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    Smoothin out da smoothbore ummm..... bore !! :D

    I looked up a wheel cylinder hone today. I saw them as cheap as $13 and they come with the stones.
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    Painted Trade Gun

    First I will have to find my book. With my moth eaten memory at my age it may take a while.
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    Squirrel Hunting and shooting RB into the air.

    Do like some of us here did, move to a hunting friendly state
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    On Line Scammer Warning

    I always pay with a Postal Money Order. If there is a problem the postal inspector get involved.
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    Painted Trade Gun

    I have the book on St. Etienne and Tullies by Gladyzes(?) and there is a drawing of the exact same sight on a drawing of a Tulle.
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    Safe powder horn making?

    Being we have it so easy today compared to our ancestors a lot of us don't have to practice common sense like they did!
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    What Part Of Clean It Now Don't You Understand?

    I have left an uncleaned rifle in the hall closet for at least a month. (early stages of Alzheimer's) I had always used Lehigh Valley Lube which supposedly protected from corrosion, I guess they were right.
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    How do I get the smell out?

    When it comes to removing objectional smells the best thing I found was fresh coffee grounds. I drove a truck for many years, and when we had a trailer with a bad smell we would buy 1 pound of coffee, and spread it in the trailer. The trailer's inside dimensions were 40 ft. long by 8 ft. wide by...
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    Hunting with glasses

    When I wore glasses years ago I would rub a bar of soap on my lenses and then buff them with a tissue. I think thatI learned it from Field & Stream many years ago.
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    One thing that I always do is to dribble some candle wax along the barrel and stock for about 6 inches in front of the lock. Keeps the rain from running down the joint into the lock.
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    Tried out the new gun

    I carry a hunk of strong cord in my bag. If my ramrod gets stuck I make about a dozen wraps around the ramrod and tie the loose end around a sapling and jerk the gun until it comes loose. It ain't easy but it sure beats going home before you are done hunting.
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    Too much powder?

    When I was much younger and did a lot of rabbit hunting in NJ in the 60's. Everybody talked about patterning their shotgun at 40 yards. Most of my shots at rabbits were within 40 feet, and I wondered why I couldn't connect that often with a double barrel both chocked full! A 75 foot tree is a...
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    Plugging percussion nipples

    Never knew alcohol could dissolve solder!
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    I made pemmican today!

    i have made venison jerky with salt and cayenne pepper in my oven. I don't know how lont it will last because everybody eats it within a week!
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    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    If all one can afford is an India made gun, at least they are supporting our black powder community. Being on a fixed income I can sympathize with those who buy India made guns.
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    The right amount of flour

    My dogs are happy when I wind up with extra flour and egg!
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    The hips don't lie!

    Brit your pictures always bring a smile to my face. As far as the arthritis and sciatica, the best temporary cure I have found so far is 3 fingers of Evan Williams bourbon!
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    To the older guys…

    Once I am dead I won't care what happens!
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    Last of the Mohicans Rifle

    Years ago I remember reading that JFC based his story on a Dutch frontiersman from Connecticut. At this age I can't remember all of the details.
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    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    People complain about India made firearms, but are willing to shoot a200 year old one with a hammer forged wrought iron barrel!
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