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    Patch Lube Latest and Greatest

    I believe glycols oxidize to acidic compounds and break down under heat more readily . Probably fine short term and followed with prompt and thorough cleaning, but years of use will probably not end well. Someone smarter than me will hopefully chime in.
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    Who's got the best lube?

    I did this but I was worried about the salt. I boiled used bacon grease, let it cool, dump the water and put fresh water and boil again to remove the salt. It's kinda like crisco, or lard, or TOW mink oil. I didn't notice a difference between them. I added beeswax as needed to stiffen the...
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    Frizzen sole material

    Here's a dumb question for those smarter than myself. If hard silver flows at about 1400F, and steel goes nonmagnetic at about 1400F, how does one harden a freshly soled frizzen that's been silver soldered? Is a lower quench temp ok, or is a different higher temp brazing material used, or...
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    Patch Box?

    I have it stuffed with lubed patches and ball so it won't rattle. I was thinking that if I ever take a spill crossing the creek at camp. i'll be able to reload even if I lose all the stuff in my pouch. It's happened a few times I'm embarrassed to say, maybe my username should be NimbleFoot...
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    Patch knife carry

    Since I didn't share a pic before, this is my current setup. All made by me except the horn and strap that came from vendors at Kempton this year. I'm thinking about sewing the knife sheath to the bag, and using the strap space for a sleeve for the priming horn. Right now it just dangles on a...
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    Patch knife carry

    I could see castor and alcohol being a very good lube, even for a lock, maybe even too slippery for PRB. How was the accuracy? I never shot the original, but one of the guys I shoot with is still nursing an OG bottle that he refers to as his "precious". Joking for the Lord of the rings fans...
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    Patch knife carry

    I looked at the patent for Lehigh valley lube, and attempted a recreation that has worked very well. I didn't have access to tall oil, so I blended castor, lanolin, oleic acid, and jojoba to get roughly the same composition of lineic, oleic and stearic acids, and made a soap from it with lye...
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    Patch knife carry

    I went through a bunch of effort to cut a blade from sawzall, shaped a rat tail, and wet set it into an antler. I made a wooden scabbard, stitched a leather cover and made a leather tube around my strap that it friction fits into. I was pre-lubing strips of ticking with a grease/wax blend and...
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    SOLD Custom Armstrong-Style Longrifle

    Well, either the wife has to go or one of the kids has to go, because I need to free up some money for that rifle.
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    Whom Used a Frizzen Stall?

    I don't own one, I won't use one while hunting. If I was pulling a ML up to a treestand on a rope, I'd clear the pan and plug the touch hole, or remove the cap . I know the internals of my lock, it's going to take a heck of a lot of force to break the half cock notch. Likewise, it takes...
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    Boiled Linseed Oil Finish?

    I can't say what went wrong, I wasn't there. I can say that's not how properly applied and cured BLO or tung works. It polymerizes, the molecules cross link and it turns into something like plastic that does not dissolve in water. "I literally soaked it w/ tung oil mixed w/ Japan drier , and...
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    Who carries a purse?

    I made a bag, but I bought a purse strap from goodwill to go with it 😁 I should have bought a woven strap at Kempton but didn't think of it dangit
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    Boiled Linseed Oil Finish?

    I'm not an authority on the subject, but I've been using BLO and other finishes as a hobby woodworker for 30 years. If it was still wet, like <24 hours, it could wash off. A cured linseed oil finish? No way. There's a reason it's been used on garden tools and axe handles woodworkers tools...
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    Boiled Linseed Oil Finish?

    There's a lot of misinformation in the replies. BLO and any drying oil and many oil based varnishes can spontaneously combust if they're wadded up, the easy fix is just spread them out to dry. BLO does not wash off after curing. BLO is softer than other varnishes, but that's a relative...
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    Hunters Who Are NMLRA Members

    I got started about 3 years ago with a T/C Hawken. I didn't know any flintlock shooters, so I started looking at YouTube. I found the ilovemuzzleloading channel and started watching Ethan's content. I found out about the NMLRA from his channel. I didn't join for a while, but eventually did...
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    If you are going to be stupid, you gotta be tough

    Agreed, PVA glue for most long grain that may get occasional wet. Hide for indoor pieces that may need to come apart. I do like gorilla/polyurethane for outdoor projects
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    Looking for black powder friendly ranges near Pittsburgh

    I think it's about wear and tear on the targets a .50 rb only weighs 177gr, vs 370? for a maxi ball. I don't know of anyone that allows conicals on woods walks around here.l, but I'm kinda new to this If you're just shooting paper I don't think they would have the same restrictions, but I'm not...
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    Harmony antique gun show

    Saturday at Harmony museum in western PA. I've never been but plan on attending Saturday morning. Anybody else going?
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    Battle of bushy run this weekend

    I've never been, anybody going? I'm going to try to make it on Sunday
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    Looking for black powder friendly ranges near Pittsburgh

    I'm not a member but every 3rd Sunday at 11am is a public woods walk that I go to. Just show up, bring $20 for range fees and prize entries. Round ball and open sights only. Hopefully we see you there
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