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Midway
A 'taboo' is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, offensive, sacred, or allowed only for certain persons. I can see where this forum prefers to stay on task and prohibit discussions of certain styles of... -
Haggis Day
Sure it is, just sift through the waste bins at the local abattoir. Most of this stuff could be had for free...🤮 -
Denatured Alcohol
I suspect there might be more that keep Everclear on hand. Or perhaps the un-taxed home made version.. ;)- Some_Mook
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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Denatured Alcohol
Denatured Ethanol (alcohol) has had additives mixed with it to make it poisonous and unpalatable for consumption. Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for alcohol burners and camping stoves. Because of the diversity of industrial uses for denatured alcohol, hundreds of additives...- Some_Mook
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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Maximum loads for 1858 Remington
Real Black Powder, in Michigan, is most easily obtained by ordering it from a vender and having it shipped to you. It is not cheap with the hazmat shipping cost, but it is available. Maine Powder House Graf's Track of the Wolf Buffalo Arms Midway USA Powder Inc Powder, Inc and Maine Powder... -
Powder grain size effects on velocity
Where people can run into trouble is when the pressure develops too fast in too short of a time-frame. It takes time to bump up a projectile and get it moving from it's at-rest position. If the charge is releasing energy faster in that time frame because the charge is being fully consumed in...- Some_Mook
- Post #23
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Dates or milestones for key black powder arms and advancements
Some might enjoy having a look at this: Firearms on the Frontier - Mackinac State Historic Parks 1715 -1781 era. Pictures and descriptions of items excavated in and around the fort at Mackinac, Michigan. Open the link and the publication can be viewed in your browser.- Some_Mook
- Post #10
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Cleaning products
I am blocked by the salt mines internet firewall or I would just post the link, but if you go to the American Civil War Shooting Associations website and scroll down under the 'Member Info' tab to the 'Shooters notebook there is a link to a fascinating conglomeration of chemicals, solvents and...- Some_Mook
- Post #10
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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FF FFF powder
a grain of FF will take slightly longer to fully combust than a grain of FFF. Using a grain size consistent with the amount of time a projectile is still in the barrel will generally give the best results - if the powder is still burning when the projectile is no longer in the barrel, then the... -
Type F and Wax
ATF has detergents in it to dissolve the varnish that accumulates inside an automatic transmission's valve body. These detergents can be powerful enough to dissolve the adhesives used to attach the clutch friction materials to the clutch plates - one of the reasons why replacing transmission...- Some_Mook
- Post #4
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Maximum loads for 1858 Remington
I would not recommend this unless planning to shoot soon. The lube will almost certainly leech into the powder over time and likely effect reliability. Also if using a conical as the OP states, there really should be no need for a felt wad over the powder. -
HELP! Prussian Blue in wife's carpet!`
It would almost be worth having the ability for an OP to designate a question-based thread "SOLVED" similar to what can be done with sales / trades threads. Many people read the original post and go straight for a reply without reading further into the thread. The more posts / longer the...- Some_Mook
- Post #77
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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HELP! Prussian Blue in wife's carpet!`
Satisfied wife? This too shall pass.- Some_Mook
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Where to find conical bullets
Just keep a fishing rod and an old tackle box nearby with a couple of lures hanging off of it, wear a vest and a floppy hat. If anyone asks, tell them you are casting sinkers. -
Where to find conical bullets
Which one? I have not tried .44 Kerr, but those almost look like a round ball to begin with. Brent indicates that he likes them a lot. I cast the .44 Johnston & Dow and the .36 Colt Cartridge Works. The J&D come out of the mold with a sharp tip and flatten a lot when loaded. The rammer on my... -
Where to find conical bullets
Brett Gibbons (papercartridges.com) casts Kerr, Johnston & Dow and Colt Cartridge Works conicals using Eras Gone molds. His website shows stock on the .44 Kerr as of today. -
How Far Can You Make Successful Kill Shots ?.
The flip side of that coin is that MANY MORE do not understand the mindset of ethical sports persons. I work with miscreants who cannot fathom why I will not converse with them when they start bragging about how they and their brother and father were shooting at a deer swimming across a...- Some_Mook
- Post #133
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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A young boy learns about black powder shooting
Communicating with kids can be challenging. Patience is a virtue. One of the more difficult aspects I ran into with my oldest grandson is that he has a video game approach to life and wants immediate success or he loses interest. Trying to get a kid to understand the concept of the importance...- Some_Mook
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading