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Powder prices 1894-95
In 1894 money was hard to get, or at least they certainly weren't giving it away. Based on current spot gold price that powder sold for about $12 a pound translated to modern confetti-bucks.- Hawken
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Pyrodex pellets in a revolver...any one use these?
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
After what we've just witnessed, and are observing now, it's just really cute you think we just to need to "Vote Harder!". -
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
100% True. Fact. You've more confidence than most, given how nobody in government seems to care whether anything comports with the constitution. It's important to understand it's what they want. And one thing to note, "the devil never takes a day off". I don't know about you, but I can think... -
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
Ah, so you're in good shape and don't need to worry about trying to find anything. -
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
Well OK, that's encouraging. I agree with you in (some) ways. To what though, do you attribute your presumably unbounded optimism going forward to, then? Or put another way, when should people start to worry? "This happens every four years" isn't quite accurate. -
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
Business and markets are resilient, people are too. The one thing they don't like is uncertainty. Stability in advanced societies means there is a certain amount of predictability going forward. Yes, change is always constant, but generally there is a reasonable expectation that in a year or... -
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Cleaning Hoppes gun oil from bore
@Boston123 Here's something to keep in mind that was never really explained to me or not widely shared anyway mumble mumble years ago that would have helped. They never explained why. Modern cartridge firearms use smokeless powders and non-corrosive primers. People can and do just swab out the...- Hawken
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Dispute with Muzzle-Loaders.com
A lot of these issues could be handled better. Technically speaking, Merchants Agreements require that a credit card is only charged when the item ships. Something like that. This is kind of a gray area and broken pretty routinely seems to me. On their end, they have to authenticate the credit...- Hawken
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Revolver carry safety
This is a good point, any weapon should be closely inspected regularly to ensure that it is in proper working order, and any damaged or defective parts replaced. -
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Revolver carry safety
The Wikapedia entry on the 1873 new model Army says that it did have a safety - kind of a half-**** that kept the hammer from resting directly on the cartridge primer. Apparently the problem was that it was easily broken. "The safety notch replaced pins on the rear of the percussion revolver... -
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Revolver carry safety
What matters is that everyone agrees on the same set of facts, seems to me. The Colt percussion cap & ball revolvers have locking pins and a split hammer, designed specifically to carry the weapon with the hammer resting between cylinders. Any idea why they might have done that? Well, it's... -
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Revolver carry safety
Well ... everybody learns at their own pace. :) (Kidding!) -
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Percussion caps and powders out of stock
Nipple sizes vary between makers, and cap size varies between makers. Nice, huh? FOR example, CCI #10s are too small for my Pietta revolver, though Remington #10s fit fine. The CCI#10 fit too tight, and will not "bottom" sufficiently to ignite from the hammer strike, at least not on the first... -
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Reasons Your Gun Didn't Sell
Some people have made it their hobby to be $&@holes. Or maybe that's their job, I dunno.- Hawken
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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What kind of Coal for your Forge
Does Tractor Supply carry coal "everywhere" I wonder, or is maybe that a regional thing? I've wanted to buy some, but it is surprisingly hard to find nowadays. Shipping costs are a deal killer.- Hawken
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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A group buy of black powder ?
I'm not sure of the particulars, but the order in which a "group buy" is made may loom important. It is unlawful for an individual to sell black powder to other individuals without a license, technically speaking. Not sure how the authorities view that sort of "group buy" thing, but collecting...- Hawken
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- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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Revolver carry safety
I didn't really catch how the convo veered off into using them as a defense weapon to begin with. Like I said though, while they wouldn't be my first choice there are places and peopel where they are the only choice. I can say that I have been impressed with how accurate they are at fairly... -
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Revolver carry safety
It isn't irrational to purchase a percussion firearm for people who are precluded from owning cartridge firearms in the first place, for political reasons. The fact there are better weapons available today is kind of a moot point, or a straw man argument. Nobody in the free states are buying... -
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4f Powder In A Revolver
To be fair blackpowder is far more "forgiving" in this scenario than any smokeless powder, which after all is merely classified as a PROPELLANT. Swiss powder, in the equivalent of what we call 4F on this side of the pond is made for pistols. It isn't "unsafe" per se. It's OK to have your own...