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    Building a Powder Horn

    Here's what I did (I am no great horn maker mind you). I made a wooden cone as a mold to make the horn a concentric circle heated the horn with oil and shoved the cone in. Then I made the plug. I have a crappy lathe but it's a lot of work to setup, so I did it by hand. I started with a 3/8"...
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    Stock insert...

    I think you absolutely could do this. I'm not a gun maker, but I am a woodworker. If you go the glass bed route, you might still want to glue matching wood shims on the sides as techmoron suggested for aesthetics. I'd use a waterproof pva glue like tightbond 2 or 3. If you know a woodworker...
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    How much to file the front sight

    Thanks for sharing, I first saw something about barrel bending on a YouTube not too long ago. This seems like a much safer way than that guy did, he just cranked it in a vise and started reefing on it. Did you use a straight edge and feeler gauges after bending to see how much deflection...
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    Rabbit hunting and gear

    I haven't hunted rabbit or pheasant for years, not since my hunting buddy started getting too old. We had to put him to sleep about 5 years ago, haven't had a hunting dog since. When I did, I'd wear an upland vest, I'd unzip rabbits and gut in cold weather and toss them in the back. I warm...
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    Squirrel Hunting Attire

    250 sq inches of orange required here in PA, and it doesn't open until September :(
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    Frustrated - Hopefully just the growing pains of a newbie

    Nevrdull! I forgot how great that stuff is. I need to get a can, ran out a long time ago and been using flitz because it's available locally but not as good. sometimes brasso just doesn't cut it. I never would have thought to use it to polish a bore.
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    Making patches

    I haven't noticed any change in POI or accuracy from patch shape. I cut at the muzzle, used oversized round, precut square, round, no difference.
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    Any tips to make a muzzleloader “sure-fire”

    If you figure it out let us know. So far what's helped for my flintlock. Tuned and maintained lock. Balanced springs, polished frizzen face, proper touch hole positioning Real black powder Prime with 3f instead of 4f in humid weather Change out the prime often in wet weather (like every hour...
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    Cleaning patch stuck at breach end.

    I've lost a patch, and used this exact same 2 prong puller to fish it out. Just keep spinning clockwise as you pull it out.
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    Making patches

    Thanks, that sounds like a good guideline. The 1" works, but I really have to work to center the ball perfect.
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    Making patches

    I've been experimenting, trying to find what works for me, and I think I have it just about down. Tried a bunch of lubes, and I've reproduced Lehigh valley lube. At least i think, never shot the original but what I have let's me shoot continuously without swabbing. It's liquid, so cutting from...
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    FOR SALE High carbon neck knife

    I'm not allowed any more sharp things to play with or I'd likely be a buyer. I hope you find one soon. I came to offer my compliments, and to ask about the steel stain, is it just ferric chloride?
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    Dry ball removal

    I have dry balled more than I'd like to admit. I get talking at the woods walks and stuff happens. About 10 grns of 4f shoved into the touch hole with a pick has never failed. A steel range rod, and a top quality ball puller along with some cleaning solution to soak and lubricate has never...
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    Lubing conicals

    I shoot lee real conicals, I've tried a few lubes. Track's DGL, mink oil, homebrew beeswax/castor, beeswax and olive, crisco. They all work, the DGL did get me about 6 shots before swabbing was needed. The others were good for about 3 or 4. I made up about 50 last week that I powder coated...
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    More Things in Film That Bug Me

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    More Things in Film That Bug Me

    I usually give inaccuracies a pass, but the one that bothers me every time is the explosion that throws the guy. I guess movie heros don't get blast lung. The other is in a big battle scene where the protagonist and antagonist wade through the battle as if everyone else is toddlers attacking...
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    Adjustable Barrel Lapping Tool

    This is a great post. I just recently created a lapping jig, like OPs. My issue is a bit different, it's an almost 50 year old barrel that was neglected by a previous owner, pitted, builds up crud and gets hard to load and clean faster than it should. I started with brasso, and have gotten...
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    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    https://www.joann.com/jo-ann-stores-unbleached-drill-fabric/683532.html Scroll down to the how to get it section, chose the pick up radio, and click see nearby stores. It'll tell you which ones have it
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    Heaviest Bullets For .50 Caliber 48" Twist

    I really like the 250gr. I use the dry wool felt wads from track of the wolf and saturate them with lube, and push with 70gr 3F Scheutzen. I also smear lube between the rings. I've tried a few different lubes, the tightest 5 round group was with Tracks DGL lube at about 3" at 50 yards, and I...
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    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    thanks for the info, I just picked up the last couple yards in Pittsburgh
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