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    Help Identifying

    Follow the advice contained in an old adage. When you are selling something "you learn that it is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it". Pay no attention to the seller's asking price unless it is lower than you are willing to pay. Determine what it is worth to you and offer...
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    Noob issues

    It seems that you have been faced with this, that, and everything else. Fresh the bore by alternating between a brass brush and a few cotton cleaning patches soaked with acetone and do it until the patch comes out clean. With that, the barrel should be good to go.
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    WANTED Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver

    I saw the following and remebered your wanted ad: 079-01021-4999, Colt M-1849, 4 inch pocket. BUY NOW – Antique Guns Posted asking price is $1,100. Antique Guns – The Place for Serious Collectors
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    RE: Allen & Thurber repro by Mowrey of Olney, Texas

    I have a very low serial numbered, pre-bicential (unmarked for bicentential) Allen & Thurber by Mowery. It is a Plains model, 32 Inch barrel, 1 inch across the flats, 1 in 30 twist, in .45 caliber. It has both a brass frame and forearm. The barrel is blued. Although I have searched online...
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    What would you have done?

    He seems to have had great expectations regarding land he purchased but the actual outcome has been disappointing. He is looking for someone, other than himself, to blame for his disappointment. Under those circumstances, the best thing you can do it ignore him.
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    Really?

    Haggling the price of an item is evident in a very old adage. The true worth of an item is based on what someone else is willing to pay.
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    Really?

    Duiring my years of selling and buying on eBay, I've found that making an offer to buy at a price of my choosing, not the seller's asking price, has been successful about 70% of the time. I happy to make a purchase at the price I'm willing to pay, and the seller is happy to move the item on...
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    Really?

    A seller on eBay can ask anything they want for an item. A buyer on eBay isn't necessarily a best price buyer but, instead, is a spur ofthe moment buyer. To get an idea of the "fair" price for an item on eBay check the "sold" prices for that item and, if those seem high, check online for the...
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    Mineral Oil

    For the bores of my percusion rifles I use reduced duck fat. Cook a duck, put the drippings in a pan over low heat, stirring occasionally, and when it starts to thicked, pour into a smaller container and set it aside until it cools. Skim the semi-solid fat from the top surface and save that in...
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    Ffg vs fffg

    It has more to do with the length of the barrel. A slow burning powder in a short barrel may result in some of the powder completing it's burn beyond the muzzle, a waste of powder and gases created. Likewise, a fast burning powder in a long barrel may accelerate the ball too quickly to gain a...
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    Ffg vs fffg

    Black powder burns at a fixed rate and that rate is determined by the size of the grains. The smaller the grain the faster it burns to completion. The faster it burns creates a higher volume of gas in a shorter period of time which, in turn, effects the travel of the ball down the barrel...
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    1849 Colt 31 cal for self defence?

    .45 caliber ammunition comprises bullets (approximately 0.45 inch in diameter), first standardized by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in 1872. That original .45 Colt round was developed along with the Colt Single Action Army revolver for the U.S. Army. The .45-70 cartridge...
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    It's not a group...it's so bad it's not even a shotgun pattern....I need help.

    Start from the beginning and thoroughly brush the bore of the rifle using an appropriate bore cleaner to remove any fouling or rust. That done, run acetone wetted patches down the bore until one comes out clean, indicating there is no oil or grease in the bore. Next, using a slightly oversized...
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