Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: parched corn or how to load a .58 tradegun
Date: 13 Mar 1999 08:58:33 -0600
Ratcliff wrote:
>
> I find that about 2 tablespoons full of finely powdered, heavily roasted parched corn works best in my tradegun under a cylindrical projectile drilled from one of my ex-wife's biscuits...they're just to hard to make 'em round. No patch is needed, just a little lard on the biscuit to prevent damage to the bore. Some of her cornbread, pounded to a suitable size, makes good birdshot if used with under and over wads whittled from her gravy.
> Lanney Ratcliff
> expert on the varied uses of parched corn and ex-wives
> Bill
> I hope you can take a joke. Just funnin' you about the parched corn load. However, if somebody doesn't change the subject line to "loads for .58 tradegun" pretty soon the humorless types that are lurking on the list will surely start bitching.
> I use a pretty mild load (about 65 grains of fff) under a patched .590 roundball in my .62 for casual target shooting. I haven't worked up a hunting load yet.
> I would start with something lighter for you .58 and work up slowly until the accuracy and power of the load suits you. Your gun will tell you what you need to know.
> YMOS
> Lanney
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Jackson <billjackson@hotmail.com>
> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 6:28 AM
> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: parched corn
>
> >Can I get some help on the proper powder charge for a 58 cal. North West
> >trade gun?
> >MadJack
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Longhunter/Mountain Man question
Date: 15 Mar 1999 20:27:35 -0800
Phyllis and Don Keas wrote:
> Reply to: RE: MtMan-List: Longhunter/Mountain Man question
> Wilson Price Hunt in 1810, met two men, Benjamin Jones and Alexander Carson who had been in the mountains since 1808. They turned around and went upriver with Hunt. He later met 3 men also heading back to the settlements who turned around upriver, Edward Robinson, John Hoback & Jacob Rizner. These were described as Kentucky hunters and Robinson was 66 years old.
>
> DON AND PHYLLIS KEAS ---LIving History Consultants
Don and Phyllis,
Thanks for diging a bit deeper. I intend to save this little post to remind me that "long hunters" were in the mountains much earlier than many wish to believe. I remain....
Hey boys. This is way off topic. Why must it always be thus?
Rat cliff wrote:
>
> I think that too many people on this list have an unhealthy fascination with my behind. You should seek counseling from highly qualified professionals to explore these latent tendencies before it's too late. If you don't, you may develop the urge to move to San Francisco or even the Oak Lawn section of Dallas......the fern bar capital of north Texas.
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: On horse "wild" horse training.
Date: 28 Mar 1999 08:21:45 -0800
Brother,
My wife got a bright idea about 20 years ago to pickup one of these animals (wild mustang), we already had 8 good horses at the time. Anyway we go get him with the stock trailer ("open slots in side so our new boy can see out and this will make loading a little easier"), brother is that the dumbest statement my wife ever made. This was an animal about 14 1/2 hands in height, maybe 750 lbs. and "dune" colored, like the horse in the "Range Rider" series. Anyway the vet says after his exam he pretty old according to his teeth and will need to be cut - that's fine. We go to load the little bastard (no other word to describe him than that), the fight goes on for 3/4 of an hour with the usual methods, finally 3 of us just pick the little guy up and throw his butt in the trailer, funny when everyone is mad how strong you get. Now we should have seen what the game plan was going to be !!!
We get him home and call the college at CSU to have a vet and the students come out for the grand cutting. Turns out after closer inspection, he's younger than first thought, his teeth are wore down from eating off poor range and the sand wore his teeth, like the Asian folks eating rice with fine sand - poor teeth.
After being broke which was a chore and some good schooling, "Nugget" turned out to be the hardest working of all the horses, couldn't wear him down, even took him to a friend for the winter months to be worked in the stock yards with some pretty rank steers, he just never quit. Plus being a character, had a real funny personality, could do little pranks that made you mad at the time but later made you laugh. Best damn horse we ever had (of the 30 plus in 15 years), even with some hard fights at first.
Have talked to several people that have gotten these little "wild mustangs", seems we all have like stories with them, and would take another one in a heart beat. Good luck and just take your time, he'll come around.
Buck Conner
_________________________
I am wondering if anyone on the list has had experience in training a wild horse; more specifically one of the BLM wild mustang breeds. I've got a bee in my bonnet and want to take the "bit", as it were, and "run with it." There can't be too many ways left to replicate the horse culture of the plains as it related to the mountain men and this is something I'm seriously
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: On horse "wild" horse training.
