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well i stand corrected. originally Meant that solder as we know it today probably wasnt used.... However , I see that yeah, its pretty much the same stuff for the most part.. minus the lead of course.

I am replacing the front sight on a beat up fowler of mine. While waiting for the new sight i began to wonder how sights were attached during the golden years. I'm assuming that solder didnt exist in t he days of Schreyer and other gunsmiths. what methods did the employ?

here in the Communist state of NY, we are having the exact opposite problem.....It seems everytree in the forest is dropping acorns, and Oak being the predominant mast crop in this area...well squirrels dont have to travel far for food. which can make finding them congregated in one area about...

I am finishing up my Daimond shelter. Made from two twin size 600 thread count sheets. My only concern would be the flamability of cotton soaked in oil....I would imagine it would ignite fairly easily. Common sense aside, what other measures can you take when having a fire so close to the shelter?

Mick, I would never intentionally aim at my own dog...lol She just always has to be in the camera lense

some may argue , but i have no qualms about shooting a fowler with a rear sight. In fact all of my "deer Guns" have rear sights on them. I just prefer to have that increased accuraccy. not because the rear sight is better, but because ive never been that great at long distance with just a front...

also , I should mention that The builder, Kevin Daugherty came up with the vast majority of the research for this piece. He was instrumental in its conception of ideas...

Brought home my latest aquisition! This is a "found Parts" fowler, as might have been made for a militia , or individual in very early Rev-War, or even pre -war. This would have been before America was receiving any type of military aid and gunsmiths weere using whatever they could get there...

Mr Carpy, your killing me! My fowler is almost completed! I ahve not sdeen it in some months. I can hardly wait. this will be the 2nd gun by kevin i Have. yours looks fantastic.

thanks all for t he info. after sitting back and reviewing the situation. I realized the front sight had been moved for windage. The barrel was only bent for elevation. Sooooo...all i ahve to do is move the sight back to center of the barrel and I should be good to go!

well i went to the range today, finally found a good working load. I had to mess around with everything from 7/8 - 1.5oz. wad and no wad, op cards, os cards and all. I kept running into blown patterns, inconsistent patterns, patterns too wide, to small... finally, i struck gold! settled on 80gr...

well, I once owned a .32 rifle that I could never get a load worked. finally i started weighing the balls an kept all the same weights together....what an improvement. I no longer shoot small bore ...but ive yet to ever see an issue with my 20 bore guns. I dont think ive ever weighed 1...

I was at my local gunstore yesterday and they had a CVA halfstock flinter in .50 cal. the gun was in really good shape except the horrible home browning they did. Looks like it may have been a kit. the lock as usual was pure rubbish. they wanted 150...was thinking i might try to talk them down...

My first Deer with BP was with a .54. I was using 60gr of 3f and a .535 ball I shot my deer a bit forward....and that shoulder stoppped the ball dead in its tracks....I myself would be very hesitant to shoot with any less than 70gr. I know many people are successful, i just like the feeling of...

I'm sure its already been covered however my using the search tool brought up nothing of value. so , I have a fowler that shoot well... at 30 yards it shoots mostly center and 3-4 inches high. at 50 yards it shoots about 4 inches left and 6 inches high. The barrel was bent to shoot POA for the...

With the warm, dry summer my house gets very warm during the day. I just noticed that i have a loose barrel pin! Im assuming its because of stock shrinkage due to the warm temps. what can I do to re-tighten the pin?

agreed no deer, but I think I am severely limiting myself with my rather small load of shot. I think i will ahve to go to the range :) as if I needed an excuse

im shooting 20ga, 46" barrel

I had a charleville I used for reenacting, if you are talking about using a stock military gun for hunting purposes, they work great! as long as you keep a couple things in mind 1) they are heavy, much heavier than a civilian gun for the same purpose. 2) they take alot to feed 3)the sights...

well im brand new to shooting shot, but I am currently using 60gr of 3f, 1/2" fiber wad. 7/8 oz plastic shotcup on top of the wad with the end off the wad torn off for the OS card. I think my first thing i need to change is the amount of shot. it seems like everyone uses a fairly larger amount...