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  1. J

    Hunter Orange period clothing

    amazon has the fabric for bout $8 a yard. for kentucky where i live i would say dye a frock or add a removable cape cover and breast cover since kentucky requires both back and chest to be covered along with the head by that color.
  2. J

    Shooting way low!

    i agree the sight looks to be on backwards
  3. J

    Need Advice

    you might be better off with a clear duracoat.
  4. J

    Changing the Angle

    ihave done it with MAPP on a triditions like ****(hammer) with no problems. quenching is not required
  5. J

    Hello from off the grid in the Kentucky Hills...

    welcome from northern ky
  6. J

    Main charge question

    i may be able to add some relevent information as to the earlier charges. prior to the civil war powder was not compress.todays powder is greatly compressed under tons of pressure. having made both compressed and corning it and the "wet" method and then screening it i have measured and increase...
  7. J

    Hello from the Commonwealth of Kentucky!

    welcome thomas from northern ky
  8. J

    Smashing flints

    you might try duck creek or cabin creek
  9. J

    Smashing flints

    i have an l&r lock and the book says place flint approx 1/4" from frizzen face at half **** position if that helps
  10. J

    Hello from northern Kentucky

    i too am in the northern tip in campbell county
  11. J

    Hello from northern Kentucky

    welcome from northern ky
  12. J

    How cold is too cold for you to shoot?

    I am with Omaha Larry on this one
  13. J

    G'Day From Australia

    welcome from northern kentucky
  14. J

    Favorite Production Guns

    i have a traditions ky rifle and a deerhunter both 50 cal flints and a 50 cal tc renegade percussion. after tweaking the traditions locks i can say all 3 are reliable and accurate shooters.
  15. J

    Flint/frizzen relationship?

    Treemans point is a good one. while some of our rifles may not be top of the line custom rifles, with a bit of knowledge and and effort even production guns can function reliably and well for a long time and it doesnt mean that you have to spend alot of money swapping out major components. once...
  16. J

    Flint/frizzen relationship?

    the frizzen springs are very very heavy which leads to premature flint and frizzen wear. for the time it takes to fix it and the money saved it is well worth the effort.
  17. J

    Flint/frizzen relationship?

    i would suggest that in addition to a fly if your lock dosent have a bridle add one.... both of which are not expensive. you may have to drill n tap a hole to receive the bridle. i have a traditions lock that was giving me troubles and after adding a bridle the lock and trigger function is...
  18. J

    Flint/frizzen relationship?

    the traditions frizzen springs have been excessively heavy on all 3 of my traditions locks. i lighten and i mean lighten mine
  19. J

    another question for those who own a traditions ky rifle

    thank you for the reply....it is appreciated
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