Just found put about this yesterday from a mate. Neat Idea, so who's keen on a goat hunt [emoji106] Competition runs from Aug 1st until Nov 26th. ...
Liked On: 02-08-2023, 08:06 PM
Pile of slug-gos on the way!! Don’t take this as arrogance but just friendly banter…bring your bait and your bucket and your hooks and whatever other icky greasy stuff you want Mr Ray and I’ll fish...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 10:12 PM
That's interesting. All of my jig heads are hook up and tied off at the top of the head like pictured above. Mostly use Berkley Nitro. Hook up makes it far less likely to snag the bottom IMO.
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 10:11 PM
The pineapple detail on the finial and nice engraving on the fore end rod pipe 230072 230073
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:18 AM
And the grips took a long time to clean out but now look and feel awesome 230069 230070
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:18 AM
There certainly was a nice stock under there It's a pretty unusual piece of walnut 230066 230067
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:17 AM
Next wet day I will start on cleaning the woodwork The walnut looks to be a pretty nice piece Solvents to dissolve the decades of dried on gun oils and a lot of cleaning 229931 229932
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:10 AM
Well I like to look at things very thoroughly and do a lot of checks before I live fire a 185 year old rifle. I actually sent bore castings and patches to James Tanner at ballmould.com in England...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:07 AM
Micky Duck I cringed at the description funky ball as that mould was made one Saturday morning on a machine made to turn commutators using measurements taken with a steel rule and no gun present so...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:05 AM
Damascus steel barrels with the two belt grooves at 12 and 6 o'clock at the muzzle and about 1:60" twist rate Old school 229839 229840 229841
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:04 AM
The rifle came in a period correct travel case with two different belted ball moulds and a set of 13 gauge shotgun barrels that fit the same frame and locks ( but that's another story ). One of...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 09:00 AM
Time we had another dirty Black Powder story. Recently a 14 gauge Dickson percussion belted ball double rifle came home with me. Circa 1840s Quite unusual for me and required some restraint too...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 08:58 AM
Only live once tho
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 08:52 AM
Let’s get a gathering underway when @JoeSchmo is in country, I’ll book the batch ,and then you guys can show him the ropes!
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 08:49 AM
Those a wiggle warts, backtrolling for salmon. Maybe your bigger trout will eat em*♂️ I’m bringing 40 years worth of fishing stuff, it’s absurd the amount of crap I have…we can all use it when I...
Liked On: 01-08-2023, 08:49 AM