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Having done about every dumb thing possible with a muzzle loading firearm, I write with authority when I tell the tale of a broken .32 wooden ramrod partially down the barrel. Dixie .32 mountain rifle flintlock - hardest to clean gun I ever owned-stuck a patch, tried to ram it down further by...

Hi from North East Missouri. Also quite interested in Greek antique firearms.

Glad to have you. Greetings from Ralls County, Missouri (just south of Hannibal). Taking youngsters shooting/hunting is, indeed, a pleasurable pursuit for both parties. Keep it fun and you will have the some of the best times of your lives.

First trip to "our" Amish greenhouse on Thursday. Wood heat & personal attention. Plus, prices are about 1/3 of Wally World and acclimated to our garden. Seeds are hand packed and instead of tiny amounts, you get at least a handfull. When you ask a question, the answer comes from the very person...

Glad to have you on board, Paul. Welcome from Ralls County, just south of Hannibal.

Interesting design.

Put some carbide "rocks" in a soda bottle with a little water. Then, stretched a balloon over the mouth of the bottle. The balloon expanded to the point I feared it would pop, so I tied it off, sat the balloon on Dad's workbench, and admired my idea. The carbide was starting to stink things up...

Are the Italian revolvers not proofed? (Asking out of ignorance.) If so, manner of doing so would be interesting and shed light on the topic. Curious.

Actually, true home invasions are, statistically, about the least likely form of assault we face, but one of the most feared and therefore, one of the crimes we prepare for. As with any crime, it mostly depends upon where we live, who we are, what we possess, and, perhaps, who we have angered...

Grand dad made a short wooden trough that was just a hair wider than the tire on his '49 Chevy car. Jacked up the car, placed trough around the tire and with the tire spinning, ran walnuts through. It shot the walnuts out hard enough to hit his wooden shed where the outer husks were mostly...

Thanks for sharing your project information. I, personally figure this will grow wings and fill a gap for many shooters. The more we can get out in the woods and to ranges, the better chance of our favorite past time surviving. THANKS.

Two-edged sword at work here (and it's not just caps) ...retailers are not likely to stock firearms that customers cannot take home and shoot. People simply aren't that way. Whether it's muzzle loading or cartridge-firing. So, ammo manufacturers are "shooting" firearms manufacturers in the foot...

Agree with the good advice already posted. Knowledge generally comes before skill. Sewing leather, for example, looks easy and the concept is simple. Creating an item that you will be proud of is a worthy goal. Practice will teach you more than anything else, but knowing how to do it is the...

We grow quite a bit of okra (N.E. Missouri). Pickled ,fried, soups/stews, fresh. Since it likes hot weather, our results are varied depending on weather. Generally, we plant at least two varieties. One with a long growing season and another with more days to maturity. Specific ones I cannot say...

I have an original "Hackney" M/L percussion target rifle that came with a "globe" (covered) front sight and a leaf rear sight. The actual front sight was a small silver bead atop a very thin metal blade. Unfortunately, some one knocked it over, breaking the sight. I have the tube and the base...

M/L shotgun performance is similar to modern, depending on the load - but that's about "it"-cylinder bore typically. Inside a room, neither "spread" much, at all. Shot charges do not penetrate as much as some think, even buckshot. If you miss or target doesn't react like in movies ...uh. Two...

N.E. Missouri's seen record high temperatures the last coupla weeks - 81 degrees the first week of March. Colder again now - frost at night. May or may not have messed up things, too early to know. Been dry, now a bit of rain, but still too early to plant stuff. What we have now is our Basset...

Glad to "meet" you. Greetings from the muddy banks of Spencer Creek, upriver from Salt River, which eventually slowly drains into the Mighty Mississippi in Northeast Missouri. Windy feller named Sam Clemons was born a few miles from here. Never heard of New Hamster, but I got my wife from...

Depends on what got filed and how particular you are. Several times faced with an undersized sight base or similar thing needing a home in a dovetail slot, I've used a cold chisel and hammer. Put the cold chisel real close to the opening on both sides, parallel, and give it a solid whack. Do the...

Appreciate the info. Problem's macular degeneration and edema. Diabetes. I'll try the smartphone. At least it's painless. Harbor freight dial micrometer'll have to do for now. At least once it's set, I can sort one size, then re-set for another. No big deal for patched round balls. (.223 vs...