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  1. GAHUNTER60

    Over powder wad?

    I've got an old Tradition's .50 caliber Hawken with a 1-66" barrel. The gun shoots very good with patched round ball with 80-grains of fff at 50 yards; pretty good at 60 yards (four inches off the bench); but beyond 60. it's a crapshoot. I plan to hunt with this rifle the rest of this season...
  2. GAHUNTER60

    A Revolutionary War Family Surprise

    Here's a copy of the official report on the Battle of King's Mountain issued to General Gates and forwarded to the Continental Congress. It is signed by Cols. William Campbell, Isaac Shelby and Benjamin Cleveland, the Patriot militia leaders responsible for the victory: "A Statement of the...
  3. GAHUNTER60

    A Revolutionary War Family Surprise

    I loved the movie. I'll bet Mr. Felder knew my GGGG Grandfather, who was commander of a SC militia unit of 300 men that was dispatched to meet up with the Over Mountain Men to fight the Battle Kings Mountain. It was there that my GGGG Grandfather took a ball to the torso that took his life at...
  4. GAHUNTER60

    Y'all be ready for a whole lot of stupid questions!

    Quick question here: When y'all measure the thickness of a piece of fabric with dial calipers, do you dial them down tight, or just to where they start to contact the material?
  5. GAHUNTER60

    Finishing a Kibler stock

    I look forward to seeing the finished gun!
  6. GAHUNTER60

    Y'all be ready for a whole lot of stupid questions!

    In response to Spikebuck (without making everyone re-read your post). My field tools, including pick, are the TC flintlock field tool set on a key ring. My Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather on my Mother's side, who was killed at the same moment as Major Patrick Ferguson at The...
  7. GAHUNTER60

    Y'all be ready for a whole lot of stupid questions!

    You tell me!
  8. GAHUNTER60

    Y'all be ready for a whole lot of stupid questions!

    The Kibler rifle I ordered will my very first experience with a flinter. As I've said in other posts, I've been shooting cap locks for nigh over 50 years (53, to be exact), but other than watching folks at the range shoot, and sometimes struggle, with their flinters, I have zero experience...
  9. GAHUNTER60

    Finishing a Kibler stock

    I explained in another post that TVM was supposed to email me my deposit amount this week, based on all the extras that I wanted. I never sent them the deposit, which means my order wasn not complete yet. Had I sent them the money and firmed it up, I would never have changed to the Kibler.
  10. GAHUNTER60

    Spring vices: do I need more than one?

    You weren't kidding about Dixie being a little pricey! They want 55 bucks for that little feller. Fortunately, I found the domestic one you mentioned from Muzzleloader Builders Supply for $16. It looks almost identical to yours for 39 bucks less.
  11. GAHUNTER60

    Spring vices: do I need more than one?

    So, when I disassemble my lock to brown the metal, which can take a couple of days, what do I do with my mainspring and frizzen spring? I've read that I don't want to want to leave them compressed for that long in a vice. But I've also read that I don't want to remove the mainspring from the...
  12. GAHUNTER60

    Spring vices: do I need more than one?

    Do I need a second vice for the frizzen spring when I disassemble a lock to brown all the parts?
  13. GAHUNTER60

    Finishing a Kibler stock

    Yes, I did get the patch pox. I actually use the patch boxes on my percussion guns (jag, patch puller, extra caps and, if there is room, a few cleaning patches). I suppose I'll do the same with the flinter, however I might substitute extra flint for percussion caps! :)
  14. GAHUNTER60

    Finishing a Kibler stock

    Thanks, I'll look into that.
  15. GAHUNTER60

    Finishing a Kibler stock

    If you saw my post below, you will know that I cancelled my TVM Poorboy and bought a Kibler Colonial rifle in .54 caliber. I bought the gun "in the white,' in order to save the $200 (at $1750, the rifle is already $250 over my budget). I talked to both Katherine and Jim this morning, and the...
  16. GAHUNTER60

    Got a $1,500 budget! What should I look at?

    Well, sorry to say, I have the unpleasant duty of calling TVM tomorrow to let them know that I am canceling my order. The good news is I have not sent in the deposit yet, so the order is not really an order yet. They were supposed to let me know this week how much to send them to secure my...
  17. GAHUNTER60

    Got a $1,500 budget! What should I look at?

    I ordered a Barn Gun. It's a TVM Natchez Poor Boy; .54 caliber, swamped Colerain barrel; Siler lock; upgraded wood; and double-set trigger. I ordered it with a 42" barrel, but have time to change it to 38" if I want to. Seeking input on that, along with finish (browned or antique?) Though...
  18. GAHUNTER60

    Swamped vs straight barrel on .40

    I just ordered the same rifle today, only in .54 caliber. Like you (and Hamlet) I struggled to come to grips with Shakespeare's (paraphrased) words "to spend $350, or not to spend $350: that is the question!" In the end, I spent it! Actually, it was not a hard decision, because I've yet to...
  19. GAHUNTER60

    1-56" rifling in a 42 inch, .54 caliber Colerain barrel

    Round ball only?
  20. GAHUNTER60

    Got a $1,500 budget! What should I look at?

    The deed is done! Some on here will say I made a good choice. More will say I made a terrible choice. And still others will say "whatever floats your boat!" Hey, it's the internet! Frankly, I won't know if my choice is good or bad until I've had a few range sessions and lugged her around...
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