Recent content by Erwan

Not exactly, lanolin can certainly emulsify 200 times its volume of water, but it can emulsify many other liquids, including ATF and countless oils... I seem to remember that it's one of the main components of Ed's Red, which isn't particularly known for causing rust. I don't use lanolin to...

I don't do personalization either, but I do look carefully at all suggestions for donations... I don't mind Uberti or Pietta... :D :D

What is the caliber bore and at the bottom of the grooves ? I think that a .495" bullet with a patch 0.010" thikness (0,25mm) of pure cotton can be good with 55gr (of real BP) 2Fg or 3Fg like swiss N°2 (so what is similar and currently available in USA)... That will be a good load to begin from...

May be those reasons made this idea never occurred to me: fireworks is something, and firing a gun is another one... ;)

Charcoal alone is safe. Sulphur alone is safe. Nitrate alone is safe. The mixture of the three remains safe. But the mixture of the three products in the right proportions is a little more explosive.... ;) Hydrogen peroxide alone is safe and acetone is not very dangerous (without flame) but the...

They say everything they think is useful to you and nothing about what you need. :(

I'm sorry, but I don't see any connection between cordite (nitrocellulose) or even cheddite (chlorate-based) and magnesium (metal). Magnesium burns this is a fact but it is not an explosive: it is mainly used in mechanics just like aluminium....

There was a time when I was interested in fireworks show. I don't know what it could look like in gun chambers (I've never been curious to try this in a gun), but here are some simple, easy to find and safe products: Blue: Copper (sulfate (CuSO4)) Gold: Iron, carbon, sulphur (filings (Fe) and...

To Articap, Tks for the adress http://www.handgonne.com/ ;)

It's a great shame that most of the people forgot the Pukle gun: the only one made for shooting round cannonballs on "all them coming from a Christian background" and with "square balls for the infidels". This was an idea conform to his century (square = it hurts more) but for ballistics, it...

Did you seen this one from Nuremberg circa 1580: https://www.cjoint.com/doc/19_03/ICwaAzGQIo3_96e1e8281e49fce2fa52ef059c681443.jpg It's not a pistol or an automatic weapon, but it's the oldest matchlock revolver I know. I think that you can get eight shots in one time or very fast with this...

Yes, this action is useless for most of them because Indian steels are generally of very good quality and well used. I made a reparation of a dealing rifle something like four years ago and I was surprised by the quality. The Indian muskets are good as Italian muskets (for that kind of muskets)...

Yep, that's true, I like the "Flint knapping" too for the fun but it very difficult here: to take some nodules of good size and sufficient to make corrects blades is now forbidden by law (laws on coastal protection) and it's mostly monitored near the north coast, in front of England, where...

I use only french blond flint from Limoges area, the knapper is J.J Dutrieux. The price is lower thant the black english stones and that works more than well... I gave up the English or French black too hard for the frizzen of the locks... I don't know if you can get that kind of flint in USA...

Did you ear about this one ? - http://www.rajasthanarmoury.com/index.htm When on the the indian guns the frizzen doesn't make sparks this just needs a carburizing treatment and a good blond flint: the indian steel is good... (I still haven't made any progress in English :()