Anyone coming this weekend? I'll be blacksmithing again this year. Will be taking my newly built replica of the forge that pvt. John Shields used on the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery 1804 - 1806.
If you are there stop by and say hi.
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I saw the Specialized Hard rock mentioned in this thread. I personally think that the Rockhopper is well worth the extra money. Much better components. It is an excellent bike that many beginning racers start out riding.
Now all my bikes other than the tandem are Salsa. They are...
the 2 I use most are .223 in the AR with factory loads or Hornady 58 gr Vmax with 39 gr IMR 3031 for longer range in the .243. This hand load gives me 3650 fps from the Remington 700. Very accurate load for me.
.222, .223, 22/250, .222swift, .243
high velocity varmint loads in any of those are great. 22/250 and .243 would have a little more range. Since I doubt he will be hand loading I would probably stay with .223 or .243 because of ammo availability. There is a wide choice of both guns and ammo...
You beat old people? I guess I better not have any violations when you are around. Oh well. It's been at least 20 years since I got a ticket so I must not be too much of a target.
I'm guessing you are talking about Stones trace. Their event is in September. Not as strict period correct but still worth attending.
Gathering at 5 Medals us further north. A mile west of Benton. Period rules are pretty strict.
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I plan to go to Noblesville in Feb for the Conner show and Kalamazoo in March. Never have been to the Conner show before but I know Kzoo is good.
RustyHornet, You may want to come to the Gathering at 5 Medals in October. It is only 45 miles NW of Fort Wayne.
My 1816 anvil with the knife on top.
A few pictures working my demo blacksmith shot at the corn maze.
Enough derailing the thread. Now we can go back to BP
Not quite what you asked for. A picture of the knife and a cleaver that belonged to my wife's grandmother. The cleaver was very rusty and the handle was rotted away when I found it in the chicken house. I think you can guess what it was used for. I cleaned it and reworked the edge...
Priming container with 4f in the pouch. Since your read the Gathering at 5 Medals requirements you probably know I was going for the 1790 - 1816 period. Think I am doing OK at that? Still planning to finish it off at the Conner show in Feb and Kalamazoo show in March. Knife and sheath are...