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  1. Tanglefoot

    Parts Recommendation for JJ Henry Build

    You might check with Larry Walker at JJ Henry Artificiers. He's done the research and probably knows more about JJ Henry rifles than most. He surely makes purty reproductiond of them and he may well be the only source for some parts. I know he makes some of them for his own use, and his...
  2. Tanglefoot

    I acquired Beeswax.

    Now that I think about it, I reckon I mix `em by volume too, sorta. What I do is melt down a chunk of beeswax and add crisco or bear grease if I've got any, or even canola oil or tallow or some other oil until it seems about right and then let `er cool and test it. If I can wipe a patch across...
  3. Tanglefoot

    Once again

    I have a flintlock pistol that was "supposed to be" a .58 caliber, and the barrel is so marked. I had a horrible time loading that scudder with patched .570 round balls when I first got it, using the same .015-,017 patch material I used in my rifle. Had to rest the butt on the ground and...
  4. Tanglefoot

    I acquired Beeswax.

    I mix beeswax with either tallow or just Crisco to get a stiff waxy paste. Use a deep fry pan or dutch oven with water and a soup can or similar to hold the mixture. Pour the melt into muffin papers in a muffin tin to get pouch-sized cakes. Never measured the stuff but mix it roughly 50-50...
  5. Tanglefoot

    Hawken Pronunciation/spelling fun!

    Rednexx ..... It's not???
  6. Tanglefoot

    Woods walks

    Howdy Capnball, Thank you for your insightful question. The answer is "depends." I wish I shared your ability to assemble kits. My inletting always looks like I did it from 6 paces with a blunt tomahawk. I'm pretty sure that when they were handing out fine motor skills, I thought the...
  7. Tanglefoot

    Woods walks

    Hey Pete: I'll bet Tenngun's answer will be "Yes" or "Neither." The fact is, it probably depends on which way the wind is blowing at that altitude and the angle of the sun --- unless you're loading at night. Then you have to allow for the phase of the moon unless it's cloudy, in which case...
  8. Tanglefoot

    Woods walks

    Back years ago I was on a job in New Hampshire and just about all of New England, plus eastern NY and parts of PA and NJ were active in a group called the First Congress of New England Muzzleloaders. Clubs in all those regions participated, and scheduled their shoots so as to avoid conflicts...
  9. Tanglefoot

    FFFF

    When you grind powder in a mortar you run the risk that your grinding pressure will produce enough heat to ignite the powder. If it's a squib amount it will startle you when that happens. If it's more it can spoil your whole day, set fire to your work area, cause injury and burns, and turn...
  10. Tanglefoot

    Casting round ball?

    Taffyman, If you don't have an acetylene torch available and still need to cut up that big chunk of lead, try using a chisel and mallet with a wood block under the lead to "catch" the chisel if/when it cuts through. I've had pretty good luck that way with a 1-1/2 inch wide wood chisel fitted...
  11. Tanglefoot

    Hoping to get some quick help

    Some suggestions for Momof3: Connect with the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association (NMLRA) in Friendship, Indiana. Type that title into your browser and go to their website. Among other things, they have a handout titled "Welcome To Muzzleloading" that is intended to help introduce...
  12. Tanglefoot

    HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR TIPS?

    Pin AND glue your RR tip but not your jag. You don't want a jag on your ramrod except when you're actually cleaning the piece. At one point I used to keep a jag on the end of my ramrod even when I was shooting, but I learned the hard way not to do that.
  13. Tanglefoot

    Hoping to get some quick help

    Good for you, CTshooter! I was going to try to find somebody up your way to do just that. There are muzzleloaders all over New England. Must be somebody up yonder who will have a traditional ML piece at a $$ she can afford for her son.
  14. Tanglefoot

    Cold! Still Shoot?

    In 1975-76, I was on a job in New Hampshire and joined the Pennichuck ML club in Nashua. One of the members had a large cabin in extreme northern New Hampshire, 7 miles from the Canadian border where he hosted what they called the "Bunny Blunder" every February. Well, in February 1976 I was...
  15. Tanglefoot

    I’m still alive

    I'm deeply sorry for your troubles, Cowboy. We've got two family members in their 3rd round of chemo and radiation now, so the stress and strain are familiar adversaries. Prayer helps, and you folks will be included in ours. You asked also for forum members to talk about what muzzle-loading...
  16. Tanglefoot

    What is this? A spiller?

    You're right as can be, Vintovka. Once upon a time, I was offered a half-stock rifle that was clearly a flintlock but was missing the top jaw and top jaw screw from the lock. I accepted it as part of a more complicated deal and later discovered that I was the new owner of a lightly used...
  17. Tanglefoot

    Rocks will make a workable flint

    Those of us who live in or near the Texas Hill Country have the Edwards Plateau handy. As I understand the geology, the edge of the plateau was a source of Texas chert/flint which was a primary trade item for the local tribes back before traders brought steel tools and weapons to the region...
  18. Tanglefoot

    What is this? A spiller?

    Some traders - at shows and at some rendezvous - seem to have "flexible" morals about their deals. Any of us who have been doing this for long have run into them. My personal reaction is to avoid them in all future dealings and to pass the word to any other potential customers when I have the...
  19. Tanglefoot

    Inexpensive throwing hawk recommendations?

    I like `hawks, always have. During the Bicentennial my job took me to New Hampshire and the First Congress Of New England Muzzleloaders, which covered all of New England and had competitors from other nearby states like NY. Tomahawk throwing competitions were a standard activity in all the...
  20. Tanglefoot

    When hog hunting dont go as planned with video

    Eterry's got the truth of the hog situation. At first free hog meat for the taking seemed like a good thing,but the blasted critters are multiplying like rabbits and they do a LOT of damage -- plus they can be dangerous. I was out to a friend's ranch a while back and drove around a line of...
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