Recent content by Bryan James

can he copy the pdf off the cd to the hard drive and then try opening, just a thought

anyone know where to get a ram rod long enough for the bess to use common cleaning attachments. I have the metal ramrod that has what looks like the screw end on the other,

I started with a 1858 and it's a great gun to start with. but my favorite is my 1851 in 36cal, followed by my 1860. I hate to say it, but I hardly shoot my 1858 anymore,

to what I've read and experienced he careful with the power mag and the kimber pro since it's an alloy frame.

from what's coming out locally, yes the city fined him over 100 times, for parking his large construction trucks and stuff, in front of his house in a residential zone. I don't think that getting tickets for illegally parking your stuff multiple times gives somebody the right to shoot up city...

I should have a bunch of patches, shot cards and wadding and more balls coming in this week from an order placed at dixie. for sunday I just picked up some .735 balls at cabela's since that's what they had and wanted to shoot, they were out of any patches above 50, so any input of different...

So my wife got me a Brown Bess for Christmas, the 3rd model, east India pattern. and on Sunday finally got out on the range, the hitting 70 on Sunday after being in the 20's earlier this week was nice too. The gun was a lot of fun to shoot (first flintlock I've shot), did manage to hit an inch...

I heard an interview with the police chief last night, and he did call into question the motive of the guy in the car, and also was he trying to entrap the officer into doing something. Then he stated that still doesn't excuses what the officer did. There's another article in this mornings...

another media update here in st. Louis on the subject from the local paper http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/EF3667C80165B68086257353001498DC?OpenDocument here's the text Officer in trouble over motorist's video in South County By Patrick M...

in missouri, so forget the dry ;) though the saving grace was that it was in the house and in it's case, so was protected from the elements, I bet the storry would have been different if left out on my work bench for that time.

lol, tell me about it, I'm thinking next month will have to make up the range time, usually the wife and I hit the range every weekend we can. Just the end of July and August has been real busy for some reason, more so this year, but hey the nice thing is that it's been averaging mid to hi 90's...

so last month, was the last time I had some free time to go out shooting, want with some friends, took my 1851 with me, and we probably put around 50 rounds through it. after shooting we want out for food and beer, spent more time out then expected so didn't get to clean the gun that day. the...

I haven't casted bullets yet, but have done a lot of pewter castings over the years. what was mention about beeswax is good tip for skiming the oxide off the top, but watch how much beeswax you add. just a little bit, if you put to much in the beeswax will ignite and burn. personally after...

out of my peita '51 I usually shoot around 40~50 rounds through it with no problems, like with gary said, the only time I've had to take it apart at the range was do to a cap that binded things up. my peita '58 I shoot about the same, though after ever cylinder load or two, I wipe down the...

I did the vinegar to remove the blueing from my 1851 navy, I just used butter bore to wipe down the gun after (I might plumb brown it I haven't decided yet) I was done, and took it to the range this last weekend. shot 12 balls no problem, the next load, first three shoots grouped will and the...