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  1. ghostdncr

    Brown Bess cleaning nightmare - Newbie

    She packs a rather mighty prime, eh? I picked up a considerable flinch when first shooting mine. Flint shards peppering one's face as a half-handful of powder ignites four inches away from your eye can do that, it seems! :rotf: Nowadays, my properly knapped and fitted flints don't shatter and...
  2. ghostdncr

    Brown Bess cleaning nightmare - Newbie

    I don't have any groundbreaking hints or secret tips to add, but will offer that some great advice has been given. The Bess is a military weapon and was designed for easy field serviceability and operation. I have the Pedersoli version and it loads quickly, is easy to point and fire, and mine...
  3. ghostdncr

    Trophy

    :thumbsup:
  4. ghostdncr

    Goex at Outdoor World/Bass Pro Shop

    The BPS in Clarksville, Indiana carries Goex and always seems to have between five and ten pounds of FFg, FFFg, and FFFFg in stock. I've never asked for Fg, but wouldn't be surprised to find they carry it, too! Helpful folks on this account, as it seems everyone at the gun counter has had some...
  5. ghostdncr

    How much powder in pan?

    I've done this while only squirrel hunting and have little doubt the pan often got just a splash of powder thrown in its general direction during war. In recent years, I've loosely focused on priming randomly and messing with each weapon's lock/vent until any variation is minimized. I would...
  6. ghostdncr

    Shot size for smooth bore

    I got my last bag at Cabela's. Before that, Gamaliel (Guh-MAYL-yuh) Shooting Supply: GSS If you'd like a cheap way to test different sizes of shot, hit your friends up for a handful of modern shotshells with the sizes you'd like to try and just cut the ends off to release the shot. That's how...
  7. ghostdncr

    braSS tacks

    For the bearded shooter, that stock is nothing short of the Devil's work. Good to hear others suffer from it, as well. :cursing: Oh, and I wouldn't put tacks on any rifle prior to the percussion era. Just my two pence...
  8. ghostdncr

    Muscovado Sugar

    You might try these folks: Dobyns & Martin
  9. ghostdncr

    Shot size for smooth bore

    I buy #6 in the 25lb bags and have never been at want for anything more. My .56 and .75 both work great with it, providing I use all the appropriate wads in the correct order. I've only shot squirrels with the .56 but it's done a fine job. This spring will be the .75's inaugural turkey season...
  10. ghostdncr

    An Inexpensive 'Hawk...

    Probably the most important part is getting cotton twine, or at least something natural. I can't image what kind of mess this would make if you inadvertently used a synthetic! Anyway, if I was doing something more costly like a stock, I'd moisten the twine before wrapping it. I haven't used this...
  11. ghostdncr

    drawing the line of what you like

    Well spoken, Hanshi. Well spoken. :hatsoff:
  12. ghostdncr

    An Inexpensive 'Hawk...

    I have a larger adult-size 'hawk I've been carrying for several years, and probably should've mentioned this in my original post. It always seems in the way and far too heavy for what I'm doing. Every once in a great while, its extra mass will come in handy when chopping wood for an overnight...
  13. ghostdncr

    forming a drill or soldering one on rod

    No, more like this: The nomenclature can be misleading, as they're both called spade drills. One is just MUCH easier to grind in the basement using a $40 bench grinder. :wink:
  14. ghostdncr

    square vs. round bottom rifling

    Same here. My Colerain .45 has round-bottom rifling. My Green Mountain and Pedersoli barrels have square bottom grooves. The way I shoot, neither has shown a real advantage over the other. It just worked out like it worked out. I guess if a fellow was into competition shooting, the square...
  15. ghostdncr

    drawing the line of what you like

    "Hawken" sights on a longrifle. Carving that's inconsistent of curve and/or of different schools on the same rifle. Unengraved patchboxes. Fringe Clean, pressed, and starched "period correct" clothing. I don't care much for stark white powder horns, either. :idunno:
  16. ghostdncr

    forming a drill or soldering one on rod

    For wood, take your 3/8" rod, heat the tip to a deep red, and let the 5# hammer fly. Carefully grinding the flattened portion into a spade-style bit will work just fine for what you're doing. There are numerous tutorials and historical documentations describing this method but if you need...
  17. ghostdncr

    Leather Or Lead

    He was a mighty fan o' the lead, wasn't he? :wink:
  18. ghostdncr

    Hi From New York

    Welcome aboard and please note Claypipe's post. Adjusting the date filter on searches makes a GRAND difference in results! :hatsoff:
  19. ghostdncr

    Buying used/1st post

    I'd recommend paying particular attention to Cynthialee's post. Sage advice, there. Many rough bores can be salvaged with a little know-how. Between Windex, Scotch-Brite, and a lead lap, most any tube can be made to shoot. Whatever it takes to get you away from the **-lines is money well...
  20. ghostdncr

    Leather Or Lead

    EXACTLY!!! Molded lead is much more conducive to standardized manufacture than leather, which is exactly why (I suspect) my mass-produced Italian longrifle came fitted with lead. :wink:
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