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    shorty remington

    An interesting adaptation. Your revolver reminds me of a snub nose 1858 created by the owner of Can-Am Emporium in Sumas, Washington, perhaps 20 years ago. Dave had somehow managed to shorten the Remington's loading lever assembly. The revolver was very squat and menacing. It had a front sight...
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    Source for platinum-lined nipples?

    I am having an Alexander Henry rifle built that will use 1/4x28 MUSKET CAP nipples. When I attempted to reach Bloomquist Machine, I was unable to do so. My subsequent search for such nipples came up zero. The closest match was a #11 nipple by Buffalo Arms. Please identify a source for 1/4x28...
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    Which Nipple?

    You beat me to modifying my reply. I seek platinum lined musket cap nipples 1/4-28 rather than #11 nipples that Buffalo Arms has available. *** Following up the original query, because of its incredibly high resistance to heat erosion, plus its significantly improved longevity in use, platinum...
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    Which Nipple?

    [Ron??] Bloomquist in Minnesota/Indiana/Ohio??? makes/made platinum lined nipples. That's the good news. My contact information for Bloomquist is no longer valid; I tried to order such nipples for my Alexander Henry rifle. Since his business was, apparently, solely making custom or high-quality...
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    .72 Kodiak Express

    Back at yuh, Jern. I furnished incomplete loading data. Here is my load: 1. Conical from custom designed mold; three driving bands, each a different O.D.; pan lubed with SPG. Lubed bullet weight (30:1) 775 grains. 2. Goex FFg - 110 grains. 3. CCI #11 Magnum cap. *** I always fire the same...
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    .72 Kodiak Express

    Both of mine, the higher grade, weighed 10.25 pounds unloaded. Hope this helps.
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    Change musket caps; change POI?

    I have been shooting Navy Arms Brazilian-manufactured winged musket caps I bought circa 2000. I'm on my last 250-cap tin for target shooting and, recently, in my double rifle. Those of you who have changed musket cap brands - I specifically exclude CCI's reenactor's caps - if I buy-use RWS...
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    Blackpowder in Montana

    PM sent.
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    Barrel dimensions - estimates & rules of thumb?

    What are reasonably accurate estimates for dimensions for 1-1/4 inch O.D. 30-inch swamped octagon, and also tapered octagon barrels with bore diameters .69-caliber for Plains rifle reproduction? What would be dimensions for those barrel profiles that should keep the total weight of a maple...
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    Breeching and profiling large diameter barrels

    Whom would you recommend to profile as tapered octagon and breech a 1.25-inch (round) barrel blank? The essential problem appears to be rendering breech left-handed.
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    Pedersoli Mortimer rifle

    I have seen, handled, and shot one Mortimer .54-caliber flintlock rifle. Its quality control was very good. While I particularly appreciated the horizontally sliding stalking safety, subsequently, I have been informed it is less durably made than it should be. This I cannot verify, though. Hope...
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    Barrel blanks and/or profiled barrels

    Please identify makers of profiled barrels and/or barrel blanks that are 1.5 inches in basis diameter and between .65- and .70-caliber bore diameter - not round ball diameter. Perfection would be a barrel maker who will profile his barrel blank, the blank being .69- or .70-caliber 29-34 inches...
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    Ferguson lock spring problem

    The "stuff" is not all in one place. Having typed that, I verified the mainspring recess - AND the lack of mainspring recess on the left side of vertical breech housing. I must reach the gun maker tonight. You may have solved the problem. *** Regarding the Manton lock, do you refer to L&R's Durs...
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    Ferguson lock spring problem

    I visited my gun maker Sunday, December 9. I took my TRS-Rayl Ferguson collection of stuff for him to examine and to contract him to build. We have a big problem that ONLY those who own or have made Ferguson rifles may have solved themselves. My L-H L&R Late English Flint Lock (#1000) does not...
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    Ripples on my cast rbs??

    If the temperature adjustment does not solve your problem, you might add tin to the lead. I use 30:1 for both RB and squat conical in my .72-caliber rifles. A small amount of tin allows easier ladle pour AND a more thoroughly filled mold cavity. Hope this helps.
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    left handed shooter in a right handed world

    1. Mount the firearm as though you are shooting. Sight keeping both eyes open. 2. While you are wearing the spectacles with which you shoot, have your helper mark your [left] lens at the spot/point you tell him your eye focuses on the exact point of aim. 3. Remove spectacles and clear the...
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    Questions pertaining to charge:projectile weight ratios

    I believe the generally accepted "full-power" black powder load for muzzleloading patched round ball is 3/7 (about 43 percent) weight of RB. In The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle, Gorning's Formula shows this approximate powder charge:RB weight ratio to yield 1600 fps muzzle velocity, give or...
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    What's The Learning Curve On Flinters?

    While researching a monograph, I located the following data. 1. Percussion cap lock mechanisms, [essentially] regardless of inherent quality, malfunction once per 166 cycles. 2. Military flintlock mechanisms - think Brown Bess or Charleville - malfunction once per six cycles. 3. Best-quality...
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    using mallets or hammers

    You are correct and incorrect simultaneously. Shooting any of the loads I used, from 150 grains FFg at the start through my regulated load, with the Safari's original stock configuration and steel butt plate, was a nightmare. First shot with bullet, 150 grains FFg, CCI #11 magnum cap I suffered...
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    using mallets or hammers

    I have 30:1 775-grain bullets from a custom mold. Bullets are used in my Pedersoli Kodiak Safari .72-caliber double rifle. Bullets were designed to not be loadable except by mallet. I did this to eliminate any possibility of the heavy loads for which I regulated the barrels causing a bullet in...
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