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    Sidearm when hunting bear?

    I, too, use a .72-caliber double rifle - and am having built a [more powerful] .72-caliber Alexander Henry single barrel Big Bore Express rifle. Since we have grizzly bears in some quantity, I bought a Clements-ROA .50-caliber five-shot cap lock revolver. Excepting, perhaps recoil backing out...
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    Proofing a barrel

    When I proof black powder rifles, not made by Shiloh Sharps, I use the instructions of British Proof, circa 1860s. If you wish to be that anal, PM me for the instructions. Hope this helps.
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    American builder of Howdah pistols?

    I have been reading non-fiction pertaining to southern and eastern Africa, circa 1830-1875. Among facets I find interesting are [nearly complete] equipment lists for safaris and explorations - and carrying/use of monster side arms that are howdahs. While I understand howdah pistols originated in...
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    Right- and left-hand percussion locks?

    So far, the only percussion locks that approach my wants are Pedersoli's Howdah pistol locks. Not an elegant solution, but a solution.
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    What keeps a conical in?

    When developing loads for my Pedersoli Kodiak Safari .72-caliber double rifles, I chose a custom conical bullet as its payload. Since I was loading heavily by the standard of Pedersoli's attorneys, I wanted to do two related things up front: proof each barrel; be certain that the UNFIRED conical...
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    Right- and left-hand percussion locks?

    Please identify matching right- and left-hand percussion locks that are satisfactory for pistols. While I prefer back actions, small size is more important.
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    When to ****?

    The only possibly safe alternative from Brownbear's reply would be to apply your hammer-blocking safety after cocking. . . . "How many production locks have such a safety?" you might reasonably ask. The only currently manufactured production rifle that comes to mind is Pedersoli's Mortimer...
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    Long loading funnel?

    In at least one of the several books by Samuel Baker I have downloaded, he mentions loading with a long funnel to prevent powder from sticking to the barrel's residue (my evaluation, not his) to obtain maximum result from propellant. He makes no mention of what to do with subsequent shots from...
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    Frontier knives constantly carried?

    While I suspect that 3½-5½ inch clip- and drop-point knives preferred by most modern hunters and outdoorsmen are more efficient and convenient to use than what was constantly carried in the 18th and 19th centuries in frontier America, Canada, and sub-Saharan Africa, I am unclear about those...
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    Flame temperature and gas production of percussion caps

    The following data were published in: Muzzle Blasts, Ralph Lermayer, "Madison Avenue, Congress, and Controversial Ballistics," May 1998, page 42. CCI Primer And Percussion Cap Chart #200 Lg Rifle . . . Flame Temperature F° 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 11.68 #250 Lg Rifle Mag . . . Flame...
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    Pietta-Proressive Rifling

    In the 1990s I bought three Pietta competition models in stainless steel directly from Italy, plus MANY extra cylinders. Compared with their standard 1858, the differences are significant. 1. Progressive rifling. 2. Correct projectile diameter is .456 inch (.457 also works). 3. Lock work is...
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    Just aqiured Hawken Rifle Help!!!!

    Greg Roberts of The Hawken Shop in Oak Harbor, Washington, might be the signer.
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    Commandante Theresa's pistols?

    While the hand grip is rounded where Theresa's was sharp and angular, the metal appears to be the same. Many thanks.
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    Commandante Theresa's pistols?

    I just watched the first episode of the TV movie series on Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars. The episode, "Sharpe's Rifles," has the female lead using a pair of [brass??] flintlock pistols that have spring-loaded locking daggers beneath the barrel. What are these pistols? Are they...
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    Ball/Bullet trap

    I have been using one foot thickness of duct-taped together DRY magazines. So far no bullet from ANY cartridge gun or muzzleloader has penetrated more than 6.5 inches - regardless of range. I shot as close as 15 yards. I first began using this back stop to compare penetration among several...
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    72cal Kodiak double????

    I have owned three Pedersoli double rifles, two .72s and one .58. Two have been higher grade - silvered locks, better wood, fit, and finish - one has been lower grade - half-pistol grip chemical case lock plates. All, repeat ALL, shot extremely close cones of fire regardless of loading...
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    Pietta NM Remington 'Shooter's Model'

    I own three stainless steel revolvers. Fit and finish compares favorably with my Freedom Arms 97s and Colt Python. Nearly every part differs from Pietta's standard version. Chamber-barrels uses a .456-inch projectile rather than .452. When I bought mine directly from Pietta-Italy just before...
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    How much new..?

    To respond tangentially, in 1873 a [new] Colt M1873 cost one ounce of gold, give or take. Today, a [new] Colt M1873 costs one ounce of gold, give or take. What I suggest is rather than attempt to cost in dollars or other currency, cost in anything that has retained its real value equivalence...
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    .72 caliber conicals

    See reply on ALR.
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    Double Barrel Rifles

    Over the past five years I have owned three Pedersoli Kodiak rifles, two Safari higher grade .72-caliber, one lower grade .58-caliber. I presently own one of the two Safaris. If you want chapter-and-verse regarding [any] of these rifles, let me know.
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