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    Whitworth Rifle.

    Yes refer to the MLAGB Forum,Rifle and Musket Section page 3.Regards.
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    Whitworth Rifle.

    Apologies Gentlemen for not responding,Please refer to MLAGB Forum Rifle section I have quite a lot of correspondence regarding the Whitworth Rifles Regards.Nov 10th 2016.
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    Gun rights in Europe post Charlie Hebdo

    England. I live here in England,I have many Guns and Rifles all licensed for sporting purposes. As long as we comply with the laws of the land gun ownership is not a problem.Pistols are not allowed unless long barrelled,auto and semi auto rifles are not allowed over .22lr cal.Bolt action Rifles...
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    Convert a percussion to flint

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    Convert a percussion to flint

    A pan could be welded to your lock and a cock and frizzen fitted,
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    Convert a percussion to flint

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    Convert a percussion to flint

    New plug for Jukar Rifle. You could possibly try this.Remove the Bolster and make a plug with a touch hole as per the photo.This barrel had a damaged breach so I cut it off re threaded the breach end internaly and made a plug to suit.Any one with a lathe could tackle the job. Regards
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    Left hand shooter - right hand flinter

    umc180gr,No problem since Double Guns have a Lock on each side there is little chance of the priming flashing towards you.
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    Dropping a loaded shotgun

    Somewhere on You Tube there is a video of a shooters Auto misfiring so he bumps it on the floor,it discharges and blows the Peak off of his Cap.
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    Funny Movie Gaffes - BP usage is the last, best

    Watched a TV movie where the bad guy murdered the local landowner with a Flintlock shotgun that didn't have a Flint in the jaws.The gun report was like that of 38 nitro.When I scoffed at the poor direction, her indoors said it did,nt matter since normal people know nothing about Guns.The...
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    How does the flint rub on the way down the frizzen?

    I built this Lock from Castings,I could never get a good spark so I faced the Frizzen with some thin Springsteel,by riveting at three points,then hardening by heating to cherry red and quenching in water.
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    wanting to convert flintlock

    Flint to Percussion. It is reasonably easy to convert from Flint to percussion by fitting a Drum and Nipple and a Percussion Hammer having cut the pan off the Lock.If the Gun is sold in both Flint and Percussion then the easy way is to change the Lock.The other way round can be difficult since...
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    Any cannon owners here?

    The Pair.18" barrels 1.5" Bore.
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    Any cannon owners here?

    This is one of a pair I have here.
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    BP shotshell - "Would you like paper or plastic?"

    I just use pick up used Cartridges,Load 2.5 drams 3f a felt wad with a card each side of it,1oz no7 Shot and a over shot Card.Cut the Case to a suitable length and Roll turnover.These own loads got the Silver medal in the MLAGB Hammergun Competition this year.Do not use plastic Wads for Black...
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    What is Your Prefered Black Powder?

    For the Muzzloaders at our Range the owners only allow Black Powder so there is no choice.At some other Ranges nearby Pyrodex is allowed.I personaly stick to BP since I shoot from a Historical Perspective.I would say from the Hunters point of view "whatever brings home the Meat" is a good maxim.
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    Oldest rifle you currently own!

    Another view.
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    Oldest rifle you currently own!

    These are two Whitworth Rifles circa 1863.One is 451 Cal the match rifle is 565 cal.
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    Never too old

    Yes it can be a bugger when the Bullet goes tight,the more you try the more the thing expands.
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    Never too old

    The Ramrod accident happened a few years back as related to me by someone who was there.The cannon field fire was on a hot dry day and the car parks where full so they used a field with long grass, the fire spread and burned the cars out.
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