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  1. Abarnes

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    This morning I started grinding some priming powder for my flintlock
  2. Abarnes

    Drilling 7/32 in hole

    It is called a chisel😉
  3. Abarnes

    You might be a redneck....

    I thought you were going to use your shirt tail as wadding😆
  4. Abarnes

    Drilling 7/32 in hole

    It is also easy to call harbor freight stuff disposable when it breaks... Cause it will.
  5. Abarnes

    Anyone fretting/thinking about building their own muzzleloader?

    I love your post, I built a kit traditions kentucky.50 cal and was hooked, I just finished my third build, the biggest and craziest yet , a 4 bore flintlock take your time and have fun, I think my next might be a philidephia darrenger Don't be afraid just be careful
  6. Abarnes

    Tallow substitute

    I always thought it had to do with the consistency when cool, lard is sticky, gooey stuff where as tallow is firmer, think old-fashioned tallow candles vs crisco shortening.
  7. Abarnes

    Very old bees wax.

    I know I have some that is well over 30 years old, I have had it for that long and it was old when I got it. It is still awesome, also the older it is the less chemicals ( pesticides medications exc.) It will have in it.
  8. Abarnes

    Flintlock w/burly maple stock

    That is a beauty
  9. Abarnes

    Third shot

    Thanks
  10. Abarnes

    Are we sure tapered touch hole liners are a good idea?

    That is the way I always figured it.
  11. Abarnes

    Third shot

    If you hear the steel prior to twisting you have to be sure the steel is all the same temperature, cold twisting you have to plan for springback.
  12. Abarnes

    Third shot

    I just cold twisted it. It may not be perfect but it is better than carving grooves out of a rould log. I figured how much twist I needed and figured how much twist during the length of the barrel, then I just clamped it in the vice and used a crescent wrench the length of the barrel away from...
  13. Abarnes

    Third shot

    I rifled mine the way Johnathan browning did way back when but with a few updates. Be ready for a lot of work though cut one groove and rotate the barrel, you can barely see the twist in my square bar because I rifled mine at 1 in 120 inch twist I placed a piece of tool steel in the end and I...
  14. Abarnes

    Third shot

    That's a beauty, interesting how little drop in the butt stock.
  15. Abarnes

    Third shot

    Recoil isn't too bad but after 7 shots my head was thumping and I had what looked like a bunch of hickies on my shoulder from blood getting pushed to the surface of the skin
  16. Abarnes

    Third shot

    Never saw them sorry
  17. Abarnes

    Third shot

    What's an at-at?
  18. Abarnes

    Third shot

    Thanks it has been a "blast" building it.
  19. Abarnes

    Third shot

    Made it all my self barrel is 4130 chromolly made on my lathe, rifled by hand and all the parts are hand filed. The stock is scarlet oak I milled on my sawmill. My first stock I decided looked too fragile, my second stock was Siberian elm and shattered while proofing.
  20. Abarnes

    Third shot

    I got a bit of color on my shoulder but I am eager to go again.
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