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    touch hole: how big is too big?

    There are a number of difficulties accurately modeling the behavior of a gas moving through the touch hole. Many of the liners I've seen had a cone machined into the inner surface, effectively turning the liner into a venturi type nozzle. It's counter intuitive, but the pressure inside the...
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    Problem with brass primer and powder measure.

    Well, I've never intentionally insulted a witch doctor, but I'm a navy sailor and occasionally a pretty offensive guy...Maybe I met the witch doctor's daughter somewhere along the line. fraungie, the primer was empty when it broke. I'm guessing that the manufacturer didn't anneal the brass tube...
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    Problem with brass primer and powder measure.

    Thank you everyone for the thoughtful replies. I'm just going to buy a new priming tool, since I've been using an old brass .44 case with a stick shoved in the opening to prime my lock since this one broke. It's less than 20$ so it'd cost less to buy a new one than to get the materials to do a...
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    Problem with brass primer and powder measure.

    The cracks formed longitudinally along the barrel of the pieces, They appear to be stress cracks, but I can't imagine what kind of load they were under. Since it happened to two similar items purchased at the same time, I guess it could be due to a bad batch off of the assembly line. Is there...
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    Problem with brass primer and powder measure.

    Good day all. I searched this forum for "broken" and didn't find anything. I have an adjustable powder measure and a three grain priming tool. Both are made from brass and both have cracked along the barrel. I bought them both from Trackofthewolf. They had been kept in my possibles bag, hangin...
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    Hello from Colorado

    Hi all from South Park Colorado. I'm relatively new to flintlock shooting, I spent six years in the Navy, and I've been a blacksmith since I was a teen. I look forward to learning what I can from the members of this forum.
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