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    Mr Hoyt, no new work until after March 2023

    Seems good barrel makers are getting scarce,and also like me , older.We need younger blood to begin working.Hopefully Mr. Hoyts niece is as capable as he seems to think ,others have handed down their business’s too and has not seemed to produce young artist/craftmen that meet the grade.This is a...
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    Flintlock geometry

    I hear these problems and it always amazes me that builders make and design locks but some have no actual idea of the proper geometry involved. I’ve owned and improved a few on advice from others,and finally built one from scratch and a board of curly maple and a Lyman barrel,learned a lot and...
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    Making stain/dye ,walnut,all purpose ,type 1a

    Thanks, my thoughts were also concerned with this substance being food for something so spoiling or mold forming could be a concern,of course we’re not eating it or anything but it could raise a stink!.
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    Making stain/dye ,walnut,all purpose ,type 1a

    making this right now soaked walnut hulls,three weeks in a bushel size galvanized tub,today I’m boiling down the liquor with more more nuts added ,quite thick and black ,will stain steel, wood, clothe,or leather ,I will put it in 2 qt. Mason jar and add vinegar to top it up to full,stuck on...
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    Too much detail

    But you could say matches don’t bring home any meat,plinking is more akin to hunting,just hit yer target with whatever you got in yer gun however and wherever your standing or sitting Or sneak in’! Matches are ok but all thet figurin git’s to hunting my haid!
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    Too much detail

    So they revoke his license based on age? WOW! I knew a guy in my truck company was 85 still passing all physicals and tests,and he isn’t the oldest I’ve heard of.That’s age discrimination here.
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    Barrel rust.

    I have used evaporust on the same rifle,however knowing that rust and blue are the same stuff I coated the barrel with Johnson’s paste wax and carefully filled it with a syringe after plugging it.
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    Barrel rust.

    I have used petroleum and non petroleum,water basedBallistol( really good)and anything I used on my car or bike( Harley) it all generally did the job.keep in mind ,inspect more often,the longer you store the heavier the viscosity- kerosene,Kroil,atf, gun oil /weapons lube,motor oil ,gear oil(...
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    Well i was not expecting that!!

    That is a BIG fox compared to ours here in NY,our coyotes ,however are big compared to others in the U.S.45-50 lbs.
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    Set trigger stopping at half ****

    I built a flint last year with an L&R lock,it was much better finished than that lock,I did have a sear problem ,sent it back they fixed it and never said diddly about the hole i drilled for mounting it,quick service,about 4-5 days from when I shipped it to its return fixed. ,NO complaints there.
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    Great Plains Max load?

    Lyman says for a.50 round ball 110 2 Gf or 90 gr.3fg for a .54 round ball 120 2 fg . Or 100 gr.3 fg. This is again for round ball loads.please note this is a maximum safe load ,after this Lyman says you are unsafe, will it blow with higher loads .?you should really be able to shoot the max all...
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    Where to set the sights ?

    I find this to be the best way to go,especially with muzzleloader,if you know where it goes with one setting,and one load , it will always go where you want it too,the art of knowing your rifle and using the often,nowadays,joked about “ Kentucky winddage” is one that is largely lost on shooters...
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    Where to set the sights ?

    I use a 3” black bull which is close to a deer heart size ,on that I hold at 6:00 and at fifty yds my bullets hit the top of the bull at 100 they drop down a bit if I were to have a perfect day with perfect light and a perfect rest and the target was a bit further I would raise it a might and be...
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    How much Powder?

    I only use iron sights and patched ball in my traditional rifles. So I only use i load - 85 gr. 3 f in my .50 ,it is also accurate,at least in my renegade ,my self made is just being broke in but seems to be unless it changes after a few shots,I am using it this year for the first time,I just...
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    .45 caliber RB enough for deer?

    I think if you could fly back in time even the .36 was capable of killing it’s fair share of deer .would I ? If I lived back then and needed to fill my larder,no problem. .45 prb out to 100 - most deer are shot closer, I would without hesitation use my .50 with 85 gr. Of 3f. Your .45prb is just...
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    WANTED Oversized .54 Round Ball Mold

    I’m looking to trade one for a.530 or.535 it throws a about a 542-.544 ball it’s older and not marked,if you still want. It’s one piece,you are on TMA too?
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    Thompson Center Breech Plug Wrench

    Because ya don’t know what one looks like taken apart until ya take it apart,it will eat at yer insides and gnaw on yer curiosity bone until ya do,so get it over with …do it!…..do it! Ya know ya want to! Someone else takes em apart so you can to! This is what I have said to myself every time I...
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    Rusty barrel optimism question

    I left a pair of pliers in and they came out sort of dark blue…no sh…t!
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    Removing & installing dovetail front sight

    I don’t know,but,my experience has been 90 %( I did not figure this mathematically however) of dovetails ,looking from the breech to the muzzle,foreward,toward the target,as if you were shooting the piece,drive out left to right and install right to left - out> in< My daddy told me that,he was a...
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    Rusty barrel optimism question

    Yes wax the blue you want kept wit heavy furniture or car wax or even clearcoat with lacquer anything that removes rust will remove blue as you suspected!
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