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    Chamois as a patch?

    So, back in the day before my time, my father hung around with a gentleman who happened to have an original long rifle in the .40-.54 range. I happen to have very few other details than he'd shoot it in matches and do quite well and that his trees had odd growths from barking squirrels. My...
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    plugged breech

    sounds like nothing's working for you and if you don't wanna pull the breech plug then it's time to get drastic, it'll make a mess but if you swap the nipple out with a grease fitting you can theoretically pump out whatever's in there.
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    Indian Knife Sharpening

    Ernie Emerson suggests sharpening his tactical knives the same way referencing Japanese bladesmiths and the edge their knives carry. Seems interesting that all the different eras, makers, uses, and technology end up pointing one way.
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    1858 Remington - 1st C & B

    Well I've got one myself and I load it with FFFg (i'm not sure how many grains it comes out of a .36 charging flask)a .451 ball and grease it with something (patch grease T/C lube). It's a fun gun and i've never taken it to paper but it hits bottles OK. Anyhow the grease over the ball is for...
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    How many of us cast lead

    I use a couple different production pots from Lee and SAECO and cast for some milsurp, pistol, .30-30, and of course roundball aplenty.
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    Barrel Questions

    Well, unfortunately the nice people at the Department of Environmental Protection feel that .36 is the max for small game and .45 the minimum for large game and having the large bores taken care of...
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    Barrel Questions

    I'm looking to build a Squirrel gun off of a more or less finished Hawken stock I'm having a real pain of a time finding a suitable barrel. I'm working with a 13/16" channel and all I've been able to find in .32 is the always back ordered 42" GM barrel. Too long and although it's an option I...
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