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    Hi from Mississippi

    Welcome, have fun with your pistol and the forum but be aware of the consequences. Congrats on living in a great state, I was raised up in Laurel. Tom
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    Knife Material?

    Pandora, The hacksaw blades are a molybdenum alloy material which I do not believe can be tempered to any degree. They can see quite a bit of heat during cutting with no affect to hardness.Would be nice if they could be brought to Rockwell hardness around 63 or so. The rules that apply to carbon...
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    Knife Material?

    Here is a pic of the knives mentioned in my last post. They are tough and have all been used hard. Mostly retired now and will go to my kids. Tom
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    Knife Material?

    Back in the 70's I had access to some of the molybdenum steel hacksaw blades. Made several pocket knives and a few fixed blade knives from them. Rockwell hardness was measured to be 72,thats hard stuff. The ends of the blades, near the mounting holes, can be drilled but nothing will touch the...
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    Venison/Pork Sausage Recipe?

    satx, Don't have a great receipe but the web site that longhunter posted looks great. I have been making breakfast sausage for several months from a deer that my wife hit early one morning. It was warm and there was damage to a good bit of the meat and I was not able to bleed it out properly...
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    Hi From New York

    You will find plenty of good info here. I sure have, Welcome to the fourm. Tom
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    1805-1838 Fur Trapper Era stuff

    Just ordered a copy of "The Voyageur" the other night, cost a penny but with shiping, 4 bucks. Cheap entertainment for sure. Looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the tip. Tom
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    Hello from MS

    Welcome to the group, there is a lot of great info here. I was raised in Lourel, live in SW WIsc now. Have fun with the CVA, wish I still had my CVA Mt Rifle from the late 70's. It was a good gun. Good hunting. Tom
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    Be Aware

    Howdy 2tall, After reading the KS muzzeloader regs. it looks like an up hill battle. The regs states .40 inch projectile diameter not .40 or 40cal. It is certainly worth going to court if you have time and throughing yourself on the mercy of the court(something I had to do a couple times in my...
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    did they use char cloth

    This is an interesting thread and like many others,thought provoking as well. Although I have read several journals and books about mountain men and their way of life, I cannot even touch the hem of the garment of most of the historians on this forum. With that said, much of my young adult life...
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    Bobcat 50 cal

    Saw a Bobcat for 75 bucks the other day and thought about getting it to use this year if my barrel reboaring does not get done in time. Have thought of doing the same thing with it if I do get it. Would love to see some pics of your gun. Tom
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    Jim Bridger Hawken in Helena Museum

    Herb, Thanks for sharing those photos. I am a long time Hawken fan and that is some of the best info I have seen. Look forward to as many pics as you can post. Tom
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    Hello from Oklahoma

    There you go, OKBow, Jacks got you covered. I did not want to post Monroe's info because I didnt get it directly from him. He is the current contact person for the club. I met a bunch of the guys a year or so ago in Blanchard at an eating meeting and know you will enjoy getting to know them. Lot...
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    Hello from Oklahoma

    Howdy OKBow, No, we do not miss the heat or the tornados but we do miss our many good friends and Okla in general. It is beautiful up here, I live in the Driftless area in SW Wisc and and it is an outdoor mans paridise. Here is my email address and I will send you the info on the Cross Tembers...
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    Hello from Oklahoma

    Howdy OKBowhunter, No info on the Lex club and my buddy is fishing today. May be able to contact him in a day or so and get info on his group. I don't know the name of the group but I know they meet and shoot one Sunday a month. I used to live in Blanchard but moved to Wisc. last summer. Good...
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    cleaning old iron pots

    Lot of good ideas here for cleaning the pots. I use dish soap and a stanless steel scrubber to clean as well as possible then go to the fire. For fire however, I use a butane weed burner. The best fat that I have found, is suet from a store that cut their own meat.(talk to the butcher and he...
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    Hello from Oklahoma

    Howdy and Welcome, I am new here also but have already gained a lot form this very well informed forum. There is a good BP club near Shawnee, are you anywhere near there, I can give you a name to contact. Tom
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    New member with a Barrel question

    Just want to say thanks agn, the barrel is in the mail on its way to Ed Rayl in WV. With a little luck, I may have it back in operation by BP season here in WI. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm112/ac5jh/f91a47d2-88e2-4276-8c0c-6ac27b171210.jpg This is a link to a pic of the rifle in...
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    Howdy from Wisc

    Howdy to the group, I am a transplanted Southerner living in some fine country in the Driftless area of Western WI. Have been involved in BP since the mid 70's. Most of my building these days is bamboo fly rods but from time to time the old muzzle loader over takes over and only one thing will...
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    New member with a Barrel question

    First of all, Thanks for all the responces. Looks like my best option is to find someone whot can rework the barrel. Will try to make a couple contacts tomorrow and check that out. I love the old gun but it is only worth so much. Yes, I ment soldered the tang to the breech plug. It is solid...
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