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  1. Erwan

    Lanolin for patch lube?

    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...
  2. Erwan

    1851 Navy

    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
  3. Erwan

    Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle

    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...
  4. Erwan

    BP Additives to produce colored flash

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

    BP Additives to produce colored flash

    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...
  6. Erwan

    BP Additives to produce colored flash

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

    BP Additives to produce colored flash

    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....
  8. Erwan

    BP Additives to produce colored flash

    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...
  9. Erwan

    "Early Automatic Rifle" Circa 1600

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

    "Early Automatic Rifle" Circa 1600

    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...
  11. Erwan

    "Early Automatic Rifle" Circa 1600

    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...
  12. Erwan

    India Guns Won't Shoot

    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)...
  13. Erwan

    Flint Size Query

    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...
  14. Erwan

    Flint Size Query

    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...
  15. Erwan

    India Guns Won't Shoot

    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 :()
  16. Erwan

    My .36 conical design

    Accuratemolds.com I know this address with a very good catalogue I will ask them about shipping. Yep, better than the swiss powder I can understand. This powder is the best powder that we can get where I live: powder making is forbidden by law. We can only have 2Kg (taking into account the...
  17. Erwan

    My .36 conical design

    Thanks for sharing. ;) What is the twist and the distance for shooting ? The twist rate of a Pietta is ~1:20 (before it was 1:30) then the stability must be something around 3.00 and good for 50yards with 20grains of 3Fg (like swiss Nr2)... The mold was made with a lathe or a miller ? Good...
  18. Erwan

    Video - Smokeless Powder in 1858 Remington Revolver (Pietta)

    In fact and after reading I think that certain persons here like where I live think often "Why not"... Don't forget that the Italian production is made with low grade steels, something like a kind of improved concrete reinforcement steel. So the steel like a C40 will be good enough for the BP...
  19. Erwan

    The Revenant

    I saw this movie something like one year ago. In the base of that story was much mater to do something really pleasant and interesting. The photo is good, but the movie and the subject is flatly treated, it was a good recreational moment but not a masterpiece of cinematography.... Too bad...
  20. Erwan

    About my old Pedersoli Sharps rifle...

    Hi everybody, I thank you all and especially daboyleroy for clearly explaning a relatively simple for a non English/American-speaking. Well, I think that I have understood what you told me about the place of this O-ring and How to place it. I think I can do it by myself with my lathe. In...
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