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  1. steam1993

    Stress relief

    Got my toys out on Friday afternoon, burnt up appox 3 pounds of powder, there was 10 of us having fun, even had the county sheriff turn up. Some reported that some had blown up, and they were about 1/2 mile away, sheriff had no problems, and left us to carry on. Even fired a few rounds out of...
  2. steam1993

    soft frizzen

    thanks for the info, know what i will be doing soon.
  3. steam1993

    soft frizzen

    I have read where some people have glued hard steel on to frizzens to make them spark. I have 2 that need working on, and am thinking about gluing on hardened steel on mine. Has any one done this, and what steel do/did get used.
  4. steam1993

    "substitutes" for real Black Gun Powder

    My 1.25 in cannon loves American Pioneer. Have not tried in in my other 2 cannons yet, can not live fire 3 at one time, ok i could. I use BP now because i get some given to me at a event i do, also finding AP.
  5. steam1993

    SW Minnesota NW Iowa SE South Dakota

    Look up cherokee ridge runners rendezvous.
  6. steam1993

    picking up flint

    Time to invest in a electric stone cutter , I have 2 flinters and need flints.
  7. steam1993

    So I bought a cannon to restore

    1.25 in 2 1.5in and a 5.8 in bore mortar NM Paul pm for more info.
  8. steam1993

    So I bought a cannon to restore

    Looks like it could fire. Here in MN i have access to a person who will inspect cannons for me.
  9. steam1993

    *******

    Find a meat locker, they will often have kidneys sale, or if lucky they will just give them to you.
  10. steam1993

    *******

    *******, black pudding, and dont forget steak and kidney pudding.
  11. steam1993

    Black Pudding

    I can get all the suet i want free, i take a road trip to Iowa to a local meat locker, they can not sell it, all you have to do is tell them you want it for animal feed, and you get GOOD beef kidney as well.
  12. steam1993

    OUCH!!!

    Looks like a bad machine job to me. Yes a i am machinist, and could have done a better job. What is the wall thickness that is left.
  13. steam1993

    Bowling Ball Mortar: Seeking technical feedback

    Stick to bp. I tried pyodex in my 24 pounder, ball did not leave the barrel(lots of smoke), it came just under half way out and then went back down the bore. Will tell you it was at a event with the public watching, range officer got a good laugth out of it and asked if i could do it agin. I...
  14. steam1993

    Brass shot!

    If we cast shot in lead why not brass, it melts at a dull red. Now i can not wait for it to warm up and try making some shot in brass. Yes i have done some casting in the past, so know how to handle liquid brass.
  15. steam1993

    Intetnet Powder Sellers?

    Black powder is safe to move, i carry up to 50 pouds, in my 8x16 foot trailer. And even keep it in the tent, not next to the wood stove, at reactments.
  16. steam1993

    EXPLODING BARRELS

    Not a bp gun, but i did have a remington 870 shotgun, that i had bust on me, lost 2 inches of the end of the muzzle. Was told by a gunsmith that there may have been a metaltic blockedge in the muzzle. I DONT WANT ever to have that happen agin.
  17. steam1993

    carrying the percussion handgun

    Use to stick my .44 colt in my belt at civil war events, but now have a holster for it, my single shot .45 also fits. I load all six as it has notch between the nipples, need all six some times when at a event, as a group of us will go and arrest captain Jack Sparrow.
  18. steam1993

    How to ‘price’ a mortar for sale?

    Paid $2500 us for mine, but it is bronze
  19. steam1993

    Coehorn

    I know what is meant by unknown territory(car park), I had a problem with powder one year at a show, put a bit tooo much powder in. The ball went 3 times the distance we wanted,, up over a road and to wards a field that was being used to park cars/trucks and trailers. Did not hit any thing but...
  20. steam1993

    So I have all this lead shot?

    I cast lead balls for my cannons, and use what scrap lead i can get. they weigh 6 or 8oz each depending on bore size. wheel weights are getting harder to find.
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