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I'm hearing you, Brother! That is my progression too. :D😂 Cheers, Pete

Powder prices!!!! :eek: Prepare to be horrified. I'm going to talk in American dollars and measurements today, to meet the needs of the main audience :p. I rang the local gun shop up here in Townsville, Queensland, last week; they confirmed they had Wano Black Powder in stock for $154.37 US for...

Weathered the storm last night. The shrieking wind was the worst part. Family and house are all well. A bit of green debris tidying up to do; man, I hope the range is open this weekend 😀. Cheers, Pete

Busted! Oh well; there will be other days - it was great to get out and about. And those bachelor herd animals don't taste as sweet as the first year does. We have a cyclone heading straight for us, so I had better get my priorities right and focus on battening down the hatches. Cheers, Pete

Crikey! Those are whopping big worm holes in your bench, @jrweis1997! At least they eat at regular spacings. :) Seriously, nice little set up; sometimes compactness and simplicity are best. Best wishes with your house finding journey. Cheers, Pete.

Great image, @ArmorerRoy! That quart pot looks like it's done some yards. You make me want to make a few of those tooth breakers for my next field excursion. I wonder if you could push a little dusting of ground salt onto those biscuits before you oven bake them. Sometimes, I like to do a dry...

I thought I would put the fat ball skinny ball comparison to bed today. I have always shot a .530 round ball with a .018 patch in my 54 Pedersoli Tryon, to good result. I came upon a .535 round ball mold and cast a few up. Using them today, the fatter ball, with the same .018 patch, loaded...

No kudos to me. My mother-in-law, bless her, is from the old country, Birmingham, she solved the riddle straight away. A suspicious lot, the Brummies. Cheers, Pete

If you say rabbit rabbit at the beginning of each month, it is supposed to bring you luck. And if you forget to say rabbit rabbit, later on in the day you can return your good luck by saying tibbar tibbar! Pete

That's rabbit spelled backwards, Banjoman. ;) Pete

By looking at the image, Marplot, I suspect that your incising may originally have been coloured with gold wash; lying somewhat lower than the surrounding area meant it was protected from the elements for longer. A true inlay requires the edges of the preparation to be undercut to keep the gold...

From the rear tang screw to the vacant thread may just be the right length for a Marbles tang sight, JQuigly. Measure it and compare with the Marbles factory specifications. Cheers, Pete

Nope. Not an Enfield. Lovely rifle though! Enjoy. Cheers, Pete

Much admiration! Wonderfully done. I use the same material and just cut them square with scissors, no waste at all. The square ones work well in the Southern Hemisphere. Cheers, Pete.

Yup. That won't buff out. Commiserations. Pete

Hi @Widows Son. We've chatted before. I'm concerned about your lube. In my PH 53 I have had success with 80% beeswax, and 20% lard. My musket likes its minies dipped in lube, then the excess lube removed with a funnel device. For my musket, lube is critical. Originally, I dipped the minies and...

I have a Pedersoli Tryon 54 cal. It has a 1:65 twist, lovely deep rifling like the seller's image above, ideal for patched round ball shooting. My rifles shoots best with a .530 round ball and .018 spit patch. Cheers, Pete

Some folks have raised them as companion dogs, not a common occurrence though in these times. 'Google' Australian Dingo for a literature review of information. The native dogs in my area are usually very lean, always on the hunt. Wild dogs, or dingo dog crosses, for some reason most always do...

I headed off a couple of hours before last light to check on a small earth tank. I took the camera in the hope of getting a few images of birds as they came in for the last evening drink. It was hot. I traveled light, leaving the heavy Hawken back in camp. The pure-bred dingo female came in...

This thread has been running for a while now, but, I just have to mention @Tom A Hawk. He made a beaut little peep sight for my Hawken. He was kind enough to listen to what I had asked for, waited patiently for payment from Australia, then looked to shipping and delivery. A great product. Thanks...