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    Cascade Mountain Men

    Looking to make contact with any members of the Cascade Mountain Men Club, Everett Washington, that may have attended the Evergreen State Fairgrounds show last month. I bought a pair of elk hide leggings from a couple that were dressed in full buckskin outfits. They were selling Elk hide War...
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    Great Plains Carbine

    An older gentleman in our black powder club put together a Great Plains Rifle Flintlock kit. He did a nice job of it and browned the hardware and barrel. However he found the gun too front heavy and hard to hold steady on target. He had our local Gun Smith cut the barrel back to 26...
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    "Soggy " from Nova Scotia here

    Hello, Soggy I see you are from Nova Scotia.I would like to chat with you as i am moving to Lunenburg N.S.in a couple of years. I would like to find out more about the Blackpowder sceen there, clubs, ranges etc. Thanks Pete
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    Bess Makeover 1

    Hello Swampman, I have recently aquired the same make of Bess, and would like to make mine look as nice as yours. Could you explain what steps you went through. I especially like that great dark rich color on the stock.Do you plan to add sling swivels? Thanks Pete
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    Bess barrel removal

    Thanks, Don. That`s just the information i was looking for!!
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    Bess barrel removal

    I would like to remove the barrel from my Pedersoli brown bess, so i can file off the unwanted writing. I have never disassembled a Flinter before. what is the best way to proceed. I have a small nail set punch ,can i use this to start pushing the pins out , and use pliers to pull them out the...
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    The Bess Bug

    I think i have come down with the Bess bug. I just picked up a japanees made Bess to keep my Pedersoli one company. It does not have any sling swivels. Does anyone know of a site that sells the correct ones. They would be wider than the Pedersoli ones. I am not sure if the ones from the Indian...
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    Blunderbuss?

    You got to admit it, they are sweet looking muskets. You are not trying hard enough to talk me out of one!
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    Blunderbuss?

    O.K. i really like the looks of the Blunderbuss that the Discriminating General sells. Thats the one where you have to drill out your own touch hole.But can i justify the purchase? I mean what real good is it , you won`t be able to hit paper targets or gongs .Sure would be nice though, sitting...
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    Defarbing a Brown bess

    I recently aquired a Pedersoli Brown Bess, and really love it. However every time i look at the barrel i see those unwanted stampings, FOR BLACK POWDER ONLY, and MADE IN ITALY. have any of you guys had luck removing the markings , or are they in too deep. What would be the best way to go about...
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    My first Bess

    I bought a used Pedersoli Brown Bess and took it to the range for the first time today. Yeee Haaah!!! I finally know what you guys have been taking about. What a rush! I set a paper target out at 25 yards. I loaded up 70 grains of 2ff goex and took aim. A light misty fog had rolled in across the...
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    Help with GPR Rifle

    The lock on my Lyman Great Plains rifle broke yesterday. I took the lock apart and was told by another shooter that the fly had snapped in half. This is a very small piece, does anyone know where i can find a replacement part? Thanks Pete
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    Powder horn color

    I have a horn of mixed colors, white , light brown, and black. Can you soak a horn in deluted bleach to make it all white?
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    Blunderbuss

    I am thinking about getting a Blunderbuss with a steel barrel from the Discriminating General site.I read that they should not be fired from the shoulder due to possible injury, is this true?. Surely you could load it down and fire it this way rather than from the hip? Does anyone have first...
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