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I only did 100 each because my arm was getting tired. 😁 That was a total of 300 strokes that night. Thank God it was a short-barreled gun! I needed to have them done by this weekend otherwise I would have spaced it out more. As I said, I used blue jean material cut into 1.5" squares. I wet...

I just read the back of my Permatex Valve Grinding Compound (part #80036). It states that it's made up of four grits (120, 150, 180, & 220). As it works, it breaks down until all that's left is the finest grit. I still think J-B is finer but will reach out to Brownells and see what they have...

In my almost 40 years of shooting Muzzies, I have only seen three things that foul a barrel so bad a second shot is hard to load without wiping: A rusty bore, a pitted bore, and rough-cut grooves with chatter marks. All three tend to hold on to fouling. The only thing I’ve seen a new barrel do...

The funny thing is it said it's proprietary to Brownell's and they only list the one in my photo (Bore Cleaning Compound). Thanks! Walt

I wasn't aware there were two "grades" of J-B. I can only find one. Walt

I think you'll be fine with your decision. If you really get hooked you can always think about something better. I would completely read the manual. If you don't and have a problem they will not honor the warranty. I suspect it may be worse on a kit gun because they have little control over...

We didn't have the Internet when I started. The only builders I saw were in the Muzzle Blasts magazine. Most folks I've shot with over my 30-plus years in this sport had factory guns. Many still do except for those few who either had the money to buy custom or built a kit themselves. I can do...

Don't know how I ended up quoting myself. Don't know how to fix it. 😁 Walt

My only issue with factory-produced flintlocks is they seem to chew through rocks pretty quickly. My L&R pistol lock has 50 shots on the flint and still sparking. The Siler on my Long Rifle has 75 and still going. I buy them a little long (not enough to open the frizzen at half-cock) and...

L&R replacement locks are not "Drop-In". They may require removing metal from the lock and/or wood from the stock. Walt

Welcome from the Oregon Territory! Many years of knowledge and experience are among our ranks! Walt

Welcome from the Oregon Territory! Many years of knowledge and experience are among our ranks! Walt

That is still a yet for me. I dry ball, all the time. It comes mostly with interruptions at friendly shooting matches. It's even more embarrassing when done while alone even though there's nobody there to witness it. Walt

I’ve been shooting muzzies since the mid-1980s. For some reason I got it in my head that a half-stock should be Percussion and a Long Rifle should be Flint. I started out with a “Hawken” style gun. Around 1996, I bought a used CVA FL Kentucky rifle. The pan kept spraying unburnt powder across...

They were the closest thing you could get to a "Hawken" rifle from a factory. CVA, Thompson Center, and others fell short. Designed for Patched Round Ball, they are very accurate. If I had it to do all over again, I'd have bought one with a matching pistol in the 80s, before all the legal...

GPRs were 1:60. Others like the Trade Rifle and Deer Stalker were 1:48. Walt

They've always been 1:60. Walt

I recently acquired a custom Southern "Poorboy" rifle from my local shop. The pins are too narrow to safely remove them without possibly damaging the stock. I plan on buying or building a "Flush" kit. In the meantime, I use a vacuum cap for a carburetor on the nipple. I fill the bore with...

Welcome from the Oregon Territory! Many years of knowledge and experience are among our ranks. Walt

Welcome from the Oregon Territory! Many years of knowledge and experience are among our ranks. Walt