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I saw several things in this video that lead me to believe you've had professional marksmanship training. Be it military, law enforcement (or similar) training. etc. You have excellent trigger control - Finger straight and off the trigger until you intend to fire. Never point at anything you do not intend to shoot. I saw intentional (or perhaps subconscious at this point) trigger pull follow through. It was quick, but it was there. (bang, hold, release). Your first shot you commented that it "caught you off guard". That is a fundamental that they teach in the military - The 'fire' should be a surprise. This above perhaps everything else is where accuracy is born. Good stuff man!
I love the way they didnt bother firing first. Cold steel, then once they run, then fire. The indians were no dummies, they were out of there. The colonists had clearly learned to think a little bit out of the box to fight the Natives.
Lets not. I bought a kit and it has been sitting for years. Too much wood working and fitting barrel. I thought this was ready to assemble. Just buy one already to fire.
I don't mean to come off as rude, but you have the sort of eternally sad eyes I've only ever seen on trafficking survivors and people with the most severe forms of depression. I see it everyday, I just hope things are ok out there.
If the leather thickness is listed as metric, one millimeter equals .039" inches or about 2 and 1/2 ounce thickness. (one 64th = .015 thousandths/inch)
hello. i have a question. you had any problme with presition using round balls? i have a rifle hawken tradition and see that the barrel rifling is shallow and it seems that this is the problem. i shoot at 50 yards and I don't group very well. what thickness you using in your patches? thanks and forgime my english
Get a proper, hollow ground, flathead for this kind of work. That hardware store angle ground flathead will eventually annihilate something important, and when it does you'll be kicking yourself for not using the right tools.
Low Pressure 50 Caliber Smokeless Loads in a 209 Factory Muzzleloader, 2 DVD set | eBay These 2 DVDs contain a demonstration of using Low Pressure Smokeless Loads in a 50 caliber factory muzzleloader, that are equal to or less pressure than that of Blackhorn209.
I have some questions here I can't seem to find the answers for. 1) when placing the large plug in the hole, how do you fill the horn afterward? 2) what do you use to make powder horn water proof, if the owner falls into the water it is desirable that powder still be dried so they can still use it. Is it beeswax or some wax saturated rope between the plug and horn? 3) the small tip, what kind of material do you use to keep it from leaking water and from breaking off inside if you take a tumble down the mountain? If that little plug breaks off and the shaft is still inside the horn it would seem the only way to acess the poweder is to punch in thru into the horn then remove the big cap to tek it out.. 4) when rivets are pounded into the horn do you use animal hide glu to seal the holes to prevent water from entering the horn or is there some other type of water proofing that can be used? Thank you for your time.
The barrel turned out amazing! It must have taken quite a long time to get that barrel that colour, but worth it! It was a labour of patience and love.
In the welding profession, we call them stitches your using to hold the parrs together before you actually start sowing tack welds. So in a sense. Your putting tack stitches.
