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I took a file to the striking edge and it made a great improvement. Thanks for all the replys.

There is a typically a big difference in rendevous food and pack foods. Food that can be taken to rendevous can be fresh and kept in a cooler. You can make yourself one of the accepted "primitive" coolers or just keep it in your vehicle and make the hike whnen you want something. The rendevous...

I picked up a couple of firesteels for spares this weekend. They don't spark as well as I would like but they are not horrible. I was wondering if it is possible they are to hard or soft? Is there a test or something to try to tell. I think the steel is ok as far as the carbon content but I'm...

Gerradrd mentions seeing Indians armed with lances and swords as late as 1846.

I've always used one of those little cast iron pans that are about the size of an ash tray (I think they may even be sold that way) a camp stove, pliers (to hold the pan when it gets hot) and the most important part, a piece of plywood to work on in case... or I should say when I spill. After...

Is it just a nail soldered on? My first thought was that it was a tube with the nail in it. That way you could get everything lined up and press in the nail. I like it, gonna make one for my next build.

Welcome to the fraternity, being familiar with Avery and all, you should try and find a spot in the desert and have at it. I've been out for hours and only put out 10 shots and been fully satisfied. Something peaceful about the quiet, good friends and setting your own pace without buzzers and...

You also might want to try some fine steel wool on a cleaning jag with some oil.

I'm not sure of the exchange rate but if you think it might be a steal.... :grin: pack a sandwhich and go for a drive. Nobody is going to make as accurate judgement on the condition of the barrel as you will. Get one of those bore lights if you don't already have one and check it out good...

I saw one in the local Cabela's yesterday. It was part of a 4 gun set, there was a Browning Hi-Power, a Browning over/under and a Browning Lever Action and a set of 3 Browning knives. All brand new in presentation cases and evertyhing. All the guns looked real fancy with some inlays and what...

I don't know how official these directions are but they say south on highway 73 and make a left on Forest Service Road 354 go a couple miles and look for signs. I think I'm popping in for a bit on Sat. then probably heading out for a trek.

My favorite is "ain't we larnd ya nuthin...mumble mumble"

The 10oz should work fine. I made a pair years ago and (unfortuantley had to) painted them with a black latex paint and they are still holding up great.

It was out quite a few years ago, I checked at Amazon a couple of years ago and found it there.

It shouldn't be to hard, I did a CVA pistol years ago. I just got an actual CVA flint lock but I hear the L&R LPR locks are real nice and worth the price if you're going to do a lot of shooting. The biggest problem I had was getting the drum out. In fact I couldn't, I ended up cutting it off...

I hit the bag with the heat gun and got quite a bit melted in but there are still areas that have to much wax. I'll try the spoon idea, I tried using a knife to scrape the excess off when it was still hot but it kinda made a mess. I'll try the spoon trick now that it has cooled. pieman...

I've always use a spit patch. The only point of bad fowling I get is the ring were the ball sets but it's not rust and cleans out easily. I buddy of mine that has just gotten into the game insisted on using the pre-lubed wonders and while he was using pyrodex they worked great for him. When...

I've started water proofing a bag with beeswax. I melted the wax and painted it on. The next step that I am going to do is get either an iron or heat gun and heat it up to smooth it out. THere are some areas are very chunky and did not soak through the fabric (I think the wax had cooled to...

First off let me clarify, I love the movie for the sake of the movie and what they were trying to do. I own it on DVD and watch it at least once every couple of months :grin: The secenary is great and overall concept of a guy going out to do what he wants hits home (although the family getting...

OK here's my bit.... unless there was another Gila river the directions he got to get to the Rockies to catch beaver etc. would have put him in Mexico. And then along the same lines if the army came up from the Gila to Crow country wouldn't it have taken longer than the poor pilgrims could have...