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I reached 70’and survived cancer , made it, to celibate my birthday I bought a 450/400 double rifle from Bonhams auction. , I was terrified bringing it home, “ how much “ er £5200 oh well if it makes you happy. , last month I bought my 1845 German carbine. , I said £550 she was mad and angry...

Life’s a struggle heavy rain London so my power to big workshop is out, But I got a small lathe in side shed. Put up 4 jaw chuck and started turning my 5th breach plug for my 28g barrels. The first two plugs the fire holes were the wrong angle and plug was too short, the next two plugs...

Full Details for Lot 2171 APRIL 2024 SEALED BID AUCTION : SALE S0424 LOT 2171 A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK FOWLING PIECE SIGNED KETLAND, LONDON, serial no. APX-395-EX-73, Sorry again cannot cut and paste photo However here’s a photo archive PRODUCT DETAILS A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK FOWLING PIECE...

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Go to Holts auction Norfolk uk , or for past auction type into google. They have great archives but the other year they added a considerable ££££charge to see the files So you have go the long way search now , I can find most thing. Like “ .65 smooth bore at holts auction uk “ They have...

Got two secondhand £350 each “gunstar “ pcp airguns both unused. Both bsa Scorpio. The 177 target master on the 177 was £240 and the “mount master “ hunting scope, very good £70. Both will put pellets through the same hole a 50 yards, but you need EXACT Diablo pellets for that Max 12...

Yes tomorrow was: is now , another day. Heavy rain Joan decorating, set the engraver / light mill up to cut away metal for nipples. I hope I get it right this time Just making soup with yesterdays dinner, just did not feel like it last night ,so wanted something ice cold . Yup apple crumble...

Do like a hot bath. Cutting the breach plug lumps to fit another rifle can be a struggle. Takes ages. I hacked most of the metal away with a 2 mm disc in an angle grinder finishing with a file and dremmil. Still not there yet as still a gap, cannot find why although I was using engineers...

For those making cartridge shotgun barrels into muzzle loaders ain’t always easy. Like fitting 28 shotgun barrels onto a .36 ml Double rifle . I hack as much metal away with a 2mm thick disc in my angle grinder of course a cnc mill is better but not 1880 old school. Gave first pair of breach...

I was admiring the strong drop of your stock butt , very nice , and across the pond the Swiss liked it too 1885 in these 7.5/53 target rifles , of course I doubt you will fitting an uncomfortable Swiss target butt plate like my two But , you photo was begging for a comment. Nice But you...

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Probably 5 , bit thin on the ground , so great to have you , Couple of nice guys from France contribute now and again , not to mention Oz My brother Andy was secretary of the muzzle loaders association , he did up the ML club house at Bisely, but that was closed down around 2013 when the...

Just finished turning the new breach plugs and my power to the Worksop went out. My wife cleared up all the garden junk and chucked it on the Workshop floor so it’s out of sight women do these things , I need a walking stick to move across this pile of stuff. Don't pay to get angry, such...

Yrs good comment I get them out to 40 yards with my 177 or 22 pcp pump up air guns in my wooded garden. Not so many around this year . Used a shotgun for years on them , messes up their guts same as rabbits ,no the bsa Scorpio pcp pellet gun is perfect , but not for a chat around the camp...

Wow love France , but seems I need a permit to carry black powder guns in my Motorhome just £190 return on ferry. So many places I love ,usually head for Arcachon. Wow , that great sand dune , amazing Sadly not allowed into Rouen again , my french Rapido motor home is 2001 clic4 Driven...

My very gunny friend born and bread north wales , mind you those named Jones are all over the place , impossible to trace ancestors . He got a job in Norfolk so that’s where the settled in his handle British military forums is Tacelnesto

At last I got the geometry of the nipple hole right , but what a mess. The nipple hole is quite off set. The whole thing has been an utter pane Now I’ll start all over again now I know what I am doing. Back to big lathe

Hello so you are from the uk , I am in Esher KT10 ORQ This is a fantastic forum, and lovely people. So glad you are on board from this side of the pond. I used to go to the ml hut at Bisely but they got kicked out in 2013 , hut still empty They meet somewhere but no replies to my...

So that did not work I’ll make two more breach plugs. However , meanwhile I experimented with a bit more milling and now a new drill tube and I think I have the geometry right Even at 81 it’s still a learning curve , I held the drill tube in place with bonding resign. Next some drilling