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you're refering to V M Starr, from South Dakota, i think rayb

My next project neeeds to be to finish the 4 or 5 projects i already have started...... 32 cal side hammer 40 flint pistol 40 perc pistol finish repairing a Renegade stock and this contract mapping/geology/engineering job i have been working on for the last 6 months that keeps me 250 miles...

quote"..... bore size. I, also, have a sheath of designs, inspired by original pieces, over an inch thick." ANy plans to publish a book or folio? rayb

Wasn't that the same technique that the famus Harry Pope used in his barrels?? I seem to remember reading something to that effect. His barrels still bring premium prices if one can be found, mostly in collectors hands now... rayb

STUFF?? Mine is all TREASURE,,,, :rotf: rayb

how about 16 ga ???? split the difference between 12 & 20, use 1 oz shot loads.... rayb

"...Fort Hankock which is a very remote little town in far west Texas." God's country.. too hot and dry for the devil.. :grin: rayb

??habit?? beats me need to experiment more rayb

nice.. something just a little bit different thank you for showing us your design was there any special inspiration for the design? thank you rayb

have 2 Russ Hamm locks, 1 on a pistol that i traced to the maker. The maker said it was built in the early 70's i don't have the reference handy to get the exact data. Come to think of it both of are flint locks and both are on pistols, both are saw handle version 45's. "a fellow can never...

Gray Ghost, i bought a mule ear lock from Bruce at the Blue Goose / Blue Spruce or whatever it is called site, refered to elsewhere on this forum regarding underhammers. It seems ok, need finishing and probably hardening of some parts. If i remember corectly, i found his advertisement on...

????NO3 + C + H2O = black soup????? :crackup: rayb

understand sea stories the navy yard, oh what a place... :) seems i stored some army road graders there in anticipation of snow storms (that never developed) during presidential inaugrations. this was a reaction to a snowstorm during a previous inauguration (?Kennedy?) don't remember the...

CP has the right idea back in a previous life we always test burned before using any fuze. different manufacturers, different burn rates, different storage conditions, different everything else. just a safety thing so when 40 lbs or more of explosives went off we were far enough away to avoid...

Mr. Bluejacket: would you care to say at which museum you saw the jenks rifles? thank you rayb

Texas is now just another urban state, population wise.. just a few left in the rural areas, and people leaving them as fast as they can if you are in the heart of Texas, you may be near Austin, which is NOT in Texas, it has become an annex of california.. :imo: and maybe responsible for the...

widowbender, i found a T/C bbl on the internet, it was supposed to be used, but i couldn't tell the differnce from a new one... might try that route if you can't find a brand new one... rayb

I seem to recall that Pyrodex, etc. were designed to meet specific criteria established by DOT, ATF, fire codes, and similar organizations. Evidently the substitutes didn't have to be kept under special storage conditions and locations that are required for black powder.... Maybe i read that in...

i have a jug choked shotgun that produces a very tight pattern IF you use the right loads. In the case of this choked shotgun, more powder and less shot from a equal volume basis works best... exactly the opposite of what works in my cylinder bored shotguns. :results: rayb

re: rooughing the balls fluid mechanics.... the Dimples on the golf ball move the turbulence that forms around the ball as it goes through the fluid (air); result is velocity is increased... that's the theoretical i liked fluid mechanics so much i took it twice.... :winking: don't remember...