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I just had to chip out FFF powder inside a horn. The powder had been in the horn for many months and hung on a nail here in Colorado. Our humidity is typically low. I tried to pour the powder into the original container and found large clumps across the middle of the horn. That was unexpected. I...

I've worked with the mining industry for 35 years and have seen the impacts of lead exposure on entire communities in lead mining regions of the USA, India, Brazil and China. When Poland opened up after the fall of the Soviet Union, the effects of lead air pollution from local industries could...

I am interested in the rifle. Do you know who made it? Is it a commercial rifle to which the wire inlay and carving was added? Was the carving and wire inlay done by a professional? Thanks, Ron

Here is a photo comparison between the Walker and an 1851 Navy.

It does shoot well and I never tire of looking at the wood of the stock! Ron

I was fortunate enough to be able to pick up a Vincent-Ohio style rifle. The rifle was started years ago by James Tawney (of New York State) who was very well known as a high quality builder of guns. The .45 cal barrel is a very heavy 15/16 diam 32" long, has 7 lands and grooves. According to...

I have found Fluid Film to be an excellent protective and preservative. It does have a tendency to build up a long lasting film that reminds me of Brylcream (A little dab will do ya!), giving a nice sheen at first, but becoming cloudy with time. Now, where did I put that Brylcream?

I just came off the Kibler site and am left with a few questions. Does the stock require additional sanding and surface preparation? Are the metal parts finished or do they need to be sand blasted and stained? Thanks, Ron

I have a 50 cal Hatfield with the Pedersoli barrel. It has the extra fancy stock and is a very attractive rifle. I paid about double what you did for your Hatfield.The workmanship is very good. It came with a percussion lock and I then bought an L&R flint lock and parts to convert it to a...

Welcome! I'm down in Golden. The gatherings run by Tallswife always are fun. Ron

Here is the carved side of the stock that I didn't include above: Ron

I think I have the frizzen problem resolved. First, I used a slight amount of lubricating oil on the various screws on the lock. A strike by the flint then sent the frizzen a little further back. I polished the surfaces where the springs contact the lock plate. The hammer and flint moved...

The Bedford style lock looks small and dainty in the big stock, at least to my eyes. I have to do a little work on the lock. It sparks well, but the hammer and flint will not drive the frizzen all the way back. The flint stops right at the bottom of the frizzen face. The screw in the jaws that...

The proprietor had taken in a few commercial muzzleloaders (T/C and Traditions) and a custom, Frankenstein muzzle loading rifle from the estate of a recently deceased individual. I decided to check on the flint lock's maker's name. He was W.G. Sutter, a gunsmith out of Ruff Dale, PA who was...

Welcome to a great group of people. It's good to get some young folks in here. Ron

The idea of contacting Pedersoli makes sense. I will try that. Thank you, Ron

Thank you for that information! Ron

I measured the barrel: The bore is exactly 0.5". Barrel wall thickness is 0.125", or 1/8" or 3.2 mm. Depth of the front sight wedge is about 0.055 to 0.06" or 1.6 mm. Ron

Is it possible that it started out as a standard, rifled Pedersoli and was bored out to be smooth? Does the the wall of the barrel look thick enough to be safe to shoot? Ron

I picked up a used Pedersoli Kentucky pistol for a very reasonable price. It is a smoothbore. In fact, I bought it because I had no smoothbores and wanted to try one. All the descriptions of Pedersoli Kentucky pistols I can find on the net say that it is rifled. I can find no mention of a...