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    Buying Pillow Ticking

    Hey has anybody used Irish linen?
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    To Use or Not To Use a Flash Cup

    The breech end of my gun does stay pretty clean. I tried a different nipple today and I noticed that it was ever so slightly taller than my original nipple. So with the flash cup under the nipple it made it slightly more taller. The end result was that the hammer was not getting a clean...
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    To Use or Not To Use a Flash Cup

    I was just wondering if you guys think flash cups are necessary or are they one of those things that's just for show?
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    Making 4F Powder from 2F Powder

    In the days of yore the typical Brown Bess toting soldier used a pinch of the powder from the cartridge to prime his weapon and I'm guessing the granulation of those days is similar to our present day 1F.
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    Making 4F Powder from 2F Powder

    I was watching one of the "Sharpe's Rifle's" shows on DVD the other day and they showed one of the riflemen crushing some powder with a small rolling pin presumably to make some fine powder for priming. Does anybody know if this is something a soldier might have actually done in the Napoleonic...
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    Great Range Day

    Nothing beats shooting and hitting the mark. Was that straight ballistol or was it mixed with something?
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    Lehigh Lube experience/comments?

    What's the best way to apply the lube to patches? Lately I've put the lube into an empty spray bottle and give my pillow ticking a couple of sprays before cutting at the muzzle.
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    Help with Pedersoli Pistols

    I looked on the Pedersoli site and the closest thing they have in appearance is their "Kentucky" pistols. Unfortunately they don't have an archive section.
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    Help with Pedersoli Pistols

    I have a brace of pistols that my brother-in-law gave me to find some information on. They're are stamped "Pedersoli Dav" on the barrels. They both have what appears to be bronze(or brass) barrels. Both pistols are .44 caliber. As near as I can tell they look like Pedersoli's "Kentucky"...
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    Triple 7 ?

    I've started using those stick-on orange dots on my black bulls eye targets. It gives me a center point to sight on.
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    Triple 7 ?

    I'm curious about those targets in the picture, interesting design. What's the advantage of the two black rectangles? Does it help with the iron sights?
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    Lehigh Lube experience/comments?

    I bought some Lehigh from Track of the Wolf in April and it has no manufacturer indicated(it's a 200ml "hip flask" shaped bottle). I think the lube works great. I keep the lube in a spray bottle. At the range I give my pillow ticking two squirts just before cutting at the muzzle. I also wipe...
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    tha act of war

    During the Napoleonic wars, I believe the main purpose of the bayonet was to protect against cavalry. Unsupported infantry could not be in the open when cavalry was a threat. Upon sighting cavalry the infantry would form a square with bayonets pointing outward. Horses don't like to charge...
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    tha act of war

    I was watching "Sharpe's Battle" the other night. The main character is Richard Sharpe a Captain in the English "Green Jackets" that used the Baker rifle. This was during Wellington's Spanish campaign against the French. Anyway his riflemen were assigned to train some green Spanish troops...
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    Henry Deringer Barrel

    I have my ancestor's rifle from circa 1850. It has a Deringer barrel and I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on Deringer firearms. This rifle is half stock and the barrel is exactly 36" long. The barrel is half octagonal, half round with the octagonal part ending a 13.25" from the...
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    Kentucky Rifle Frolic

    This weekend is the Jacobsburg Historical Society Kentucky Rifle Frolic in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Google search for the historical society to look up their web site. The event runs 10-4 Saturday and Sunday. Scottish Highland games are on Sunday.
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    Preparing Bulk Patching

    I bought this ticking from Dixie, and I was wondering whether I should wash it first. Should I throw it in the laundry with the rest of the dirty socks or wash it by hand?
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    Preparing Bulk Patching

    Ok I admit it, I'm new muzzle loading so I've got a few things to learn. So here goes. I've got a 1 yard square piece of pillow ticking to cut patches at the muzzle with, what should I do with it to make it more practical to use? Cut it into strips? Cut it into smaller squares? What do you...
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    How Many Rounds did They Shoot?

    Has anybody ever read Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series of historical novels? They are based on Wellington's Spainish peninsula campaign during the Napoleonic wars. He describes the various battles in a lot of detail though I take issue with his description of English soldiers "tap"...
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    How Many Rounds did They Shoot?

    I figured that the round ball the military used in the Brown Bess(or other muskets) might be looser relative to the bore size than what we might consider to use. If the ball was loose for loading ease, what kept it from rolling away from the powder charge before firing? I wonder how many short...
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