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SO what is "primitive" enough? Longbows and recurves with modern epoxies and glass\carbon Lams? Sinew, horn, and hide glue lams? Real BP and PRB's Only? What about a faithful reproduction of a middle ages x-bow? What If someone says that your caplock is not primative enough because it's "too...

Dan, Since you said that you have some background in rifle I'll put it in terms we can both relate to. This IS a rifle with "Iron Sight" albeit not peep and post... You gotta be consistent in placing the butt into the shoulder and have the same cheek weld. This stabilizes and gives you a...

I would be using the string to hold the vinegar on the metal and not to shield it. You might try wrapping the barrel in cotton t-shirt material, and then wrapping it with the string. Then soak everything and let it sit. The string will keep vinegar against the barrel and the reaction will leave...

I would love to see a "primitive license" issued that would allow me to hunt exclusively with flint lock rifles and shotguns, and longbows\recurves with wooden arrows and obsidian tips.... Possibly a more liberal bag limit (like one buck and one doe per season rather than a separate doe tag)...

Paul, Zonie, Thank you! That bit of information should go a long way to educating any potential new BP shooter. Flint\BP shooting is not something that you stroll on down to the local DIck's, buy the kit, and go shoot.... Although some folks do just that in blissful ignorance. There is a...

Plus, The resale value of those "barely used" Tc, Lyman, or custom guns generally will not allow you to recoup your investment easily. Not that $300 or so is chump change, but $600+ is a bit harder to "eat" should the new shooter not like it. Now if you "know" that you want to buy into BP...

Just another perspective on this.... Ya know what - I may just get flamed for this, but please... PLEASE post a link to some of those good used custom guns for $600 for this guy so he doesn't have to buy a cheap gun. Fact is, there are a heck of a lot of those Traditions making smoke and meat...

Well, Gonna be saving the pennies and watching for the right deal at the right time... I currently use Rich Pierce flints in my GPR so I have a couple spares laying around right now.... I use leather, tried lead wrap and didn't see enough benefit to continue.... no concerns about PC\HC... just...

We just did a NWTF Jakes Day event today. One of the stations was Muzzle Loaders. The PAGC WCO said that they've have VERY GOOD performance over the past several years with The Traditions flinters... I forget the figure, but something like 24 weekends a year with between 50 and 100 kids shooting...

Looking for suggestions for a LEFT HANDED beginning rock lock for my 12 year old daughter. Want it to be .54 for ball commonality and to reduce the weight a bit. Thinking about a Lyman Deer Stalker with it's 24" barrel and a wood stock that I can cut the LOP down on.... What effect will the 1x48...

Ok, I had a a chance to look out over a primitive rear and thin brass front post. No Bueno... I hated it... too thin and hard to see. Also looked over a set of the Lyman Fiber optic hunting sights..... These I liked, I would have No Issues getting a good sight picture with them. I will probably...

Hmmm....Candle soot for sunny days...... Stumpy I like that thought.... never really considered smoking the sights on a brass or silver front. Dunno why not 'cuz I religiously smoke my service rifle sight for matches. I would definitely need to widen up that rear notch a bit and go with a wider...

Paul, I am VERY FAMILIAR with Merit apertures, Peep and post set ups, and double aperture set ups from shooting service rifle, match rifle, and long range prone competitions. I have a Merit from shooting Bullseye Pistol and IHMSA Silhouettes but I need to order a new suction cup for it. These...

A fresh script is always a good idea.... reminds me that I'm due for a checkup. :thumbsup:

Breaking this out from the Hunting Yardage thread: My question is especially to those with "aging eyesight" but is open to all ... and I am definitely playing a bit of devils' advocate here.... Do you suffer and struggle to stay "pure" with the primitive sights that are "correct" for your...

On range estimation... I shoot CF rifles at known and unknown distance out to 1000 yds - use mil-dot to estimate UKD. Archery - 3d and stump shooting with known and unknown distance (longbows and recurves "instinctive") as well as an olympic recurve out to 70 yards w\sights. Not to mention 20+...

Thought about it, but seeing how I live in the middle of the city\town and inside a quarter mile of the police station I thought better of it... :hmm: :shake: :nono:

Hey Jethro.... I'm a bit late to this party, but if'n you'll allow it and he'll have a greenhorn for a partner I'll team up with newtewsmoke. Would've loved to team up with Mad Irish Jack ODonnell since he's only 10 miles or so away from me. Steve

EBIGGS< Sounds like he said that they'll fix it as soon as they have the right parts on hand to do it.... I had a similar issue with a centerfire 22-250 rife a few years ago that had a headspace problem out of the box. Sent it back and go word 8 months later that the headspace was ok, but it...

Sorry Zonie.... Didn't mean to maybe confuse some folks. I was definitely doing a bit of a what if... (if you hadn't noticed, I do tend to stir stuff up to get guys thinking and discussin... :grin: ) I was trying to come up with a scenerio to put the hard core died in the wool BP guys into a...