Date: 28 Mar 1999 08:21:45 -0800
Brother,
My wife got a bright idea about 20 years ago to pickup one of these animals (wild mustang), we already had 8 good horses at the time. Anyway we go get him with the stock trailer ("open slots in side so our new boy can see out and this will make loading a little easier"), brother is that the dumbest statement my wife ever made. This was an animal about 14 1/2 hands in height, maybe 750 lbs. and "dune" colored, like the horse in the "Range Rider" series. Anyway the vet says after his exam he pretty old according to his teeth and will need to be cut - that's fine. We go to load the little bastard (no other word to describe him than that), the fight goes on for 3/4 of an hour with the usual methods, finally 3 of us just pick the little guy up and throw his butt in the trailer, funny when everyone is mad how strong you get. Now we should have seen what the game plan was going to be !!!
We get him home and call the college at CSU to have a vet and the students come out for the grand cutting. Turns out after closer inspection, he's younger than first thought, his teeth are wore down from eating off poor range and the sand wore his teeth, like the Asian folks eating rice with fine sand - poor teeth.
After being broke which was a chore and some good schooling, "Nugget" turned out to be the hardest working of all the horses, couldn't wear him down, even took him to a friend for the winter months to be worked in the stock yards with some pretty rank steers, he just never quit. Plus being a character, had a real funny personality, could do little pranks that made you mad at the time but later made you laugh. Best damn horse we ever had (of the 30 plus in 15 years), even with some hard fights at first.
Have talked to several people that have gotten these little "wild mustangs", seems we all have like stories with them, and would take another one in a heart beat. Good luck and just take your time, he'll come around.
Buck Conner
_________________________
I am wondering if anyone on the list has had experience in training a wild horse; more specifically one of the BLM wild mustang breeds. I've got a bee in my bonnet and want to take the "bit", as it were, and "run with it." There can't be too many ways left to replicate the horse culture of the plains as it related to the mountain men and this is something I'm seriously
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re:history channel--the mountain man (long)
Date: 28 Mar 1999 09:09:01 -0800
Linda,
Think Buck and myself talked to you at this movie and again at La Veta, what Buck said brought back some good memories. Brian Keith, Big Step & Crazy Bear were at our camp in Hoback Junction just about every night, what a group, sad that Brian and John have gone to the other side now.
I missed the American Sportsman Shoot for the "John Wayne Memorial" at Jackson Hole, Buck was the Range Officer, Keith and Heston showed up for the egg shoot, Keith shot in the ground then eat his egg, Heston tried to lay down over a log. Buck turned around and headed over there with the TV camera's following, he told Heston to stand up and shoot like a man. Hear Heston didn't care for that remark, but stood up and shot and missed his egg. Then started to walk away, but Buck went and got the egg and took it to him, TV camera's got it all. Heston ate his egg, looked a little quezzy after.
Powderhawk
_____________________
On Sat, 27 March 1999, Linda Holley wrote:
>
> Thanks for the memories. You are right. All we saw were the credits before
> the screen went. I do miss the old days of Crazy Bear and the CAt soldiers.
> And the sweats.
>
> Linda
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: On horse "wild" horse training.
Date: 28 Mar 1999 12:01:18 -0800
Brothers,
I helped break and work with the horse Buck referred to, he turned out to be a strong little man, but the amount of effort to get him there was qusetionable to me. Like others have said, there's many good broke animals needing a home that are better than some of the wild ones. You may want to give this some thought before jumping into something more than wanting to deal with for a long period.
Bones take a long time healing, ask Buck, he left that part out.
Later
Powderhawk
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On Sun, 28 March 1999, buck.conner@uswestmail.net wrote:
> After being broke which was a chore and some good schooling, "Nugget" turned out to be the hardest working of all the horses, couldn't wear him down, even took him to a friend for the winter months to be worked in the stock yards with some pretty rank steers, he just never quit. Plus being a character, had a real funny personality...........
>
> Buck Conner
> _________________________
> I am wondering if anyone on the list has had experience in training a wild horse; more specifically one of the BLM wild mustang breeds. I've got a bee in my bonnet and want to take the "bit", as it were, and "run with it." There can't be too many ways left to replicate the horse culture of the plains as it related to the mountain men and this is something I'm seriously...........
>
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: On horse "wild" horse training.
