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    Colorado Forts- Fetterman

    Absoroka, they at least thought they could ride rough shod over the Native warriors!
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    Colorado Forts- Fetterman

    You can visit that whole area; the Fetterman Massacre, the Wagon Box fight, and a replica of the fort.
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    How old are ya?

    Hi, everyone. I'll be 68 in November. Just happy to still be upright and breathing!! Not bad for old guy who had a stroke and 14 brain surgeries. I did learn never to roll your snowplow in the barrow ditch!
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    Gun Cabinet for muzzleloaders

    My grandson-in-law made me a set of old adjustable wrenches mounted on a board for my 1863 Zouave rifle.
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    You call that a rifle.

    That's getting on the edge of a crew served weapon!!
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    Colorado Forts- Fetterman

    I visited the site several years ago, it was a perfect place to set up the fights that we now call the "Fetterman Massacre". The command left the fort with a mixed unit of cavalry and infantry to pursue some Indians that had appeared to the sentries. The cavalry pulled away from the infantry...
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    Hey guys, this is meant in jest. If we can't laugh at ourselves, we're missing a lot.

    The original post reminded me of all the FM/TMs that I read while I was in the Army! Never use a sentence when you can use a paragraph, or better yet, a whole page!
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    Mutton Tallow

    Interesting how we can debate for pages the best tallow/fat to use. While back in the day, you used what you had.
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    Hello from Colorado!

    Welcome from Missouri, wife and I moved from Limon, where we raised the family.
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    NWTG in the Colonies?

    I would imagine that when the militia were called out, the Quartermaster must have had a fit. How many different calibers would be carried by a company?
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    FOR SALE Cane /Sword /Pistol

    Like my mother used to say "Everything was fun, 'til somebody got hurt!!"
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    Got #11 CCI caps in Walmart today

    My local WM has the spaces marked, was told they were waiting for BP season before they stocked...
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    How i make my caps

    Definitely going to follow up with this, was looking for caps yesterday. As hard to find as hen's teeth! And then wife has to ask "Don't you have some?"!
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    Another shipping war story….

    I have a good friend who had a rural delivery mail route. The USPS worked her into the ground, she needs to retire but needs "just a little longer " to be able to retire.
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    Moravian inspired build

    Sorry to hear about your loss, it's hard losing a parent, no matter how old you are.
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    Eye injuries from flintlock?

    I wonder how they handled these problems "back in the day"?
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    Dare I post the link?

    I wish I still had mine. My younger brother, a orney little cuss, decided to put all our "weapons" down a well pipe one day. You could see them with a flashlight, but couldn't fish them out!!
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    Price of flints going up

    Even though I live in Southern Missouri, which has plenty of rocks. I wouldn't know a piece of chert if it jumped up and bit me on my hip pocket! Who knows how many pieces of it I walked by without even a second glance.
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    My wife says I have issues ...

    I would think that shows you're just getting started!!
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    WANTED Baker Rifle sling

    thanks, shot him an email about it. Thanks again.
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