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    nipple won't come off

    My experience with a nipple that won't get out is : try to tighten it a little YES tighten it and than you wil get some movenemnt on it .
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    Flintlock tuning

    Flint shooter , Iwould like to know how to tune my lock , Thanks in advance, Paul.
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    Matchlock 'peep' sights

    Go to : legermuseum collectie Visser On the internet. Then search: lontslot . You will find several pics of matchlocks with peepsights on them . I have being there and they are only for sighting. Paul.
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    .54 Cal Hawken at 100 yards

    If You can get your hands on Swiss #2 use 60 Grains and you only have to put up your rear site a few mm Between 50 and 100 mtr and you are on target. If you are using one of the other powders you will have to change nothing , becouse the Swiss powder is faster then the others . It will foule...
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    matchlock in action

    It is really nice shoting indoors but the slowmatch should not sputter and spatter . it cost me already some tubelights. :grin: :confused:
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    Where does one buy a safe, ready to shoot handgonne?

    There is a company called Artax ( in Europe ) they build nice one's bud expensive , they shoot verry well. Paul.
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    matchlock in action

    http://www.develuwseschutters.nl/ Then go to: fotoalbum - Dk Hw district 1 en 2 2012 I like the pictures ( me in action ) nr 2710 and 2830 the best. A nice flash and a slowmatch thad flies a long way Paul. I am sorry I can't upload the pictures my self.
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    Any authentic peepsight designs?

    In the weapon museum in Delft ( The Netherlands ) Is a large collection of matchlock rifles , the Visser collection , several with a peepsite on it. Moostly a simple tube (diameter 6/8 mm) with halfway a small hole , witch is the actual peepsite. I gives a very good contrast at the frontsite and...
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    Just for your viewing pleasure

    Is it in any way possible to get in contact with this guy ? I have a qestion about a european matchlock he may bee able to answer.
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    underhammer rifles

    Hi there ! I own a shooting broomstick :wink: called a Billinghurst-replica made by Andreas Baumkircher. I think the ignition of the main charge is faster then the ignition of a side lock. Whats your opinion about this?
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    Wood

    Hi there , Does anyone of you know what kind of wood the Japanese used fot the matchlockpistols ? Thanks
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    Recurrent barrel rust?

    Ballistol Is hygroscopic this means it takes up water ,(you can add water to use it as a milk for your patche's) so it is no surprise your barrel gets rusty after a while.
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    Parker-Hale Enfield vs. the others

    Hi there , I am led to beleve there is more to it than this, Some time ago I bought a Parker Hale , nice wood all the stamps every thing in order....bud the barrel did not fit the wood as it should . So I wend to a good friend of mine and a good gun maker to and showed him the "Parker Hale"...
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    What cal. target rifle?

    I prefer my Baumkircher .40 crosspatch underhammer Beste result: 11 shots within 2 inch.
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    History of set triggers

    They were on European matchlocks
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    History of set triggers

    They where on European matchlocks !
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    Plainsrifle

    The rifle has a lollipop peepsite as can be seen in the book : the muzzleloading caplock rifle. I can fix something temporarely to mount the scope. The barrel is octagonal , so that would be no problem.
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    Plainsrifle

    J.D. , as soon as my barrel gets back from the gunsmith who is re-rifling it I will send some picture's. A have a scope that I would like to mount on the barrel and due to the weight of the rifle I am thingking of using it as a benchrestrifle , it is far to heavey for shooting it standing up. On...
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    Plainsrifle

    Hi there , does any one of you know if the where plainsrifles with a flintlock ? The thing is this:I own a plainsrifle with a cast steel barrel made by Stevens. Bore .40 , outside 32mm so it is pretty heavey. The lock (percussion)is stamped Remmington. It does not seem te be the original lock of...
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    Faster ignition?

    May bee this will help, I use CH2 crunched under a glass bottle so I get a mix of fine dust and fine grains. Also it is importand to keep the primingpowder under the flashole , if it is above the flashole it first has to burn the primingpowder before it reaches the flashole. The length of the...
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