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  1. J

    .50 cal pattern

    Hi again Bdarin; I hope that I don't risk offending you. Please understand that there are probably a couple of dozen other fellows out there in cyberspace reading this that are absolutely new to the sport. It is mostly for those fellows, most of whom we may never meet, that I will say the...
  2. J

    .50 cal pattern

    Hi Bdarin; I've followed this thread for a couple of weeks now. It looks like only a few of us addressed the intent behind your original question. Several of us got very interested in the offhand shooting portion of your dilemna, and you'll need to forgive us but we're all interested in...
  3. J

    patch thickness

    Hi Swank; I notice that you said a .010 ox-yoke lubed patch. I don't mean any insult so if you already know this, please forgive... Lots of the time when the fellows talk about patch thickness and they refer to a micrometer reading, they are talking about a "compressed thickness". What that...
  4. J

    Period Correct??????????????

    Hi Maxiball; As usual, on whatever forum, under whatever heading, who ever brings it up, the topic of our Period Correctness invariably stirs up the interest! It's always fun. I like your statement "that NO ONE is really period correct in a traditional sense. In SPIRIT, yes, in reality NO!"...
  5. J

    ML coyote hunting?

    Hi all; The local mountain ridge, (only 6 or 8 miles away), is reported to be well populated, if not overrun with coyotes. I wouldn't mind spending some time up on the ridge hunting them. My centerfires bore me, (anybody want to buy one?), so I'd like to take my 50 cal flinter. Sadly, I...
  6. J

    The first shot blues!

    Halloo the camp! Let's talk about how the first shot of the day impacts in a different place than following, "fouled" shots. I used to use a T/C with conicals, and I learned that the first shot would hit a couple of inches higher than the following shots and I just kinda learned to guesstimate...
  7. J

    Hello all from PA

    Hi Boondocker; First, Welcome. Second, I can't guarantee you much, but can guarantee that the fellows here will welcome your questions and they WILL help you out! Ironsights Jerry Uniontown, PA
  8. J

    Pecatonica Rifle Supply

    Hi Sixgun45LC; I have only built one longrifle, an Early Lancaster from Pecatonica. As best I can tell, they run a small shop. Every time I've called, I've either talked to Dick Greensides, the owner, or Jeff, who apparently cuts the stocks. I'm probably way more cautious than most fellows...
  9. J

    "Still hunting" tip?

    I'm thinking ahead to the Early Muzzzleloader Whitetail Deer Season already. So, here's a question... Often, my flintlock and I walk along real slow, maybe 2,3, or 4 steps, then stand for a minute or so. Often, I see a deer, often 30, 40, or 50 yards away. Invariably, the deer is looking...
  10. J

    Bedford rifles any fans out there??

    Hi fowler, (and Maxi and Daryl), I'll tell you a sad, yes very sad story... I live about an hour and a half away from Bedford, PA. They have a marvelous historic village, called "Old Bedford Village". Now the sad, and probably inexcusable part of the story...I've never been there... Maybe...
  11. J

    What's the best quick loader for a patched RB

    Hey Oneshot, How do you "stop the deer"... an honest question. I know some guys whistle, I know a fellow who blows his nose... what works for you? Jerry.
  12. J

    How do you make/inlet a wooden patch box?

    Hi all; I built my first rifle, an Early Lancaster, last summer. Being an absolute beginner, I opted to skip the patchbox altogether on it. My next rifle will most likely be a Transitional and it will need a sliding wooden patch box. I'm trying to put all the "know-how" together for my...
  13. J

    Width of rear sight notch?

    Hi all; I thought that I had a good width for the rear sight notch until this month's woodswalk at the local buckskinner's shoot. Back in the dark woods, with the shadows and all, I couldn't see the front sight through the rear notch. Now I'm wondering if the rear sight notch needs to be...
  14. J

    Dixon's Muzzleloader Fair

    Dixon's Muzzleloader Fair, Kempton, PA, U.S.... near Allentown. July 23, 24, 25. Anyone going? I'm in Southwestern PA, and kinda wishin' I could find someone local to share the trip with. Jerry in Uniontown, PA
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    A few questions about fusils?

    To any fusil enthusiasts out there.... I'm just about ready to build my second rifle. I'm looking for something to fit into the 1760's, which is when my local area in Southwestern Pennsylvania was being settled. My interest would be to portray an English (Colonist) early settler type...
  16. J

    One flint(lock) to rule them all!

    Hey Deadeye; I would enjoy and appreciate if you would take a few minutes to tell me absolutely everything about the fusil de chasse that would make it your "one and only"! I think there might be a fusil in my future at some point, as a buddy of mine re-enacts a French persona and I might...
  17. J

    Do PRB come off the powder with a smoothbore?

    Halloo the camp, Forgive the probably very basic question. I've read that the conicals, and the Maxiballs have a danger of "coming off the powder" when a rifle is handled a little rough, such as perhaps a fall in the woods while hunting. Of course a tightly patched roundball in a rifled...
  18. J

    I've done it!! I have gone and done it!!

    Hi Leadball; First, Happy Birthday! "You done good", as a fellow can get a lot worse things and do a lot worse things for his birthday than buy a flintlock! Second, you seem amazed that a roundball might be accurate enough for hunting? My thought on that is that my flintlock, and indeed most...
  19. J

    54 versus 58?

    Forgive my ignorance, and it's probably been asked a thousand times already, but... What do a 54, 58, and 62 caliber roundball weigh? I'm thinking that I shot 320 grain and 370 grain Maxiballs over 80 and 90 grains of Goex FFg out of my T/C's for years before I got into the more traditional...
  20. J

    54 versus 58?

    I'm planning a Transitional rifle as my next project. It seems like the suppliers offer the rifle stocks preinlet for the heavier "D" profile swamped barrels. These barrels can be had in 50, 54, 58, or 62 caliber. Originally I was thinking about a 54 caliber, but since the "D" profiles are...
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