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  1. Don Steele

    Upcoming Wave of Classics?

    I have been advised by Kibler that a smoothbore kit is in the works. Have not heard anything about a pistol, nor is Jim currently planning a LH rifle kit. Jim is responsive to customer interest and market demand so get in touch with them at: kiblerslongrifles.com and let'em know what you would...
  2. Don Steele

    Powder grain size effects on velocity

    Contact the NMLRA ( National Muzzleloading Rifle Association email: [email protected]) and get a copy of the Association's magazine "Muzzle Blasts" from September 2022. The Bevel Brothers have an article in that edition regarding velocity variation with grain size that might be helpful to you in...
  3. Don Steele

    Barrel channel slack removing.

    All this talk about painting epoxies and Gorilla Glue in the barrel channel, then pinning in the barrel makes me wonder why the barrel isn’t glued into the channel..??
  4. Don Steele

    When to change touch hole liner?

    Art, During my my first experience with a Chambers White Lightnin' liner, I kept track of rounds fired from my 40 caliber rifle. I was using a modest charge of 40-45 gns. Goex 3f throughout the entire time. At about 3,000 rds. the rifle was "self-priming" enough that I decided to replace the...
  5. Don Steele

    Questions about my Hawken shoot

    Congratulations on your new rifle, and entry into this fascinating hobby. I'll post a few thoughts: 1.) Sight adjustment has been well addressed already. You just need to shoot more to confirm what's been posted. 2.) Having spent Caps hang up in a TC isn't unusual. I've seen enough of them do...
  6. Don Steele

    A C. Gibson Flintlock .36 Caliber Rifle

    Nice find, Dave. I'm sincerely happy you found it before I did. I'm also Left-handed and lately I've been thinkin' about a .32 or .36 in a "Lancaster style" rifle. The weight on that one might have kept me from carrying it home, but sometimes the LH flintlock rifle you have in your hand is more...
  7. Don Steele

    Full **** in stand

    Once settled in the stand, pull the **** fully back and slip a hammer stall over the frizzen.
  8. Don Steele

    Long range shooting

    Very well done and documented Art. Thank you. I believe a lot of RB shooters will find that instructive. In my experience, as you say...primitive sights, and "aging eyes" are often the limiting factors when getting out beyond the "up close and personal" ranges. In my case, I have to confess...
  9. Don Steele

    TC Hawken sights

    T/C used to offer a dovetail base that screwed onto the barrel in the place of the rear sight. You then selected whatever "primitive" rear sight you like and tap in into the dovetail. Out front...The original T/C front sight is awful. It's hard to imagine anyone who actually shoots one of those...
  10. Don Steele

    Hello from Germany

    Beautiful handguns. Welcome and thanks for sharing. Minimum powder charges in handguns often give the best results.
  11. Don Steele

    Dutch Schultz

    No, not really. I seat it with a series of short strokes and try to apply a consistent amount of pressure on the ball. The brass rod is marked so I know when I’m all the way down and on the ball.
  12. Don Steele

    Dutch Schultz

    Happy to oblige. I measured the patch material to be .018” ( compressed). It’s been my observation that two people with different instruments and technique will rarely get the same result on a given piece of material. It’s a very tightly woven 100% cotton I refer to as “ lite canvas” for my own...
  13. Don Steele

    Dutch Schultz

    Exactly. Everyone’s aim point is personally tailored to what works best for their rifle sights and their vision. The target I posted ( above) was one of several designs I tested and it worked better than any of the others, For Me.
  14. Don Steele

    Dutch Schultz

    I’m glad to hear my friend Dutch is still with us. For anyone starting to get serious about their ML shooting that hasn’t already done so, by all means do yourself a huge favor and get Dutch’s E-book. There’s a lot more in there than “ shoot a dry patch”. This target was shot while working up a...
  15. Don Steele

    How is your favorite range rod handle shaped?

    My "little Brother" shot his ramrod once during a sighting in session for his commercial T/C rifle at the range. After the shot went off...he expressed some surprise at the recoil which was noticeably more than previous rounds had been. It was only when he went to reload that he realized his T/C...
  16. Don Steele

    How is your favorite range rod handle shaped?

    This is going to get a little "wordy"...but there's a safety issue to be considered and I beg your kind indulgence. 99% of my loading is done for offhand shooting and a super tight combination isn't much help. In other words...my offhand shooting is so bad...that having a really tight "match...
  17. Don Steele

    Fixing Humpy Flints

    Thanks for the post. I've wondered about the potential of using a "dab" of JB Weld to even out the top of a hump and provide more flat surface to engage the leather and provide a secure hold. It's been a VERY long time since I paid "less than $2.00.\" for flints (worth owning). One of the...
  18. Don Steele

    TC drop GM barrel have people gone crazy?

    Like Smo said, try Deer Creek. Tip had the last ones I knew of and they got his entire inventory after he passed.
  19. Don Steele

    TC drop GM barrel have people gone crazy?

    I’m not shocked, or even mildly surprised at the winning bid on that barrel. I bought two of them over the years and still shoot them. GREAT PRODUCT..! The last one I purchased... back when they were still very plentiful cost me something like $275.00-$300.00. I would remind folks that while...
  20. Don Steele

    Tallow - Just have to ask this

    Brian nailed it. Thanks to my 25 yr career in Beef slaughter and processing, I can affirm the origins of tallow and the difference between fat and suet. As an aside... I’ll add that most folks have forgotten ( if they ever knew...) that McDonald’s French fries were cooked in Beef tallow...
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