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    PTSD

    I'm up in Sonoma County. Monterey area is nice too. Just a 25 minute drive to launch in Bodega Bay. In same house for 33 years since the boss started running my life. But I wouldn't trade her, no siree.
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    PTSD

    I'm co-miserating with you here in Northern Kalifornia. The boss and I were born here and have no plans on leaving, I'm too old to pull up roots anyways. I've picked up brass ball for my sidelock that I'll use when the season starts. They shoot decent enough for 75 yards and that's about as...
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    FOR SALE Pedersoli Harpers Ferry Pistol

    Getting up to date
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    FOR SALE Pedersoli Harpers Ferry Pistol

    Sparking
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    FOR SALE Pedersoli Harpers Ferry Pistol

    Sparks good. PM me your number and I'll send a video via text. Never mind I figured out how to add video. Or send me your number and we can talk. .58 Caliber BTW I've had it at least a year now, and still never fired as far as I can tell. I'll include a couple of flints also, but they need to be...
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    what to use instead of lead balls

    If fish and foul doubts your ammo is lead free they take a sample and have it tested. Re: How will wildlife officers check for compliance? All ammunition in a hunter’s possession may be inspected by wildlife officers. In some cases, if a wildlife officer suspects a hunter is in possession of...
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    what to use instead of lead balls

    I finally sourced .492-3 brass ball. Had it manufactured as it is not a common size. 3 weeks from order to delivered and kinda expensive so don't tell the wife. Works with a .010 pillow ticking patch in the T/C Hawken, Trad Hawken and CVA unmentionable, no way with .018 patch though. I'll have...
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    California

    Born in Fort Bragg, grew up in Santa Rosa, bought land in Siskiyou County to retire on but wife says she won't live there so here I be in Santa Rosa. Used to hunt Pillsbury and Covelo area, ran packhorses in the Marble mountains and Warner wilderness when young. Now mostly shoot MZ at the cabin...
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    Range box examples

    A lot of nice boxes here. I use a MTM MZ box for the necessities/tools that work with all the guns and have a separate bag for each gun. The MTM is stuffed with cleaning cloths to fill it keeping things from moving around. I thought about a tackle box but if it went a$$ over teakettle in the...
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    Leather softener

    Rubbing alcohol and vaseline. Works to bring leather back after sitting and drying for years, we use it on antique basketballs and footballs. Takes a bit, but softens the leather back to its original softness.
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    Elk Tag

    We're still trying to decide. My hunting partner is going to New Zealand in early Dec, so we have to work out a hunt that gives him plenty of time. Maybe 200, 235, or 251. We're meat hunters so............
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    Elk Tag

    Congrats on the tag. I'm putting in for Oregon, but it will be a while till the drawing.
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    Hello from Muzzle-Loaders

    Welcome, I just placed an order with you today. Not my first and probably not my last.
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    lead testing

    Look up testing lead hardness with drawing pencils. Then get this set. https://www.amazon.com/STAEDTLER-break-resistant-super-bonded-100-G12/dp/B0014E2S0Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1
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    Travelers Swiss question

    Blackpowder77, FedEx would charge me $64 HazMat plus freight and surcharges. So you are being more than fair in my opinion.
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    Main charge question

    Basically, that's how I make mine but without the unobtainable Orahcha(sp) red gum powder. I use well seasoned Pacific willow for my charcoal and have a tree buddy that notifies me when he is working on willows so I can hoard, err stockpile. I live in wine country and am going to experiment with...
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    Main charge question

    I'm not after 2100. I only found out how my powder was performing after I chrono'd it. I was completely surprised as I'm not a recoil sensitive type. My charge now is 50 grains and I'm quite happy with it. I batch 200 grams at a time and get over 50 charges at about $2.00 and some labor.
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    Main charge question

    I consider all my MZ brothers and sisters my friends and the whole shooting world for that matter. United we stand, divided we fall. Still, about powders produced in the early 1800s the saltpeter needed to be made by a natural way, and sulphur had to be found and processed I imagine. And the...
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    Main charge question

    I'm using my powder as produced, no screening after dried, so I guess it would be a combination of 2-3-4f . I use a potato ricer to compress my wet material and wet screen through 20 mesh.
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    Main charge question

    I'm trying to wrap my noggin around this powder charge conundrum. My thoughts are the powders back in the early 19th century were perhaps weaker than our modern manufactured powders? I have never used commercially available Black Powder or sub in my sidelock. Anyhow, I make my own powder and...
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