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  1. Ontario47

    Metric Thread Forms in U.S. Martial Arms

    Starting with the goings on in 1776 and only ending as the dust and tempers settled after the war of 1812, the "States" were generally blocked from access to guns, gun designs, and more importantly tooling from England. The only other major source of these items was France. The complete...
  2. Ontario47

    Very stupid, very lucky

    Two true stories, years ago the Log Cabin Shop in Lodi Ohio had pieces of an exploded cap and ball pistol cylinder with a note: "Two friends loaded this borrowed pistol with very fine powder from fire crackers. It cracked the chamber when first fired. In an 'oh ****' moment the guys discovered...
  3. Ontario47

    Mulberries

    Mulberries are an interesting sexually confused bunch. Some individuals are male (pollen) only, with no fruit. Some are female only and depend on the pollen producing plant next door to start fruit production. Some have flowers with both stamens (pollen) and pistols (eggs) and can go it alone...
  4. Ontario47

    Keeping zero after removing barrel with tang sight

    Does the point of impact (zero) change in elevation or windage, or both? I shoot a T/C Renegade with T/C tang sight (windage will drift when elevation changed if locking set screw is not tightened carefully) but any change after cleaning is more me/weather than the rifle. Something is...
  5. Ontario47

    A CONUNDRUM

    If the bore is bulged the barrel is either wider or longer or both. A long time ago I read an article of a metallurgical study and photomicrographs of polished cross-sections of a antique rifle barrel. The magnified pictures showed cracks from the bottom corners of the rifling almost halfway...
  6. Ontario47

    How do I secure the ramrod in my T/C hawken?

    I fixed this problem with my Renegade (assuming your ramrod is threaded on the non-flared end) by using a ball removal screw the same diameter as the rod and stabbing and pulling it loose in the bottom of the ramrod channel to "drill" a partial pilot hole for the worm end. Lube the machine...
  7. Ontario47

    CLOSED Pedersoli.54 cal 1859 sharps hunting rifle

    Easy7 has said he tried to contact seller. I have sent a pm to say I would buy this rifle, if it is still for sale, with no response. It is still listed as for sale. ???
  8. Ontario47

    Rollin' My Own.......

    Re: Flash paper. I am surprised at the 'blowback' on my comments. The flash paper I had many years ago looked like onion skin and would ignite if rubbed vigorously between your hands. I do not know if it was the heat of friction or static that set it off. I grew up in Canada and played with...
  9. Ontario47

    Rollin' My Own.......

    Let me rephrase "explosive" as "highly flammable". That distinction is very nuanced. Flash paper as used by magicians is very easily ignited. Many other highly flammable (explosives) require detonators. Over simplification of most chemical processes is problematic. Dynamite is nitroglycerin...
  10. Ontario47

    Rollin' My Own.......

    "Flash Paper" as used by a magician is nitrocellulose an explosive that will "Flash" or burn up when ignited by friction (snapping your fingers) or static.. I ordered some a long time ago to use for paper cartridges and scared myself when I realized what it was.. It is not paper treated with...
  11. Ontario47

    Aspiring marksman.

    Use your computer to go to Wikipedia and look up WD-40. It is a hydrocarbon mixture (with carbon dioxide propellant in spray cans). Hydrocarbons (light and heavy oils etc.) are hydrophobic not hygroscopic or hydrophilic, they "push" water out of the way, not dissolve or bond with it.
  12. Ontario47

    First flintlock rifle

    I have a good friend who is right handed and left eye dominant.. He shoots all long guns left handed, pistols right handed with left eye. Like everything in life, it just takes practice to be proficient. I have always advocated shooting flintlocks on the side they were built for. SxS flint...
  13. Ontario47

    First flintlock rifle

    I am left handed and left eye dominant, and mostly shoot left offhand, but have fired right side flintlocks right handed. Lefties are much more ambidextrous in this right hand world, give it try. Using your strong side to hold a gun with a lot of "hang" is actually easier. If you are going to...
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