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  1. Notchy Bob

    Correct spelling for Hawk_n?

    @Gun Tramp was making a joke. There was a little interchange on this forum a year or two ago in which a forum member meant to write "Hawken," but it somehow ended up "Harken." Some of the boys picked it up and ran with it, and Gun Tramp is reviving the joke. You can type "Harken" in the...
  2. Notchy Bob

    Newest Ian Pratt rifle.

    Thanks for both of these comments. It is my understanding that several top-level builders (e.g. Don Bruton) have stopped taking orders, and build guns to suit themselves. These appear to sell well, and the builder doesn’t have to deal with finicky and impatient clients. It’s kind of a loss...
  3. Notchy Bob

    Homemade cleaning Patches

    Absolutely! See post #42. It sure doesn’t hurt to say it again, though. Cleaning patches should not be a major expense. Notchy Bob
  4. Notchy Bob

    Newest Ian Pratt rifle.

    Your rifle is a beauty! The decorative carving is outstanding. Well done, Mr. Pratt! Any additional details would be welcome… type of lock, caliber, etc. Also, what is that on the forestock in the area of the middle ramrod pipe? Is that a repair, or sleeve of some kind? Notchy Bob
  5. Notchy Bob

    unidentified weapons of gg father in Louisiana regt

    Those are terrific pictures, @lone pine ! And you have a letter, too...Wow! We have a letter in the family written in pokeberry juice by one of my great great grandfathers. He had traveled from Alabama down into the Florida panhandle to look at some land. He said it looked like good land...
  6. Notchy Bob

    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    Not a waste of time at all, my friend. It is interesting to hear how their corporate administrative policies work. Maybe instead of dictating to the store managers, if they would listen to them, and stock the stores with what the customers want, the company wouldn't be going bankrupt. I...
  7. Notchy Bob

    A question about pyrodex

    Not to beat a dead horse, but the answer may depend on what type of gun you are using... flintlock, sidelock percussion, or cap & ball revolver (which is essentially an inline). Generally speaking, inlines and revolvers don't have an issue with Pyrodex. If you are getting hangfires or poor...
  8. Notchy Bob

    New Member from Florida

    Welcome from Gator Country! It’s great to see a younger face in the crowd, and as a history teacher, you’ll have a lot to contribute. :thumb: Notchy Bob
  9. Notchy Bob

    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    “Drill” is a very tough, strong, wear-resistant cotton fabric made with a sort of diagonal weave. It is lighter and more flexible than canvas. It is sometimes called “pocket drill” because it is used for trouser pockets. Next time you get out a pair of blue jeans, look at the pocket material…...
  10. Notchy Bob

    Colonial .54 touch hole

    Mike, what you have there is a self-priming flintlock. Shooters don't like to see this now, but back in the day, it was considered an advantage because it eliminated one step in the loading procedure, i.e. priming. My only flintlocks at this time are smoothbores, but most of them have 5/64"...
  11. Notchy Bob

    shooting .44 cal balls from .45 cal rifle

    In The Kentucky Rifle, Captain Dillin wrote at some length on this. He stated that old-timers often carried two sizes of balls, one slightly under bore (land to land) diameter for shooting with a patch, and one a bit larger, just big enough to engage the grooves when shot bare. How they kept...
  12. Notchy Bob

    Lyman Great Plains Rifle .54

    No problem, my friend. I've mis-measured things a time or two myself... Notchy Bob
  13. Notchy Bob

    Lyman Great Plains Rifle .54

    Dale, are you sure that’s across the flats, and not across the corners? That seems like a mighty hefty barrel for a production muzzleloader. Just wanted to make sure. Notchy Bob
  14. Notchy Bob

    Ball size

    Nice! Jack has been building guns for a long time. Notchy Bob
  15. Notchy Bob

    Ball size

    Most people will advise starting with .530" balls. If it were me, I would start with .526". Life can be such a freakin' battle sometimes that the last thing I want to do is fight with my rifle while loading it. I like to keep some alternative ball sizes handy, though... .520", .526", .530"...
  16. Notchy Bob

    Is the mag spark ignition nipple allowed in NMLRA competition?

    Here is a direct link to the rulebook: NMLRA Range Rules & Regulations Clicking that link will open a 37-page PDF document that pretty well covers general and specific range and match rules. I noted that it is the 2020 edition, and I don't know how often they update it. The input from...
  17. Notchy Bob

    Is the mag spark ignition nipple allowed in NMLRA competition?

    Man, I hear you! I have trouble finding my own socks! I’ll post a direct link to the rule book when I get back to the house. It’s in printable format. I did skim through it again before I left this morning, and the way I interpret the rules, it doesn’t look good for your Mag-Spark. However...
  18. Notchy Bob

    Is the mag spark ignition nipple allowed in NMLRA competition?

    I was just reviewing the NMLRA rule book yesterday. The whole thing is online and you can find it easily with a Google search. General rules for “ignition” are described in #1250, with additional comments in #1270 and #1280. Slug gun rules specifically say “rifle primers,” and I don’t know if...
  19. Notchy Bob

    Texas Ranger Museum

    I’ve never been there, but I sure would like to go. The Texas Ranger Museum has a great website, too, with a lot of historic firearms shown and described. I think the revolver with the cables, in the first photo, is a Paterson rather than a Walker, but they are both cool weapons, and making...
  20. Notchy Bob

    Correct spelling for Hawk_n?

    “Hawken” was the name used by brothers Jacob and Samuel, and that was the surname they stamped on their barrels. See the photo posted by brother @Arrowhead_92 in post #4. However, if you read the literature of the period, just about everybody who mentioned these rifles in print back then...
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