Well I like to look at things very thoroughly and do a lot of checks before I live fire a 185 year old rifle. I actually sent bore castings and patches to James Tanner at ballmould.com in England...
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MD there are a number of Canterbury high country lakes in the Waimak basin that are infested with crack willows. DoC and ECan are actively trying to eradicate them and there are vast quantities of...
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I must confess that my main interest in home made BP is being able to feed a cannon or mortar. I don't really use enough with my 6 muzzleloaders to warrant making my own. Cannons and mortars do...
Liked On: 02-08-2023, 09:05 AM
MD there are a number of Canterbury high country lakes in the Waimak basin that are infested with crack willows. DoC and ECan are actively trying to eradicate them and there are vast quantities of...
Liked On: 02-08-2023, 09:05 AM
bing visited a couple of days ago and was keen for a couple of shots. He got them both on the A4 paper at 50m but pulled the left barrel / back trigger because the pull weight is 10 pounds. As it...
Liked On: 02-08-2023, 01:37 AM
The rifle came in a period correct travel case with two different belted ball moulds and a set of 13 gauge shotgun barrels that fit the same frame and locks ( but that's another story ). One of...
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Yes I've tried a few different techniques in the past. But in this one I've stuck with solvents and then turps to clean. Alternated solvent turps, solvent turps etc. In this case that was the...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 07:58 PM
The pineapple detail on the finial and nice engraving on the fore end rod pipe 230072 230073
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 07:58 PM
Have some of M.D.s to test in my 12 gauge musket Looking forward to seeing this thread evolve And likely to be doing this myself some time soon. It would be good to share info on suppliers and...
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Global Climate Change is not Global Warming
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Yes I've tried a few different techniques in the past. But in this one I've stuck with solvents and then turps to clean. Alternated solvent turps, solvent turps etc. In this case that was the...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 10:14 AM
I agree entirely. Yesterday I planted 70 native seedlings out for a local conservation trust. Woolen weed mats, folded cardboard tree protectors held together with bamboo stakes. Refundable...
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Yes I've tried a few different techniques in the past. But in this one I've stuck with solvents and then turps to clean. Alternated solvent turps, solvent turps etc. In this case that was the...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:23 AM
The pineapple detail on the finial and nice engraving on the fore end rod pipe 230072 230073
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:18 AM
And the grips took a long time to clean out but now look and feel awesome 230069 230070
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:18 AM