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  1. Brokennock

    cleaning brush

    As has been said, you can use a brush if you feel it is necessary as long as you use the correct brush and give it that little CW turn before pulling it out. Some say it is completely unnecessary,,, but some say a lot of things. Our late friend @Flehto used a brush on an inverted/muzzledown...
  2. Brokennock

    Vintage 'Mold-Tie" wads

    Or skip the silly "cushion wad" altogether... Yup, no need for that with a muzzleloader.
  3. Brokennock

    patch knife?

    Why do we think it's all that old? Current makers,,, of many things,,, deliberately "age" their products. Of course, "old," is a relative term. Many now consider stuff from the 1970s "old."
  4. Brokennock

    Kibler fowler loads

    Dozens, if not more, topics and replies on this subject. This "Smoothbore" forum is loaded with them as well as a couple other spots here on the MLF
  5. Brokennock

    Wondering about the wads...

    I've used wads in a rifle with good success,,,, but not lubed, the patch holds the lube. They worked well enough that I was able to match the accuracy of a very difficult to load tight patch/ball combo that didn't use the wad with an easier to load slightly looser combo that used the wad. Yes...
  6. Brokennock

    Vintage 'Mold-Tie" wads

    You're close... As near as I can tell, those hard "cushion wads" came about with shotshell cartridge loading as you alluded to,,, but do not seem to predate cartridges. For some reason when muzzleloading made a resurgence and folks got back into muzzleloading shotguns, they thought that of those...
  7. Brokennock

    Track of the Wolf

    Shipping costs for retailers can be different, even for the same item, depending on where they are shipping from. It costs my friend in California more to ship one of her crocheted items from California to Connecticut than it does for me to send a similar or heavier item from Connecticut to...
  8. Brokennock

    Jute Tow

    Yes.
  9. Brokennock

    New England Fowler

    Absolutely fantastic. Congratulations, I hope you get years of joy from it.
  10. Brokennock

    tick treatment

    While I would generally agree with this, I feel the Lyme situation is different. In these cases it is such a mild short course, the testing is not super accurate, and the effects of long term Lyme disease are so bad, I don't think a prophylactic short course of them is out of line. Lyme isn't...
  11. Brokennock

    tick treatment

    It's also interesting that no antibiotics were prescribed. Around here they often prescribed them for any deer tick bite without even testing for Lyme because Lyme is so common and the testing for it isn't really all that accurate.
  12. Brokennock

    tick treatment

    I'm not too sure about that length of time, seems quite long, but I do know the transfer of Lyme disease is not instant. The tick does need to be in the skin and it does take some time. One can accidentally speed up the process by squeezing the tick with improper removal methods. That's for...
  13. Brokennock

    old fashioned powder grading nomenclature?

    Well, the F system is for size of granulation. The rest of your post/question is referencing quality. Two different things. I'm not sure what the official designations were, if any, for either quality or granulation. In period journals and accounts a have read, "fine rifle powder," "the finest...
  14. Brokennock

    For all you "Indian" Haters?

    Well that took a whopping 8 replies to fall apart. 🙄 My apologies to the OP. This community sometimes can't seem to get out of it's own way. Are we proud of ourselves?
  15. Brokennock

    Smoothbore powder loads for deer hunting question

    Generally, based on what I read here, the folks who are using 100 grains or more in a 20 gauge are shooting a totally bare ball. Ball directly on powder and just some type of wadding over the top to hold it in.
  16. Brokennock

    Smoothbore powder loads for deer hunting question

    I use 65 grains 3f with either a patched .595 ball or a .610 ball sandwiched in between a lubed wad and a couple of thin cards in one of my 20 gauge guns. The other prefers 75 grains 2f with wads. Both guns shoot well with 80 to 85 grains of powder, patched in one, wads in the other, but with...
  17. Brokennock

    For all you "Indian" Haters?

    @dave_person would be my 1st choice. Not to slight anyone else, there are others too numerous for my meager memory to retain who have great talent, @rich pierce and @davec2 come quickly to mind. But when it comes to British guns and guns built by British influenced builders in the New England...
  18. Brokennock

    For all you "Indian" Haters?

    Probably not the best section to ask in, might get more and better answers elsewhere on this forum.. You are correct, someone will ignore most of your post and turn this into a debate and rant. I'm assuming you aren't not looking for custom builders building one gun at a time. If you are, or...
  19. Brokennock

    Building a British Pattern 1800 Rifle (Baker)

    Ya did it again. Fantastic work.
  20. Brokennock

    Fred Lehto aka "Vaino"

    Extremely sorry to read this news. His knowledge and talent are not easily matched. His matter of fact and to the point manner of telling it like it is was appreciated on my part. I pray he rests in peace with his vision restored to look upon us and laugh. God speed Fred 🙏
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