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  1. dave951

    Paper patch roundball in a civil war musket?

    Hook up with the N-SSA if you want to shoot competition with a team.
  2. dave951

    FOR SALE Period Ladies items

    My mom was deep into Civil War living history, so much so that she learned tatting and bobbin lace and was internationally known for her work. Her impression was of an elderly lady circa 1860. She passed about 10 years ago and dad wouldn't part with anything for any reason. Well, he's gone now...
  3. dave951

    A Tale of Two 1861 Enfield Musketoons

    To get any Minnie to shoot well, size to bore is crucial. Here's a 100yd group with my PH
  4. dave951

    Can I switch to left handed shooting?

    YES!! you can change your dominant eye. It isn't easy and takes time. Over time, your brain will adapt and "rewire" to the left. You'll likely have to shoot with some sort of eyepatch over the right for a while to force the left to take over. Dryfire practice will help. Do a quick googly search...
  5. dave951

    The fog is about to roll in!

    North South Skirmish Association Fall Nationals in Winchester VA. We hold Nationals twice a year. Next on is last full weekend in May. Well be there.
  6. dave951

    Unclogging a Lee bottom pour

    Empty it. Use a drill bit to clear the hole. Do NOT use the bit in a drill. Just twisting it with your fingers will clean it just fine. Unfortunately, it's a thing you'll have to do from time to time.
  7. dave951

    Improving velocity consistency

    It's all about consistency and variable control. Anything you can think of as a variable, check it, control it. Lots of that is done in modern ammo. Since we literally "hand load" every time, variables are there and quite real.
  8. dave951

    need help with 58 minie bullet mold

    It's a quite addicting type of competition. We're the Palmetto Sharpshooters, in the Central Virginia Region of the N-SSA. Look us up at Nationals sometime. One other thing, be very very careful around the artillery guys or you might get drafted down a very deep and dark rabbit...
  9. dave951

    need help with 58 minie bullet mold

    Well welcome to the madness. In the world of reproductions, bore size is never, ever standardized to any reliable extent. Doesn't matte what it's marked, you have to measure with some form of PIN GAUGE. This problem leads the unsuspecting to just plunk any old minie down the pipe cuz that's...
  10. dave951

    Grains by weight or volume???

    I beg to differ on 5g. Maybe in some guns but it's absolutely detectable in minies. My powder measure may vary .5g doing large quantities and that in black powder is truly undetectable
  11. dave951

    Grains by weight or volume???

    Using a scale is fine. Lots of folks are seriously confused at the concept of weight v volume when measuring but here's the skinny- You set by weight, measure by volume for any given powder. Change the powder, volume may stay the same, but weight will change. Even modern ammo is made the same...
  12. dave951

    Loading from the pouch?

    Ramrods often break when you try to ram the ball while gripping the end of the rod. That's a surefire way to bend a metal rod or break a wood one. Grip the rod about a foot above the muzzle and tap down, moving your grip as the ball goes down to the powder.
  13. dave951

    The fog is about to roll in!

    And another of the march in- Our unit is just behind the guys wearing the havelocks on their hats.
  14. dave951

    The fog is about to roll in!

    North South Skirmish Association 150th Nationals- A few more pix- Shooting often lasts till last light. Preparing for the Carbine match- Want to complain about muzzleloading dying off? Well do nothing and it WILL happen. We make it a point to involve youth in black powder whenever...
  15. dave951

    Whole lotta shootin goin on!!

    Not to mention the noise of minies flying to the targets and the valley filling with the sweet aroma of the holy black!
  16. dave951

    Whole lotta shootin goin on!!

    North South Skirmish Association 150th Nationals
  17. dave951

    How long does 1’000 caps last for an average shooter

    N-SSA competition, not long.
  18. dave951

    Lubricating a Garret Sharps removable Chamber Bushing

    Before buying a mold, SLUG THE BORE! That can be done with a simply fishing weight that is "squashed" to slightly larger than bore size. Lube the squashed weight and tap through the bore from the BREECH end using a wood dowel near bore size (7/16). Once you have that in hand, THEN go looking for...
  19. dave951

    Read my patch...

    Hmmm, patch say avoid avoid dark alley and drink more Ovaltine.
  20. dave951

    Lubricating a Garret Sharps removable Chamber Bushing

    Lithium grease works but I've found that Mobil1 synthetic grease to the the best if you can overlook the pink color but that goes black after the first shot anyway.
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