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    Centre Fire Patent

    The Percussion nipples we are all familiar with existed by that date. Was it just the placement of the nipple? I tried to look up the patent, but apparently, only can be seen if I go the the British National Library.
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    Centre Fire Patent

    What was the date? There were several guns of the 1850's and 1860's that used in-line nipples. The early Wurffleins made in Philadelphia. The Colt revolvers. Cva made a box lock with an in line nipple called (IRRC) the Blazer. Pedersoli made a rolling block percussion with inline nipple...
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    Centre Fire Patent

    Need better pictures of the barrel breech. From what I see of the breech when enlarging the top photo, the nipples are merely positioned to inject fire into the center of the breech instead of the upper quadrant like most percussion guns. What he may call "centerfire" in his patent may...
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    What happened to Lyman Muzzleloaders?

    I wasn't including the mortgage principal, just the interest, taxes and insurance. The place we are leaning toward for retirement is substantially cheaper even factoring flood insurance. About one fourth of our current pay out for interest, taxes and insurance. (total about $2,800) Plus we...
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    What happened to Lyman Muzzleloaders?

    you know we say the European homes are smaller. But when I look at the calendar and travel pictures many of those homes appear to be larger than many American homes. The Idyllic alpine village and all the houses are 50 ft across and three or 4 stories high. Now, the McMansions of today in...
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    What happened to Lyman Muzzleloaders?

    My daughtr works at Harley in York. For some parts they keep less than an hour's production line quantity in stock. Much of the parts inventory is actually held by other companies in warehouses on the other side of York and are loaded and trucked over with minimal advance notice. If a fork...
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    What happened to Lyman Muzzleloaders?

    wow if you could only get the facts straight. Estelle was a passenger in her grandson's car. The temperature of the coffee as prepared at that McD's was superheated, above the boiling point and when poured into a cup and served at the window, still averaged 190 degrees. Far to hot to drink...
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    What happened to Lyman Muzzleloaders?

    Not sure what the Accusporters are up to, but I am fairly sure they are the last traditional production muzzle loader made in us. website says $950. RMC Accusporter Flintlock Muzzleloader – RMC Ox-Yoke Muzzleloader Supplies All US made with premium parts and tuned lock for about a grand...
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    Field/Farm Use of Cap & Ball Revolver

    No scientist, but I purchased a few dozen 45-70 balloon head cartridges in a box dated 1874. I pulled several of the bullets and dumped the powder into a saucer. I totally forgot about the saucer of powder and it sat on top my workshop cabinet for a few years. So it sat open to the air in a...
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    Field/Farm Use of Cap & Ball Revolver

    I kept my Ruger old army cylinder loaded, but out of the gun in a cabinet high up over the sink for instances around the farm, but I only carried it with me once or twice that wasn't hunting season. Dispatched a few skunks, raccoons, cats and the like. Also a sheep that was hit by a drunk...
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    Back up pistol in same caliber?

    Didn't you hear? "Pain don't hurt!" I once represented a very nice 3rd generation Hispanic immigrant in a workers comp case. He needed shoulder surgery and due to the extent, ended up with a nasty raised scar starting in the front of his shoulder and going over and down almost to the...
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    Back up pistol in same caliber?

    certainly not the normal whitetail hunting back up situation most hunters encounter. I think we are far enough north that winters take a toll on them and prevent population explosions of wild pigs. Cold snaps seem to keep the nutria population static in Maryland. too.
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    Twist Questions

    You have to question the effect of funneling on fine accuracy. If it has no effect, there would be no benefit to false muzzles and matches would have no reason to exclude false muzzle guns from competition.
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    Twist Questions

    The width of the grooves affects how well the rifling grabs the patched ball. My target barrel was a sort of combination of the second from the bottom and the third from the bottom. In my opinion, the wide round bottom groove barrels are best, but the tight curve of that "round arc" is too...
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    To bend your barrel or not that is the question?

    Frankly I have watched people do it, back woods style using a forked tree. Seemed to me a stupid thing to do. When H&H barrel shop was still near Baltimore, MD, I went up to order a special barrel and Hoppy gave me the tour and I remember him showing me a rack on a stand that had fine...
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    Back up pistol in same caliber?

    extra weight to carry. Not a bad Idea otherwise. Some folks carry a pistol heavy enough for elephant loads. If the deer is down and you need a second shot, you don't need such a powerful heavy pistol. I have seen a CVA Kentucky in 50 caliber that was turned to a taper on a lathe and a...
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    My priming horn disappeared in shipment

    Pay the extra for insurance and a signature upon delivery. Adding a little extra insurance makes the carrier wince at the thought of loss. An Amazon delivery driver outside of Baltimore was recently caught on camera putting one package on the porch, but taking another that was already there...
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    Traditions PA PELET ULTRA LIGHT FLINTLOCK 1/28" twist round balls

    I have never personally examined the rifling in a fast twist Traditions sidelock, but the round ball barrels made by Ardesa for Traditions are wonderfully accurate. Whether a round ball can work accurately in a fast twist barrel depends on a host of factors including mostly the depth of...
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    Traditional M/L Guns from India

    those short butt stocks were to be placed directly on the pectoral muscles of the upper chest. Just under the collar bone. NOT under the arm pit.
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    Range Report with question

    While I agree that too much emphasis is placed on ft pounds of energy, keep in mind that energy is also a factor of velocity squared. On the chart 80 grains may not be much faster than 60 grains, the energy may be nearly double at that distance. I use 80 grain hunting charges in nearly every...
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