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    scratch built underhammer boot pistol

    i would apprecate any new comments would not regard saftey or homemade black powder , i understand in the photo the barrel looks skinny but it is not . i have made many guns before and fully understand the saftey requirements when building a gun . this gun will not blow up . end of discussion .
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    scratch built underhammer boot pistol

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    scratch built underhammer boot pistol

    i made this about a month ago , only bought part is the nipple (donated) but i could have used one i made a while ago , the barrel was drilled with a drill press ( the cheap $75 brand new kind). and the reciever is rectangle tubing , this is the rough side of the grip , the other is way...
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    What is wrong with me?

    muzzleloaderitis is a backward desease , it starts with likeing cowboy revolvers then you find out about cap and ball reovlers and how they are cool with their big smoke clouds , then you start to ignore the revolver and focus and the more powerful,accurate and practical single shot horse pistol...
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    where to get a percussion cap pistol kit cheap?

    nice gun , i like the grip , i mentioned underhammers as they are safe , cheap and easy to make , the barrel can be the only thing you have to buy if you have some materials , a car leaf spring (or slightly thinner high carbon steel ), a peice if wood , and the tang and breach plug can be made...
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    where to get a percussion cap pistol kit cheap?

    SCRATCH BUILD , not hard to buy $100 worth of a good barrel,breach plug+tang , plank of old wood and a could pieces of steel , underhammers are good , can be made in a weekend with some work and will be good training on all gunsmithing aspects , tempering , hardening , filing , threading ...
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    Range report Super Bang Ring Caps and CCI magnums

    try using the " Star caps " brand , they are made in Taiwan , and you wont get the plastic in the nipple ,they have a paper wad to keep the percussion mix in . the recipe is on the box in fine print :confused: it could be modified to be a bit safer to make in small quantitys , like 20 caps at...
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    Range report Super Bang Ring Caps and CCI magnums

    i have only ever used ring caps , never had a plastic thingy in the nipple , or found them very corrosive , just need a 1.8mm flash hole and a smaller diameter nipple . they go off every time , i do sometimes get a "pop.boom" . but this can be avoided by having the right size powder
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    Smallest cap & ball revolver?

    not exactly traditional but NAA cap'n ball is about the smallest ive seen
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    What got you into muzzlleloading?

    i started liking the old .22 single shot actions as they required less tools to make from scratch compared to ar 15s ect . so i started gathering all the jaco instructions which included 3 muzzleloaders . based off the horse pistol , kentucky rifle , and hawken rifle .i thought they would be...
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