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    Alaska?

    Talk to Swanny at nor west he can help you out,
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    Alaska?

    Gary kings has been out of business for 20 years
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    Aging brain tanned elk

    Find a mud puddle get it dirty/ wet, hang to dry and then shake it out and clean it off, this will give it a used look without the wait.
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    Thoughts on short barrel smoothbore

    I have a short Bess 31.5” barrel, I have taken rabbits, grouse and moose with it. My trade gun is 20 ga with a 24” barrel same results as Bess on big and small game. With prb 50 yards groups at 6” at 75 yards it opens up to 18” short range for big game .600 ball 80 gr of 3f. Or 1 oz 7.5 shot ...
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    That bucket

    The bucket with my gun I use for water, there is a small bucket for grease with the limber.
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    Cap and ball revolver firing bird shot

    Shot will not damage the gun, best load I found for my REM .44, I made an aluminum foil cartridge filled with #7.5 shot, when you ram it the load expands enough to hold the load in the cylinder , killed a couple of water moccasins when I was in Texas. Fatal pattern at 5’ or less.
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    How much Gun for Big Game? or How Little!

    I have shot many moose with my .54 TC NewEnglander, 110gr 3F with a 425 gr minie. 20 yards to 125 yards all one shot kills, animal never went more than 50 yards. Brown Bess, .72 cal, 120 gr 2F .715 prb. Took a moose at 30 yards broadside it took 3 steps and dropped. It’s all in shot placement.
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    Would you shoot this 1970's Japan import Tower Flint ?

    I have three Tower pistols, all have round barrels, .67 cal, I shoot them all , 35gr 3F .650 prb. They are fun to shoot, never had any problems with spark or function. Paid $25 for my first one and $125 for #3. They have no sights, point blank use.
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    The TC New Englander

    I have had mine since 1992, .54 cal. 1:48 twist. Shot 55 gr of 3F, prb. Super accurate 1 hole groups at 50 yards. With the Hornady Great Plains bullets and 110 gr 3F I get 1.5” groups at 100 yards. I have taken Moose, caribou, deer and black bears with it, absolutely reliable in all the weather...
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    Anyone recognize lock - very early Dutch? Brit? Composite?

    Always hard to tell with a photo. During the F&I war muskets for the colonies were hard to get, many Dutch guns and parts were shipped to NA many were non functional and they stripped good parts to make working guns. Maybe that is what this is.
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    Anyone recognize lock - very early Dutch? Brit? Composite?

    That gun looks to be in very good condition for its age. It also looks virtually unfired, I would question its true age.
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    In need of some Smoothbore hunting tips (.75cal Brown Bess Musket)

    I have hunted with mine many times, taken moose and caribou with it as well as lots of small game. My pedersoli has a bore size of .729 dia. I use a patched .705 ball with 90 gr. Of 3F. Shoots 3” groups at 75 yards, big game shots at 50 yards or less. For small game I use 1.25 oz of 7 1/2shot...
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    Alaska Black Bear...

    I just read your post, if you still need powder let me know, I am not in fbx but my daughter lives there. If GNG can’t help let me know. There is powder to be had
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    Fuse or not?

    When I first started with cannons I used a fuse , we had an incident where we had several guns set up and wanted to time the shots one after the other, so all guns were set and fuses lit, the first gun fired then number 2 just as #3 fire . People appeared down range where there should have been...
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    Blank rounds and Fire danger

    I have been shooting cannons for 30 years, your question doesn’t say how big your gun is. When I shoot blanks I use aluminum foil to make a cartridge for powder only. Just tamping it down is all that is needed, you don’t need a wad to make a Big Bang.my 2” bore gun I use 600 gr of cannon powder...
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    .54 cal 1805 Harper's Ferry pistol question.....

    Yes I have, give a killing pattern of #7.5shot st 20 feet max, shot a few grouse with it.
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    .54 cal 1805 Harper's Ferry pistol question.....

    I have one and I shoot .530 prb all the time. 35 gr 3F, I have had it for years. If it’s a .54 then .530 should be fine.
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    Indian trade Musket.

    If you look closely at some of the battle scenes, most of the background guns are modified trapdoor rifles altered to look like flintlocks, easier to reload .
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    Shotgun loading tools ?

    The style of flask would depend on year and place. Also fowling gun or upland gun, in a cased set most were themed. 1850 to 1890 flasks can be found in reproductions. A good resource is the Powder Flask Book,
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    HELP IDENTIFY REMINGTON

    This could be a copy of the Remington made by Manhattan Firearms company. One I looked at was also .36 cal. Just slightly smaller than the full size REM 1858 .44cal. They are from the same time period.
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