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That is the nominal diameter, but you won't know for sure until you cast a few. You need dead soft lead for minnie balls. Best accuracy will come from a minnie that is only one or two thousands under bore diameter. Invest in a .577 sizer. It is best to cast a little over size, then size them...

Welcome from a native Arkansawyer, now living in North Alabama

The French muskets really did'nt start coming in any real numbers until 1778 or later. Most of the muskets used before that were Besses or Bess pattern English style muskets. And most of the imported French muskets were earlier patterns than the 1766 Charleville that everyone tends to use.

Welcome from Huntsville.

Wouldn't changing the screws make it more farby, if the intent is to de-farb?

It seems they'll let anyone in this group. :)

For information on American Bison east of the Mississippi, I recommend "The Long Hunt, the Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi" by Ted Belue. The Long Hunt: Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi: Belue, Ted Franklin: 9780811709682: Amazon.com: Books

I ordered one in .45 the day before you ordered yours. I sent them my own stock blank that I've had on hand for 20+ years. Let us know when your's arrives. I'll do the same.

Beautimous! What do you use to stain the front part of the horn?

All fixed! Thanks to some of the suggestions here from Phil Coffins and EC102 and others, I found a stronger front spring and cleaned up the bearing surfaces on both triggers. They work great now.

I don't think there is hardly ANY engagement surfaces.

Thanks. The front trigger has a tiny coil spring. That might be a way to increase the required pressure. I'll have to look for a heavier coil spring that will fit in the little slot beneath the front of the trigger. There also isnt much over lap on the engagement between the front and rear...

I've come into one of the old Dixie Mountain Rifles recently and have a concern about the set triggers. Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity of the front trigger? This thing will go off with just a touch of the finger, no pressure required. It is so sensitive that I think it is unsafe to...

Beautimous! I'm considering one myself. The curl is better than I expected for middle grade.

I got scammed last year by a fellow in Florida. $350 for a Ruger Old Army. Too good to be true, I know. He asked for a USPS. Later when I knew it was a scam, I went to the Post Office and they told me there was not much to be done. I could file a complaint, but it would not come to...

All of the Pedersoli 2nd Models are marked "Grice 1762" which, of course, is historically incorrect for this model. The Miroku reproductions were marked "TOWER".

I thnk it was blue after it left the factory. Someone did a professional job on it. The barrel and furniture would have been bright and the lock casehardened or bright when new,

What paper were you using? For combustable cartridges I suggest either curling paper or coffee filter paper. Nitrated coffee filter is what I normally use. Although they will sometimes leave some paper in the chamber, most either burns up or is blown out of the gun on discharge. I've never...

In case you wonder how effective the Colt .31 Pocket guns are ballistically.

I offer a .31 conical, but I'm out of stock right now. It will be a month or two before I get them. They shoot very well in the Colt .31, but are too long to fit in the Remington .31 pocket.