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    Who's Going to the Gunmaker's Fair?

    Had a great time on Friday, got there at 9, just in time to catch the first round of lectures. Got a stock blank, picked up some odds and ends hardware, gadgets and widgets, met a ton of friendly people, saw a horn that I couldn't resist, so I bought that too. It was really nice to meet Mr...
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    Who's Going to the Gunmaker's Fair?

    Never been before, but I'm wrapping up vacation with the family Friday morning, planned ahead and I'll be going Friday while the rest of the fam is driving back to Pittsburgh. I'm excited to go.
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    SOLD Ted Cash brass snuff box floral engraved #4

    I like your artwork but unfortunately do not need.a snuffbox
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    I am an idiot. Frustrated to the point of wanting to quit.

    Sorry to hear you're frustrated, sometimes a little tweak to your process can make all the difference. You got lots of good advice already, I'd like to reiterate what I think are the most important parts. You can buy a new liner for not much money. You might have to go with a bigger size and...
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    WANTED 50 caliber conicals

    I could send you a few lee real 240gr. Either plain lead or powder coated or both. I'm not looking to make money but happy to help a fellow shooter see if it's a good option. Just cover my costs + shipping. If you're interested in round ball I have a .490 and a .495 mold too.
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    Stock drop

    Is this one meant to have the butt on the bicep instead of the shoulder?
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    Tried out my Callahan bag mold

    Ok, so I bit, and bought a bunch of stuff from Larry that I really didn't need, but more wanted. With the mold, how do you take care of it? I'm guessing oil or grease when not in use, but I guess my question is more about how you get smooth shiny balls from an oily greasy mold. My other mold...
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    Historically accurate example of Flint, Full stock, hooked breech, barrel wedges?

    Since this original post was made I've done a lot of research, learned quite a bit, went to quite a few local BP shoots, fondled and shot many rifles, muskets and fowlers, and went to the KRA show in WV last month. The result is what I thought I wanted has changed quite a bit. I've settled on...
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    Bullet suggestions for a 1:48 twist

    Amen to that. It depends what you do, do you need the accuracy, and are you willing to put in the work. I think the answer for most is no and no. Minute of pie plate accuracy at 50 yards is great for a deer in thick pa woods, or just for some plinking fun, but not so much for competitive...
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    Bullet suggestions for a 1:48 twist

    I have a TC Hawken 1:48 .50 cal also, .490 round ball with .018 pillow ticking works ok for me, but not great. I tried the maxi ball when i first got the rifle without luck, I should revisit now that I have a better clue. I also tried Hornady PA Conical, but the lube that comes on them left...
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    Tried out my Callahan bag mold

    I've been eyeing those up since I started getting the flintlock bug. He makes a pair of small pliers with a "ramrod puller" in the handle that also intrigued me, not that I've ever dry balled, I wouldn't do that, that happens to other people....
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    tick treatment

    Yup, you sound just like my buddy's dad from camp. Like I told him, It's not the ticks, it's the Lyme, the anaplasmosis, the rocky mountain spotted fever, the alpha-gal (what a horrible disease), and tulerimia. He lost 30 pounds last year, was a thin guy to begin with, really scared everyone...
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    How long would you go when using spit patches without concern?

    I still consider myself a newbie and at 49 still wet behind the ears with this crowd. And I don't use spit patches, its immature and whatever, I don't care. I'm grossed out by it, there, I said it. But I'm interested in the discussion. In my mind the patch and lube serve 4 purposes - 1) gas...
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    Birchwood Caseys Perma Blue

    It's good for touch ups and small stuff, I've kept a bottle for probably 10 years for that reason. For larger surfaces I had to be meticulous about prep, card it and reapply multiple times. I don't have any other at home process to compare aside from heating and quenching in linseed. Neither...
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    Unmentionable powder measure

    They make a nice starter/rod end end too. Cut off the shoulder, turn down a 3/8 dowel just a bit to fit inside, and countersink the primer hole.
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    2024 Gunmakers Fair at Kempton Seminar/Demo Schedule

    Is there any chance that the seminars will be recorded and published on YouTube?
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    What is it that pulls us into muzzle loading!

    I was also a redleg. The only thing that went into the the front of our m109s was the cleaning brush, it took the whole crew to push that cleaning rod.... I shot modern firearms my whole life, got bored and only shot around hunting season and the occasional self defense class. What appeals...
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    tick treatment

    I've been using martins permethrin 10% concentrate for years. I buy the liquid, mix it up in a bucket and dip all my camping and hunting and yard clothes, then hang them to dry. Something about the drying makes it bind to the fabric. After that I rinse in clean water to get the excess out...
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    Squirrel Hunting Attire

    What's the technique for reloading while sitting? I could figure it out with my current, short 26" t/c Hawken if I used a ball/patch that wasn't as tight, but I'm wondering how you even get the powder down a 44" barrel without standing
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    Crazy Crow non iron "Iron" cookware?

    I use matfer carbon steel skillets in the kitchen, they are very high quality, I prefer them over cast iron. They season easy and are maintained the same as cast iron. The skillet in their site looks like a steel skillet. Cast iron has a little advantage when camp cooking because it's thicker...
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