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    Kentuckian Questions

    Hi All, Back from the weekend away working on the Kentuckian, I managed to put over 100 balls through the barrel, and yes Ghettogun, this must be of a similar make, because it is a real "Straight-Shooter" After I settled in and got into some sort of routine, loading cleaning, and sorting out...
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Zonie, i checked the thread pitch and it is definately 1/4" x 28TPI, so this could be a "mod". Maybe a new drum and nipple fitted? The drum screws directly into the barrel as you stated, so this could have been drilled, re-tapped and this current drum and nipple inserted? Probably never know for...
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Sorry "Houndog" missed your reply, The threads do tighten up well, and dont look at all damaged, they just seemed a bit loose at the start of the thread, but I have cleaned them and ran a thread file over them, and I`m sure they are fine. Can I use loctite or some sort of thread sealant on the...
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Just got home from the range, thanks for all the discussion re my Kentuckian.. "Kapow", I`m situated just Nth. of Kempsey, on the beach at Stuarts Point, and shoot at the SSAA range at Kempsey, we`ve got about half a dozen ML shooters that meet on the second Sunday of the month...not enough...
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Hi, Thanks for the advice, I just rechecked all the threads and sizes. I removed the Powder drum, it is 1/2" dia. with a 5/16 x 24TPI thread, and an inspection/cleaning screw on the closed end, and the nipple, according to my thread gauge, measures 1/4" x 28 TPI, so it seems someone has done as...
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Thanks Condorsp,for your reply, it`s hard here in OZ to actually find anyone to ask, what seem like trivial questions about these firearms...i`m seriously thinking of packing me and the ole lady up and coming over... Roger.
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    Kentuckian Questions

    Hi i`m a "Newbie", living in Australia, and have got my hands on a 44cal. Kentuckian,Perc.Cap, seems to be made by Euroarms in Italy. I can`t find any info on the net about this rifle,and would like a few tips.. I`m firing a .430" PRB, with 30gn fff,Bore butter lube, I tried it with 50gn fff to...
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    Greetings from OZ.

    Hi, I`ll do that,Snowdragon, I`m a few hundred miles south of there, but I do get up that way for a weekend of fishing from time to time...really beautiful part of the country...she`s a lucky lass to be living there. Pan
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    Greetings from OZ.

    G`day again, thanks for making me feel welcome, Just like home...`cept for the time zone...it`s 4.00pm here, thursday... Who`s the best guy to ask about the problems I should be aware of with the two ML`s I have just bought, one CVA ."45 cal Flintlock Kentucky", and the other ".44 cal Euroarms...
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    Non-Toxic Round Balls

    We haven`t come across this problem in OZ (Australia) as yet, although there is talk of banning lead sinkers for fishing in the inland river system here. There`s an Aussie mob making "Enviro-Sinkers"? I`m not sure of materials used, but I`ll check them out, and post back here if they have...
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    Greetings from OZ.

    Gooday from OZ! Getting a bit tired of punching holes in paper with centrefires, so have bought myself a .44cal Percussion Cap "Kentucky" long rifle, and I`m waiting on delivery of a .45 cal CVA "Kentucky" Flintlock, should arrive this week!..and since this is the best ML site I have come across...
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