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  1. mhb

    BARKING A SQUIREL

    Yes, once, but not with a muzzleloader. While sitting on an Arkansas deer stand, a gray squirrel in a tree behind me was giving me what for, and wouldn't shut up or go away. Finally, out of patience, I turned around and intentionally shot the limb under him - with a .25-06. The squirrel went...
  2. mhb

    PATCHED ROUND BALL

    As to your question about the width of the patch material - 1 1/2" should be fine. When the bullet is seated level or slightly below the muzzle and cut off, the resulting patch diameter is slightly larger than twice the bullet diameter, or just under 1 1/4" in this case. I use pre-cut 1 1/4"...
  3. mhb

    Pillow ticking from walmart?

    Good stuff. I also recommend their 'Super Muslin', also 100% cotton, and excellent for patches. mhb - MIke
  4. mhb

    Pickets?

    I don't know what type of rifle you intend to use a picket in, but I don't know of any modern source of picket molds. One could be custom-made, but you would have to specify the dimensions and weight you want. Original picket molds are found occasionally, but as each one was made for a...
  5. mhb

    Gain Twist rifling...does it work

    Experience is always helpful in any field, and, as you venture into the gain-twist mystery, I hope you will share what you find. mhb - MIke
  6. mhb

    Gain Twist rifling...does it work

    Do you think TWO ibuprofen will be enough? ;) mhb - MIke
  7. mhb

    Gain Twist rifling...does it work

    What I don't want to do is add confusion to your project. I'm sure Colerain can make a barrel which will give you the results you want. However, you need to coordinate your intentions with Colerain, so that he understands what weight, caliber and design of conical you want to shoot. It would...
  8. mhb

    Gain Twist rifling...does it work

    I would agree to the extent that a gain-twist barrel CAN give accuracy comparable to fixed-pitch barrels, but would note that, for reasons mentioned earlier, it is more difficult to make a really excellent gain-twist barrel than a fixed-pitch one, or to achieve top accuracy from one because the...
  9. mhb

    Gain Twist rifling...does it work

    Some very accurate rifles have been built with gain-twist barrels, but that form of rifling has never been demonstrated to have any real advantage in potential accuracy over fixed-pitch rifling suited to the projectile and velocity. The most intense efforts to develop extreme accuracy have been...
  10. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    Thanks to all who have responded. I've decided what to do. Fleener: I doubt that a mold ordered from Tanner would be 'totally wrong', in respect to the diameter ordered, but the issue (for me) is the as-cast ball diameter, and Tanner has specifically stated that they will not be...
  11. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    Fleener: Since the Tanner molds are lathe-bored, I expect the cavity would be very close to the nominal diameter. An additional concern (perhaps unjustified) is that Geoff Tanner recently passed away, and the accuracy and overall quality of the current production may not be fully equal to...
  12. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    Maven and Fleener: Thanks for the additional info. Virtually all of my RB molds produce cast pure lead balls very close to the nominal diameter, though I have not measured all of the actual cavities. mhb - MIke
  13. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    Hanshi, Fleener and Rifleman: Thanks for your responses. Fleener: it would be VERY helpful if you could tell me exactly what diameter mold you ordered, and what diameter ball it produces in pure lead. I can vary patch thickness, but have determined the size ball I want, and would prefer...
  14. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    Thanks, Tac. My correspondent at Tanner's is James. I explained my need to him and he said that, due to unhappy customers in the recent past, they would no longer guarantee a specific ball diameter, but would make any desired cavity as specified to the thousandth of an inch. His best...
  15. mhb

    Tanner RB mold question:

    I have been thinking of ordering a Tanner mold and have been in contact with Tanner about my requirement: I want a mold to produce a finished RB at .625" diameter. Tanner will make any desired diameter mold, but will not or cannot guarantee to provide a mold to produce a pure lead ball of that...
  16. mhb

    Ayuda me, por favor?! (Please help me.)

    I did - he says there aren't any more - but you never can tell... mhb - MIke
  17. mhb

    Ayuda me, por favor?! (Please help me.)

    Thanks, Rick! I will/do go every Saturday, if able. It fits... mhb - MIke
  18. mhb

    Ayuda me, por favor?! (Please help me.)

    And then today... on my regular visit to the flea market/swap meet, the seller from whom I bought the Miquelet had another item which he said belonged with it - at a separate price... But I couldn't resist: Now, if I can just find a proper mold... mhb - MIke
  19. mhb

    WANTED .625" Roundball mold (Lyman?)

    For my Miquelet escopeta. Thanks!
  20. mhb

    Ayuda me, por favor?! (Please help me.)

    Rick: Very much obliged for the further information! It appears that this may be the only existing miquelet canoe gun! Tell Brian that it turned-up at the local (Sierra Vista, AZ) Lions Club swap meet, with the story of having come from New Mexico. And tell him that the folks at the...
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