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  1. Many Klatch

    Lead Free Round Balls

    If you are really worried about this find the correct sized ball bearings. They shoot real well in a smooth bore. Probably want to use a real thick patch ball combination in a rifle.
  2. Many Klatch

    What if ? Question ?

    I had that happen once when on a woods walk. Green wood from a sapling won't work. By the time you whittle it down to fit in the thimbles it's too weak. If I ever have to do it again, I would concentrate on finding a sapling that will fit in the barrel and forget about fitting the thimbles...
  3. Many Klatch

    Lead Supply?

    Just for information sake. I have been to a battery recycling factory. They melt the lead and separate out the Antimony and other additives. They do this by "distilling" the lead vapor. If you heat lead over 752 degrees, it vaporizes and the different additives can be removed at different...
  4. Many Klatch

    Cleaning A Shotgun

    Try using steel wool when you are cleaning a smoothbore. It really gets the crud out fast. You can't hurt the rifling.
  5. Many Klatch

    What's the one muzzleloader you regret parting with most?

    Found an original Civil War Springfield in an antique store. Fixed it up, good shooter. Wish I had it back.
  6. Many Klatch

    Patched undersized balls

    Instead of double patches try buckskin or chamois leather. I experimented with greased leather patches years ago. I could accurately shoot .50 caliber ball out of my .54 rifle. Nice thing is you can reuse the patches. The reason I was experimenting was to see what long hunters did after...
  7. Many Klatch

    single or double set trigger

    If you live where it gets cold a single trigger is better. If you wear gloves you will have a problem with set triggers.
  8. Many Klatch

    Black Powder fouling in 54

    I have shot a flint .54 for years. It's a Getz barrel with round bottom rifling. I did have the barrel coned. I shoot a .526 ball with a .012 spit patch. At 25 yards I use 55 grains of Goex 3F for any distance beyond 25 yards I shoot 75 grains. At 25 yards both charges hit in the same spot...
  9. Many Klatch

    powder in the pan ignites powder in chamber

    we tested this once. 10 of us loaded blanks and did not prime. We all pointed at the sky, cocked the lock and pulled triggers at the same time. 1 gun went off much to our surprise. We did this 3 times, each time 1 gun (different) went off. So you have a 1 in 10 chance of your gun going off...
  10. Many Klatch

    Original or Modern Copy ?

    I had two of those pistols. Paid $25 for one and $15 for the other. The internal parts had never been hardened. I threw all the original internals away and installed new siler parts. Had to drill new holes but it was only a cheap pistol. Spent part of one Winter fettling both of them (love...
  11. Many Klatch

    What would this rifle be called?

    I bought a Bess Carbine that had a lot of tacks on it. Found out that when I shot it that it pulled out hairs on my beard. Talk about a flinch. It didn't take long for me to pull out the tacks. I filled the holes with natural colored Plastic Wood. Still has a trace of the patterns on the...
  12. Many Klatch

    Woods walks

    In our club woodswalks, we only allow Flintlocks. If that is the case then the rules are "Fall of the Hammer". If you pull the trigger and you get a Klatch then that is a miss. We will allow you to replace the flint and carry the gun loaded to the next station if it is close by. If Caplocks...
  13. Many Klatch

    Woods walks

    One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the Big Bore advantage in shooting woodswalks. The larger the caliber you have the "easier" some of the targets are. It's a lot easier to split a .54 ball on the axe than a .32. It's a lot easier to cut a card or a string with a big bore. A Bess will...
  14. Many Klatch

    New Hoosier

    Most clubs don't require attendance. They'll be quite glad to see you if your schedule and theirs happens to work out. If you can, just drop in.
  15. Many Klatch

    casting lead

    There is no source of scrap lead for sale around here.The scrap yard is not allowed to sell scrap lead to individuals. Bunk. I was a roofing contractor for 50 years. Every house, built up to 15 or 20 years ago, has 4# per square foot lead flashing around the soil stack. They weigh about 7...
  16. Many Klatch

    New Hoosier

    There are a number of clubs in Indiana that shoot on a monthly basis. If you join the NMLRA their magazine will list contact information and locations. Welcome to the club.
  17. Many Klatch

    loosing weight

    I had a 48" barreled smoothbore that weighed 12 pounds. No problem to shoot and hold when I was 30 years younger but a bugger now. I cut off 12" of barrel and that helped. I also started going to a gym 3 days a week and worked on upper body strength. That helped too. Then I started shooting...
  18. Many Klatch

    An Exceptional Scottish Dirk - Glen McClain

    A number of years back I was part of the 78th Highlanders and we were participating in the 250 anniversary of the Battle of Carillon at Ft. Ticonderoga. It was overcast and drizzly and finally turned into a real Frog Strangler. I was injured and had to go to the local hospital to get some...
  19. Many Klatch

    casting lead

    I don't think the loading handles on your pistols will survive long if you load 1:40 alloy. If you load with the cylinder out of the gun with a heavier duty arm and rammer it might work. Just remember, the 1:40 will cast a slightly smaller ball than pure lead. You might not be able to get a...
  20. Many Klatch

    Newb question about powder

    I use 3F in my 45 and 54 and 60 caliber guns. It burns cleaner and I can shoot more shots before having to swab the barrel. I shoot 2F in my 72 caliber Bess.
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