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  1. glw

    Can confirm - most over-ball lube goes away

    Took my Pietta Remington New Model Army out shooting last Sunday and came away with an observation. But first, the setup... I got to the farm and realized that I was out of felt wads. I did have a tube of Bore Butter though so I figured I'd top the balls with that. I topped each cylinder...
  2. glw

    Primitive Knife Sharpening

    I'm not sure where to put this question. If you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and your knife gets dull, how would you sharpen it if you did not bring your whetstones? Surely the mountain men had to deal with this although, I guess they were smart enough not to leave home without a...
  3. glw

    wooden spoons

    As it happens, I just watched an episode of The Woodwright's Shop on PBS which had a man named Peter Follansbee as the guest. Spoon carving was the subject of the show. His advice was to use a fruit wood (apple, pear, etc) and get it while it's still green if you can. This was his advice...
  4. glw

    Knife Sharpening Angle?

    Another good book on sharpening is "The Complete Book of Sharpening" by Leonard Lee. He covers just about everything including the optimal angles for things but you'll find that it doesn't matter as much as some folks want to think. The one lesson I took away from it is that all sharpening...
  5. glw

    Flatten Sharpening Stone?

    If it is badly dished, it will take quite a long time to flatten it out. I have a Norton branded diamond plate in coarse grit that wasn't too expensive - perhaps $100. They sell those hard black Arkansas stones at Dan's Whetstones in Pearcy, Arkansas. There business is almost all online but I...
  6. glw

    Period correct knife question

    Treestalker, Pearcy is where the novaculite mines for Dan's Whetstones are located (or near there at least). I stopped there (at their processing facility) last year and bought a set of two nice stones. They were a lot more than $3.00 though. :wink:
  7. glw

    My Range Box

    In response to rifleman1776, I tend to agree about the hardware. I was eager to complete the job and bought that at the local Ace Hardware. It's not very well made either. They make great looking period-correct hardware available from individuals and some from Lee Valley but it tends to be...
  8. glw

    My Range Box

    I had not noticed that there were some questions here. I cut the Kaizen foam with one of those narrow-bladed utility knives with the blade fully extended. That stuff is really easy to cut and since it's designed for tools, it is not supposed to get sticky with contact with oils. I'm not sure...
  9. glw

    CCI cap problems

    At the risk of being accused of not doing my homework, does anyone know the thread pattern that is used for the Pietta revolvers? I promise I'll write it down and then go buy some of the Ampco #11 nipples for my gun.
  10. glw

    Is there a capper for Remingtons?

    Yes you are correct; I should probably switch out the nipples for #11 size. For some reason, I never remember to do that. Guess I should just do it now...
  11. glw

    Is there a capper for Remingtons?

    Thanks all - I actually bought one and it works just fine. Now the trick will be to find #10 caps.
  12. glw

    Shooting time

    I always forget the earplugs. Every time. Usually I can buy them at the range. Yesterday, I picked up some at the church. As strange as it sounds, they had a box of them as you went into the sanctuary - perhaps in response to some of the modern music they play. Yes, I went straight...
  13. glw

    My Range Box

    I got to put this box to use yesterday (Father's Day) and it is just as handy as I'd hoped. It's nice having something that is sized just for your stuff and contains exactly the storage space you want. I had intended to size it so that a can of Goex would fit upright underneath the pistol case...
  14. glw

    Is there a capper for Remingtons?

    Most cappers I've seen work state that they work on Colt style revolvers. Is there one on the market that will work on Remington style revolvers?
  15. glw

    Just Bought The Dutch System

    After reading so many glowing recommendations about "The Dutch System" I decided to invest the $20. I emailed him with a question first and got a response almost immediately. He then proceeded to email me a 55 page PDF document. He sent the documents immediately (sooner than I mailed the...
  16. glw

    Gun hooks

    That's awesome. I've always wanted to learn some basic blacksmithing.
  17. glw

    My Range Box

    This is a range box I built to hold my revolver as well as most of my other BP stuff. image by gregwest98, on Flickr I’ve shown the pistol case before; I sized this box to hold that box at the top with all my other stuff underneath. It’s made from cheap pine from the home center (instead of...
  18. glw

    Percussion Caps is there a shortage

    I found #10s and #11s at Cabela's in Kansas City last Saturday for $7.99.
  19. glw

    Need caps?

    I was at Cabela's in Kansas City on Saturday and they had both #10 and #11 sizes in CCI and Remington brands. The sales guy mentioned that they had been out for a long time. I only bought one tin of #10s - perhaps I should have bought two.
  20. glw

    Crafting a pistol box..

    When I made my pistol box, I bought something called "Kaizen Foam" from fastcap.com. It consists of many layers of about 1/8" so that you can cut the outline of your pistol with an exacto knife and then easily peel away the layers down to the depth you need. It is also allegedly resistant to...
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