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    Pedersoli Harper's Ferry

    Shouldn't have much of a noticeable delay between ignition of pan powder and charge if you remember to keep the flash hole clear when loading. Use a suitable diameter piece of brass wire or a carved stick or round toothpick, etc. poked right through the flash hole. This avoids a powder-filled...
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    Scottish all-metal pistol

    Probably the best idea anyway, as the quality of the steel may not be up to use. Especially if you don't have a workshop or some gunsmithing skills.
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    Scottish all-metal pistol

    Moloch, Know how you feel - recently bought an Indian stone axe head from the US which turned out to be a fake, but a good-looking one, so I'll haft it, add an eagle feather or two and hang it on the wall near the door as a decorative anti-intruder device! Don't give up on your pistol. The...
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    Pedersoli Harper's Ferry

    And various Australian states.
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    Replica Arms

    I don't post often, but wasn't it Winnie that said something like "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend with my life your right to say it?" (Even if it wasn't him, it sounds like something he would have said!) Wonderful things democracy and freedom of speech, even if you do end up...
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    Replica Arms

    Thanks Mykeal, much appreciated. Pete.
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    Replica Arms

    Zonie, What date is a rectangle with AN in it? Thanks, Pete.
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    Unusual 54 cal bullet mould.

    Greetings from Down Under. Yesterday, while waiting the 3-4 months delivery for my Lyman Deerstalker L/H flintlock in 54 cal, I was given a mould for an unusual 54 cal bullet. It's by SHILOH PRODUCTS (marked on the sprue-cutter extension) of black anodised aluminium, marked D 541 on the...
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    Why do you use real BP?

    "Thanks for the fast responses! Keep 'em comin' if you have more reasons." Jethro, Another reason? Same one I sometimes use top quality hard black steaming coal in my 7 1/4" gauge steam locomotive rather then char. The post-combustion smell! Can't beat it, except perhaps that of fresh-ground...
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    Rebel, Upset me? You must be joking - you haven't got within a bull's (or buffalo's???) roar of doing that yet my friend! Cheers, Pete. PS I'd put one of those "We're Getting Off Topic!" graemlins here if I could work out how! That's before Stumpkiller does. Always room for a bit of humour...
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    New to flintlock

    Rebel, Me again! Pretty much the same here in Victoria, Australia. The law forbids possession of any part of a protected species (especially primitive wallabies from the Northern Territory!) without a permit. I had a complete and magnificent male lyre bird tail which I quickly donated to the...
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    Olive oil for patches?

    Stumpkiller has hit that nail fair and square on its head - because it's all part of the fun and satisfaction of doing things for yourself that people once HAD to do, instead of being spoon fed everything all the time. Also include the glorious mess and the wonderful smells of BP shooting and...
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    Rebel, Thought I made it clear I didn't want to be asked why - reasons for that are that I'm embarrassed about being under-gunned (sorry, under-rocked!) for the job, and I still don't know why myself! Only stopped to photograph the thing, but the trophy buffalo was there, the rock was there...
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    Don't think they are quite as mean. Many years ago I hit a big bull right on the end of the snout with a hand-thrown rock! (Please don't ask me WHY I chucked a rock at a water buffalo, I still don't know to this day.) Great shot, but quite non-fatal, although he got a little peeved - in fact we...
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    Thanks guys, much appreciated. For the price, the Lymans are obviously a good deal. Gordy, I load for and occasionally shoot .55 Boys anti-tank rifles (805 gr. projectile in front of 220 gr AR2213 powder), so should not be overly concerned with anything in the way of recoil that black powder...
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    Hank, thanks. Just the sort of info I'm after. Thought I might start out with a LH flintlock Deerstalker in .54 to hunt with and later, when finances permit, a LH GPR flinter in .50 for fun/target/plinking type shooting or lighter game like 'roos. Do your .50s handle white tail-sized deer OK...
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    Olive oil for patches?

    I have seen somewhere on the Muzzleloading Forum (I think it was) that olive oil can be used for "conditioning" bores of muzzleloaders, and that it is a fair choice for protective oiling of a bore after cleaning. Is there any reason why it can't be used lightly as a lubricant on round ball...
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    Olive oil for patches?

    UBB1-ML-184960-ML- Not "flintlock" specific.
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    Information on Flintlock Lyman Deerstalker please.

    I am investigating a flintlock Lyman Deerstalker rifle in .54 cal. I am a right-handed shooter but due to some loss of acuity after a corneal transplant can only use my right eye with a scope, so with open sights need a left-handed rifle. Because of budget restraints it has to be a production...
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    Flint size?

    For flints, etc. try Graeme Forbes at Forbes Wholesale, Montmorency, Victoria, ph. 03 9439 6111. Graeme also carries a very wide range of black powder necessaries and accessories, and advertises in "Australian Shooter". Pete (Eltham, Victoria)
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