Flintlock shooting
by Bob Hatfield 
, Thursday, January 19, 2012, 19:05 (4640 days ago)
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Believe it or not after you shoot these things for years you dont notice it at all.
You must learn to flint to be a complete rifleman. (I do have eyeglasses on)
Bob
It certainly teaches follow through! I'm getting the musket
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, January 19, 2012, 20:26 (4640 days ago) @ Bob Hatfield
ready for some practice.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
It certainly teaches follow through! I'm getting the musket
by Bob Hatfield , Thursday, January 19, 2012, 20:54 (4640 days ago) @ Hobie
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In the first photo the ball was somewhere moving out the barrel. Now its off to the target. With a flame like that you need a good lube. In this case its spit.. Best I've seen for target shooting. Until you dry up.
Bob
It certainly teaches follow through! I'm getting the musket
Spit works well, I have used a lot of spit. My favorite is the lube I make using 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 rendered beef fat, and 1/3 olive oil. Corn oil works just as well in place of the olive oil.
Is that formula good for greasing the externals?
by brionic , Friday, January 20, 2012, 07:58 (4639 days ago) @ Jhenry
Hope to see you again at CSA.
Is that formula good for greasing the externals?
It works just fine for all the steel externals as well. I hope to be at CSA, and I hope to see everyone there!
Thx!
by brionic , Friday, January 20, 2012, 11:52 (4639 days ago) @ Jhenry
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a variation is neatsfoot oil for the olive oil - -
by John Meeker , West End of Lake Erie, Saturday, January 21, 2012, 07:48 (4638 days ago) @ Jhenry
the local BP competition shotgunners use it for felt wads, and it is useful on patches, as well. Heat the mix carefully [wives just HATE soot on the kitchen ceiling]and dip the wads. Lay them out to cool/solidify on waxed paper/tinfoil. Same with patches. Both wads and patches best carried afield in grease-proof tins like musket cap containers, etc. unless y'r aiming for that all-winter-worn, greasy clothing re-enactor look.
The rifle-loading block hung from a thong is handy, and there are available pop-top plastic tubes for the shotgun setup. Haven't checked Track of the Wolf in quite some time, so you might check and see what's new in lubes, carriers, etc.