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Sent a letter to Jim Kibler. Also told my kid brother that he may end up with my Sheetz rifle.

Browning the treads of the cut and treaded touch hole might fuse the liner to the barrel. Thats why I had to send my lock back to Chambers. A screw got fused to the lock plate.

I tell every new person to forget everything you know about modern firearms and think like they did 250 years ago. Simple and common sense is common any more. We all have made decades of mistakes. We are just trying to flatten the learning curve for others.

When I did mine I kept the plug in, and put a rubber stopper in the muzzle end. Also browned it before I cut the touch hole.

Dont matter. I can pull my 1860 with either hand. Same with my shoulder rig (45ACP). A lot of right handers wear a butt first holster and draw with either hand. I carry mine on the left side. Much faster left handed.

Traditional muzzle loaders are for sportsmen. In-lines are for killers

Im on the left coast, you would need to talk to locals there.

12oz to one tube of Duco. stir it, I screwed the lid down and made like a martini. When I went back later to use it. The lid was glued to the jar. I now stir it, OR shake in one jar and transfer it another. .018 for the checks. I have rolls of this that I cut a foot strip off, then cut it into...

1/60 thru 1/72 are Optimum for round ball. If your buying a production barrel, you are going to get what the manufactured decided was best. 1/48 is an all around twist. They do it that way so you can use what you want. Cept you results may very. I use a 1/60 rice barrel. Because its swamped...

Hammer forged is great. I love them. My tomahawk would be a matched set with an axe like that. He should sell them.

I told my neighbor who is a master wood worker to make me a colonial pine coffin box. So he made me a square pine box. Inside was a picture of a 1700s coffin which was a rectangular box, not later 1800s style coffin style. Dang PC old man

I had a chance to buy a Parker Hale Whitworth in the 80s. It cost more than rent. Still kicking myself every time I see one. Like now :-(

Huh? Wha? My flinter does 1630fps with a standard load, and 2050fps with a max load. Even my PBC do 1450-1600fps, down form 1750fps where I started off at. and them be 460-540gr pills.

Thats where I got mine, and all my parts from. At the time they only had locks.

Mine Ive known about for over a decade. When ever Im down, I open the wooden box to see 20 cans of 3f and 2 cans of 4f. Then I feel better.

Friendship IN isnt that far away. I here there are all kinds of builders there.

In the white, you must be a glutton for punishment. Tis beautiful

I use the Duco, Ive never not used it, so I dont know what its like without it. I have a ton of copper for making gas checks. I tried to use it, but the pop cans worked better.

Best bag Ive seen. Very cool.