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  1. J

    Russell Means interview

    Boy ,is this boakum.............you need to study some history,not indian apologist propaganda.
  2. J

    pics of carving behind cheek piece

    My Early Germanic Tulip Jaeger by Ed Parry
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    Straight Rifling

    You are correct.Smoothbores do shoot straight,but for close distances.A good man with a quality smoothbore can hit about as good as a rifle for at least 50 yards or so.I have done it,using a correctly patched ball. As the distance grows,the inherent inaccuracy due to lack of ball rotation on its...
  4. J

    Straight Rifling

    Yup,this is the intent.Its not really "rifling"its more like "grooving",and would be easier and quicker to do than a twist.I see a few 19th.century military guns done like this also. This indeed limits the effects of fouling,but quickly fell out of favor with the use of Minie type projectiles...
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    Straight Rifling

    There was a maker (high end) at Dixon's last year with a new "straight-rifled" gun for sale.I asked how it would perform.The maker and his son gave me a very detailed technical response about how it worked and that it would shoot wonderfully. I asked if they had shot such a gun or knew anyone...
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    Ed Parry Rifles

    I guess that you will have to live with the fact that you have a very fine rifle from Ed Parry! BTW.Narragansetts are made from Rifle Shop kits.They are good(I have one),but are hardly exact reproductions.Better ones are made by Ernie Cowan and a few other folks.I recently saw one by John Bosh...
  7. J

    Ed Parry Rifles

    Hello, Its difficult to go wrong with a firearm made by Ed Parry.He is a highly skilled top maker of arms and has been a winner at Dixon's Fair for years.His engraving is spectacular ! Many 18th and 19th century makers (i.e.Dickert/Lancaster) signed barrels very conspiculously.I have seen many...
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