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  1. ghostdncr

    NC Y Buck

    Sounds like a great shot and an all around good hunt. Thanks for sharing it with us! Kentucky's modern gun season opens this Saturday and I'll be carrying my early Lancaster .45, which is modern enough for me. Killed my very first deer with a .45 and that caliber has been my favorite ever since...
  2. ghostdncr

    First range trip, need some help

    Oh yes, the dreaded powder train. On rifles breeched like this (with the smaller hole snaking down to the vent) tap the lockplate area immediately after dropping your powder charge. The loose powder will easily fill that area and you should see much better results than doing so after compressing...
  3. ghostdncr

    Caplock to Flintlock

    The barrel threads nor the breech plug threads are indexed on any production rifles that I know of. They start wherever they start and the barrel flats are machined after assembly, as I understand it. I've made a few replacement breechplugs and they can be fitted up in the round, milled down to...
  4. ghostdncr

    First range trip, need some help

    On rifles .45 cal and up, I always open the touch hole to .062-.065" (1/16"). Seems like many rifles come with something closer to .050" and I've always gotten excessive misfires with those. You might check that out...
  5. ghostdncr

    Do I need a side by side???

    What 410-er said. In addition, any voids resulting from the forge welding process will harbor corrosion and can lead to weak spots that can be breached even with BP loads. I've had a couple of original muzzleloaders and a handful of early Parker shotguns with twist barrels that I shot...
  6. ghostdncr

    Martin Wetzel's double-barreled rifle?

    I recall handling a modern SxS muzzleloading rifle a number of years ago that had double sights but for the life of me, I can neither find a photo or recall the maker. I have never seen an original configured like this and (based on what I have seen in various museums and collections) believe...
  7. ghostdncr

    A Kentucky Squirrel Hunt

    I'm in Kentucky and yes, rabies is something to be concerned with here. My family has periodically eaten raccoons as far back as anyone can remember and along with being taught how to find them, I was also taught how to identify rabid behavior in the various woodland animals. I'm not even...
  8. ghostdncr

    Over the counter Muzzleloader Deer tags for Non residents?

    I'm thinking you'd be more than welcome in Kentucky. We have plenty of deer and plenty of public land to hunt them on. Don't hesitate to ask questions, and you can read more on the specifics here: KY Deer Hunting By the way, I lived in Carson City many years ago. Really enjoyed my time in NV...
  9. ghostdncr

    The bucks are getting careless here...

    A young friend of mine who uses trail cameras says buck movement is picking up where we hunt in central Kentucky. Several previously unseen boys have shown up in the past week or so. In broad daylight, so that's a noted shift in what he's been seeing.
  10. ghostdncr

    questions about hawkens percussion.

    I have a Great Plains Rifle and have it because it was the closest (reasonably priced) commercial offering that compared to a genuine Hawken at the time. It's a big, heavy gun but they are generally well sorted and will easily outshoot the shooter behind them once properly loaded. I'm offering...
  11. ghostdncr

    French Fusils

    I've always considered myself a rifleman but as of late, I've been warming to the idea of building a nice fowler of some sort. I ran across this blog post while researching what we generally consider the "fusil de chasse" and thought the information may prove interesting for others who are...
  12. ghostdncr

    Tomahawk carrying

    Like Spence, I've been carrying mine uncovered and slipped through my belt/sash in the small of my back, edge to my right, for years without incident. Not because there haven't been incidents because there's been plenty! I know there's an unprotected edged tool/weapon on my belt, and tend to...
  13. ghostdncr

    Building Track's Colonial Longrifle

    I bet you'll do just fine with those. :thumbsup:
  14. ghostdncr

    Greetings from a first time flintlock enthusiast

    Welcome aboard! I've been addicted to these things for years and always enjoy seeing someone else make the mistake of picking one up. :haha: Sounds like you are on the right track with your flint adjustment. The arc of the flint should closely follow the radius of the frizzen, scraping that...
  15. ghostdncr

    Local History

    I always found it interesting to make camp in one of the several rock houses I know of along the upper Green River. You know I'm not the first to have found them, and sitting there by the fire I get lost in my ruminations over who else, and when, sat in this very spot going about the business of...
  16. ghostdncr

    Lock or trigger problems?

    Is the fly, by chance, missing from the tumbler? That may cause exactly what you're describing, if I'm reading and understanding your post correctly.
  17. ghostdncr

    Local History

    I lived for many years in Taylor County, KY. The neighboring county to the west, Green County, has an interesting webpage detailing some of the area's early history. Seems many people have heard the quote carved into a tree, "2300 lost. Ruination by God" and that was carved in a tree at the...
  18. ghostdncr

    Frizzen field test.

    Oh, it looks like things are going your way! I went out this morning and saw not another living thing aside from another hunter. What size shot are you using?
  19. ghostdncr

    Barrel Staple Lug Woes

    I'm thinking escutcheons are probably going to be your easiest fix. Properly fitting pins to staples has always been something akin to black magic for me when using the methods you describe. I've been a machinist/tool and die maker for around thirty years and can locate those pin holes within...
  20. ghostdncr

    A Kentucky Squirrel Hunt

    I've noticed in my research that Texas has numerous varieties of oak that are unique to the general area. As much trouble as I have positively identifying our local species, it appears I'd be utterly lost in your neck of the woods! I try to turn every day afield into a grand adventure and...
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