From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #801 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 Wednesday, May 16 2001 Volume 01 : Number 801 In this issue: - MtMan-List: OT Request - RE: MtMan-List: Rifles - Re: MtMan-List: Strawberries - Re: MtMan-List: Rifles - MtMan-List: Mildew - Re: MtMan-List: Mildew - MtMan-List: Lewis and Clark Foundation - MtMan-List: Walnut dye ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 15:14:38 EDT From: Iambrainey@aol.com Subject: MtMan-List: OT Request Thanks to all who responded with condolences, links, text, etc. Ben Rainey - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 17:19:0 -0700 From: "Randal Bublitz" Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Rifles - ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Les, I had one a few years ago. That one was made by EuroArms. A guy who knows these guns very well told me that it was about as close as you could get with a production gun. I could never get mine to shoot consistantly. Although ,I admit, I never put it on a bench to sight it in scientifically. I thought it was quite barrel heavy, and I'm a fairly large guy. I sold it for what I bought it for ($500 then) and had fun with it while I had it. It was a nicely made gun. For what it's worth, that's my harpers ferry exp.. hardtack - ----- Original Message ----- From: Les Chaffin To: Mountain Man Hello List, Has anyone on this list ever had any experience with Cabelas' 1803 Harper's Ferry Musket? I've been thinking of getting one. Les - -- Randal Bublitz - --- rjbublitz@earthlink.net - ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Les, I had one a few years ago. That one was made by EuroArms. A guy who knows these guns very well told me that it was about as close as you could get with a production gun. I could never get mine to shoot consistantly. Although ,I admit, I never put it on a bench to sight it in scientifically. I thought it was quite barrel heavy, and I'm a fairly large guy. I sold it for what I bought it for ($500 then) and had fun with it while I had it. It was a nicely made gun. For what it's worth, that's my harpers ferry exp.. hardtack

----- Original Message -----

From: Les Chaffin

To: Mountain Man

Hello List,

Has anyone on this list ever had any experience with Cabelas' 1803

Harper's Ferry Musket? I've been thinking of getting one.

Les

-- Randal Bublitz

- ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 08:19:49 -0700 From: "Roger Lahti" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Strawberries Wynn, The ones I have were commercially dried and appear to be whole. I will have to try drying some from my garden this year. It may be best to cut them in half if they are large, which is what my patch produces. Capt. Lahti' - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gretchen Ormond" To: "Hist mail" Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:07 PM Subject: MtMan-List: Strawberries > The Capt. meantioned dried strawberries a while back. Can someone tell > me is it better to cut them up to dry them or leave them whole. Other > advice? > > Wynn > > > > ---------------------- > 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: Sat, 12 May 2001 13:30:23 -0600 From: Charlie Webb Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Rifles My experience has been good, I tuned a lock for a brother, changed the sights to ones he liked and relieved the feather and main spring tensions. He has won a number of matches with it here in Colorado. Took a bull Moose two years ago along with a bull Elk and this past year a nice six point bull Elk along with a huge Antelope. (missed the record book by a point or two) My friend Gregg purchased the gun used from the cave at Cabelas. He generally hunts with 80 grains 3f under a .530 or .535 patched round ball. Other than cleaning with ambient water little or no maintainence has been required. Respectfully, C Webb > Hello List, > Has anyone on this list ever had any experience with Cabelas' 1803 > Harper's Ferry Musket? I've been thinking of getting one. > > Les > > > - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 23:33:12 -0400 From: tom roberts Subject: MtMan-List: Mildew Anyone have a safe method for removing mildew from braintan hide? This one stayed on the frame a bit too long. Tom - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 00:18:22 EDT From: HikingOnThru@cs.com Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Mildew You can try a dilution of cider vinegar. It is used to cut the alkalinity of hides that have been bucked in lye. You may have to follow with a good water rinse. How deep or how far along the mildew is may be a factor. I would point you to Matt Richards at www.braintan.com. Go into a section called the "HideOut" and register (really quick). You can then post a question and will get pretty good feedback from several folks who braintan for a living. - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 13:56:39 EDT From: ThisOldFox@aol.com Subject: MtMan-List: Lewis and Clark Foundation I received the following inquiry offlist from this gentleman. If any of you are interested, please respond directly to him at the email address at the bottom. Responding back to the list will result in your message going into netherland. .............................................................................. ....... I live in Spring, Texas and am a member of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation based out of Montana. I am interested in starting a "Lone Star Chapter" with others who are like-minded. The members of the "Corps of Discovery" used 1803 Harper's Ferry rifles (as well as some pistols) and it occurred to me that Texas blackpowder enthusiasts may find this of interest and should receive a flyer. What Texas-based groups of reinactors, history buffs, or blackpowder shooters do you know of that I can obtain a mailing list of? Thanks for the help, Denton E. Florian dentonflorian@earthlink.net Member: Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 08:12:11 -0700 From: Kierst Family Subject: MtMan-List: Walnut dye With the first rondevoo of the year for me just around the corner I'm busy readying all my possibles. I'd like to dye my cotton shirt brown, using pre-1840 methods, of course. Walnut dye seems to be my best bet, but I have no clue how to go about it. Any help would be much appreciated. Joe Dirty Shirt Kierst - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ End of hist_text-digest V1 #801 ******************************* - To unsubscribe to hist_text-digest, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe hist_text-digest" in the body of the message.