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  1. tenngun

    FFg in a .45

    When f designation came in to use 2 f was shoulder guns smaller then a musket, and 3 f was pistol powder. 2 f was used right down to .28 squirrel guns and up to shotguns In the twentieth century ml shooters started looking at ballistic tables and wanted at least 30/30 performance from their ml...
  2. tenngun

    cleaning brush

    Tried a brush forty years ago, threw it out
  3. tenngun

    How varied was the craftsmanship on original Kentucky rifles?

    In the nineteenth century we see plain guns, tough and sturdy but devoid of decoration, plain Janes. However eighteenth century 1750s to 1800 was a time of decoration on everything. Even the Brown Bess and trade guns had molding. My Lancaster smooth rifle lacks any brass engraving and only has...
  4. tenngun

    Rust protection.

    All oil does is form a coat between the steel and air so oxygen can’t get to the steel. Britsmoothie has an active tread where he keeps his guns rust free without cleaning like the OCD me does Most of my guns have in the white barrels. I tried bore butter in my guns then go to wipe them out...
  5. tenngun

    Now I will clean it.

    Brit, no doubt a lot of old timers did it the same as you. And the very fact that you don’t have rust proves it works Howsomever I’m OCD about cleaning I’m sure if I tried your method I’d be tossing and turning in bed till I got up at 3am to clean my gun😂
  6. tenngun

    Kibler fowler loads

    You just have to shoot and see And there are countless best loads Bare ball, patched wad and patch, big loads small loads, wad on top and bottom, just on top, folded paper, wasp nest, tow, woolen yarn, I did dog hair once. Start your adventure with ,600 patched, on top of 70 grains 2f Then...
  7. tenngun

    Cleaning- Help

    How are you cleaning? Black stuff on the patch on the bore wipe or on the barrel?
  8. tenngun

    toe plate screws

    Track offers a lot of plain steel screws
  9. tenngun

    Grease hole

    Let us know how it goes, I was alway afraid it would pick up gunk
  10. tenngun

    Pedersoli brown bess carbine.

    I had a bess that was cut off to 30’’, and killed a mess of rabbit with it, Mountian quail , one sage hen. Gun was stolen from me, but it was a sweetie I think you’ll like your gun, may be a little tough if you want to shoot the flying
  11. tenngun

    Obsidian

    Never tried it in a lock, but with a steel I couldn’t get sparks off it
  12. tenngun

    Newbie Question: Which side of the patch do I grease?

    I only lube outside, and lube before I load. However, I’ve pre lubed and that made both side lubed and shot a lot from a bullet board and I can’t see it makes any difference
  13. tenngun

    Balance point

    Is it a swamped barrel, all my rifles are straight octagon, but I notice swamped loses the muzzle heavy on my guns
  14. tenngun

    Pondering a flintlock. Educate me.

    IMHO I like .45 for small caliber ML. .40,.36, .32 are all accurate, cheap to shoot, handy for small game. But all the stuff is itty bitty. And fat fingers don’t go well with itty bitty Try playing with a 5/16 or 14 inch rod for cleaning and running ball home You may be great with it or find...
  15. tenngun

    Why did odd stocks die out?

    I think style more then anything else.waist coats once went to the knees then went to above the waists then to just past the belt line. Tricorns gave way to fedoras Southren guns got big drops and severe creasents The oar buts and fishtails look bulky but are very comfortable to shoot, I just...
  16. tenngun

    DIY Bore Butter

    What I think? It don’t matter. I buy mink oil from track. Smells good shoots well. But I also use lard. Bees wax and olive oil work. I’m never out in the Ozarks below 0 and I don’t routinely shoot when it’s hot. Crisco used to be a go to, I could never tell that it didn’t work. Bore butter...
  17. tenngun

    Crazy Crow knife

    Essentially Scalper, were in fact lightly curved skinning knifes. Butcher knifes were common, and by the time of Russel the regular butcher shape was common
  18. tenngun

    load question

    Ask Brismoothie
  19. tenngun

    Crazy Crow knife

    Cheap trade knifes were only cheap when compared to fine knifes and individual made knifes. Butchers/scaling knifes came to American fur at two dollars a dozen $.17 apiece and that was whole sale, out the door might double or triple, not a breaker but a dollar a day was good wages. In 1812 a...
  20. tenngun

    What should I do with an "extra" Pedersoli Bess I got pretty cheap?

    You can send it to me for safe keeping until you make a decision about it. I would be happy to store it for twenty years free of charge, I may even clean it up a bit
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