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I've told this story before, but around 20+ years ago a rancher that lived near Kamiah decided to turn loose some hogs. Bankruptcy and had to move, angry about something...I don't remember the details of why he let them loose. Of course they turned feral pretty quickly. A local finally...

This Idahoan is absolutely, positively glad that we don't!

If it was shooting accurately but suddenly started throwing them everywhere, then all that leading in the barrel happened when you were shooting and has now caused poor accuracy. Get some copper Choirboy (make sure it is 100% copper!) or some 0000 steel wool and wrap around a brush, it will...

I don't pop any caps. I've only been at this for 6 or 7 years, but haven't had the first shot fail to go off yet. Hunting or range. I'm not superstitious so I'm not knocking on wood right now either. I've previously cleaned by pushing/pulling a bunch of water through that area, blew air...

That there is an awfully pretty rifle. I really like the Browning Mountain rifles, I've never seen one that I didn't fancy.

Has to be fake. Everyone knows you can't kill a deer with anything less than a .54 and a 100 grains of powder...conical of course. (heavy sarcasm!) Congrats, he's going to be very good table fare. I'm hoping to fill my tag this weekend, but I'll be cheating and using a caplock rifle.

I really like that! Great idea and very well done.

When I first started I bought a couple of the TC 4-in-1 speed loaders. They also are supposed to be able start the projectile into the bore by holding the bottom sliding piece with the projectile positioned over the bore and then smacking the top of the whole thing with your other hand. I've...

In most cases it is preference. When I first got my rifle the wedge was in from left to right. I found while still hunting and cradle carrying the rifle I didn't like the feel of the protruding end of the pin digging into the palm of my right hand. I have put it in from right to left ever...

Making my own stuff is probably 50% of my addiction to shooting and hunting with a BP rifle. I would proudly use both your items, they look great!

The one and only time I've ever had a patch come out of the bore with some rust on it was when I had Ballistol in it. Rifle was cleaned and dried the same as I always do and it had sat for about 3 months through the summer. Started first using Natural Loob (hated cleaning the cooked residue...

I just went through this. With the trigger assembly in too deep without any shims I found that the hammer wouldn't hold. I could apply a bit of forward pressure on it and it would release and fall to the nipple. The set trigger was working though. You only need to shim the front. It doesn't...

I also have an over the mantle rifle, or one in my current possession owned by someone else anyway. It is an old CVA Mountain Rifle that has hung on a mantle since the 70's. I'd say the stock to metal fit isn't the greatest, and perhaps the wood has shrank some, but it was a kit put together by...

I live in the hometown of Speer/CCI, and so I always buy CCI just to support them. I can only remember one time I found one that the foil had fell out and allowed the priming mix to fall out too. That's out of who knows how many tins. While I've never tried any other brand, I see no reason to...

I realize that, I was just trying to give the OP an idea of the softness when a 1/3 beeswax is added.

While I have never rendered any fat down as of yet, perhaps some others could chime in. I noticed you said you rendered it using a turkey fryer burner and a frying pan. Sounds super hot to me, would that affect how it sets up after it cools again? I know I've read that rendering bear fat down...

Also being an archery shooter, the rear sight is a peep that isn't moveable once tied in so the front sight pins are the only thing that can be moved to sight in. It was taught to me when I first started to "follow your arrow" when sighting in. Arrow hits high, move pin up. Arrow hits left...

I find it to be almost identical to Goex. I can sight my rifle in for a 75 grain charge of Goex 2f and then switch to using 75 grains of Schuetzen and hit the same POI. I'd also actually give a very slight nod to Schuetzen for fouling over Goex.

OP, have you thought about turkey hunting in the Spring? Currently I use my bow quite a bit for that, as I just don't find a modern shotgun very challenging for them, but have been having a craving to pick up a smoothbore so I can give that a go. I've had it in mind for a while now to try to...

I haven't played around a whole lot with OO/BW mixture, but I did make some up at 2 parts OO to 1 part BW. It is pretty soft. By that I mean it doesn't take much pressure on a patch to get a glob on it when I lube patches in the house (70°F). It wouldn't hold up well in the summer.