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    Pedersoli oiled stock?

    I stripped the stock of a new (2020) Pedersoli because I did not like the look. Looked like a plastic coating. Whatever it was it took 24 house of soaking in a methylene chloride paint stripper and then some periodic scraping. But I got it off. I refinished with successive applications and...
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    How Ball Molds are Sized?

    Still a newbie. I cast non-lead alloy from Rotometals for my Pedersoli 20 ga. Howdah and that alloy does not shrink so I use a Lee double 0.60 (as rated) mold for making non-shrinking alloy balls for the Howdah 0.6288 (actual) barrels. The non-shrinking balls coming out measure a little larger...
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    Cleaning a flintlock

    At my company we perform real-time outdoor exposure testing of liquid corrosion inhibiting films for a year and more on steel plates partially submerged in rain water, snow, ice. ALL so-promoted corrosion inhibiting products we have tested over 10 years now fail miserably, as bad as WD-40...
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    Black powder?

    I just picked up last Wed. a pound of Goex 2ff and a pound of 3fff and a supply of flints and a Lee mold and other essentials I’m gathering to get back to ML shooting at the Log Cabin Shop in Lodi, OH. If you’ve never been there it’s worth the trip just to gawk at all they have (for many aspects...
  5. M

    Dixie Gunworks delays?

    But when did they get it into 2-day mail? DGW is behind in packing and shipping. It’s not all on USPS. The retailers take variable times to get your order out the door.
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    Dixie Gunworks delays?

    My order for a very high cost firearm with 2-day shipping was recently received in 2+a few days. My other order shortly following that one for a lesser cost firearm at regular shipping was received within 4 weeks. If you are in a hurry, buy big dollar items and pay for express shipping. That...
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    How to make the stock look old.

    In antique furniture and vintage motorcycle restorations I often have to make new materials (wood, metals, leather, etc.) appear old to match. I have many tricks. A very effective way to give new wood “instant age” is by applications of various dilutions of potassium permanganate. It’s an...
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    Howdah-do?

    You asked to see: Here is my Pedersoli Howdah 20/20 after I removed the brown (Cerakote?), removed the satin varnish and finished the walnut with teak oil followed with Tru-Oil until glossy, and added ivory (imitation) to the grip.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Thanks. Nice to hear from you. Dayton is close. Not ML - related but I’ve worked in Dayton & area for about 40 years. Worked for WPAFB & related museums, Dayton Art Institute etc.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Thanks, I’ve spent time in the SC Lowcountry and my family had property on Calibogue Sound where I boated many years ago before the resort development. I still have work in nearby Savannah, GA but nothing in inland SC. My wife’s family is in Greenville which I have not visited. And that rebel...
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    No bass there? I’ve done some historical work in Marietta for the Ohio History Center. Recently (almost) finished reading David McCullough, The Pioneers. Made me wanting to take a tied-log raft trip from Pennsylvania westward on the Ohio River.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Hi. That's really close. I ordered some non-lead alloy 1 lb ingots (bismuth, antimony and tin) from Rotometals in Califoirnia to cast balls and was surprised to find my order was fulfilled by Elyria Custom Fabrication. They stock it. Carlisle is on the way for me to there.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Yes sir! My MC ride by country back roads with a fellow shooter to the Log Cabin Shop (photo 1) to view the muzzleloader collection and to shop and then get lunch in downtown (photo 2) Lodi, Ohio. I ride the red Indian (1947).
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    I made a range box lets see some more.

    I see several have used machinists chests for this purpose. I just finished modifying the top compartment of one adding two inches under the lid to accommodate a Howdah. Not too heavy to carry but my “range” is on my farm.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Hello, not a ML topic but the mention of New Mexico made me think: Is it true that a piece of land north of Albuquerque still belongs to Spain and is not subject to US law? I recall that. There was a commune there (on purpose) and I stayed there for a while in late 1960’s.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Hello I’m just outside of Oberlin. I need to get to the nearby Log Cabin Shop in Lodi a day this coming week for some powders (if available) and spare flints and other supplies to get started again.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Understandable.
  18. M

    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Thank you.
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Actually, I have lived where I am near Cedar Point with my wife and four children for Thanks.
  20. M

    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Boys need toys at any age.
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