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I admire your self-reliance, your progress in gunsmithing and collecting antiques, as well as your acumen to build up a business from this hobby. BUT Nah. Stagnation makes us Grumpy old men - just ask the 3 grandkids living with me! Fresh new ideas led to the Un-Mentionanables systems now in...

This thread is now WAAAAY off topic and needs to be either closed or moved to another forum!

Wow, there may be a legal obligation for the teacher/school to report this incident, for it may well constitute a form of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

15.43236 grain weight per gram.

A cluster of 5 consecutive shots (from a specific loading) which is small enough to cover completely with your open hand. That is what I meant to say by Palm size group.

I'd go with a smaller dipper of powder than shot. Maybe scoop 10 grains less of powder (+ or -). Generally this improves patterns, makes recoil more bearable, and allows you to shoot longer and enjoy doing it.

You have good suggestions from both @Britsmoothy and @bud in pa I'd use 2 to 3 Drams of powder and a ball of 13.5mm to 13.75mm for starting parameters. YOU get the fun of finding out what your barrel likes best! Try different patching materials; then try bare ball with over powder wadding...

Since it bothers you, try a tiny piece of clear tape on the rubbing zone & see if that helps.

Was this actuallyan item for sale, or sombody just showing the hardware?

The IMPERIAL Guard musket from Napoleon's crack troops is a variant of the 1777, which along with the 1766 and 1763 were descended from the 1728. These were done in the first decade of the 1800s and I believe were part of the revisions known as the AN IX series. Note the similarity of the lock...

Yes, I too like that feature. Have seen a possible variation in the lower buttstock of an early European m/l as well. I imagine you could hang or wedge your match cord through the hole for readiness/safety, or maybe to tie up the opposite end or the cord (especially if both ends of cord were...

"Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour" by Lord Egerton of Tatton. I believe it's available on Amazon, or as an e-book on Google Books.

Maybe from George Catlain, the painter and chronicler?

When you begin shooting your double, I would Re-check bbl #2 when you reload barrel #1. If you find the load has often moved, then double-up with snug fitting over shot wads. When you load correctly (more shot than powder) there should be little need to reseat barrel #2 every time you fire the...

This is an interesting conversation. As I recall, the original users of artillery used iron or stone projectiles. During the ACW they employed a split or 2-piece wooden sabot to encase the payload & help seal / protect the bore. In a shoulder weapon, what comes to mind to sleeve the ball?

Ol' Bess looks just as seductive now as she did centuries ago!

Antique arms with original liners were made by enlarging and coning both sides of the touch hole; then using gold or platinum, a liner was cast into place and while hot the reduced cone shape was formed and drilled through. These liners were highly resistant to erosion and corrosion and lasted...

I use the smaller .050 touchhole for bores in the 30-40 calibers to limit velocity & pressure loss. 40-60 caliber get 1/16th toucholes, and larger bores get 5/64 (or if a straight channel in a thick heavy breech I might go up to 3/32")

Yessiree. That 'deflector' may have also served to prevent accidentaly grabbing onto the cylinder, which would have burned the hand upon firing and could have also hindered the rotation of said cylinder.

That page is a pretty good summary for many of the basic types we see being discussed and collected.by our fellow forum members. Has a short paragraph discussing details for each type of match burner or wheelie. In addition to the European types, it touches on the Tanegashima, Jezail, and...