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    Which Revolver?

    Good advice on trying before buying. My .44 caliber Uberti 1858 New Model Army Remington is a stainless steel target model well tuned with new springs and fitting. Like shooting it immensely except the sights are stainless and not black like the stainless Ruger Old Army. Have to paint them...
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    Muzzle velocity Hawken vs Longrifle

    A little too vague. You could take the same barrel, say 42" in .54 and switch it between a full stock Hawken and long rifle. Same ignition with same touch hole liner or drum and nipple. With same powder charge, patch and round ball weight, get similar velocities. Most folks think of the Sam...
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    To the older guys…

    Use them to mentor youth on safety, history and appreciation of firearms. 4-H, Scouts, etc. They are our future. As an incentive to learn shooting, give as a prize to best shooter after a season of lessons.
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    Cleaning Pedersoli Hawken

    If the barrel wedge or key doesn't come out it is probably a captured key. It has a slot in the key through which a pin or screw in the stock captures the wedge. It slides out far enough to pull the barrel lug out of the mortise. Capturing the key prevents it from being lost. Losing a key...
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    SOLD Grey Hawk 50.caliber barrel

    Is the barrel stainless?
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    1-28 twist rifles?

    My TC white mountain carbine has a 1 in 48 twist which I don't consider very fast. Compromise for MAXI ball, Great Plains and other lead conicals and round ball. Bought a Bill Large .50 caliber barrel with a 1 in 40" twist. Not sure if that if too fast for round ball.
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    Priming Powder, 4F or ?

    SMR stands for souther mountain rifle. What is WR - wide receiver, Walmart rifle?
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    Cow Elk Load

    Having killed many Colorado bull and cow elk in forty years of hunting with a .54 full stock flintlock of my make using 70 grains of 3F, a .015 patch and .530 round ball I find that if I do my job of proper shot selection and placement I don't have to use different loads for either ***. The one...
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    Wad punch / drill

    For cap and ball revolvers in .44 (Remington New Model Army) and .45 for Ruger Old Army, what are the best size punches for felt wads? I bought three different brands and they differ a lot. The Cabela's wads ($9.99) were very smelly - like Ben Gay ointment and thicker than the OxYoke ($10.99...
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    Old eyes and iron sights

    They make iron ghost ring sights to replace a conventional rear sight. In some matches it would not be considered an open iron sight nor a buckhorn sight with the horns touching. If you take a saw and file to make a slit would this be an "open" iron sight? Chorizo's system is just the...
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    Single set triggers

    I used a Jonathan Browning single set trigger on a fowler. It was single phase or single action. The trigger needed to be pushed forward until the roller on the mainspring engaged. The Cain trigger may also have a roller and a single phase or single action. Never cared much for roller type...
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    Sources of treated tinder fungus?

    Thanks, TobJohn for the video.
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    Which Uberti Colt 1851 Navy?

    Round trigger guard on London pattern. Square on American made Colts.
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    Sources of treated tinder fungus?

    Amadou is a common name for the tinder fungus. A specific species is Fomes fomentarius. The processed (stripped and pounded) piece resembles smoke brain tan buckskin. It can be difficult to ignite with flint and steel but easy with flint on an iron pyrite called marcasite. Chaga is the...
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    hello from Colorado

    Welcome from Front Range area of Colorado. Can point you toward some decent clubs if you want. Check out Colorado State Muzzle Loading Association.
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    JoAnns #40 cotton drill

    Long cruise. In .54 caliber barrels what round ball size did you switch to? I use .015 in my Green Mountain .54 and a .530 round ball. Lube with beeswax and bear fat.
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    Sidelock Bull Elk Harvest

    Congrats on great hunt, kill and story. Still out in the woods after ml elk ended the 17th to pre scout for next year and eat fresh grouse. Nice 6 x 6. How easy does that Green Mountain Long range stainless steel clean up? How fast is the twist on it?
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    Grease or Oil on the Arbor

    I have both very old sperm whale oil from Dixie and a bear grease-beeswax lube I make. Chemists say that if you esterify jojoba oil it is similar in composition to sperm whale oil. Now how to esterify or form an ester of jojoba oil is a question for a chemist. You can legally still get jojoba...
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    Ball calibers and diameters make no sense.

    Since I picked up a used Ruger Old Army I find I need to buy or borrow a .457 mold. Lee used to make them in double cavity in aluminum. Not sure if Lyman ever did but even used Lyman steel round ball molds approach $100.00 by the time you pay for shipping. .454 work fine on Uberti Remington...
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    Patches

    Jo Ann fabric red and blue pillow ticking comes out to .015 and .019 after washing with no detergent on hot and drying on high in dryer. Are you washing the sizing out of your pocket drill? Use a wood mallet on short starter. Less palm bruises. Denim blue jean patching is thick enough for...
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