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  1. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    My Da started me off at around 6. I loved it. Took my boy with me to the range, but he hated it. Oh well... Then at around 12 or so he asked to go. He shot away every round we had apart from the ammo in my EDC. He took a liking to my 1891 Mauser, so I found him a nicer one and give him that for...
  2. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    I got one. Just crap I sent back from the sandbox before tour end. Opened it once, smelled the Iraq talcum powder dust and closed it up again. Not really a prized possession. More like a millstone I can't throw out for some reason.
  3. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    Please let's not go there. Every time a conversation goes to guns and government I wind up saying things that a) gets me banned, b) elevates my rating on the Domestic Terrorist list. c) encourages others to (a) and (b).
  4. DementedMindOfJac

    Converting flintlock to percussion

    A little bird tells me this problem has come to a harmonious outcome.
  5. DementedMindOfJac

    Converting flintlock to percussion

    Is this the kind of breech hook your gun takes?
  6. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    He's just pokin' you. Wants to see if them hands are really cold an' dead.
  7. DementedMindOfJac

    Muzzle velocity Hawken vs Longrifle

    I chrono my 38" .451 with a 90gr 3F 777 charge under a 330gr minie ball at 1330 fps, give or take 30fps, if I recall correctly. I expect it'd walk a little faster with a percussion ignition. If I find my little book I could DM you, but all the load data is all for conical as the twist in this...
  8. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    I woulda said give 'em to me, but at my age that's just kicking the can down the road.
  9. DementedMindOfJac

    What twist would be right for roundball in a 40 caliber ?

    It's not about the length of barrel. It's a combination of bullet bearing surface and velocity. With RB, the surface that interacts with the rifling is very small so it needs a slower ROT. 1:72 to 1:48, though 1:48 is more an intermediary for RB and conical. With a ROT like say 1:20, a RB won't...
  10. DementedMindOfJac

    Black powder or Pyrodex

    You mean mix up BP and sub, then load the gun with the mix? I have never heard of anyone doing it, and I don't advise it. BP is a sulphurous nitride. The chemical makeup of subs is a cellulose nitride. I don't know what that mix will do. I know some folks will load small BP charge and then the...
  11. DementedMindOfJac

    Black powder or Pyrodex

    You ever try 777 in your flinter with a 4F BP priming? Works good for me.
  12. DementedMindOfJac

    opinions wanted

    Reason I asked is because I get pretty good results with sized .448 Minies (330gr) in a (modern custom barrel) .451 bore so far, but it's early days in load development, and I'm packing it in until Spring. I need a cane to walk in the cold, but come May I'll be back at it. I want to see if I can...
  13. DementedMindOfJac

    To the older guys…

    Man, let the dead bury the dead. Enjoy your guns until you peg and let your boy decide what to do with them after. He may decide to keep them or not, but you'll have to trust him. Your stewardship is done, and you'll have to pass the mantle and hope. My boy loves guns, but he's not very...
  14. DementedMindOfJac

    Black powder or Pyrodex

    Yeah. Gonna hurt when I refill. I normally get 8 or 10 lbs at a time, 2F and 3F. That hazmat fee, she is the girl-dog.
  15. DementedMindOfJac

    opinions wanted

    I KNOW this is not the right thread for this discussion, so bite me. Dave, I'd be mighty interested in what you're shootin', your load, and range. It's not the group I'm havin' trouble with. It's the handwriting.
  16. DementedMindOfJac

    opinions wanted

    That is the main reason I will not buy a membership here. Who wants to belong to a club where half the members are iceholes? Sarcasm and irony is one thing. Bitchmade is quite another matter. Thankfully, there's the other half.
  17. DementedMindOfJac

    Black powder or Pyrodex

    My $0.02. I have a flinter centered around a Rice barrel with a L&R lock. I only shoot 777 (3F, it's a .45) with a pinch of 4F Goex in the pan. In my experience it's VERY consistent, but it's 15% more potent per volume than BP is. 777 leaves less residue in the barrel per shot, and it rusts a...
  18. DementedMindOfJac

    Percussion muzzleloader

    All the Colt open-top percussion revolvers from the 1847 on had scrollwork on the cylinder. It was a patent-protection device which enabled the buyer to immediately spot a knockoff.
  19. DementedMindOfJac

    How many muzzleloaders have you built

    Y'know, if S&W or Colt does that, the gun immediately becomes a priceless one-off collectible. I don't think you are marketing yourself to your full potential.
  20. DementedMindOfJac

    opinions wanted

    BASTPHEMY ALERT!!! GATHER YE ROCKS FOR THROWIN'! Read a while back about musket cap to 209 primer conversion. Kinda scanned it for interest's sake, but I'm a dedicated flinter who occasionally trots out a percussion in an act of self-flagellation. I shall give them a call. I have long used...
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