Africa58double
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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Finished 3 days at Hannibal, Mo gunshow in spite of winter storm. Silly high prices on the handfull of M/L for sale. No caps, BP, nor flints. Bag molds didn't even get one query. Sold out of my unmentionable scopes, most collector ammo, and such. Now that I have a grubstake ...time to find some M/L bargains.
Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
A friend gave me a 1860 army yesterday, spent all day not find caps anywhere.
Found everything else. Going to use the wads from my 45/70 that I make, and got tons of holy black, but not a #11 to be found.
Found everything else. Going to use the wads from my 45/70 that I make, and got tons of holy black, but not a #11 to be found.
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Not even online?
Just shot
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worked the rasp on the Mortimer replacement curly maple stock.
can anyone enlighten me as to why i thought it was a good idea to make this thing. getting too old for plank work!
can anyone enlighten me as to why i thought it was a good idea to make this thing. getting too old for plank work!
Spent day lookin' for a rifle I know I have to answer a question about a wedge. Hadn't seen some of my guns since moving in 2004. Diggin out, moving M/L's to better locations. They're not happy among unmentionables and I can't remember squat.
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E tu brutus?
Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
Nope, not without buying 3000 or more.
Bought a cap maker and enough powders to make lots. Today!
Africa58double
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Where ya get that cap maker?
Africa58double
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cap maker Sharpshooter 22LR Reloader Store
Africa58double
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Neat
Found Ithaca Hawken, even original owner's manual. Question answered - both wedges are alike. Now to check over all I touched for rust/moisture, re-oil, and put away. This time in a more orderly manner after photos. Found 1,000 caps but they're really old.
MooseHunter92
A flintlock and 2 German short haired pointers
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My beautiful lady blew up some targets with her 1797 Damascus smoothbore 16 gauge I just got her 
. Shot and round ball. I’m so thankful she loves to shoot, hunt and fish as much as I do. It’s nice having a buddy when I’m in the woods
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Lonewalker
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Go slow, be precise
my tin can ones are ok, my made with hobby tin from craft shop are excellent
I have rejected a few after I primed them and inspected BUT EVERYONE I kept and used went 
no problem.
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Africa58double
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Go slow, be precise
my tin can ones are ok, my made with hobby tin from craft shop are excellent
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Ya I’ll be getting one of them
Trooper
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I was able to locate some tight weave cotton material .015 thick so I bought two meters of the stuff it’s 60” wide. I cut some into 1-1/2” strips and made a ballistol/water mix then soaked them and hung them to dry. I also cast 100 410gr 533 dia Minnie balls then an experiment. I paper patched 40 to see how they’ll work in my TC Renegade. ( I have two barrels, one is a stock 1-48” and the other is a green mtn 1-66” for PBRs). So, as soon as I can, I’ll be out testing my minies
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shot the .32 until the trigger started going wonky.(technical term)
dinked around with the Davis trigger in my .32 Flinter. broke the front trigger spring.
Made a new one. works better than the factory one.
more rasping on the Mortimer replacement stock.
shot the .32 until the trigger started going wonky.(technical term)
thinking of making another trigger to replace the rear. someone ground the bar too low. that's the pitfall buying used off Ebay.
maybe just call Davis tomorrow and order a new one.
dinked around with the Davis trigger in my .32 Flinter. broke the front trigger spring.
Made a new one. works better than the factory one.
more rasping on the Mortimer replacement stock.
shot the .32 until the trigger started going wonky.(technical term)
thinking of making another trigger to replace the rear. someone ground the bar too low. that's the pitfall buying used off Ebay.
maybe just call Davis tomorrow and order a new one.
