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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by KDubs on January 24, 2026, 06:16:04 PM »
Just got back to ft Myers from the alafia river rendezvous
 It's a 10 day private event but today was public day.
 Amazing, huge, more than I could see in 4 hrs.
 But I did get some plunder
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 And here's a few fellows wondering about
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 Just a great group of folks, they expected over 1500 , probably more just today.
Kevin
 
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Traditional Muzzleloaders for Reenactors / Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Last post by RobD on January 24, 2026, 04:32:49 PM »
Ordered from DGW - dixiegunworks.com - $1375 + shipping.

I'll add, this is the 2nd Pede Bess I've stuck together from their kit and there are some things to consider about its build that I will outline as the build commences.

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Traditional Muzzleloaders for Reenactors / Re: Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Last post by Salty on January 24, 2026, 04:26:12 PM »
Rob, where did you order it from?
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Traditional Muzzleloaders for Reenactors / Pedersoli 2nd Land Pattern Brown Bess Kit
« Last post by RobD on January 24, 2026, 04:11:28 PM »
Just ordered another and will chronicle the build here in this thread.

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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by Salty on January 24, 2026, 04:07:28 PM »
I ordered a small quantity from Amazon. I wanna try it out before I go for the big package.
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Gun Building and Repair / Re: Shenandoah Oops and Repair
« Last post by RobD on January 24, 2026, 04:01:18 PM »
For the most part, I'll use Titebond Original aliphatic resin glue on stock repairs.  This is the safe bet and the results will be stronger than the wood itself. easy to clean up, but requires overnight for a cured bond.

Sometimes, for fast super bonding, where the two wood pieces have a perfect fit and are clean, I'll use a quality water thin CYA such as Hot Stuff.  This requires both pieces to be joined are pressed or clamped together hard, and THEN the CYA is wicked into the joint cracks.  Via capillary action the thin glue will get sucked in completely and saturate the joint.  This takes planning, patience, and practice as it's easy to mess up and bond skin to wood, not to mention getting the glue on places you didn't want to get glue on. 

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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by RobD on January 24, 2026, 03:52:30 PM »
I just ordered 3lbs of DGW lamb tallow ... it's a seasonal item, so I wanna stock up.

Will mix up another pound of Gato Feo to have on hand.
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Gun Building and Repair / Re: Shenandoah Oops and Repair
« Last post by Winter Hawk on January 24, 2026, 11:44:14 AM »
I believe Rob has made such repairs also, but I don't remember what glue he used.

~Kees~
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by Winter Hawk on January 24, 2026, 11:41:30 AM »
Hey Salty, did you order the mutton tallow from Dixie?  I'm thinking of getting some; despite posting the formula and write-up from Gatofeo I haven't made any of the lube myself.  ;D

~Kees~
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Making the Holy Black Powder / Re: Making 18th and 19th Century Gun Powder
« Last post by RobD on January 24, 2026, 10:53:00 AM »
I wouldn't wait to begin to both think, acquire chemicals and tools, and begin to make powder.   It'll take bit of time to get Your process down and test out the potency of what you've made.
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