Tallow hole?

[Forager]

Thinking of adding one to the Pedersoli.  Any thoughts/experiences with tallow holes?

Thanks!

[Hanshi]

I don't like them.

[Winter Hawk]

I've seen them on poorboy rifles.  It seems to me that they would be collecting dirt in the tallow unless you were real careful with them!

~WH~

[Ohio Joe]

Not a big fan of the use of a tallow hole, but if you're copying a particular rifle that has one - then it's your call. I too wonder about collecting dirt? Perhaps it wouldn't collect much more dirt then lubed patched balls in bullet/ball blocks?

[rdstrain49]

Me no like

[Winter Hawk]

Me no like

But WHY?  

~WH~

[rdstrain49]

I think it draws the eye to the hole and detracts from the overall appearance of the weapon, my opinion only.  I would not want one on my rifle, that does not mean that a tallow hole isn't the perfect answer for someone else.  I tend to do what I like and to heck with what others may say or think.  Try it, you may just like it, the attitude that is, not the tallow hole.

[James Kelly]

Had a nice, plain percussion rifle, DST, beaver tail cheek piece, wisht I'da kept it
Had a hole in the right side of butt, about where tallow hole would be, but it was for holding one grease patched ball.
Still had white lead corrosion in the hole.
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