From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #1189 Reply-To: hist_text Sender: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk hist_text-digest Saturday, April 19 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1189 In this issue: -       Re: MtMan-List: Flintlock Cleaning -       Re: MtMan-List: Flintlock Cleaning -       MtMan-List: Mt. Man Felt Hat -       MtMan-List: Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:15:00 -0500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:34:01 -0700 From: "Bear Kelsey" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Flintlock Cleaning So if any of you out there could help me, it would be great appreciated. Dave I wrap a rag around my Hatfield right in back of the lock so the cleaning fluids that come out of the touch hole won't run down the stock and then just keep running wet patches in the barrel until they come out clean. Works good, just takes longer then doing the cap locks where you can remove the barrel. "Two Bears" - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:21:11 -0400 From: "Tom Roberts" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Flintlock Cleaning Dave, For field cleaning I'm only interested in removing as much crud from the barrel as soon as is practical and as simple as possible. I plug the touch hole with anything handy, pour a bit of water (hot if you got it) in the barrel, then using tow on a tow worm or any patching material on the ramrod swab the length of the barrel a few times, then pull the touch hole plug and plunge it through. I repeat this once or twice until the water runs clear. Following that, a few dry wipes, finishing with a bear greased patch. For more thorough (i.e. at home) cleaning I do the same, except I use water nearly boiling hot and spend more time in the process. After the barrel, I remove the lock and scrub it, as well as all mating surfaces, with a small brush and hot water. I warm the lock to drive out the moisture, check that all the metal rub surfaces are still polish-smooth, and then everything metal gets a wipe with bear grease before reinstallation. I'm amazed at how much crud gets around the lock. The stock gets wiped with Kramer's Antique Improver. I'm sure others will add their own methods as there seems to be a limitless variety, using a wide array of interesting products. For me, water and bear grease is plenty. Tom - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A Miller" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: MtMan-List: Flintlock Cleaning > Hi History buffs!!! > > I have a question. I was given a Lancaster Flintlock longrifle. And I > was wondering how to clean it after firing? > > I own a percussion, mountain rifle, and it looks like it cleans different > (since I am able to remove the barrel and all for cleaning). > > So if any of you out there could help me, it would be great appreciated. > > Dave > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > ---------------------- > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:41:12 EDT From: MarkLoader@aol.com Subject: MtMan-List: Mt. Man Felt Hat Hello the camp just order a 80% beaver felt but need some sugestions. How high should the crown be? Should it have a band on the out side "hat band"? Should it have a sweat band on the inside? The guy that is making it made hats for Ronald Regan and George Bush Some of his equipment goes back to the 1850s Thanks Mark Roadkill Loader - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 07:15:15 -0600 From: "Lanney Ratcliff" Subject: MtMan-List: Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:15:00 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01C3064B.C5EA0CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Click here for a treasure trove of potential information. Apparently = everything is there. =20 Lanney http://www.archives.gov/aad/ Lanney Ratcliff lanneyratcliff@charter.net ______________________________________________________________ Aux Aliments du Pays - ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01C3064B.C5EA0CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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