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  1. Steve Martin

    Goex powder

    D.A.R. just gave you some very good advice!
  2. Steve Martin

    Flint lock brand question

    Nope.
  3. Steve Martin

    How Made This "Hawken"

    Very nice looking rifle!
  4. Steve Martin

    Hello from France

    Welcome from Florida. My wife and I visited France some years back, it is a beautiful country!
  5. Steve Martin

    JB Salazar here.

    Welcome from N.E. Florida!
  6. Steve Martin

    It Wasn't the Lube - It Was the Powder

    I am VERY familiar with humidity here in Florida and I do think that plays a big part in fouling issues regardless of the brand of powder. In the Spring and Fall, our humidity levels drop down to near "normal" levels and I always have much less trouble with fouling and having to swab after...
  7. Steve Martin

    Making a tapered/flared end ramrod

    The gap between the nose cap and the ramrod is normal. I don't see why it bothers you, the whole reason the fore stock of most long rifles and muskets taper down at the nose cap is to "clear" the ram rod making it easier to grip the ram rod when extracting or re-inserting it in the ram rod channel.
  8. Steve Martin

    SOLD Pretty Nice Powder Horn (#28)

    Outstanding! Beautiful work man.
  9. Steve Martin

    Greetings from Japan... for now

    Welcome to the Forum from N.E. Florida. Thank-you for your many years of service and best wishes for when you get back home!
  10. Steve Martin

    Hello from Commifornia

    Try the Log Cabin Shop, they have a huge collection of lock related parts since they do lock repairs.
  11. Steve Martin

    What's up with October Country?

    I have ordered stuff from OC from time to time and never had any problem. Heck we all use TOW and they are a much larger operation and have become sort of the standard when it comes to buying our sort of stuff online and Track often takes a week just to get around to shipping out an order.
  12. Steve Martin

    Gray Steel

    Historically, the vast majority of guns prior to the mid 1800's were simply left "in the white" mostly due to the added cost that was added by builders or gunsmiths to do a brown or blued finish. The wealthy and the officers probably would occasionally chose to spend the extra dollar or two for...
  13. Steve Martin

    Stupid, stupid, stupid

    I have learned to carry BOTH a C02 discharger and a ball puller attachment in my range box and yes, I have actually had to use BOTH in a single day at the range in the past. Clearly - my shooting buddy and I like to chat too much!
  14. Steve Martin

    Investarms

    I have owned two Invest Arms Hawkins style rifles over the years, one a .54 caliber flintlock and my current one which is a .54 caliber cap lock. Both were very fine guns and shot great. Neither of mine had chrome bores and this is the first time I have ever read that they ever came that way...
  15. Steve Martin

    Ever shoot a stuck ball...what happened?

    I have shot double charged loads with no ill effect and I once shot a double ball load with no ill effect (except a purple shoulder) but I don't recommend either. Just because you get away with something once or even twice doesn't mean it's not potentially dangerous. Glad there was no problem...
  16. Steve Martin

    Renaissance Wax

    Solanco is right. I use it for all my guns with wood stocks. It is pricey but, it's also the finest wax/polish I have ever used!
  17. Steve Martin

    ML Barrels

    Muzzleloading (by definition), is almost a custom build type of hobby/sport these days, so we all need to keep that in mind. I don't like it either, but them is the facts.
  18. Steve Martin

    Max load for 62 cal smoothbore

    I can't answer as to the "max load" a smoothbore in good shape can handle but I can tell you that I once shot 80 grains of 3fg with a double load of ball (due to my not paying attention while loading) and while it didn't seem to bother the gun at all, my shoulder was blue and sore for several...
  19. Steve Martin

    Pedersoli Brown Bess Trade Gun

    You got a very good deal!
  20. Steve Martin

    Wowser….

    I love mine too. Shoots best with 60 grains of 3f and a .15 patch, spit lubed. I polished all the metal on mine except for the blued barrel.
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