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    Swivel breech rifle build

    It is way different from building a single barrel rifle, so I spend about 100 hours thinking about how to do something for every hour of actual chisel time. Pretty soon I'll be at the point where the scary stuff is behind me and it will be a matter of decorating and finishing...but I'm not...
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    Swivel breech rifle build

    It has been a rough year with some major injuries that took me off the board. But, I’m better now and I’m back working on the swivel breech rifle from the David Price kit. It is coming along pretty good. The attached YouTube play list has all the build videos on the project so far...
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    18th Century Artisans Show - Lewisburg, PA

    On February 3rd & 4th I attended the 10th annual 18th Century Artisans’ Show in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. I think this is the finest longrifle and 18th century craft show in the east. The show is divided between actual antiques and contemporary craftsmen. I produced two videos on the show.In...
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    Lyman Great Plains Rifle Kit build series

    I have edit buttons on my replies, but not on my original post...do not understand...
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    Lyman Great Plains Rifle Kit build series

    I would love to fix it, but I can't find an edit button anywhere on my post... :cursing:
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    Lyman Great Plains Rifle Kit build series

    I recently completed building a Lyman Great Plains Rifle kit for an article in “American Frontiersman” magazine on guns used in mountain man movies. I thought it would be more fun to build the gun, rather than buying a completed model. The difficulty level for putting this kit together is...
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    Leather patching for round balls video

    Thanks
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    Leather patching for round balls video

    No, I didn't say how it was tanned. It was not brain tanned, but I did mention that brain tanned deer skin is usually already scrapped thinner.
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    Leather patching for round balls video

    I had always wondered about whether American frontiersmen used leather to patch their round balls in muzzleloading rifles. And I wondered what it would be like to shoot them. So I did some testing and found out. I have an article on the subject coming out soon in "Muzzleloader" magazine, so I...
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    Data results

    I really expected more, but I appreciate the help I did get. Thanks everyone!
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    Gathering Info on Smoothbores

    Thanks, I'll add the last two responses to the spread sheet
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    Data results

    Thanks. I'll fix that
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    Data results

    I had hoped to get 100 entries for the smoothbore database, but I got nowhere near that, and the entries have dried up. So, I thought I’d share a little bit of what you told me. Just over half of the smoothbore shooters who responded shoot both shot and round balls from their guns. I was a...
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    Gathering Info on Smoothbores

    I’m planning a series of articles on flintlock smoothbores with both shot and ball. I’ll be looking at things like 2Fg vs 3Fg, and historical vs current loading techniques. I’d like to put together a little database of that will allow me to gauge the state of the art out in the world. So, I’d...
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    Swivel breech update #8...fitting the trigger guard.

    Thanks for the kind words. The shoulder is nearly back to normal. It has been six months since I broke it, so, it is probably as good as it is going to get. However, there isn't much I can't do, and now I have an excuse for not doing it as well as I used to. LOL
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    Dixon's Gun Makers Fair 2016

    Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop in Kempton, PA hosts the annual Gunmaker's Fair, which is the summer's premier muzzleloading event here in the eastern U.S.A.. I was at the 2016 fair, and here's a sampling of what there is to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBKHmnr8FmA
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    Swivel breech update #8...fitting the trigger guard.

    It has been awhile since my last update. There are just too many other chores that need to get done in the summer. But I finally got into the shop to tackle installing the trigger guard on the swivel breech rifle kit from David Price. Doing this chore on a swivel breech rifle has a couple of...
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    Cap sucking cure procedure

    I'm trying to get a better one together. The problem is that I have to get close to see what I'm doing. I tried making another with a GoPro type camera, but it shot over the work. I think I have the angle right...finally, and I'll try again soon.
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    Shooting the Early Lancaster County Flintlock Rifle

    No, I've not done any of Jim Chamber's stuff...something to think about.
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    Shooting the Early Lancaster County Flintlock Rifle

    Here is the full-length video shooting the Early Lancaster County rifle built by Shawn Webster. This was my first time shooting a rifle since breaking my shoulder, and I'm not shooting up to my expectations. Shoulder's doing well, but it isn't all the way there yet. So, be gentle with your...
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