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    banned-it country

    arch angel cd-- Gun rights, once surrendered, are never regained. And it seems you guys are having your rights worn away 'The inevitability of gradualness' it's called. blokes like me hope that you will never give up your firearms -it's what makes you Americans
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    banned-it country

    Lovely pistol photo,Phil,and good advice on joining a club - thanks a lot Rusty
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    banned-it country

    thanks Phil for the advice. Seems like I need a 'certificate' for everything-better forget about any shooting! All the best Rusty
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    banned-it country

    Strawhat- I thank you for your kind reply- Rusty B
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    banned-it country

    I often see cap and ball revolver replicas that are so well made- that it's hard to tell if they're real. is there any way to spot the difference?-I'd like to load one up and blaze away! Here in the UK-we rarely see 'genuine' pieces,it being illegal and all. Thanks for any advice...
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    buying a cap and ball

    Many thanks guys for your advice-I'll be seeking out a used replica methinks- the real thing ia waay too expensive for me! Thanks again Rusty
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    buying a cap and ball

    thanks Ultravox- I'm now in the right place-I guess I'll be looking at a replica- more in my price range!
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    buying a cap and ball

    I keep seeing these legendary pistols-but do tell-what should I look for before buying?--I would be wanting to load and shoot my purchase, BTW -thanks guys for any advice rusty b
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    Provoking thought: Just what is this 'right to bear arms?'

    Unarmed people are like sheep--they are helpless and obedient --just the way dictators like em. If the Syrian protestors were armed,the ruling elite wouldn't be able to slaughter them in their thousands for daring to protest That's what the 2nd is about
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    Civil War Shells

    Wow! you guys! did I mention Shells??? First from Drew- A movie about what looks like "The Merrimac "--IN THE DESERT(Near sighted Jones at the wheel?)The fused cannon ball in the copter was fun-but would have been fired from a mortar-SO WHAT What about those shells that Lee posted They...
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    Civil War Shells

    Thank you guys, for your comments and Thanks Jim K for your detailed info on that "ancient ordinance" Rusty out
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    Civil War Shells

    historical question--did the Civil War gunners have explosive shells--often shown in movies--and if so--How didcthey work? Thanks for any kind input rusty
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    those damn torpedoes

    Thanks, SDC-for your reply-must have been real scary setting out those mothers-in a small boat and a swell- rusty b
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    those damn torpedoes

    Been wracking my brain-about those Confederate torpedoes/sea mines. Please, you mines of information-do tell how they worked- Obviously-black powder filled,and in water-tight containers -but how was it ignited-sometimes only by a ship scraping alongside it? I've immagined all kinds...
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    british army rifle caliber

    Thanks guys for your valued info-I really did not know how widely used that caliber is- I gotta stop sneering rusty
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    british army rifle caliber

    Would you say that 5mm is way too small a caliber for a military rifle? It's only .22 after all- and I'm sure I remember accounts of Argentine soldiers failing to go down when hit by these bullets,during the Falklands war- btw- what is the current US army rifle caliber? Appreciate...
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    civil war cannon firing cap?

    civil war cannon firing cap Thanks Jim for that additional info- mighty interesting! rusty
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    civil war cannon firing cap?

    Thanks guys for your speedy reply - so simple!- Of course they didn't have friction ignition in previous wars-like Waterloo etc-only a glowing match on a stick I couldn't figure it! rusty
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    civil war cannon firing cap?

    I recently watched a re-enactment video- and the cannon firing drill was a surprise - No linstock, or other match, but a tube was inserted in the touch hole with a lanyard attached to its ring The gunner on the order "Fire" yanked this lanyard, and boom! My question=How did these...
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    Going to London for a week...

    the Police here are answerable to no one,will arbitarily decide whether the coins in your pocket
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