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building a well-fitting stock
I am looking forward to building my first rifle this winter, preferably a Tennessee-type flintlock from a kit with a largely pre-inlet stock. Yesterday, I was at a local shop to pick up some supplies, and spent some time shouldering their consignment rifles as well as a few of their preformed...- Don B
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Trap for reclaiming lead
Smokehouseman, See Topic #204754 for more about ball traps. Don- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Caliber for Squirrel Hunting
Der Forster, Can you tell us more about the nesting boxes you're building? Don B- Don B
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- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Max range of musket balls
Many Klatch, I've wondered about this question as it pertains to shooting at things in trees. I remember from physics class that the maximum horizontal range of a projectile was achieved when launched at 45 degrees above horizontal ("neglecting friction"). Are you saying that a musket ball...- Don B
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- Forum: Smoothbore
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Moose Juice separating
The Stumpy's Moose Juice that I make always separates, with a layer of castor oil forming on the top surface. I mix the ingredients in the order suggested (alcohol first, water last, shake in between). This would not bother me except that I don't think I'm getting a consistent dose of oil onto...- Don B
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- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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First Build - Yet another question
What is it about a trade gun build that makes it a good learner project? Don- Don B
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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GPR barrel
Paul, Isn't the same thing accomplished by the lube on the ball patch? Don- Don B
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Upgrading Guns
And I thought I had heard it all on this forum! :haha:- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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drill press advice
Does one need a high end drill press for scratch gun and stock building? Will a table top Delta suffice, or will I wish I had gotten something better down the road? Don- Don B
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Smelting Out Alloys?
HD and Capteph, I've followed the many discussions on the board about where to get scrap lead. The scrap yards I've called won't sell to me. And my friends don't include anyone with access to cable sheathing, plumber's lead, or sailboat keels before it gets to the scrap yard. Don- Don B
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- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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Smelting Out Alloys?
I keep hearing (in this forum) about reclaimed lead being "readily available", but none of the dozen or so commercial metal recyclers in my area that I've contacted are willing to sell to me. They either are not interested in dealing with a small-volume customer, or claim to not sell lead to...- Don B
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- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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Stuck Rod & Misfire
According to the Lyman customer service person I talked to, the patent breech on their rifles is .360dia x 1 inch, and the back end is a drill point, not a radius. I haven't confirmed this with the forum, and it seems counter to some things I've read here. But if true, the T/C radiused...- Don B
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- Forum: Percussion Rifles
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PBS series on F&I War
My local PBS station is broadcasting their F&I War series "The War That Made America". This appears to be a re-broadcast, so I expected to find a discussion of it here, but couldn't find one in the archives. If you're interested, I've attach the link to my station below. It should lead you to...- Don B
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- Forum: Muzzleloading & History in the Media
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Length of pull
Isn't stock fit as dependent on drop and cast-off as it is on LOP? If so, then merely measuring LOP on a stock that fits you and transferring that dimension to a new stock wouldn't work very well. Or is this just splitting hairs? Don- Don B
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Word of Thanks
If the wad is heavier, it will have more inertia than the lighter shot and so will decelerate more slowly. It's not that the heavier wad speeds up after it leaves the muzzle, but rather that it doesn't slow down as fast as the shot and so overtakes the shot. Wind resistance effects are another...- Don B
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- Forum: Smoothbore
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round ball trap
Roundball and Paul, I had planned to let the plate swing up from its 45deg resting position, for the reasons you've suggested. Paul, I understand the benefit of 60deg rather than 45deg. Do you believe that I'd get big enough chunks of lead to be able to sift them from the sand using your...- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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round ball trap
Smokin': My intention is only to capture and re-use the lead. I suppose the question is how big are splatter fragments? I imagined them too small to separate from the sand, but maybe not? Don- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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round ball trap
Thank you all for your responses. I'm concerned that if the balls splatter on contact, the design is fatally flawed. Do you think they would splatter on 45deg contact with the plate, vs. head-on? I'd hope they would just get re-directed into the sandbox below the plate. Fisher King, I like...- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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round ball trap
I'm planning to build a round ball trap that uses a 45deg steel plate behind the target to deflect the balls into a bucket of sand for recovery. How thick would you think the steel plate would need to be to withstand a .54 ball over a max load? Don- Don B
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading