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    Howdy from Alberta

    Good to see more guys from Canada, and better yet, Alberta.
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    cold steel tomahawks

    I have modified both a Riflemans and a Trail hawk from cold steel to make them look more traditional. I quite like both. The Riflemans is a bit heavy for hiking with, which is why I got the trail hawk. The trail hawk also throws pretty good.
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    Hey from Alberta, Canada

    Welcome to the forum from Bow Island, Alberta. I just started myself a little over a year ago.
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    Lyman touch hole liners ?

    I bought a Lyman 54 cal. GPR a couple of years ago and have not drilled out the stock touch hole. It fires everytime (well almost, it is a flintlock). I bought an extra vent liner in case I wanted to drill one out and see if makes a difference but haven't done it yet due to the fact my rifle...
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    Let's see your Tomahawks

    Heres a couple modified Cold Steel hawks and a R.E. Davis pipe hawk kit. They aren't fancy but work for me.
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    Let's see your patch knives and technique

    I use a medium sized french trade knife from Track of the Wolf. It is big enough to wear on a belt or small enough to fit in my shooting bag if needed.
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    Bag axes

    I know the Cold Steel trail hawk and rifleman's hawk aren't hand forged historically correct axes but with a little work they look pretty darn near HC. They even have a pipehawk design now too. The top one is the Riflemans Hawk. I also have a trail hawk done the same way and the bottom is a kit...
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    New to Muzzleloading

    It is a antler handled knife.
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    New to Muzzleloading

    Thanks to all the encouraging replies, much appreciated.
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    New to Muzzleloading

    I would like to go to a some Rendezvous this year, but first I need to get some more accurate clothing items and get more used to shooting my rifle. I shot about 100 rounds through it last fall after I got it, but still need more practice. Don't know how many old fashioned Rendezvous there...
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    New to Muzzleloading

    Here is a picture of my stuff right now. I know it isn't all completely historically accurate. I made everything except the rifle, hat and shirt.
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    Horse hair brush

    I made this from a bit of one of my horse's tails. It works good. I folded the hair over to double it up and make a loop at the end that you can attach to a string. I wrapped some thread and glued it to hold it all together.
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    Looking for the first rifle

    I just got a 54 cal Lyman GPR in October and I really like it. I have only shot about 100 rounds through it. It has very rarely not fired the 1st time. It has fired far more reliably than a lot of the percussion guns that other guys were shooting at the range. I was even using the flints...
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    Smoking Hawk

    I got the English pattern in the 4140 steel. I had to drill a small hole to finish the pipe and I filed in some grooves on the head and heat treated it. I also did some pewter casting for the mouth piece on the end and inlayed a couple silver diamond shapes in the handle. I have smoked it a...
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    Smoking Hawk

    There are some good usable pipe hawks out there. I bought one as a kit in a good high carbon steel from http://www.redaviscompany.com/edgedweapons.html It turned out very well, but I ended up making it too fancy and nice that I don't want to use it as a camp axe though. If you want...
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    GPR lock removal?

    It should just pop off. I have not had any trouble with my GPR. I just remove the screw from the left side of the rifle and the whole lock plate assembly just pulls off. I know it isn't much help for me to just tell you that mine works and yours doesn't. Good luck.
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    patch lube container

    Is your pillow ticking coming out of the leather bag already lubed? Does the leather bag leak at all or is it not that wet?
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    patch lube container

    Thanks. I didn't think of using a small glass or tin bottle. I will have to start looking around for some. I have lots of different leather to cover them with.
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    patch lube container

    Just wondering what you guys are using to hold your 'moose milk' or other patch lube in that is traditional looking. I don't want to carry around a plastic squirt bottle. I was thinking of a cheap wineskin water bag (just have to mark it so I don't end up drinking from it) Any other ideas?
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    Black Powder Substitute in flintlocks

    After phoning around I found some from the local Black Powder Club. The order in bulk every once in a while and everybody stocks up then. They have BP in Edmonton, Caroline, Calgary, etc but it is around the $30/lb. So it looks like I will have to think ahead and make sure to stock up before...
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