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  1. deerstalkert

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    got up to 9 inches snow that had to be plowed before the foray into town. got to the doctors on time, she says nothing is ready to fall off. wife checked out well. had lunch with daughter. she is in a wonderfully chipper mood considering. went shopping with the two women in my life. don't...
  2. deerstalkert

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Not yet. Life is getting in the way. Dr.s get today. Lunch with daughter who just found out she has cancer.
  3. deerstalkert

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    finished the missing grip panel on the Remington. i kind of like it!
  4. deerstalkert

    Best Animal fat for lube?

    I use bear fat because i have 10 quarts of it and have no need for anything else. Generally mixed with different percentages of bees wax depending on the temperature.
  5. deerstalkert

    FOR SALE Frontier's Bear Paws Patch lube

    SDSmif, I must publicly apologize for my poor choice of words. I was startled by what i misconstrued as a hostile tone. it was out of character from what i have read of most of your posts. again i apologize and now will fade off into my senility.
  6. deerstalkert

    Dropped my woodsrunner

    nice job! Hate that sinking feeling when I look at a brand new stock and see white wood. or any stock for that matter.
  7. deerstalkert

    One side or two

    I punch out 100 or so patches. I then toss them like potato chips into my melted bear fat/ beeswax concoction then scoop them out with the wife's strainer spoon thingy. with a popsicle stick I separate the them on a paper plate. when they cool off and the lube solidifies, they really are like...
  8. deerstalkert

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    In the past i used bar soap for a thread lube. over time i discovered said screw threads rusted. Discovered that most bar hand soap has salts in it's ingredients. switched to bees wax. no salts, won't absorb moisture and makes the screws thread in smoothly. also squeezes excess out to be wiped...
  9. deerstalkert

    FOR SALE 20 Gauge /Flintlock 62 Caliber Smoothbore Trade Gun, Walnut Stock, Serpent Sideplate

    I did get some done on the fowler today. finished inletting the breach plug tang. last night i fit the plug. smoke, insert, remove , file, smoke, insert, remove.......... x10. I am tempted to just buy yours but med bills are needing to be paid.
  10. deerstalkert

    FOR SALE Frontier's Bear Paws Patch lube

    i for one can tell you how it works for patch lube. 1. it allowed me to fire over 50 shots with a rifle that with any other lube required swabbing every 5 shots. 2. it worked so well i copied it as close as i could as i had a supply of bear fat and bees wax. 3. why the hostility? man is a good...
  11. deerstalkert

    Unusual find at gunshow

    straight out of the prop room for the Pirates of the Caribbean!
  12. deerstalkert

    New Frizzen needed?

    normal for a TC frizzen. those lateral troughs are what fractures your flint. on half **** what is the distance between the flint and frizzen face. 1/16 of an inch is optimum in my experience with TC'S. the closer the flint is to the frizzen the higher on the face it strikes, causing the frizzen...
  13. deerstalkert

    Opinions on product for glass bedding a stock that was overcut by a newbie

    any pictures available? it may be in this case that a thin wood veneer epoxied into place would be advantageous. see dave_persons post about the Elliot carbine.
  14. deerstalkert

    Ugly Stained Stock

    leave it as is and order something from Kibler to finish bright and shiny!
  15. deerstalkert

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Wife is up and healed from her hip replacement enough to be growling at me when i get too hovering so I just did some shop cleaning. got down through the multiple layers of stuff on half the back bench. found a couple locks i had forgotten about. Both full size. could have saved some mad money...
  16. deerstalkert

    Making a Rev War Period British Carbine

    among my many other faults I have never been drawn to Military arms of the 18th and 19th centuries. Now Dave , you come along and i felt that familiar flutter in my old heart signaling the start of another love affair. You had me at "Carbine". I am powerless when it comes to any type of gun if...
  17. deerstalkert

    Opinions on unmarked .45 rifle

    if i came dragging that into the house I would be wiggling like a new puppy so hard I wouldn't even hear the wife's " not another one!"
  18. deerstalkert

    Was Dutch right about wiping between shots?

    when you shoot, before you even look at the target, look at the vent hole and watch for smoke curling out. if you see it your flame path is unobstructed. I can hear the caterwauling already, but i add some moist air to the bore and watch the vent to confirm it is really clear. no i don't like...
  19. deerstalkert

    Can I switch to left handed shooting?

    I had my right eye dilated for some reason i forget, and when i got home i wanted to shoot. being old and unreasonable i did just that. Left handed. I discovered i shot my right handed flint locks better lefthanded. Awkward yes. so much so i switched back to right handed, but i learned something.
  20. deerstalkert

    For anyone considering an Indian manufactured Flintlock

    I was about to say those were a lot of steaks, but thought roasts was more fitting.:D
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