Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: Nessmuck]
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05/25/20 07:49 AM
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Does that keep your priming powder from getting damp Nessie or do you still change it out every so often?
I don't use a Cow's Knee. When still-hunting in rainy/snowy weather I keep the lock under my armpit. When sitting in damp conditions I'll keep the lock under the bottom edge of my coat.
I have trouble with 4F getting damp resulting in ignition failure. It happened to me twice last season. Both times I had a nice fat doe broadside and all I got was from the flinter was a nice shower of sparks.
I've been thinking about seeing if 3F will work as priming powder and be less susceptible to drawing moisture out of the air.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: Nessmuck]
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05/25/20 07:52 AM
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How about some pictures of that rifle? Here yah go...45 cal..42 inch Green Mountain Barrel That is simply a beauty!
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: Lugnut]
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05/25/20 09:23 AM
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Does that keep your priming powder from getting damp Nessie or do you still change it out every so often?
I don't use a Cow's Knee. When still-hunting in rainy/snowy weather I keep the lock under my armpit. When sitting in damp conditions I'll keep the lock under the bottom edge of my coat.
I have trouble with 4F getting damp resulting in ignition failure. It happened to me twice last season. Both times I had a nice fat doe broadside and all I got was from the flinter was a nice shower of sparks.
I've been thinking about seeing if 3F will work as priming powder and be less susceptible to drawing moisture out of the air.
It keeps rain droplets from messing things up. And in damp conditions ...I put 2F in the pan....it absorbes the least amount of moisture...and still goes bang ! But if you don’t have 2F ....3 FFF is better than 4F in damp conditions.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: Nessmuck]
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05/25/20 09:43 AM
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How about some pictures of that rifle? Here yah go...45 cal..42 inch Green Mountain Barrel Frigging beautiful!!! Got the same, almost. It's a mirror image of yours (your trigger is on the wrong side ). .45 cal. 42" Green Mountian barrel. Custom made by Bem Richards (Kentucky Corps of Long Riflemen). Tried to post a pic but my smart phone is only as smart as the user...
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: Nessmuck]
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05/25/20 10:54 AM
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JCTunnelrat....I’ve been shooting a .451 round ball ...015 patch...she’s tight ,but doesn’t cut patches. I can send yah some to try.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
[Re: minklessinpa]
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05/25/20 12:59 PM
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2 blue line tickets to next weeks Penguins Vs Bruins playoff game !
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
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05/25/20 01:56 PM
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I got one of them plastic boxes that go over the action to keep the damp out of the powdah on rainey days. Couple of my buddies do have the cow knees though. They all work the same even used a latex gloves in a pinch before.
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Re: Who knows what this is ?
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05/25/20 11:18 PM
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2 blue line tickets to next weeks Penguins Vs Bruins playoff game ! yahoo! my first pens game! only pro hockey game I was at was in montreal. shared a taxi with some guy names phil espsieto (or something like that! ) from Burlington vt. to Plattsburg new York. he gave me a envelope with 6 tickets. the other guys in the taxi, one was a espn announcer, the other 2 where on the usa team that beat the Russians.
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