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    Air travel with a longrifle?

    If you have to go through the airports at NYC or Newark NJ(god help us!) be aware that luggage that seems to have anything valuable in it has a tendency to be "lost" from time to time. The baggage handlers are unionized, and the unions have connections to organized crime (this is not made up)...
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    Project Idea: Wheel lock long pistol

    A 24" barrel? Sounds more like a canoe gun than a pistol. I think you'd have a heck of a time trying to hold that on target with just a pistol-type grip. In my opinion(take it for what it's worth), maybe you ought to think of going shorter on the barrel; 12-14 inches max. I think I've heard of...
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    Don't know how they did it!

    If you're looking for the salicylic(sp?) acid, AFAIK it's white willow bark. I once helped a friend of mine load powdered white willow bark into #3 gel capsules, which he then put into a bottle and put in his medicine cabinet, to replace the commercially made aspirin he didn't want to buy.
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    Elk antler pipe

    You can try wiping honey around the inside of the pipe, then smoking a couple of half-bowlfuls. When it starts to char, don't scrape the inside much; just enough to loosen any stubborn ashes and unburned tobacco bits. Knock the dottle out by thumping the open end of your pipe against the base...
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    Who Won the House Bros. Rifle???

    A quick thought: anyone ask the House brothers how they'd prefer their rifle to be used? :hmm:
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    How to make a loading block?

    The board I made for my .50 Traditions(go ahead and laugh; it shoots, and I haven't had any real trouble with it yet!) Penn rifle is 1/2 inch poplar, drilled with a 1/2 inch wood bit. When I load it up, I use the brass piece on my short starter to push the balls in. Leaves them sticking out...
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    Had trouble using the ball puller? Try this!

    My "new" ramrod has brass tips on both ends, one threaded 10/32's and one 8/32's. I made a "T" handle from a piece of antler with a 8/32 bolt screwed into a slightly smaller hole drilled through the middle. I also have a range rod with the same threading setup. "Be prepared". :thumbsup:
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    Wheellock Pistol Design

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    Starting Over

    I don't know about the rest of the country, but the Walmarts around here haven't sold anything relating to firearms for years. They caved in to the anti-gunners long ago, too afraid they might lose customers if they carried firearms or related items.
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    Small flintlock pistols?

    A little clarification: do you want a pistol with a 7 inch barrel, or one that's 7 inches overall?
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    18th Century Arms Show & Market Fair

    Wish I could be there. Good luck!
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    Rifleman's Knife

    Sounds interesting. :thumbsup: Pics, please?
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    Rifleman's Knife

    I like it! :hatsoff: :thumbsup: Will the sheath be plain or fancied up?
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    Flintlock pan powder

    You can take a long trip for the day, go through NJ, cross the PA border, and go to Dixon's gunshop. Get all the powder you want there. I don't know if powder can be shipped to Long Island(probably has the same stupid laws as NYC)either, and I'm certain you won't be able to buy it in stores in...
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    Cleaning accessories

    A warning, stated elsewhere, about Wal-mart pillow ticking; make sure it's 100% cotton, not poly/cotton! You don't want any kind of plastic going down that barrel! Also, run the fabric through the washing machine a couple times before you use it. Yeah, short starters are good to have, even if...
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    1st Holster and Belt for Remmy 1858

    If that's your first holster, I can't wait to see how you do when you've had some experience. Your third one will be a masterpiece! :hatsoff: :thumbsup: :applause:
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    Cleaning accessories

    Congrats on your new gun, jim! You don't need to order a nipple pick(unless you want something fancy); a piece of coat hanger wire, baling(or duct, if you're not out in farm country) wire, or a large unfolded paper clip ought to do the job. My vent pick is a medium size paper clip; it was the...
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    Make'n Bacon?

    The wife and I watched that show, and found out why she had so much stomach trouble from eating commercially made bacon; the nitrites! The stuff that gets put in to retard spoilage! We found some "uncured" bacon(no nitrites) in the supermarket, and she had no problems eating it. Then, we got...
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    Why wash pillow ticking b4 use ???

    Another reason for washing is that, sometimes, sizing is used to beef up inferior material. You could find yourself trying to use material for patches that's better suited for use as lace doilies! Sizing is used to fill in the gaps between the threads in a loose weave fabric. It ain't honest...
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    Ever cut your FINGER on a flinter?

    The gun's, or his? :rotf: I've cut my finger several times, mostly while wiping off the flint. Finally learning to wipe it with a scrap of cloth :hmm:
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