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  1. pab1

    Squirrel hunt this evening

    Congrats @Boomerang! Good to see others using their big bore guns for small game too.
  2. pab1

    October 2022 Muzzleloading deer

    Congrats @Daveboone!
  3. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    Good to know I'm not the only "frugal" minded person out there. :thumb:
  4. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    That's how I felt too. I didn't want to put them down the bore again but I felt like they were in good enough condition to be used for something.
  5. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    This video has some great info on using flint and steel with un-charred natural materials.
  6. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    You might also try charring natural tinders in your area. As others have mentioned some charred woods work well with a flint and steel. I've had mixed results with charred natural tinders and flint and steel. Some will take a spark from a high carbon steel, some won't. The titanium striker I...
  7. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    I throw out the first few patches that are covered with powder residue when cleaning. I've never tried charring them so I can't say whether or not they would work. I've never had a problem with patches with a small amount of residue on them.
  8. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    In addition to "recycling" patches, I also get more use out of the flints from my guns. Once a flint is worn out I put is aside to use in fire kits. On this winter camp I used inner aspen bark for tinder. I also used aspen bark to hold the tinder as I mentioned in a previous post.
  9. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    If someone already mentioned it I missed it. Another great source for char cloth material is old cleaning patches. After cleaning my guns I set aside all the patches that I didn't use oil on to dry. The patch material is fairly thin so I usually use two patches to start a fire.
  10. pab1

    The .62 rifle took a 2022 deer

    Forgot to ask, do you think the primer wasn't seated on the first shot?
  11. pab1

    The .62 rifle took a 2022 deer

    Congrats @pamtnman! Beautiful rifle!
  12. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    All I pointed out is that you were equating the lid of the tin being opened with not plugging the hole. If you're going to quote me to make a comparison, at least make an accurate comparison. I've had no problem making char cloth over the years so I definitely don't need "help through this."...
  13. pab1

    Sticks and Stones Camp Cooking

    On this outing only part of the meal was cooked on a stick. I cooked deer meat on a forked willow stick, bannock bread on a cast iron skillet along with potatoes and carrots in foil.
  14. pab1

    Well I messed up today!

    Nice!
  15. pab1

    Squirrel hunt this evening

    Sounds like a great day @caddo! Good luck @Boomerang!
  16. pab1

    3 Firsts

    Congrats @Ferryboatcaptain!
  17. pab1

    2022 Plains deer hunt report

    Congrats @30338!
  18. pab1

    Plains Rifle Takes its First Deer

    Congrats on the deer @Tizzy! Nice work on the gun too! As @Notchy Bob mentioned taking does is important to maintaining healthy deer populations. My priority is filling the freezer. I take the first legal deer that gives me an opportunity. That's usually a doe. I value them as much as any buck...
  19. pab1

    Problems with Flint & Steel

    Nice work @TDM! In your quote of my post you only quoted the line I highlighted in bold where I mentioned removing the lid from the tin. It had nothing to do with the small hole in the tin not being plugged. If you remove the lid of your tin with the hole plugged, before the char cloth...
  20. pab1

    Black Squirrels

    Good to know they're still around. That's the only place I've seen them.
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