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I'm a great believer in cut at the muzzle patches- the ball is always centered perfectly. I don't know the measurements of the following, but find that one of these fabrics will be right for a particular rifle: Thinnest: 100% cotton "Bottomweights" poplin from JoAnn Fabrics. Medium: cotton...

I had the honor of coaching a friend as he put together a Kibler Colonial in 54 caliber. The accuracy of the machine work on the wood was amazing. A little nibbling and easing to set the breech and buttplate. All the predrilled screw and pin holes were perfectly placed. The most demanding tasks...

Often the problem is built up gunk. After checking to be sure that the rifle is unloaded, can you blow air down the barrel and out through the nipple or drum? Can you remove the screw in the end of the drum and run a pipe cleaner through? Or remove the nipple and bend a pipe cleaner around the...

Often the problem is built up gunk. After checking to be sure that the rifle is unloaded, can you blow air down the barrel and out through the nipple or drum? Can you remove the screw in the end of the drum and run a pipe cleaner through? Or remove the nipple and bend a pipe cleaner around the...

Often the problem is built up gunk. After checking to be sure that the rifle is unloaded, can you blow air down the barrel and out through the nipple or drum? Can you remove the screw in the end of the drum and run a pipe cleaner through? Or remove the nipple and bend a pipe cleaner around the...

Recently acquired a Caywood Wilson 20 gauge smoothie. Screw holding frizzen in this unbridled frizzen lock is sheared off at the lock plate. Lock is marked CC&R on the inside, has bow, two arrows and an ear of corn lightly engraved in the rear of the rounded lock plate. Lock plate is a hair over...

Just making sure I understand- the thick wad goes on top of the over shot wad?

Colonel B, thanks to years of shooting as an NRA junior, and decades of NRA/CMP Highpower Rifle, hearing aids are a necessary part of my life. I should have been fitted for hearing aids a good five years before I was, it would have improved my marriage. At the range I take 'em off, turn off...

Glad our timing was so good. Please send your US Mail address to my email address. I will get good funds in the next day or so. SAL

The barrel for the 1803 (and subsequent editions) has a pretty complex profile. It starts out as an octagon, tapers forward to a wedding ring adornment to transition to round, which tapers to the muzzle. You would have to convince a barrel maker or gunsmith to mill and turn a fifty cal to the...

This just what I have been looking for to hunt Merriam's Turkey in Colorado. Season opens April 11! Will also shoot in smoothbore class at NMLRA and Colorado State ML Assn events I will meet your asking price. What form of payment do you prefer. I can get money order, postal money order, or...

Many, if not most, of the ramrods from the times when MLs were the high tech of the day were tapered, especially in the inner 3-5 inches. I speculate that this was done to avoid front lock screws, and perhaps to be able to leave just a bit more wood in a complex area. I have tapered ramrods...

The above event is the Colorado NMLRA Territorial, hosted by the Fort Lupton Muzzle Loading Club. Great event! FLMLC range is 200 yards from the reconstructed 1837 fur trade fort. Range is purpose built for muzzle loading. Camping at the range, city of Ft Lupton is 10 minutes away. See flyer at...

I have an Investarms rifle built from a Cabela's kit. Investarm builds the Lyman and Cabela's rifles. A few thoughts: When cleaning after the day is done, I use a 35 caliber bore brush to get down into the patent breech reduced diameter area, followed by a patch wrapped around a 30 cal brush...

Does any one know how the rib was attached on the original 1803 Harper's Ferry rifles? Was it soldered in place, or secured in place with screws?

Finally buying a patternmakers vise was a revelation for me. So much easier to grip stock wood at angles that made chisel work easier. The other item that is a great help is an adjustable rest for the other end of the stock. My brother the cabinet maker devised one with easy adjustments and two...

Once again Zonie has dispensed a lot of good advice. We are blessed by his participation. I am a fan of mechanical capping devices. They hold those pesky little things under control. My favorite is the lozenge-shaped item by Ted Cash. It holds a generous number of caps, and the two I have had...

Two thoughts on your toe plate. One, be sure your rear toe plate screw will not interfere with the lower screw on your buttplate. Two, a good tool for working in such tight places as that finial is an Xacto knife with the blade reshaped to a blunter point, with a slight edge or thinning on the...

The adjustment screw does not adjust weight, it adjusts degree of engagement. These triggers are built to meet a price point- as is the rest of the rifle- and there is some roughness. Consistency can be improved by disassembly and polishing the sides of the trigger bars, especially at the pin...

As above regarding starting cleaning on the range. Patches wet with water, Moose Milk, dish soap and water, whatever you have to get the big chunks out. Run a pretty wet patch down and leave in the bore for drive home. Clean hands with Clorox wipe. At home clean with copious amounts of tap warm...