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  1. Don Steele

    Roof lead

    I got some roof lead several years ago at a VERY good price from another shooter because it was kinda "nasty". There was a lot of some kind of brown paper stuck to it and what looked like some kind of black tar-like substance. After bringing it home I set up a "smelting/cleaning" operation...
  2. Don Steele

    Tip Curtis Rifles

    I spoke to Tippy a while back (after Tip's passing) about the fate of his Father's business. At that time no one was interested in stepping up and simply carrying on "The Frontier Shop". Tippy told me the family was planning to open Tip's building at the next upcoming NMLRA shoot and continue...
  3. Don Steele

    Patch material

    JoAnn's "Drill 40" is the go to material for my Rice "square-bottom rifled" barrel. I use a "light canvas" material for my Green Mountain barrels ( also square bottom rifling) that are loaded with VERY tight combinations for table and Chunk shooting. I use minimum 10 oz denim, sometimes 12 oz...
  4. Don Steele

    Revisiting prescription Shooting Glasses

    My eyes have multiple "issues". There's a lot of things my glasses need to do to correct my vision, but Praise God...they can all be corrected and allow me to see pretty good. For shooting glasses, since 1980 I have used Decot. ( www.decot.com ). They are familiar with the issues shooters face...
  5. Don Steele

    What's the best temp for casting RB's?

    I use a thermometer. I'm one of those "detail oriented" types, not satisfied with "well, that looks OK..". According to my records..( I also keep logs of all this stuff.. :thumb:) Maintaining 800 degrees works best. I use a LEE bottom pour pot. I have found that fabricating a sort of "field...
  6. Don Steele

    Cap Guy Converted to Flintlock

    Welcome to the asylum..!! I had similar experience. I owned and casually enjoyed a caplock for 35 yrs ( give or take...) before getting my first flintlock. I'd take it out and shoot it occasionally, hunt with it, etc etc. When I brought that first flintlock home...the challenge consumed me. At...
  7. Don Steele

    Flint adjustment

    Doesn't take much to improve the geometry without having to heat and "bend things". :thumb:
  8. Don Steele

    My new (to me) Thompson center arms Seneca .36cal

    VERY Nice..! Congratulations. Those are sweet little rifles. I get 1/2 " offhand groups out of my 50 cal. rifles routinely ( Until I fire the second shot...:doh:)
  9. Don Steele

    .40 and some ideas

    Most popular would be the .395's. That said, great results have been found using everything from .389..(see above..!) up to .400. I use the .395's myself in my Rice barrel, and any shots outside a ragged one-hole group aren't caused by a tiny bit too much or too little lead. :doh:Them's are on...
  10. Don Steele

    PA long rifle

    Nothing wrong with Cabin Creek. You might also check with Jim Chambers for a PA style kit. If you aren't wanting to build it yourself...He can connect you with someone to build it for you.
  11. Don Steele

    Flintlock Long Rifle setup

    For a dedicated Whitetail rifle: 54 cal. NO question for all the reasons previously mentioned. Also...I'm going to second EC121's suggestion: 38" C wt swamped barrel. Late Lancaster architecture.
  12. Don Steele

    SOLD .54cal Lyman GPR Flint (LH)

    Oh Thank God it's gone. I don't presently shoot anything in 54. Don't WANT to shoot anything in 54. Don't hunt more than once or twice a year...(if that), and have 4-50 cal rifles already that meet all those needs but DAMN...that's a nice rifle at an incredible price. I hope ClarksvilleJoe gets...
  13. Don Steele

    What lube for. cast bullets?

    I stumbled on "Junior's lube", a concoction offered by a fellow named Junior Doughty. I still use it for BPCR bullets. Junior passed in 2014 but I still enjoy looking at his site. I'm gonna put these links here for our fellow shooter's to read and enjoy. If I'm violating a forum rule, I humbly...
  14. Don Steele

    cap choice

    When I shot caplocks..I tried several common brands. FWIW: RWS was my first choice. NO question.
  15. Don Steele

    .54 CVA Express Rifle

    I'm reading through this thread and wondering why a state would not allow muzzleloading double rifles to be used during their muzzleloading season. Maybe I missed something. This little beauty is illegal, but a stainless steel, plastic stocked rifle loaded up with a plastic-sabot rifle bullet...
  16. Don Steele

    Diamond Files

    That's the set I have. I've only used the two most coarse files for flints. They work GREAT. Couple of tips: For removing a lot of material, like when the edge gets too thick...put the rock in a small handvise. For "touching up" the edge of a flint it's not necessary to take it out of the lock...
  17. Don Steele

    Who's your favorite Flint Supplier?

    I only use French Amber these days. I get mine from Troy at Stonewall Creek Outfitters. I ordered the famous black English from TOTW once....ONCE. I found out where they send all the "Humpy" ones they have left over when you guys apparently have specified "Flat". I had no idea they would ship...
  18. Don Steele

    Filing Flints With Diamond File

    A while back I got real interested in the idea of using diamond files for "rock maintenance" rather than the more traditional knapping procedure we have used. My interest was to extend the useful life of a flint. I ordered a cheap set of diamond files online. (approx. 10 bucks for a set of 6...
  19. Don Steele

    Score! Found several boxes of Hornady Great Plains Bullets in .45 and .54.

    I'm another fan of the Hornady Great Plains bullets. I bought up a bunch for my 50 caliber T/C when they were still available. As time went on, I noticed the lube had dried and was "flaky". Hornady says it doesn't matter. I've put some in boiling water to strip the old flaky lube off, and...
  20. Don Steele

    Tip Curtis Rifles

    This is the 50 cal. "John Brooks" rifle Tip built for me. I picked it up at Friendship and took this picture in the campground. On a visit to his shop, I went through everything he had on the racks...which was considerable. The "John Brooks" rifle he had felt the best, but he didn't have it in...
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