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Just one other thought. I grew up with all the Jap stuff floating around. I learned about weak hammer springs from them. Not all were , but it only takes one.

Have a 1 in 60 Lyman GPR and was wondering if anyone makes a ball-et style slug to gain some mass over the PRB. Jim

One thing guys, don't pull a pump out of the tank ,and bench test it right away.

oneshot, why would you run . If the shot didn't kill the hog , he'll catch pneumonia  from the hole you made.No running here.Have a good one my friend . Good to see you made the winter.

Right on Pat! That's what I was trying to say but too worked up to think of it . The whole thing is about money . Were retired  so making money is out of the equation , but spending it ain't.

In a lot of cases the market just tries to put a different color on the same old wheel. Jon mentioned about the kill. That's got nothing to do with what I was hollering about. In some cases , you could buy centerfire ammo as cheap. In our case here, that's what we are doing,only thing is we are...

You know , if a person would take stock of what the present day costs of a hunt are you could be eating the best cuts of meat , and still be money ahead. Things are well out of hand when you are the captive bunch.  That must be why a lot of use try to make most of everything we can. It is not...

Highlander, as for finding the Thompson sight you mentioned ,look at ebay,"antique black powder hunting." They don't run cheap ,but they have quite a few. Some sets, some single.A lot of Thompson stuff.

Pato, yes it will . That's what I use. It'll stink a little more but  after a couple days , it's gone.I use it at least a couple times of year. Axe handles also.

Yup. everything that shines ,is not always real gold. That's why I recommend ,and stick with , the real thing.But , even with a hang fire , if your doing your job, it should still draw blood.I hang around some hot flinchlock shooters. You won't put these fellows down with a simple hanger.Learn...

I think the main thing here is , no matter if the petals break off or not, set them in the bore ,alongside the bullet and drive the whole mess down home. That,s what I done just to see. The bullet goes right on. I would be willing to bet differently if your threw one or two petals away. I really...

Well one thing is for sure ,your idea will work. What are you doing to get the patina for it.

These are the "red dots " I bragg about.Not necessarily the brand. They are mostly a 100yd max setup . Real fast to use ,and great for coon hunting.My only draw back is the battery. Great for teaching the young ones also.

One way to help onesself is to always use a shorter grip on the rod when driveing it home. Eliminates a lot of flex. That's why you have a broken one.

Mr Dawg1215, I agree with your reasoning here. I have a few laying in my junk box that are older. When I tried to see if they had stiffened, I broke some petals off easily. Can't tell you the brand cause it's been  a while.

OR   , you could be a wimp like me . I have a sore palm,and a cool little hammer. 1 quick wack.

Could be over priced or,    shot down, rusted , what ever. It's interesting how people look at an "antique" now days. I just stole  a complete stock  , every thing but the barrel, beautiful. You just have to keep looking. These guys Tick me off . Hungry b      s, they part beautiful stuff out to...

You know, for being "out of  print" for quite a while, those old Thompson sure hold the money. GPR are right up there also. Gotum both and loveum .I'm a poor man, gotta be content with what I have,just have to dream about the higher end stuff.

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!!! Jim

I have been really lucky in my life time also. All the trouble I've been around with powder has resulted in burns , not with myself though. Usually they are very serious, deep , and right now. I've never researched this but,just to my knowledge, I'd say way more people are burnt than are killed...