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  1. ghostdncr

    Leather Or Lead

    I've tried both over the years. I prefer leather. Just got a new .54 Blue Ridge rifle last week that came with a lead-held flint. Nice flint, too! Knapped black flint, reminiscent of the English flints I used to order from DGW. Anyway, it threw the flint on the third shot, much to my disgust. I...
  2. ghostdncr

    An Inexpensive 'Hawk...

    [/url] That's good to know, right there! If you were ordering a bunch of other stuff from CC to absorb the shipping cost, that would be a far better deal. I just happened to be at Cabela's because they're two miles from my house and had a sale on beef jerky. :haha:
  3. ghostdncr

    An Inexpensive 'Hawk...

    My whole first paragraph made zero sense, didn't it? :headslap:
  4. ghostdncr

    An Inexpensive 'Hawk...

    Way back in my military days, those big, expensive, Rambo-style knives were all the rage. All the guys were shopping catalogs and saving money for a Jimmy Lile or a Randall custom, or at least something along those lines. I was discussing this one evening with one of the old grizzled Vietnam-era...
  5. ghostdncr

    Hoppin' John for New Years?

    I applaud your commitment to cooking more Southern, Bill! It's delicious, soul-warming fare when done right. Unfortunately, it will also kill ya. We've all got it coming though, right? May as well go out with a full belly. Let me assure you, based on a life-long relationship with hoppin' John...
  6. ghostdncr

    Touchhole Liner

    Same here, but I've only been shooting flint since back in the 90's. While there are all manner of good arguments for leaving the touch hole liner in place, I've always felt a more thorough job of cleaning could be done by removing it. I always pull the lock and barrel and after going that far...
  7. ghostdncr

    strange ammo

    In this relaxed day and time, I would take care to properly patch any odd projectiles I loaded. Was watching a Hungarian video today about the use of cut lead bar projectiles and they fared well against traditional round balls. I can see shooting them out of the Bess but unless they were so long...
  8. ghostdncr

    Memory Flashback

    All just a great big circle, ain't it? Funny how we never seem to notice that when we were younger and could've made all kinds of different choices... Congrats on getting the squirrel rifle back!
  9. ghostdncr

    strange ammo

    One of my cousins supposedly killed a man using a musket loaded with "small stove bolts" back in the late 1800's. I shoot a Brown Bess and can see stuffing all manner of improvised projectiles down that .75 caliber maw!
  10. ghostdncr

    Are used traditionals common in your area?

    Nothing to speak of around here. There is one shop nearby that's had a grossly overpriced GPR and one of the Tryon rifles on the rack for years. Aside from that, I haven't seen a flinter on the wall since back in the early 90's or thereabouts. Looking for a black rifle? The shops are absolutely...
  11. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Good advice, Alden. While I took several offhand shots at longer ranges (all low), I'll do some actual bench testing before I start modifications beyond removing the horns. I'll try upping the powder charge to 60 grains, as well. If the sights are intended for a heavier charge in the 100 grain...
  12. ghostdncr

    My Kentucky rifle

    Reminds me of my first smoker, one of the Spanish Jukar .45 caplocks. Yours looks like it's fitted with a T/C Hawken triggerguard! Any idea if it's original to the gun? Mine shot ridiculously well with a 40gr charge of FFFg under a patched round ball. Squirrels HATED that rifle. :grin:
  13. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Thank you for this timely and thought-provoking post! Between your post and Paul's excellent article, I'd wager that most all flintlock problems can be corrected by following the advice given. To address the issues I outlined in an earlier post, I replaced the lead flint pad with a scrap of 2-3...
  14. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Link to the trekking thread, as mentioned earlier: A Kentucky Scout, Late December...
  15. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    What a day! I'll add to this tomorrow but so far: The lead flint pad tossed the flint on my third shot. The "Hawken" sights have the rifle hitting about a foot low. At 25 yards. Hangfires occur often and they are substantial, in spite of my liner mods as outlined earlier. The muzzle is very...
  16. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Number two seems to make a lot of sense, but number one may explain it, too. No doubt, it will start developing a patina after a few trips afield. I love the soft matte black finish on the barrel. It's a superbly executed job and one that I expect will wear nicely. Congrats on that first deer...
  17. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Good points, there. I'm anxious to see how the 7/8" .54 barrel carries in the field, but it's quite light and points great in the kitchen! I have no clue why the muzzle is left in-the-white, but here's a pic for reference: I hadn't given mirage much thought but can see how it would be an...
  18. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    Indeed, Alden! I'll be carrying enough PRB and powder for 2-3 weeks of plain living and hope to end the day with nothing more than a full loading block and only enough powder to make a light swish in the horn. I'll be starting out with only 50 grains of FFFg and working up from there, as this...
  19. ghostdncr

    Cabela's Blue Ridge Flintlock

    I've been especially blessed on a number of different fronts this year, mainly by a wonderful family, timely passing of illness and injury, and a series of economic disasters that ultimately worked themselves out. I was so pleased to get through the past year that I asked for no Christmas...
  20. ghostdncr

    Mountain Folk

    I may qualify as mountain folk. Was born and raised down in the east-central area of Kentucky near where Casey, Adair, and Taylor counties meet. The landscape there consists primarily of the western ripples of the Appalachian foothills. Near as I've been able to determine, my dad's side of the...
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