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    COMPRESSED AIR

    I use CO2 to cool barrels..., it's a great time saver.
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    cutting and crowning a barrel

    If you have a lathe with inboard/outboard spiders and can coaxially indicate the barrel to where the crown is absolutely perpendicular to the bore I would say go for it.
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    Seasoning wood.

    It's dependent on the wood species on the way it behaves while drying. I mill a lot of mesquite and its a dream when green and is stable as the day is long. You can use green if you want, its not going to change as it dries. Pecan and oak on the other hand have a lot of stress in it. IT can...
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    Texas hill county buck

    It's managed land deer program in Texas. It's where property owners work with the state (biologist) to help improve the herd through managing the deer heard numbers/quality etc.in a nut shell the state comes in and does surveys and recommend/tell you what number/*** of deer to take. The season...
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    Texas hill county buck

    Nice buck. This was a MLD deer, high or low fence?
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    Buck vs Doe

    We shoot does as a family here in South Texas. The quality of the meat is just better compared to a smelly buck though the yield much lees meat. Spikes are ok to remove also. I try to take out old barren does 6,7,8 yr olds. Back in the day I am sure they killed and ate whatever was available.
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    WITHDRAWN Invest Arms Cabela's 50 cal Percussion

    Rule #23 states your user name and a date needs to be written on a paper in one of the pics.
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    What can I use these for?

    If the hogs your boys take are 200+ lbs the hide will make decent gloves and bag leather. They may or may not have tusk which add to a European mount. Like big bucks, truly big hogs are not behind every bush except maybe on high fenced places where they are A la carte. Don't get to hung up on...
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    Kibler stocks OK for a lefty?

    Generally small mom and pop businesses run on small profit margins and are unable to justify time and money to offer something like this for a small limited customer base while bigger businesses are able to absorb it. He would have to write new code, mirror the files, adjust toolpaths etc...
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    Wemt over to the dark-side briefly!

    I have a lifetime invested into owning, shooting, collecting and building smokeless rim fires and center-fires rifles. Own a great deal of "modern" shotguns and handguns and have shot competitively with all. I am certainly not ashamed of that. While I do own several black powder guns they will...
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    The ‘Janka’ wood hardness scale

    Personally I think the janka scale is a rough guide. I cut and mill quite a bit of South Texas hardwoods. post oak, live oak, pecan/hickory, mesquite, ironwood all, huisatche(an Acacia), Osage orange(Bodark) to name a few. There are variances between trees in hardness within the particular...
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    Show N Tell your first MLer rifle

    New to the game of traditional muzzleloading. Started off way back in 2023 when bought a few from a friend. Think I paid $125-$150 for this .40 cal built by Jack Garner. Not sure what style it is. Fairly small diameter barrel that’s 42” long.
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    Where To Find BP Supplies

    Lol I mentioned that a week ago in a post. I am always in favor of supporting local ecconmy when feasible. Unless you live near a dealer(which many of us do not) the internet and it's vast inventory of products is just a click away. Muzzleloading isn't quite as popular as Dollar General or Mc...
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    Possible gunpowder related tragedy

    Thank you for posting this. It brings to light what can happen in an instant and at times we don't get second chances. I am certainly one that gets complacent because I have been hand loading for a long time. Have well over 100lbs of powder and 100,000 primers on on. This has raised awareness of...
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    Where To Find BP Supplies

    I am like you, I live 100+ miles away of any city big enough to possibly have anything associated with black powder. I cannot drive there and back for what I have to pay for a hazmat/shipping fee. The selection cannot be matched either with what's available on the net. Just my $.02
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    Am I the only one who doesn’t really care for carving on a rifle stock?

    I tend to agree with liking natural wood and carving can add or subtract to it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and is fluid as it can change from person to person and item to item. Just look at clothing some people choose to be subtle while others have to be noticed with a bit of flair. 😃...
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    Pedersoli Kentucky

    The rear sight recently fell off of the 74 navy arms rifle on the left. I just replaced it. It looked like someone was a little aggressive with a grinder or file. I don’t believe it was original. The front sight is brass like you mentioned your was. My eyes are like yours at 64 and cannot get...
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    Seeking Opinions on a Recent Kibler SMR Purchase Experience

    Boy you got that right! Often people change their names to cover their past history or true identity . I see it all the time with folks that try giving false names to a police officer when being questioned. Not saying it was done here but in most cases they are hiding from something. If...
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    Seeking Opinions on a Recent Kibler SMR Purchase Experience

    Have no fox in the hunt. It seems you already had knowledge of the builders work with Kibler seconds. Things can be overlooked or forgotten about, it’s only human. He mentioned the repair to you albeit late but did do so. Was the cost of the rifle already reduced on account it was a 2nd? He...
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    Pedersoli Kentucky

    Well shipping is all over the place. The rifle I just got came across the country. Shipped by the seller Tuesday and i received it on Thursday. The downside the shipping was $120. Everything was in order. I got busy doing other things today and did not get around to shooting. Best of luck on...
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