hi, i am new to this group, i am 39 yo, live in western indiana, self employed. i love all types of firearms, but mostly into mossberg and lever action 22...
My Brother in-law has a Black Powder shop, and asked me to get him on the Web. This is the first attempt, check it out and let me know what you think. All info...
Greetings All, I love the smell of blackpowder wafting through the air... Hey, do any of you all know of an inexpensive source for some smoothbores or trade...
Joel: We'll all hope for pleasant weather this weekend, on your behalf. Ken ... From: "Joel" <scstarsfan@...> Hi Ken! Thanks for the welcome...I just...
Tom, the best value in a .32 seems to be the Traditions Crockett rifle. I have heard lots of good things about it. http://www.tjgeneralstore.com/traditio.htm ...
... Somewhere I have a copy of an article I found years ago. The author used bore butter to season the bore. The article spoke about thoroughly cleaning the...
Ah, thanks. I bought a jar of patches lubricated with "Bore Butter," which claims to "season" the bore. Would you recommend running two or three patches ...
The two really essential elements in a black powder gun cleaning operation are water and fouling :0) A little dish detergent hurts nothing, but is not...
... Dish detergent. I know folks who swear by plain water, though. There is a school of thought that using natural lubes (olive oil, beeswax etc.) seasons...
Thanks everyone for getting back to me so quickly! I will post some pictures of me Hawken a soon as its done the Tru-oil is still "drying" on the stock....
What liquid do you use to clean your barrels with? I have heard that soap and water is good, when followed by a bore preservative. But what kind of soap?...
You should not have to remove the breechplug to clean the rifle. I respectfully disagree with Ken on removing it annually. Most shooters I know of say to...
Aaron: My practice is to remove the breech plug from my long rifle for "deep cleaning" once a year; in the winter, when it's too cold to actually shoot. It's...
I have a question about breach plugs I have a dixie gun works Hawken 54. kit. I havent quite finished yet but my question is a bout cleaning do i need to...
Kees, Thanks for the reference. Its a great article and I was pleased to find out that I'm doing everything correctly (or at least in the ballpark!). The...
Thanks for the link John...I've never seen one. It would be nice to see one with the breach open. Interesting , what you said about gas leakage...Those guys...
My Pedersoli .54 cal Kentucky flintlock arrived today. I am a rank beginner with muzzleloaders. First I want to learn to disassemble the pistol for cleaning...
Hi All! Just joined the site so I figured I would post an say hey. My name's Joel, I'm 23, from Quebec Canada. Mostly my shooting so far has been in a long...
Sorry, fat fingers on a small keyboard. The post should have read Hall "flint" (as in flintlock). The model is 1819, saw heavy use in the Mexican war, and...
Mike: Thanks for sending that link. What a design! It must have been time-consuming (expensive) to contain it all within the barrel profile. Too bad we...
I didn't expect to get the gun back the same day, so I didn't take any .36 cal supplies with me. I did, however, take the .44 1858 Pietta and shot that. I was...
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