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*UPDATE* I cleaned out my lead pots of all the contaminated lead. Then I melted down the scrap lead that I got from a roofing company. It’s old flashing from around things like chimneys. It’s very soft and you can write your name on with your fingernail. I cast up a bunch of .490 and .440 balls...

I’ve been casting my own round balls for probably 20 years and not had this problem before. Usually my .490 and .440 ball load easily with my short starter and ramrod. This last batch I had to hammer down the bore. I tried a thinner patch but that didn’t help. Is it possible that some wheel...

This was on display Monterey State Museum. A .57 cal Grizzzly gun.

I just watched an episode of Meateater on Netflix where they were hunting with flintlocks in Pennsylvania. Apparently they have a flintlock only season there. Has anyone else seen this? I must admit I cringed at some the things they did, loading from a flask and leaning over the barrel while...

This a pouch I made from that book.

They’re using flintlocks against zombies now.

I finally bit the bullet and bought a Lee production pot with the bottom pour spout. For a couple of decades I’ve been using a Lee melter pot with a dipper and just cranking it all the way up. What the proper temperature for melting lead? The stuff I use is pretty pure. I can score it with a...

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This was canceled last year due to COVID-19. Hopefully it will happen this year.

Here is possible source for bismuth round balls. They are pricey a $1 each. https://www.ballisticproducts.com/ITX-50-cal-487-non-toxic-roundball-12-balls/productinfo/TXRB50/

The old and the new. I recently found the old one in an old shooting box. It’s probably from the early 80’s.

Nice pouch. What are the dimensions?

Petaluma here. Not a member of a club but I usually practice at the Circle S range outside of town. The only rendezvous I usually get to is the Sonoma Valley Muzzleloaders, which got cancelled this year.

I will give that a try later this week and let you know how it goes. Thanks.

I think that is what is going on. It won't go in or out. How do fix this?

The spring is clear of the side of the revolver. It won't budge in or out.

I bought a Pietta 1851 Navy some years ago and just got around to taking it out of the box. When I tried to disassemble it to clean the grease off of it I could not get the wedge to budge. I tried using a wood mallet but it just won't move. Any suggestions?

I found a container of Pyrodex in my safe and I was wondering how to tell if it was still good. It's probably over 25 years old.

When they were testing the barrels the first time they poured a pile of priming powder in the pan and then they were surprised when the huge flash set the dummy on fire! It was interesting that they test fired the gun in the parking lot of their store, the neighbors must love them.

Also in Bonanza they never had cartridge loops on their belts because it was supposed to be before the civil war.