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Back in 1988 I was staying in NY with a girlfriend who used to lend me her car after i dropped her off at work. For several weeks I pottered around all over the Eastrern Seaboard and on one occassion found myself in Springfield. Even then apart from my interest in aviation ( I had been Pilot...

84 years last August. Started in 1953 with a single barrel 12 bore percussion, converted (not by me) from a flintlock. Still got it, but don't shoot it, Now shoot a Parker Hale built . 541 rifle and three M.L revolvers, R.O.A and 2 Uberti Rem 44s.

I get rid of the sprue on home cast pistol balls by rolling then between two ground flat steel plates which sit on a steel ring about 5" diameter exactly .457" thick. Sprue disappears and balls finish dead round and true diameter. I put a little liquid Alox on the plates. result dead round...

The last time I ever got off the ground was flying a (dual control) Spitfire Mk IX , I was older than the aircraft ! Nothing will ever beat that, that's me earthbound from now on. just 'plinking' with my Sharps 45/70 Rifle.

I was a Navy Helicopter instructor, some of my students were experienced fixed wing pilots. I used to fold a sheet of paper into a paper dart and launch it across the crew room, where it would glide for some distance. I then screwed a similar sheet of paper into a ball and launched that...

Interested to read the above re tallow. We use it in the Boatyard on traditional Yacht rigging and it seems to keep forever. I use it mixed with beeswax in my g g lead rounds in my Sharps 45/70. Good to know I'm not the only one. Shoot Black and Not Black, seems to work with both. Steamjohn

join the Muzzle Loader's Association of Great Britain, they shoot M.L shotguns

Zonie, May I say I was surprised and gratified that after your statement at 1051 last Thursday you allowed my comments to see the light of day. It was also gratifying to receive a few observations in support of my plea, especially the detailed and eloquent input from jimhallam, (admittedly a...

Sir, I think it is a shame that an aside re the use of smokeless powder which any of us in the UK wishing to shoot M L Revolvers on an indoor range are obliged to use, is deleted from a very interesting forum.. I have been a member of the MLAGB for many years and shoot an early Parker Hale...