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That particular vent liner was designed by Jim Chambers and you shouldn't have to drill it out at all. Jim is a gun maker and a lock designer. His locks (and his guns of course) are very highly regarded. He calls that vent the white lightning because it works so well. It has an interior...

I have one of those rifles and that is NOT the original touch hole (vent). It looks like a white lightning vent liner by Chambers and it looks like the TH is covered up entirely by the pan, which is why it won't fire. Ideally you want the touch hole at the middle of the pan (left to right)...

I've dried out a couple of corn cobs and put those over the ends of the handles on my bag mold.

Welcome to the forum from Washington State (formerly of Vermont and then Virginia). If he was in the British Army during the F&I war then he would probably have a Long Land Pattern Musket, the one with the wooden ramrod instead of the metal one and the long barrel (46") known as the 1722...

I was deer hunting with a friend in Virginia in hot and humid weather. I was using 3F and he was using 3f but had 4F for his prime. He had soup problems and I did not. I have done a number of reenactments where it was raining and that caused all kinds of problems for us (VA7 regiments).

Hey Hawkeye, My apologies for mistaking that as your quote. I appreciate the reply and I am on my way to make some more coffee so hopefully I don't make another similar mistake anytime soon. Thanks!

It's an 1874 repro, which used cartridge's. He loaded it with 110gr. of BP. Original shot from the movie was using 120gr. But you know, you are right. I would have expected more smoke. Wind could disperse it quickly but I doubt he'd be able to hit the target repeatedly at that distance in...

Could very well be from one of those sabot loads popular for shooting a .30 cal conical in a .50 cal unmentionable muzzleloader.

Saw a video about a fellow using a Shiloh Sharps rifle which is as close to original specs as can be. Their parts are interchangeable with an original - very nice rifle. He repeatedly hit a target at 782-yards with it and I think he said he was using a 65-gr. load. They have about a 2½-year...

Hello Hawkeye2. I feel I need to interject here. The reason they use graphite is to make it more water resistant. That doesn't stop it from absorbing moisture and turning to mush in the pan in high humidity or rain, but it takes longer to turn to mush. Although Vermont is not known as a high...

#1 Never seen anything about 4Fg being used in the 1800's or earlier. #2 Unglazed rifle powder - I've used it a lot for reenactments. The glaze comes from the addition of graphite and that's what the small "g" stands for in Fg, FFg, FFFg, FFFFg. It's more resistant to moisture than the...

Actually the ignition of a flintlock and a matchlock are a LOT different. In the flintlock you are striking sparks into powder. Straight Pyrodex and other substitutes don't work for beans in a flintlock because the substitutes have an ignition point that is ~450° hotter than black powder...

Would be very rare not to use both hands to shoot from horse-back, especially a longrifle. You use both hands to shoot and control your horse with your knees. My Grandfather had a ranch and he and my aunt would both shoot from a horse when the opportunity arose. Used their knees to direct the...

That is a GREAT assortment of Georgetown Chert! Technically it is not flint because historically "flint" is the black/dk gray chert known as "flint" found in the UK and some other parts of Europe. The "flint" found in France is a different chert in a amber color. Some of the chert found in...

I did gun fittings for the Orvis Company at the Orvis store in San Francisco in the 90's. A properly fit gun makes a HUGE difference in performance with a shotgun. The object of the gun fitting is to get the eye of the shooter directly over the center of the barrel and just slightly above it...

It is supposed to give you better ignition because the smaller chamber ignites from the side as in a normal breech, but the flash from that lights the very center of the main charge instead of the side of it, supposedly given a better balanced burn with more even pressure. This is sort of like...

If the rifling in the barrel is very deep at all it will fire shot "donuts" instead of a shot stream. That means it will send out an ever expanding O with nothing in the center. Saw that happen when an acquaintance decided to shoot some birdshot out of his longrifle. Was the darndest thing...

YES, exactly. Difference in speed of burning has to be measured by scientific instruments to detect the difference because you can't tell any difference by looking at it. I have used 3f powder for my main charge and priming powder since 2004 in both of my .50 cal. longrifles. No need to use...

Hey Spence, Sorry to see you leave the forum. I'm sure you have good reasons for doing so. Have always enjoyed your well thought out and usually very well documented information and opinions. We are all richer for having had your participation and we will miss it. Be well and remember there...