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  1. M

    Laws on Buying Lead Balls?

    How about visitors to the State? I have relatives in Illinois and thought I might get to a shoot or two over a long stay.
  2. M

    Manilla Ropes

    Thanks I'll check out the oils - both mineral & linseed. I have eye-spliced and whipped the ends along with a crown knot at the opposite end -- I really don't want to do all that again.
  3. M

    Manilla Ropes

    After Friendship, I was making repairs and doing some maintainece to the tents when I noticed some wear on the ropes that I have used for several years. Is there any thing that can be put on the ropes that will help to make them last longer? They seem to 'dry out' and become less pliable. I...
  4. M

    Need Help Deciding on Flintlock Longrifle

    How about going to some of the local shoots and talking to the folks about their rifles? If you like one that you see, ask the owner if you can pick it up to get the feel of it. Most will know that your interest is genuine and will tell you more about their gun than they will their children...
  5. M

    Tent flooring

    We have used the poly-woven shipping covers from the pre-engineered wood products, such as wood floor trusses. The lumber yards that sell these to the local contractors have way too many and are only too happy to give them away. Yep they may be ripped in several places, and they may make a...
  6. M

    Diagnosis on shooting

    I have noticed that some rifles will group differently when supported in different locations along the forearm. When you shot from the bench, then sitting, then offhand, was your hand/support in the same place? Some people tend to crowd the rear sight a bit when shooting from the bench. Was...
  7. M

    Range rod/ cleaning rod

    If I'm shooting at a competition, I use a solid brass or steel rod with a 'T' handle and a muzzle guide. The steel rod is a U.S. military 50 cal cleaning rod that has been cut to length and tapped for the 10-32 jags. (Just about 15 years old now.) The brass one is from Log Cabin. The 'T' handle...
  8. M

    Shoots near Antioch, IL

    I will be visitng my daughter in Antioch, Illinois over the August 25-26 weekend and I'd kinda like to visit a club for a shoot that is close to her house - about an hour, hour an a half, drive or so. (I realize that the 'Chicago' factor may add to that time.) I've visited a bunch of web sites...
  9. M

    Range Rod

    The rod, or wiping stick, I use depends upon where I am shooting. For practice and all-day competition on the off-hand line, I use a military surplus, 50 cal machine gun clean rod that has been cut to fit and tapped for the 10-32 jag. The weight helps make a long day of shooting much easier...
  10. M

    Flint Costs

    Hello to All Here's where I get my flints: Vernon C. Davis http://www.vernoncdavisco.net/ I have two rifles, a smoothbore and a pistol - all are flint guns. I've hand-picked through a pile of flints and bought un-opened bags of 250 and have found no difference in quality. MacTavish
  11. M

    Possibles Bag Pattern

    For my first bag, my shootin' buddy & I first made a pattern from heavy brown paper - like from a paper bag and then transfered that to chipboard. [The kind of cardboard that used to be on the back of the pencil tablets.] We looked at alot of different sources, as you have, for the styles and...
  12. M

    WANTED CUSTOM T/C HAWKEN

    You might have been looking at a Cleland T/C Hawken. It's a 40 cal target special heavy barrel rifle that Chad Cleland helped to develop. Those I know that have one say that this rifle is a shooter.
  13. M

    WANTED CUSTOM T/C HAWKEN

    Hey Texan I have a T/C Hawken Custom. It's a 50 cal, blued and beautiful. I bought it from a guy that got it from his wife in '99(?) as a present and then only had a chance to shoot a couple of shots at one time at the range before he became too ill to shoot it again. I bought it to use in the...
  14. M

    Mich. Trip

    I not sure of the direction that you will be traveling, so south just a bit: There should be a black powder match at the Toledo Muzzle Loaders on Sunday, July 17th. This month's match starts at 11 am and is normally just bulls-eye targets at 25, 50 & 100 yards with some kind of special match...
  15. M

    True Muzzleloader T.V.

    The cable system here in NW Ohio has "The Sportsman's Channel" as the fishing/hunting link. It sporadically carries a program called "One Shot Challenge" sponsored by The NMLRA, Austin-Hallack, Dixie, and a bow company who's name escapes me this morning. The Hostess has been to Friendship -...
  16. M

    A Question of Powders

    I normally use 3F in all of my rifles, pistols and smoothbore. I have developed loads using 2F in for my .50 cal rilfe and the 20 gauge smoothbore just in case I've forgotten or used all of the FFF and can only get FF. I don't use massive charges while competing so I'm not worried about the...
  17. M

    flintlock shooting tips?

    There are some good suggestions here. I read ALL of the posts but don't remember seeing a classic 'cure for the flinch'. Load the rifle in your regular manner but have someone else prime the pan for you. Sometimes there will be priming and sometimes there isn't. Don't look at the pan for...
  18. M

    Woods Walk Targets and Handicaps?

    One of the different shots I've seen uses a set of fire irons. The cross bar is set at an angle (not a very severe angle, but about 5
  19. M

    Possibles bag

    Hey Keith, I wish I knew more about shot from my smoothbore for a better answer than "I don't shoot enough or shoot well enough when I do shoot shot to tell the difference." My friends that do alot of blackpowder shotgunning &/or smoothbore shot shooting, have told me that there isn't enough...
  20. M

    Possibles bag

    I have a shootin' bag for each of my rifles / smoothbores. Each was made by my friend, who is an accomplished leather worker. Each has it's own feel, quirks and specialities. The oldest one is made from cow hide that has softened over the last 15 years along with aquiring a sublteness that...
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