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No, not those kind of cartridges. I just read an article in backwoodsman magazine about using aluminum foil for pre-made cartridges in colt revolvers. Apparently they were used back in the day except they used lead foil. Has anyone tried these and what was the result?

Fur, Fortune and Empire: The epic History of the fur Trade in America, by Eric Jay Dolin. I just saw a review of this book in my local paper and reserved a copy at my library. Has any one here read this yet?

I have heard that Rapine has gone out of business. Any truth to this?

Last summer I picked up several wooden bowls and spoons at a garage sale for .25 and .50 apiece. I've also found pewter and copper mugs and a small roasting pot at the local Hospice thrift store where my wife and I volunteer.

Heres a link to the picture on his website. A Matching of Instincts Click on the picture to get a bigger picture.

I have a 1851 Navy from Cabelas. The instructions say to use a .375 ball. I have a .380 mold that came with another revolver and a .385 mold from Dixie. Would using the balls from these molds affect the accuracy of my pistol? I know that I need to shave off some lead when I seat the ball but...

A friend of mine recommended cleaning my lock with a spray can of starting fluid. He claims that it melts the fouling out all the nooks and crannys and then dries up with no residue. Has anyone else tried this and does it work as well as he says? :hmm:

I have a Pedersoli Kentucky flint pistol that I would like to put a single set trigger into. Does anyone have a reccomendation for a replacement?

I have a Pedersoli .50 Kentucky flint pistol. When I first got it I tried using .015 patches with a .490 ball. This was almost impossible to get down the bore without a major effort. I have tried using .005 patches but I could only find them in .45 cal.. I just measured the bore at .496 on...

I'm sorry, I meant loading blocks for holding patched round balls

Are there any songs that were written about mountain men either period or comtemporary? We have songs about cowboys and pirates, but I can't think of any about muzzleloaders.

Does walnut make for good shooting blocks? I have son scraps from a company that makes stock blanks.

I was thinking of getting a Lyman Great Plains pistol to go with a Great Plains rifle in .54. Are they reliable and do they shoot well? Also where is the best (cheapest) place to get one? No kits please.

Another source of lead is your dentist. Last week I went for an exam and walked out with 9lb.s of lead.

If you make to Cloverdale I'll be over in the Primitive area, God willing and the creek don't rise.

Sonoma Valley Muzzleloaders are having their annual shoot on Apr 15-18 at the Marie Hill Ranch outside of Cloverdale, CA. Here's a link to their flyer. Sonoma Valley Muzzleloaders Rendezvous

I heard that they spent so much time filming at night that during one night shoot Mann kept yelling for someone to turn off that big orange light. One of the assistant directors replied "michael, that's the sun" :haha:

From what I understand the water quality was so bad then, it was safer to drink booze! Being a little "groggy" was better than things like dysentary. :barf:

It wasn't really in a movie but at the John Browning museum in Ogden UT. there is a movie about the life of JB in which Fess Parker fires a harmonica gun made by Brownings father. The gun is on display at the museum, along with a lot of other cool stuff.

The documentary from 1999 is on the History Channel tonight at 9pm pacific time. This is not the regular HS but I think it's called History International. I gotta warm up the DVD recorder.