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    I am not sure what a straight line seater...

    I am not sure what a straight line seater is.Perhaps you might care to elaborate on that one.


    As for the false muzzle there was a time years back when my friend was in hospital and an another...
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    Thanks for your words of wisdom thus far ,gents....

    Thanks for your words of wisdom thus far ,gents.



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    If one thinks of the rifling as a long stretched out thread, cutting the barrel after drilling the pin holes will remove a segment of that...
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    Guys There was never any intention of rifling...

    Guys
    There was never any intention of rifling the False muzzle. That train left the station a very long time ago. Ideally if we had that option that is what we would do,but that's not possible.
    ...
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    I forgot to mention ,the barrel is already...

    I forgot to mention ,the barrel is already drilled for the pins.

    As you say the hard part will be working at the alignment.I reckon I can turn 3 drop in "points", like small centre pop ends...
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    Slug Gun False muzzle

    G day gents

    A muzzle loading shooting friend has a .38 cal Slug gun. He obtained it 40 years ago, did bugger all with it, and now has no idea where the false muzzle for the rifle, is. The barrel...
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    Hi Eddie, I have owned my Merit diopter from...

    Hi Eddie,
    I have owned my Merit diopter from new - probably around 25 years.
    Can't speak for anyone but me but the rubber is dried and hard. However its the same with a fellow shooter who also has...
  7. After seeing quak1's pot I am so impressed I have...

    After seeing quak1's pot I am so impressed I have come up with a new pot.

    Thank you quack1.
    My wife volunteers at a church run thrift shop and spotted the stainless pot.

    I scored a stainless...
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    Hi Fellas, It's all completed bar the epoxy...

    Hi Fellas,
    It's all completed bar the epoxy gluing in of the brass sheet to the spectacle frame.
    You will see by the pic that the sheet is currently held in by some blue tac.

    I will not expoxy...
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    The mate and I got a bit done on the project...

    The mate and I got a bit done on the project yesterday but I forgot my phone,so no "on the spot pics"
    No worries I will take some pics and post them.

    The ended up using a 2.5mm diameter screw...
  10. Advice on stainless steel as valve and seat material for bottom pour pot

    Hi fellow casters,
    Whitesmoke from Australia here. It has been a while since I was here last.
    I moved this from the This Old Pot sticky-wrong place -OOOpps!

    I have taken into my head to...
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    I am not making a new diopter, but merely using...

    I am not making a new diopter, but merely using the existing Merit model. The change is in the method of how the diopter is fixed to my spectacles.
    The drilled plate ( pictured) is trial mounted...
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    I made my own for a while with a the whole lense...

    I made my own for a while with a the whole lense covered bar the tiny hole.Nowdays I prefer the utility of an adjustable iris. Alternating light conditions change the sight picture and I need to...
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    Hi guys, In answer to a previous response, I...

    Hi guys,

    In answer to a previous response, I measured the cup at 21/32".

    I have looked all over the bloody place for a similar dimension cup preferably in rubber but all I can locate are...
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    Hi guys , thanks very much for your responses...

    Hi guys , thanks very much for your responses thus far.

    I am not sure that printing is possible with rubber / rubber substitute compound-ie neoprene type material.The attaching of a screw thread...
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    Merit Optical suction cup

    I have a Merit Optical suction cup mounted diopter which I use on my specs for range muzzleloading shooting.

    The rubber suction cup has gone hard in the twenty plus years I have used it. The...
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    Sticky: Hi fellow casters, Whitesmoke from Australia...

    Hi fellow casters,
    Whitesmoke from Australia here. It has been a while since I was here last.

    I have taken into my head to fabricate a bottom pour pot. I can see the time saving of a bottom pour...
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    What caliber is he,then?

    What caliber is he,then?
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    A lot of the BP shooters will be at at Millmeran...

    A lot of the BP shooters will be at at Millmeran for the bi annual rendezvous. That 1st July to 9th July.Also a good place to pick up caps.

    Its not too far to slip over to Helidon and buy powder....
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    Why not pour some cheap vegetable or olive oil in...

    Why not pour some cheap vegetable or olive oil in your round ball storage container.Basically something to keep the atmosphere from dioxidising the lead.
  20. I am with the "if it ain't broke,don't try and...

    I am with the "if it ain't broke,don't try and fix it " boys.
    My observation has been that the majority of ML shooters have used cotton drill or pillow ticking. Apart from the teflon treated...
  21. Using paper to find the correct patch thickness

    Years back I read somewhere of a shooter finding the correct patch thickness by packing paper between the ball and cloth patch.
    If I recall various layers of roll your own cigarette paper where...
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    I love the style and elegance of the under...

    I love the style and elegance of the under hammers but have people tell me( in Australia) that they are not in the "spirit" of the rendezvous style.
    How are they seen by rendezvous-ers on your side...
  23. Thanks guys, Too late ! I blinked and it was...

    Thanks guys,

    Too late ! I blinked and it was snapped up.

    Thinking about it it was too long to get behind the seat of my pickup which is how I transport my rifles.

    In fact it is too long for...
  24. Round ball & patch information for a Pedersoli plainsman .38 cal flinter

    I have an option on a Pedersoli Plainsman .38 cal flinter. Unusually, the barrel is plum browned and has a polished and engraved lock with brass trigger guards and double set triggers.

    My...
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    Humidity and its effect on black powder

    Hi guys,

    I am back to shooting black powder consistently after a break of several years. Being retired I can squeeze in 4 practices and 2 different club shoots a month.

    What has become apparent...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check