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    breech loading rifle.

    thanks for the quick responce,on my rifle the breechplug is a replacement and i would like to return it to look like wilkes original but i cannot find any pictures of the staple and chain which stop the plug from being lost when the plug is unscrewed.i must admit i am tempted to replicate the...
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    breech loading rifle.

    hi everyone, i have breech loading rifle that has a similar mechanisem to the manton one which was posted on here a while back.the rife i have is a reproduction of james wilkes rifle of 1801,does anyone have a picture of the breech section they could post as i ca'nt find one anywhere.my rifle...
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    How NOT to fix a gun...

    hello everyone whats a cva hawken is it a gun of poor quality?.here in england there is not a lot of information on the different makes of hawkens available in the states,my main source of information is this forum .so if some of you could explain the good hawkens from the bad i would be very...
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    mendhi wheelock mechanism

    hello everybody i am looking for a mendhi wheelock mechanism if anyone has a one to sell or knows anyone who does could you please email me and let me know the details .i hope to make a twin for my pistol.you will find my details on my home page thanks in anticipation. :)
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    Japanese 19th century Matchlock Powder Flask

    hi spitfire is the flask cast out of resin ,it looks like it has air bubble holes in it .there is a lot of fakes around at the minute.
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    Lets Post here Englishman

    thanks gmww. :)
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    Lets Post here Englishman

    hi gmww i am sorry if i offended you that was not my intention.i now have a better uderstanding of something i obviousley knew nothing about,and see the reasons behind your methods.in future i will keep my fourpenorth to myself. :hatsoff:
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    post hawkin here

    sorry if i upset anyone, i have no problem in hunting for food,just the size of the target,the range of the shot,and what sounds like a docile farm animal that is used to human contact i see no sport in that.nuff said.i too love my hawken, i have 24 muzzle loaders and it is my favourite.
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    Dutch Wheellock Breech Area Detail

    hi bookie it looks allright to me. :thumbsup:
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    post hawkin here

    hi everybody please do not take this the wrong way ,but i cannot see what pleasure anyone gets out of shooting an animal as big as a small car from around 50 yards it is certainly not sporting it just seems killing for killings sake maybee some people get a kick out of shooting a sitting target...
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    sabots

    thanks roundball. :hatsoff:
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    sabots

    hi roundball, thanks to the people who replied to the thread i am now wiser than i was. roundball thanks for the offer,but i already shoot muzzleloaders the traditional way, and as far as i am concerned it is the only way.i shoot wheelocks ,doglock pistols,mortimer sawhandled duelling...
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    sabots

    hi everybody please forgive my ignorance,but what are sabots and what do they do. :hmm:
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    Bookie's Wheellock Project

    bookkie i will look forward to your pics,my pistol is being worked on at the moment .i am making a new butt cap and a nosepiece i have made a new ramrod and tip and a ramrod pipe .when it is completed i will try to get a photo on the forum.i have copied a german wheelock that was made in suhl...
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    Bookie's Wheellock Project

    hi you are making a great job of the gun,i have a wheelock pistol myself .wheelocks of any type are very hard to come by in england, in reenactment of the e.c.w.s the guns are usually doglock or matchlock.please post your progress its really interesting :thumbsup:
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    Bookie's Wheellock Project

    in europe the name for a carbine stock of that shape is a paddlebutt, :bow: it was quite a common shape around 1630.are you going to put the carbine swivel on to hang it from a carbine sling?
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    Need help finding the best "bessie"

    for the money you cannot beat the indian made bess ,the quality has improved a lot.we shoot the long land pattern and have had no problems.the bayonet sometimes has to be worked on to get a good fit on individual muskets.in pounds stirling they are about £250 pounds.have a look at albion...
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