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    Can I use this rifle at Rendezvous?

    many of the shoots i attend will let any wooden side lock or underhammer shoot. street clothes cost on your final score. 10 points for top middle and bottom. thirty points before you fire one shot is nothing to sneeze at. if it is wet i wear modern shoes and lose 10 points. and lots of campers...
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    shooting dried black powder

    if you attempt to dry just spread it FAR FAR FAR from any ignition source. one group of voyageurs on flipping their canoe spread the wet powder on a tarp to dry and as it was almost done one person walked across with his pipe and dropped an ash. set the whole lot off and received some injury...
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    ??/Pole for someone to flintlocks

    pecatonica river mills stocks for track,dixie, and who knows who else. call and talk to them and they are shouting over the machines roaring in the background. they will send a stock milled to most any level of finish you are ready to pay for. i bought t kits from them as i have limited shop...
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    Canvas lean-to shelters....

    look at the setup tutorial on nwwoodsman.com i added loops and d rings to tarp and set it up as the closing tent. appears very versatile and matches some of the tents in my wifes grandfathers pics from 1900
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    Want to try a swamped barrel stock

    if Tip enjoys beer show up about 5 with a six pack of good beer. if not bring cinnamon rolls early. then go to the rondy and ask LOTS of stupid ?. you will learn o much in such a short time. then ask the build ? all over again. never learn it all or even a little. but that is part of the fun to me
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    Eighteenth Century sea bag

    so are you wanting a sailors bag or a riggers bag? a sailors bag is large like a modern duffle bag. a riggers bag holds your tools and can be used to hoist small parts up and down the rigging from the deck. be sure to put a tether on that knife and the bosuns spike you will want to make next as...
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    the myth of the "unreliable flintlock"

    western washington state. if you do not want to hunt in the rain then it is july or august and you are probably poaching. we get a lot of light rain with wind here. flint/cap/modern i just thank god for goretex
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    Dangerous "advice" free of charge

    big box stores have phones,save yourself the trip and call the store manager or gun dept manager. like them cap thingys phones ain't gonna last be back to smoke signals soon but use it while you can
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    Flint or chirt nodes

    the chert in texas is heat treated just like our brains when it hits 115f and the ground is hot enough to cook on. been there done that. you tube has some good tutorials on knapping.
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    How bright were they?

    shiny bright. camo was not an issue when you are advancing shoulder to shoulder wearing a bright red coat or similar. the leather shirts were probably a different matter
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    Powder with Lewis and Clark...

    reading their journal again. great reading and you realize how tough they really were.
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    Leaving a powder and bullet charge in the barrel

    for my hunting load i have worked up a lube of bees wax,olive oil, murphy's oil soap. using patched round ball or REAL 250 i have a good water proof patch. then i ran a patch with wonderlube down the barrel. it rained 4 of 5 days. i hunted less than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean hearing the...
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    sight slides out

    super glue then go hunting. lots of cold days coming to punch things right in the next few months
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    Does anyone make a Ball-et type mold?

    got the REAL 250gr mold as my slow twist barrel will not stabilize the 350gr size. shot last trip to range and seems to shoot fine. same size and weight as ballet in 50cal but easier to pour. i think getting the knurled portion of the ballet to fill on a regular basis would make pouring them...
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    cleaning between range and field

    co2 discharger will clear the channel with no noise or residue. then load as usual, then pull nipple and add a few grains of 4ffff. that first shot really matters JUST NOW. and make sure your caps fit on the nipple you have on your gun. DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
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    finishing off wounded deer

    muzzle loaders cannot use a modern weapon to dispatch a wounded animal in wa st. if you call a knife a modern weapon then don't try it. i think they were around before guns ehhh. carry my percussion pistol for the second shot if needed
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    missfire

    my first buck walked away under the same conditions minus the old caps. glad he wasn't shootin back. i have one of the co2 dischargers and now i clear the barrel and nipple with that before loading the night before after i get to deer camp. there is a 90degree angle from the nipple to the powder...
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    underlug dovetail too big

    the last few file strokes off the lug or the sight or whatever is off the lug not the barrel. if you really mess up now you need a $2.oo part not a $200.00 dollar barrel
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    Stock Carvings

    build your gun heavy ie leave some wood where you want to carve. stain it and keep LOTS of extra stain. varnish finish so the oil doesn't soak in deep. shoot and enjoy while you learn to carve. start on pine then work to hardwood of the same as your stock. then spend next winter sanding of that...
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    Kit suggestions

    several of the mentioned companies sell kits to different levels of completion, all the to IN THE WHITE. means you need to sand the wood a little,blue or brown the metal,etc. can do inlays and decorative work before you stain. pecatonica makes the stocks for many of the other companies, gets top...
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