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  1. Some_Mook

    Clean out screw

    Still plenty of them around, but they like to be called Factory Trained Technicians
  2. Some_Mook

    Shooting an original smoothbore

    Start small - you can always adjust up more easily than you will find it to be going the other way. FWIW, 65-70 grains FF with a .010" patch over a .662 ball would not be a terrible place to start. If it was me, I'd make sure a 16ga patch jag would run all the way to the breech with a wet...
  3. Some_Mook

    Ball calibers and diameters make no sense.

    Just to add to the fun of how crazy 'caliber' vs actual measured diameters is, the 7.62x54R, which was developed by Russia for their 1891 'three line' rifle was originally called... wait for it... the 'three-line cartridge model 1891' Since the Russians referred to a bore diameter as...
  4. Some_Mook

    Choice of caliber given a ball size

    You find lead free pewter at yard sales? in the US? How much are you spending per pound of the stuff? English pewter (Britannia 8) or Britannia Pewter International standard for lead free pewter (ASTM : B560-00) runs over $25.00 a pound from Roto-Metals and has a Brinell hardness rating of...
  5. Some_Mook

    Choice of caliber given a ball size

    Cheap ammo....relative to the State in which it is purchased? Surprised lead is even allowed to be sold or possessed there...
  6. Some_Mook

    How do you pull back the **** on your flintlock?

    Fork??? :dunno:
  7. Some_Mook

    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    I am an insignificant git. A Mook, uneducated and unsophisticated. My opinions are my own, and if entirely worthless to others, I have no issue with that, as it should be the natural order of things. I like my Loyalist 1777 Charleville. I like Jeep CJ7s. I know what they are, and I know...
  8. Some_Mook

    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    LOL. I'll concur with that statement. I have been an auto mechanic for over 45 years. I can state with empirical certainty that all cars are junk... 🤣
  9. Some_Mook

    Thread Tied Patched Round Balls?

    I envy you. I have Volume 4, which I have found to be pretty fascinating. Volume One has so far been unobtainable to me.
  10. Some_Mook

    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    Is this thread still even about the relative quality vs price point of Indian manufactured muskets? IMO, there are some pretty cool pictures of sparks flying all around in this thread. A lot more sparks without pictures though...:(
  11. Some_Mook

    Thread Tied Patched Round Balls?

    Watch Rob's video.
  12. Some_Mook

    How do you pull back the **** on your flintlock?

    If the history of this forum is any indication, the matter will not be even close to being settled by the evening of the original post This thread lasted about three days, but is it settled?: How do you **** your lock?
  13. Some_Mook

    WV Here I come!

    Sasquatch isn't so bad as long as you have a couple of Slim Jim's to toss his way. The Moth Man however, that one is pretty scary. Those eyes!
  14. Some_Mook

    To the older guys…

    My stepson has dibs on all of my firearms and related paraphernalia. Wife is more stressed about what to do with my collection of (tobacco) pipes. Since my request for the disposal of my personal remains entails cremation followed by the ashes being flushed down the toilet while playing the...
  15. Some_Mook

    tactical m/l

    Needs a bayonet lug to be truly scary looking and fully tactical in nature. Plus you need to hang a ball board or two from it for the extra high speed reload capacity. day-um. Now I want one...
  16. Some_Mook

    WV Here I come!

    Something else to consider, and this comes from empirical knowledge. Avoid, if you can, shooting a deer that is already is facing down hill. They tend to go the direction they are heading at the hit, and even with only a small amount of momentum when they drop into the piles of dead leaves...
  17. Some_Mook

    WV Here I come!

    Be prepared for a good cardio workout. Also be prepared for a complete lack of cell service is some areas. Used to live in Summers county, a little west of Hinton on Flat Top Mountain. Almost Heaven
  18. Some_Mook

    Military Heritage India-made Fusil de Chasse

    Bought a 1777 Charleville from Loyalist last year, looks fair as a wall hanger. Surprised I got away with it, but better to ask forgiveness than permission and SWMBO actually liked it, so I have my 1861 Springfield hanging on the other side of the header) Had some spare time last weekend so I...
  19. Some_Mook

    Ignition while loading

    But.... the thread hasn't devolved into a discussion about leaving the spent primer on the cone after firing and not removing it until after the next load has been rammed home... :eek:
  20. Some_Mook

    wasting powder & caps

    Cheap is nice. Some people like free. For those in the States with access to a Chase Bank, it might be of interest to know that Chase will give you coin roll paper for free. Sturdy paper, chokes off well or can be pinched, folded and glued to solid seal one end. The US dime rolls make decent...
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