Date: 28 Mar 1999 12:01:18 -0800
Brothers,
I helped break and work with the horse Buck referred to, he turned out to be a strong little man, but the amount of effort to get him there was qusetionable to me. Like others have said, there's many good broke animals needing a home that are better than some of the wild ones. You may want to give this some thought before jumping into something more than wanting to deal with for a long period.
Bones take a long time healing, ask Buck, he left that part out.
Later
Powderhawk
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On Sun, 28 March 1999, buck.conner@uswestmail.net wrote:
> After being broke which was a chore and some good schooling, "Nugget" turned out to be the hardest working of all the horses, couldn't wear him down, even took him to a friend for the winter months to be worked in the stock yards with some pretty rank steers, he just never quit. Plus being a character, had a real funny personality...........
>
> Buck Conner
> _________________________
> I am wondering if anyone on the list has had experience in training a wild horse; more specifically one of the BLM wild mustang breeds. I've got a bee in my bonnet and want to take the "bit", as it were, and "run with it." There can't be too many ways left to replicate the horse culture of the plains as it related to the mountain men and this is something I'm seriously...........
>
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: On horse "wild" horse training.
Date: 28 Mar 1999 12:01:18 -0800
Brothers,
I helped break and work with the horse Buck referred to, he turned out to be a strong little man, but the amount of effort to get him there was qusetionable to me. Like others have said, there's many good broke animals needing a home that are better than some of the wild ones. You may want to give this some thought before jumping into something more than wanting to deal with for a long period.
Bones take a long time healing, ask Buck, he left that part out.
Later
Powderhawk
____________________________
On Sun, 28 March 1999, buck.conner@uswestmail.net wrote:
> After being broke which was a chore and some good schooling, "Nugget" turned out to be the hardest working of all the horses, couldn't wear him down, even took him to a friend for the winter months to be worked in the stock yards with some pretty rank steers, he just never quit. Plus being a character, had a real funny personality...........
>
> Buck Conner
> _________________________
> I am wondering if anyone on the list has had experience in training a wild horse; more specifically one of the BLM wild mustang breeds. I've got a bee in my bonnet and want to take the "bit", as it were, and "run with it." There can't be too many ways left to replicate the horse culture of the plains as it related to the mountain men and this is something I'm seriously...........
>
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Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly had an article by Charley many years ago that referred to many of the guns in the Fur Trade as being military, so your guess to being military is probably close to being correct. There were many "contract" rifles that used a bayonet attachment, if you had such a weapon and had the bayonet, why not use it.
Buck
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On Wed, 31 March 1999, Pulakabayo@aol.com wrote:
> The bear knocked the next man down and rushed on to attack a hunter named
> La Point, who had a bayonet fixed to his rifle. La Point used his novel
> weapon so effectively that the bear ran off,............
>
> If it did, what rifle could he have used? I'd hazard a guess it had to
> military, ............
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Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly had an article by Charley many years ago that referred to many of the guns in the Fur Trade as being military, so your guess to being military is probably close to being correct. There were many "contract" rifles that used a bayonet attachment, if you had such a weapon and had the bayonet, why not use it.
Buck
____________________________________
On Wed, 31 March 1999, Pulakabayo@aol.com wrote:
> The bear knocked the next man down and rushed on to attack a hunter named
> La Point, who had a bayonet fixed to his rifle. La Point used his novel
> weapon so effectively that the bear ran off,............
>
> If it did, what rifle could he have used? I'd hazard a guess it had to
> military, ............
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Buck at Clark & Sons Mercantile has Haines walnut oil @ $ 3.35 and Haines canola oil @ $ 2.15 both in 12.7 oz. bottles, just got some for same purpose several weeks ago.
Powderhawk
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On Wed, 31 March 1999, RR1LA@aol.com wrote:
>
> ...don't forget Olive Oil. Been used for thousands of years, works great,
> brings out the grain and adds a wonderful luster to the wood. YHS, Barney
> Fife
>
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Buck at Clark & Sons Mercantile has Haines walnut oil @ $ 3.35 and Haines canola oil @ $ 2.15 both in 12.7 oz. bottles, just got some for same purpose several weeks ago.
Powderhawk
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On Wed, 31 March 1999, RR1LA@aol.com wrote:
>
> ...don't forget Olive Oil. Been used for thousands of years, works great,
> brings out the grain and adds a wonderful luster to the wood. YHS, Barney
> Fife
>
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