled cartridge guns. and those glass and metal tube things they put on top. they sure are impressive, but it's also about fun.
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    Shooting Sticks

    i like, my friend, i like. how long are those? might make a pair, meself...
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    Shooting Sticks

    i've used modern versions of them a few times, up in alaska. very effective and easy to pack, and they don't weigh you down like a bipod does... hm.. i'd think, between a half inch and an inch square on the sides for the sticks, and make them long enough to comfortably support you in your...
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    Plans for folding chair?

    no.... :blah: period's great and all, but i like using those things which work best and are mightily reliable. thusly i'm camping in a cattle-era spike tent(canvas for cheapness), but plan on hunting with a rocky mountain trade era rifle this fall... carrying a civil war-era pistol for small...
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    rabbits with a pistol

    that's the idea. you don't want them getting up. i'm content to take one rabbit out of a group if they're being still. call me patient.
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