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  1. Snooterpup

    India Barrel Failure

    Remember Expert: Ex, is a has-been Spurt, drip under pressure.
  2. Snooterpup

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    You are going to love that rifle. Definitely! Here’s mine, also in .54.
  3. Snooterpup

    Pocket drill cloth at Joann's

    Yup. Notchy you are so right. So many good things from years past have disappeared, common sense among the rest. If we can still find things we need or enjoy get them while you can. Snoot
  4. Snooterpup

    WORST DAY AT THE RANGE!

    I wish I had property where I could do the same. I’d be out there every day it wasn’t pouring down rain or below 35 degrees.
  5. Snooterpup

    Right hand or left hand shooter? 🤔

    Precisely why left hand flintlocks but with recommend eye and ear protection for any muzzleloader sparks are not an huge issue.
  6. Snooterpup

    Right hand or left hand shooter? 🤔

    You definitely can. I am right handed but left eye dominant. I learned early on that my right eye missing the center sharpness resolution. I cannot see sights well with my right eye. At first shouldering a real gun felt odd but now, anytime I pick up a long gun I pick it up and shoulder it left...
  7. Snooterpup

    Sales of Firearms and Ammo at Flea Market

    Probably not Cabelas choice but their parent company, Bass Pro. Ever since Cabelas was absorbed by Bass Pro things have changed dramatically. Now you cannot work the action or test trigger pull on anything at Cabelas. No longer for me. I’ll buy from a gun store where I can inspect a new firearm...
  8. Snooterpup

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Very nice! I might suggest a thick curtain over that window though.
  9. Snooterpup

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Looks great to me!
  10. Snooterpup

    Spring bear #2

    Feel the love!
  11. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    I wondered about that too and have two ASM revolvers, one is a fantasy .44 1851, the other an 1860 in .44. I thought they would interchange but they would not. The cylinders are identical but the frames are not. The 1851 frame is a bit longer at the water table to make up for the shorter forcing...
  12. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    Correction! Colt produced 200,500 Model 1860 revolvers. After around serial # 50,000 Colt dropped the four screw model. Less than 25% of Colt 1860s were four screw models. Why almost all reproduction 1860s are four screw is anyone’s guess. Source: Duelist 1954 “ Three Generations of Colt’s 1860...
  13. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    Those screws also did nothing to enhance function unless one happens to have the ‘rarer than hen’s teeth’ shoulder stock. If losing the screws makes the gun more comfortable it could be argued it makes the shooter more accurate. Then it might just ‘enhance’ function. Just ask @RiverRat and @45D
  14. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    I read or saw that the vast majority of either US Army and civilian model 1860’s did not have the shoulder stock screws though almost all had recoil shields cut. If you have a stock you probably need those screws. Perhaps someone knows the numbers.
  15. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    Thanks Mike, I’m honored to have such talent in agreement.
  16. Snooterpup

    1860 Army large screws for shoulder stock

    Hello to all. Anyone else hate those protruding shoulder stock side screws on most of the 1860 Army replicas? The darn things just don’t look or feel good either. The civilian models are great but hard to find. My solution was to buy 12-28 screws, cut off the heads, peen them over and dress them...
  17. Snooterpup

    WANTED .610 round ball mold

    Hello all! I’ve got. Kibler Fowler coming and will need a .610 ball mold according to Jim. If anyone has one collecting dust and would like to sell please contact me. Thanks, Snooterpup
  18. Snooterpup

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Living the dream. Enjoy every moment. Wish I could do the same! Not in the cards at this point. Thank you for the great photos, keep them coming.
  19. Snooterpup

    Hello from Wisconsin

    Welcome from Minnesota! Been learning about black powder for well over 50 years. Plenty more to learn before the dirt nap. Enjoy the ride, it is fantastic!
  20. Snooterpup

    Rifle plug removal, field removal

    Bow your head and repeat: I’m a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Quando omnes flunkus moritate: “When all else fails, play dead.” —Possum Lodge Moto— Even Harold wouldn’t remove a breech plug in the field.
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