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    Mold selection

    It all depends on the actual bore diameter... a .490" ball and a .015" patch is the standard mentioned load but much will vary on the gun itself. If it's really that tight in the bore, I'd recommend you try some thinner material.
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    "Ketland & Co." & "UNITED STATES" marked musket

    Lot of that happened early on then! :wink:
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    Tent safety idea ...

    https://i.imgur.com/4nSuJ.jpg?fb
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    Fox squirrels

    Go to this part of Nevada! They got a tree or two there! :wink: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/HbTyNationalForest2.JPG/1280px-HbTyNationalForest2.JPG
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    "Ketland & Co." & "UNITED STATES" marked musket

    You two may be on to something....hadn't considered that option but it may be the answer! The War of 1812 caught everyone over confident and under armed...then when they got to Canada, most of the militia wouldn't cross the line. Believe I see the major problem with the militia system as...
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    Mold selection

    Usual variation jumps is 10 grains but you can fine tune that when you get close. One of my shooting pals used 68.5 grains for his accuracy load. Seemed a bit OCD but he was convinced that was the ticket! When you do load adjustments, only change one thing at a time, for obvious reasons! :wink:
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    what to pay?

    Roy Stroh makes what he calls a Youth Rifle. What he shows on his site is a .36 caliber but imagine that's variable. That one weighs in at 5 pounds. He doesn't list prices there but may be worth talking to. Builder's prices can vary, as we're all aware, but you want someone reliable even if it's...
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    imgur test

    Bambi may not be the brightest bulb in the box but you better creep along like molasses in winter cause white against dark is something they will notice! :wink: :haha:
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    Hawken new barrel

    Just try and see...wouldn't be the first time a fast twist shot well with PRB. Make sure you've got a tight ball & patch fit in the bore, the fast rotation can strip or possibly tear the patch away. Give it a whirl, may surprise you.
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    Belted balls

    That's an interesting article, thank you for posting. I'd never seen one of the pre-patched and greased original balls before. Can't help but question it's actual accuracy but not the most unaerodynamic things I've ever seen! :wink: It'd be another decade before Claude Minie had his "Sacre...
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    Fox squirrels

    Good to know even the state animal guys are full of it too! :rotf:
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    Fox squirrels

    So, the Texas kid had to look it up! Never once heard of making "steer squirrels" in my whole put-together life! :shocked2: :hmm: But when one of our goofy Rock Squirrels goes galloping by toting a young'un, it'll give you a Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot moment! :rotf...
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    "Freeman" militia musket

    British militia that is... :wink: https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27736f42-a22a-406e-83d9-a5f600f1be8e/f51e37bb-4f4c-460c-bc14-464ea89d5c4e/original.jpg https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27736f42-a22a-406e-83d9-a5f600f1be8e/a161b47e-002d-43e6-aea3-154627b98e04/original.jpg This a...
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    Tent safety idea ...

    Had to read that twice...toilet paper, alcohol and 'burning hot and clean' just didn't read the way you wrote it. Good lord, those ice fisherman were a tough lot! :shocked2: :rotf:
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    1st bag project, contents

    A can for everything and everything in it's can! :wink: :haha: If you want to get fancy, make'em out of horn! http://www.woodenhawk.com/images/firestarting%20horn.jpg http://www.woodenhawk.com/images/Sewing%20Kit.jpg http://www.woodenhawk.com/images/Horn%20Box.jpg
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    Jackrabbits?

    Yes sir, you certainly can...having said that, let me also note that soaking in a vinegar brine for 24 hours will make a great difference. Basically, it's a mix of 1 quart cold water, 2.5 Tbsp. salt and 3 Tbsp. of vinegar. Put meat in large glass or earthenware container and soak overnight to 24...
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    Northstar west marking?

    Yes. Wow! Really had a Senior Moment there! What was I thinking!!?? :wink: Thanks for bringing me back to reality! :haha:
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    TC Seneca hammer screw size

    Oddly, Ebay seems over run with T/C Hawken stuff. Looks like they take the guns apart and sell the stock & lock together and the barrel separately to get around Ebay's idiotic rules... "guns, oh horrors!" One guy had a 'pile of parts' for $30 but it's hard to tell just what all's in said 'pile'...
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    HOW WERE O/U OR S/S PISTOLS LOADED?

    Yours appears to be the turn type and I've seen or seen pictures of button, lever or pin variations. Some were quite novel and one was so small, it probably qualified as a true 'mouse gun'! :wink:
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    "Ketland & Co." & "UNITED STATES" marked musket

    Oh fudge...just didn't look long enough. Now I'm finding that it's an English made Indian Trade Gun built for U.S. military contractors in the 1820's fur trade... made in Pennsylvania at about that time and of .60 caliber. Think the "made in England" part must refer to the Ketland lock though...
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