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    Muskets Rifled For Hunting Use

    lewis took a gun smith who had a small forge and several times they stopped for more than one day so the smith could "make all the weapons right"
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    How to wear your shooting bag?

    I wear mine a little lower than the one in the photo on my strong side and if i am going to be moving a lot i run the belt that my knife and other misc. hangs from over the strap to keep it from flopping around. read it was period correct somewhere
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    Unloading a muzzleloader question

    use bees wax oil mix for lube or just go with bore butter. nothing with any water in it. pull your cap or dump prime when done for the day. a piece of leather or lubed patch over nipple or plug the touch hole with a feather, then close frizzen. i had mine loaded for 2 weeks and 3 days it poured...
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    Buying Powder

    If money is the issue mail order is the only way to go. Get into the store and now there are all those lovely things begging to go home as well. a new horn or possibles bag,that new rifle. caps and a capper. then you gain 10 pounds at the buffet. Just sayin
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    muzzle loading in Austin, New Oreleans and San Fran.

    SHINER BOCK or regular shiners beer is a good local brew. Tex Mex food there is awesome but if you see a truck with a good lunch crowd try some real mexican food. when you leave there are you going to vancouver wa. or vancouver b.c. i live just at the border and volunteer at Ft Langle B.C. good...
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    Our first rendezvous

    CAAANDYYY CAANNNON The rondys around here are blessed with great kids having a great time doing things kids cannot do anywhere else. after the weekend they are dirty, tired and had so much fun. keep up the good work DADS and keep having fun
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    Wool Covered Canteens

    yes on the heated rocks but i am amazed at the ability to weave watertight baskets. they wove hats and raincapes as well
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    Speaking of tearing patches

    very little sail cloth today is made of natural material. artist canvas would be the way to go as you could get the origin of the fiber
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    Powder Inc. factory explosion

    so now is a good time to order as they will need the financial infusion that our business will bring them. just be patient and give an extra day or 2v for order to ship as they will be traveling some to the hospital i assume. burns heal very painfully but the doctors today are very skilled and...
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    tried a new patch lube today

    problem with bacon fat as lube is the hardening of your arteries from eating all that bacon you fry to get more lube
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    woohoo!! Powder

    try 100grs and every 5th shot is free. i hunt with 90grs in my 50 but get great target at about 47 so i can get lots more from that pound
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    Broken Escutcheon Screw

    shower gel ain't bar soap. to much wet and not enough slick. stop by a hotel and they will give you one of them mini bars i bet
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    Eastwood Cap 'n Ball Movie

    one of the eastwood films they put up a late 1800s date and clint is riding a brand new 1970 bonna allen roper saddle. i wanted one so bad. took the edge off the rest of the movie for me.
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    first char cloth

    know that shirt you been wearin for the last 6 months without a change or wash. some of that cloth is still goodnuff fer gun cleenin and makin char. just make sure ya stay upwind i=of that fire as it is gunnna STINK.
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    What to do with my lead stash

    the black helos could not find a guy they missed in a shootout at the border last week and the next day the border patrol guys practicing at the range 7 miles from the border ran out of ammo as they are only issued 72rds. i offered them some of mine but they took off to the office without...
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    Flintlock can fire from half cock

    if you get the rifle send the lock off to siler and i bet they will get it working safely cheap. maybe even if it is not theirs. seem to know the value of customers not just a sale
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    Mixed Powder

    get a thunder mug and have some fun.
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    Ram Rod?

    show up with 5 hundred dollar ills and talk to the STORE MANAGER not the department. cash talks everything else walks
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    Hunting outfit

    bag over shoulder then put on a belt snug and the bag stays in place. then horn on separate strap. horn fastened to strap was for the militia so you showed up with everything on short notice.
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    Hazmat

    lots of people handle anything i get delivered before it goes into that brown truck that runs thru our neighborhoods. when i was younger and worked pulling freight and loading trucks, if a controlled product sat on the dock or was loaded into a truck not placarded correctly and it got inspected...
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