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  1. "Blue print brake down in chronicle order" Would it be correct to assume you mean, "Blueprint breakdown in chronological order"?
  2. Jackalope

    WTC

    Also to include, "yes, your own hat on your own head with your own hands." Maybe I'm more grouchy in my advanced years, but I am not amused by such antics trying to be cute. Your mileage may vary.
  3. Another plus one for PD. I am a black powder shooter 100% of the time. I don't break out the cap guns very often because, above all else, I hate to clean the cylinders. I can't imagine cleaning 12 of the dang things!
  4. I have a PDF describing Longshot Logan's (RIP) method of "antiquing" if anyone wants it. He describes two methods, one which just removes blueing and the other uses Birchwood Casey Perma Blue and Plum Browning to prevent rust. The second method results in what appears very similar to the Cimarron Original Finish. Jackalope
  5. Not quite the same thing, but I've shot at a lot of ducks with shotgun shells that had spent at least some time underwater. Never had one fail to go off that I recall. Many of those ducks flew away, though. Maybe it had something to do with wet shells, yeah, that's what it was!
  6. And then they'll puke and bawl about how bad inflation is...
  7. Healthy blast of spray starch, then half an hour in a low oven. Dunno if that remedy is endorsed by Hat Makers of America, but what came out of the oven was still a hat and it wasn't floppy anymore. Good luck!
  8. I don't care who you are, that's funny right there! You all are some of my favorite people on this planet! Jackalope
  9. From my 4 3/4 inch .45 Colt revolver, a 250 gr Lyman 454190 bullet loaded with 30 grains of Goex FFg, the velocity averaged right at 700 fps. This load was only compressed about 1/16 inch. Probably could have put a little more powder in it. In my 24 inch .45 Colt 1873, a 200 grain Big Lube bullet with 30 grains of Goex FFg averaged 1070 fps. (My 24 inch 44-40 1873, a 205 grain bullet with 32 grains of Goex FFFg averages 1254 fps.) I generally load a 200 or 205 grain bullet with 25 grains of Goex FFFg in both .45 Colt and 44-40 to use in rifles and handguns. I don't find the recoil in any way excessive, but YMMV.
  10. Judge'em All Duncan talked me into trying Champeen of the Hillbilly Nation for my first time at Possum Trot in 2010. The KY state match did move to Copperhead Joe's place near Manchester. We did have a CHN contest there a few times. The awards ranged from embroidered baseball hats to moonshine jars to license plates proudly proclaiming Champeen of the Hillbilly Nation. (I've been asked about that one a few times.) Here's Hooten Old Town's version of the game. https://www.hootenoldtown.com/trex.htm
  11. There is no such thing as "grain volume, volumetric grain, volumetric equivalent", etc. Grains are a measurement of weight, or mass. Volume is the amount of space in a three-dimensional object. The amount of powder dropped by a powder measure (which has a three-dimensional chamber of a particular volume) will have a particular weight (as measured on a scale). However, if you switch from Fg powder to FFFg powder without changing the powder measure, you will certainly drop a different weight from the same volume. Even if you switch from brand to brand, you may drop different weight. Two different powders occupying the same volume may not have the same mass. Two different powders having the same mass may not have the same volume. If you need to fill a given volume (such as black powder in a cartridge or shotgun shell), fill the volume and don't worry about the weight or mass. If you need a particular weight (such as smokeless powder in a cartridge or shotgun shell), use a scale and don't worry about the volume.
  12. You can't fit as much black powder in the cartridge!
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