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  1. satwel

    Why a smoothbore?

    I couldn't have said it better myself. I have lived more than 50 years in MA towns that sent Minutemen to Concord on the morning of April 19th with a smoothbore on their shoulder. In addition to the Rev War, the town in which I grew up repelled an attack by native peoples during King Philips War...
  2. satwel

    CLOSED 2F and 4F Black Powder

    +1 for Maine Powder House. I've ordered from them twice with no problem.
  3. satwel

    Sprue orientation

    Forward
  4. satwel

    Rifls case

    I have four of the Unique cases. (link above) I highly recommend them.
  5. satwel

    P1853 valuation

    I see posts similar to this one all the time. While I agree with the logic behind them, I have yet to see any softening of auction prices when it comes to CW firearms. I spend a lot of time monitoring firearm auction results and I have to say prices still seem to be rising though not as...
  6. satwel

    Flax Tow

    The last flax tow I bought was before the pandemic. I bought some from the Woolery.com and some from a Canadian guy I found on eBay. Looks like the price has gone up a lot since 2019.
  7. satwel

    Original Remington Zouave loads

    I've had good results lubing my minies with a 50/50 combination of bee's wax and mutton tallow. I shoot them with 45 grains of 3F from a pattern 1858 Enfield two bander and a Parker Hale pattern 1861 musketoon. I ordered the mutton tallow from Amazon.com.
  8. satwel

    Mixing lead alloy with pure?

    If the round balls are intended for a rifle, adding alloy to the pure lead could be a problem since the balls will be oversized and not as soft. You should be able to see the weave of the patch imprinted on the ball after it's loaded into the muzzle of a rifle. I maintain two supplies of lead...
  9. satwel

    Is it uncool to use Pyrodex?

    There are two drawbacks to Pyrodex. Because it needs higher temperatures to ignite it doesn't work in flintlocks. The other drawback is the perchlorate base makes it much more corrosive than real black powder. Perchlorates are salts that attack the surface of the bore from the moment of...
  10. satwel

    Removing a TC breech plug

    Thank you, everyone, for the replies. Much appreciated. I think I'll unscrew the range rod and try shooting it out first. Failing that, I'll buy a 1/4 x 28 zerk fitting and try the grease method. I was looking at a grease gun the other day that claimed to develop 6,000 psi of pressure. That...
  11. satwel

    Removing a TC breech plug

    Has anyone had any luck unscrewing the breech plug on a Thompson Center flint Hawken? I've spoken with guys at shooting matches who say they have done it, but everything I read on the online forums says that the plugs are so tight, it's often impossible. If you've done it, can you please share...
  12. satwel

    NMLRA members

    I'm a long-time member. I shoot at many of the territorial matches in the Northeast.
  13. satwel

    Rws 1075 caps

    Your loose ball and patch combination could be generating excessive amounts of fouling. The tighter the fit, the less fouling is left in the bore.
  14. satwel

    Thoughts on why he shoots to the right.

    My flintlock rifle (with set triggers) will miss to the right for two reasons that I think are related; too much finger on the trigger and jerking the trigger. As previously posted, if I use more than the tip of my index finger to pull the trigger, the shot will go right. If I don't squeeze...
  15. satwel

    Sounds like a scam, please advise

    I was in a Cabelas two days ago and they had Remington No. 11 caps. Expensive, but they had plenty of them.
  16. satwel

    Kit recommendations and experiences

    I built a Jim Chambers English Fowler/Officers Fusil seven years ago. I highly recommend it. Top quality components and a pleasure to shoot.
  17. satwel

    What's causing this?

    As stated above; lead too cold, mold too cold or a combination of both.
  18. satwel

    Felt wads under patch and ball?

    I noticed that one of the better shooters at the matches I attend uses a felt wad between powder and patched ball so I decided to try it. I've used a felt wad in three of my rifles, a percussion .45, a .50 flintlock and a .54 flintlock Jaeger that I recently built. So far, I have not seen any...
  19. satwel

    flintlock touch hole

    You're good to go.
  20. satwel

    Euroarms of America

    I don't mean to be snarky, but doesn't the old saying, "It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it," apply here? I think you just set the value when you bought it.
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