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Out of curiosity is anyone else going to Friendship in a couple week?

"In my HS chemistry class we were told that "Organic" meant containing carbon. So in that sense Ballistol is organic.

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I need this! If you were not 12 hours away I'd be buying.

Navy Arms Morse Rifle., 50 caliber. Might be unfired but to me the stock looks refinished. Check, MO or pick up in central Ohio.

Blade has the G(Crown) R stamp, Joseph Rogers and Sons, Cutlers to His Majesty Sheffield (Cross) England Scales are tight and I think may be rosewood. Staining on blade but not pitted. Nice, sharp carbon steel blade. I've no idea when this was made. Check or MO only. Thanks.

This is going to sound really odd but I've found that vibration helps penetrating oil seep into the crevasses. That's basically how an ultrasonic cleaner works. I've secured containers of solvent and parts to my vibratory bullet tumbler in a pinch. Barrels I've placed in larger containers and...

There was no thought about making a left handed musket because you were not actually aiming them in the first place. I doubt if in the 18th century most European soldiers even knew if they were left or right handed dominant. For that matter I don't know of any modern army that issues left...

Thanks, I should have thought t do a search here. That helps.

I've not been able to identify any marking on the top barrel flat. Lock is marked Joseph Golcher. Looks to be about 36-38 caliber. I'm in Ohio and to me it looks like one of many other rifles that were made in the Mid West in the last half of the 19th century. Other than the crack in the wrist...

I've never seen a rifle with ambidextrous cheek rests. As a left handed shooter that's very interesting to me.

I suspect part of the 36 popularity was because it was easier to carry than the 44 of the day. One of my grandfathers uncles was in a Kansas Cav troop during the CW. I have no idea what he was originally issued but what he brought home was a Spencer carbine and a Bacon 31. He must have thought...

My first muzzle loader was a Belgian trade gun that I purchased at a yard sale in the early 1970s. It may have been intended for the African market as the lock plate was dated 1861, however it was a flintlock. The stock was beach with a light walnut stain.

Given the light weight of this rifle I think your shoulder will tell you when you start to approach the maximum loading. The old rule of thumb I was taught was the best load with black powder is going to be 1-2 times caliber. So for a 50 caliber rifle the best load will be somewhere between 50...

When I want to use conical bullets in my 44 Remington copies I use the Lee 452-160RF mold and soft lead. And yes, just to stir the pot, I do use a popsicle stick to smear Bore Butter over the loaded chamber mouths. So a non traditional projectile with a non traditional lubricant.

Many years I bought a dozen containers of Bore Butter that Wally World was closing out at $1 a tub. It works great, in my experience, as a chamber mouth seal in percussion revolvers. I've not tried it on anything else though.

Around 1973 I found a Belgian flintlock trade musket at a yard sell. It was smoothbore 58 caliber and the lock plate was dated 1863. A teacher at school loaned me a copy of the Dixie Gunworks catalogue and I found enough information in the back to safely shoot and maintain the musket. I sued is...

He said that he'd been trying to sell it @ $375 at at least three shows. I believe it was worth more that $350 but I think many people are overestimating what traditional ML are bring in cash money.

Attended a gun show in Lima Ohio this weekend at the Allen County Fairgrounds. A guy in the NW building had a very clean looking Pendersoli sxs 12 ga. He came down to $350 but I no longer hunt or shoot trap so as tempting as it was I walked away. So if any of you are in the NW Ohio region and...