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  1. M

    What's your favorite Lube?

    I've been using Stumpkiller's Moose Milk and Snot the last couple of sessions. I really like them a lot. The first batch of patches I soaked with MM is still damp, while the second batch dried (after 2 dippings) over night) I can't figure that one out, but the damp patches sure give a lot of...
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    Windage adjustment on Zouave

    Rat: I like your way of thinking. Some of mine are pure, and I wouldn't change a thing, but others are to have fun with and may need to be modified to fit our needs in the most expedient manner. :imo: :results:
  3. M

    Windage adjustment on Zouave

    Update!! Well, I couldn't drill the tall blade because the screw is frozen in and my fine tip twisted trying to remove it. So I resorted to my old system and got a bigger hammer. I wrapped everything well and locked it in a vise. Got out a large punch and a 'big' hammer and applied 'gentle...
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    Windage adjustment on Zouave

    Yeah, Rat, it really was a good deal. I dropped a mirror down the bore and checked it with a flashlight and the bore was (is) as new. A lot of gun for the money. There is no screw holding the rear site on. I think I'll try the peep idea first (my 63 yr old eyes would like that). If that's too...
  5. M

    .44 or .36 for match target shooting?

    Also depends on the gun. My .36 Uberti/Navy Arms 1861 Colt I bought in '65 is horribly inaccurate. On the other hand, the Pieta .45 Remington 1858 I bought out of the Bargain Cave at Cabela's is a tack driver. Go figure!
  6. M

    Windage adjustment on Zouave

    Yes, I searched the threads and found no answer so... The Flintlock site was so helpful with a touch-hole question I had a few weeks ago I thought I'd try a percussion question here. A while back I bought a used .58 cal Zouave. For $60.00 I figured I couldn't go wrong. The only markings are...
  7. M

    Touch-hole position

    THANX!!! Just want to say thanx and give an update on what I tried and the results. 1. I reshaped the pan. Not only was the touch-hole too low, but it was drilled way too far back. It is now centered fore/aft. 2. Was unable to accept the generous offer of one of you to make me some custom 5/16...
  8. M

    New to flinting, have loading question

    Been there--done that!
  9. M

    Touch-hole position

    Woodhick I tried that experiment one 4th of July in the late '60's. Ended up wearing a white glove and a lot of salve on my right hand for almost a month. That was when I developed my enduring respect for blackpowder. Ouch! My touch-hole liner is recessed, although really cone shaped on the...
  10. M

    frizzens

    Flaming Canvas, That was me. All of the old Dixie catalogs used to have the technique in the back. Haven't seen it in the more recent ones - maybe liability fears. Anyway, you wrap the frizzen in leather. Place this inside a tin can and throw it all in a wood fire with a good coal base. Leave it...
  11. M

    Touch-hole position

    Thanx for all the response. The first thing I tried was to enlarge the touch-hole -- #2 drill as recommended in several on-line articles. That didn't help. Next, I ground away some of the pan to lower the powder level. This helped some, but ignition is still slow. I hear a snap pfft bang...
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    Touch-hole position

    Rat. Thanx. I'm not sure what a patent breech is. It has a hooked breech, 1" octagon barrel and the touch-hole liner is centered in the flat so I can remove a lot of pan before getting below the flat, but I'll keep that in mind as I'm grinding. I wish I had my T/C in front of me for comparison...
  13. M

    Touch-hole position

    Just wonderin'. Been shooting BP since '64 - flint since '80. All flint experience has been with a T/C .45 Hawken. Almost instantaneous ignition w/50-90 grs of 3F and lite prime of 4F. It just goes WHAMBANG! I usually hear the BANG before the WHAM is complete. I thought that was the way all...
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