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  1. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    Back Creek Gun Shop in Winchester VA. Don't bother in anything other than 1k quantities. Either cap will work well.
  2. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    Scheutzen and RWS exclusively.
  3. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    I go through thousands of musket caps a year in competition and practice and will not use CCI for any reason. CCI musket caps are marginal at best and suited to reenactment blanks. As for using with Pyrodex, good luck. It is well documented that Pyrodex is harder to ignite than regular black...
  4. dave951

    A rifle that needs swabbed after every shot on a woodswalk??

    There are things called pockets....
  5. dave951

    Tumbling minié balls. Advice please

    The idea of "cutting back" the charge is simple. Swiss 3f is about 10% more energetic than 2f and has less fouling. Meaning, the skirt grips the rifling almost at the instant of ignition and a 45g charge is about the equivalent of 50g 2f. Depending on the bullet, I've found I have to vary my...
  6. dave951

    Tumbling minié balls. Advice please

    There's no secret to getting minies to shoot well. In troubleshooting your problem- Is the lead pure? Any alloy like wheelweights is death on accuracy with minies. I bring this up because lots of folks will use lead they've been told is pure, but bubba is selling scrap wheel weights. What...
  7. dave951

    Hammer is wobbly. Is that a problem?

    It's a Traditions lock. Not surprised. This isn't an issue with Parker Hales or original Enfields
  8. dave951

    Because I need another iron in the fire

    Load data is written on the target. The RCBS Hogdon is a style of minie and the mold is currently still available. We've covered how to make a minie rifle shoot well many times. The basics don't change. I try to set up all my competition rifles for a center hold meaning point of impact is same...
  9. dave951

    IAB Marcheno 1859 Sharps - a little help?

    If you want to use black powder these days, you probably won't be buying it at a local gun shop. Insurance and gov regulations have made it economically not viable as a product for the small shop to stock it on the off chance you'll visit to buy a pound or two. Get to know local reenactors...
  10. dave951

    IAB Marcheno 1859 Sharps - a little help?

    Not a good idea. Do some reading on how to load a Sharps. Paper cartridges aren't super hard to make. I use plain copier paper, not even nitrated.
  11. dave951

    Because I need another iron in the fire

    Does this answer your question?
  12. dave951

    Clean out screw

    Having been personally hit by a blown out "clean out" screw, I'll do it how the ODGs did it. Leave it alone. Choose your own comfort level.
  13. dave951

    How to you file your front sights?

    What he said
  14. dave951

    Clean out screw

    In old guns they are NOT "clean out" screws. They are threaded plugs to fill the holes left from the machining process. Constant removal will weaken it and result in blowouts.
  15. dave951

    Did our forebearers use a shooting rest or stick for rifles?

    I can speak from a N-SSA perspective. Last Friday I was at the range and hitting a man sized steel target at 200 offhand is boringly easy. I'm hardly the best shot in our org and I've seen others shooting 3in and less at 100yds offhand. So, do I think it possible, absolutely. Could the average...
  16. dave951

    After Action Report- The Blind Squirrels strike again!

    There was a great showing by the Palmetto Sharpshooters with 18 present on Saturday and 10 on the line for Sunday. After the artillery match, we dig out the shot for recasting but this time, there were 6 in one hole and the we couldn't dig deep enough to get to the first two. They had been...
  17. dave951

    Am I a Civil War Gun collector?

    Yes you can. Does it help? Yup, but bedding is only needed on the tang area to about 1/3 way up. Proper fit of barrel to wood is important and the tang area is critical.
  18. dave951

    Am I a Civil War Gun collector?

    Guys- in the N-SSA, he's probably considered an amateur 😁
  19. dave951

    Who sells the paper cutter Sharps tubes???

    If you want to really "cut paper" get used to rolling them yerself.
  20. dave951

    After Action Report- The Blind Squirrels strike again!

    Had a ball at our match last weekend and yup, the teams dun good! Our "School Marm" giving fire to the "Wee Beastie". Gotta lean back cuz it's prone to some nasty backtalkin' Shot Out!! We had a good time shooting artillery and even won the artillery match! Our A and B Musket teams...
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