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    What was in their pockets and packs?

    Well maybe they were right. We got all that stuff now, and more!! :) * I don't have any idea what "scrofula" might be, but just from the sound, it doesn't sound pleasant. Contagious too, I'm sure.
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    Loading cylinder capped or in capped!

    Pretty sure he stole that joke from Bob Hope, or maybe it was george George Burns.
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    Acquiring scrap lead for casting - current state of affairs

    "We" did no such thing, the objective has long been the de-industrialization of America. Think Watermelon. Green on the outside. Red on the inside.
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    BP SYNDROMITIS....and the CURE...

    None! I was a good shot.
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    What was in their pockets and packs?

    Loaf of bread to chaw on. Plug tobacco. A flask containing rum or whisky (For reviving flagging spirits after a rough day - for medicinal purposes only, natch). Perhaps a compass, monocular, flint & steel. Tintype of sweet Annabelle...
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    Revolver carry safety

    Assuming one can get ammunition. Believe it or not, in certain jurisdictions and foreign countries cartridge firearms, handguns in particular, it is virtually impossible (as well as prohibitively expensive) to acquire the necessary permits or whatever is necessary. "Antiques" are not subject to...
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    BP SYNDROMITIS....and the CURE...

    When I was a teen I set up a "range" in the garage. Parents were out of town, or somewhere. Incredibly dumb, dumb thing to do.
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    Loading cylinder capped or in capped!

    Yikes!!! Go fire the thing. My dad used to say "At my age I don't even like to buy green bananas."
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    Revolver carry safety

    Because with the earliest metallic cartridge firearms if the hammer rested directly on a cylinder the weapon could easily fire, if dropped, or the hammer was inadvertently fanned for example. There was no provision for resting the hammer between cylinders, as on the percussion Colts with split...
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    Loading cylinder capped or in capped!

    They will fire even in cold weaher ;)
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    Revolver carry safety

    I seem to recall reading somewhere, this "load only 5 rounds in a 6 shot revolver" and carry the weapon with the hammer on an empty chamber, was an artifact of the first cartridge firearm era, and probably a good idea. But had nothing to do with percussion revolvers because it doesn't apply.
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    Sourdough bread from home-made starter

    If anything, it would have been the opposite. The level of exertion and fatigue for the enlisted men would have been off the charts at times. They needed those calories. Sergt. John Ordway will continue to issue the provisions and make the detales for guard or other duty.— The day after...
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    Sourdough bread from home-made starter

    Absolutely, I'm sure Flour was used mostly for making Hardtack and similar quickbreads, and making gravies and the like. It probably would have been an issue item or ration. They ran out of everything at some point, with the notable exception of powder and lead. It just seems really odd they...
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    Sourdough bread from home-made starter

    You know I've wondered about that. They took several hundred pounds of Flour with them, but no mention of fresh bread. Or yeast. They had to though. Just weird there's no mention of it. A semi-related issue. In those days Army regulations required a Rum ration every day, that was part of their...
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    Percussion caps and powders out of stock

    Not thru the US mail, no. Very Big No No
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    Percussion caps and powders out of stock

    I'll meet ya halfway, am willing to drive to Tennesee, no farther! Ha ha
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    Percussion caps and powders out of stock

    1081 ? Like I said, I have a whole tin. Maybe 97 or 98 by now. I haven't counted them. Testing purposes or QC. I'm in NE Ioway
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    Percussion caps and powders out of stock

    Thanks @Musketeer that's just what I wanted to know. Thanks! Well, now I want to know what threads my T/C Hawken .50 Cal has..
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    Ballistol Warning

    Yep. This is an important point. People used to centerfire carteidge guns tend to be very "liberal" about gun oil, and don't understand the corrosive nature of blackpowder. Misfires, squibs and failure to fire when they try muzzleloading is pretty common. The truth is any gun in a stable...
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    Ballistol Warning

    Yes! Anything contrary to your opinion should be censored by others. Makes perfect sense.
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