Hey camp, in the December Popular Science there is an article in "NEwsfronts" about a campsite believed to have been the Lower Portage Camp near Great Falls Montana. ITs on page 21 and pretty interesting, not worth buying the
whole mag, but I got a free subscription here at school for some reason.
Well said, Captain. Well said. Maybe we should call you the gaurdian instead? : )
>>> Roger Lahti <lahtirog@gte.net> - 11/12/98 8:37 AM >>>
Dear Friend,
Yes Correy, there is a knight stalker out there that will take unbelievers in the knight. They will find themselves caught between two worlds ever to ride the line between real and unreal. Some make it back. We try to save as many as we can. But there are few of us and the minions of the knight stalker are many. Some never come to the true path, forever doomed and cursed to walk where they know not who they are. They think they belong but they don't. They are not truly of our world and they are not truly of the Other World. We would welcome them in but as long as they carry the cursed impurity they can not truly walk the Path. Guard your selves My Sons and Daughters. Do not be tempted by the Evil Dressed in Modern Sophistication. Keep close to your bosom the guards against evil we live by: Powder, Patch, and Ball. With my Friend True Rifle WE Shall Conquer ALL. I remain.....
YMOS
Capt. Lahti'
Corey Tretteen wrote:
> I think I just felt a blast of cold air... the presence of evilness, maybe?
>
> >>> Roger Lahti <lahtirog@gte.net> 11/11 10:33 AM >>>
> Corey,
>
> Picture a modern bolt action rifle with bolt action and all the other lines typical of that style of firearm, probably with a
> plastic stock. Now load it from the muzzle as you would a normal ML'r. Now work the bolt as you would to insert a cartridge
> into the chamber. Instead of a cartridge, you will put a cap or high power primer on a nipple and close the bolt. The rifle is
> now ready to shoot. Kinda leaves you cold don't it! I remain........
>
> YMOS
> Capt. Lahti'
>
> Corey Tretteen wrote:
>
> > "but if he's willing to make the attempt to LOOK PERIOD CORRECT(and not show up with one of those damn inline bp burners)"
> >
> > Ok, question. whats an inline BP burner? I get that it is a rifle, but what is the inline refering to?
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Native use of flintlock vs. percussion guns
Date: 27 Nov 1998 20:28:39 -0800
Coony35@aol.com wrote:
> As far as native use , flints were perfered. it was easier to find a piece of
> useable flint, than to get caps.
That sounds more like speculation than documentable historical fact. The Indians and mountain men were in the arms race of the day and the choice of weapons was a life and death decision for them. It was well documented by men of their day and discussed here previously the reasons why flintlocks came up short. Flintlocks, while they are pretty and
nostolgic, are not all weather rifles that one would want to stake ones life on under inclimate weather conditions especially high winds and heavy rain. I'm not saying percussion was the total answer because they were quickly replace by fixed ammunition (rimfire and centerfire). In the days when you life depended on your ability to defend yourself or get
game, any man would want the best weapon available. To me the often heard line about being able to pick up flint anywhere as opposed to having to bring along caps is a bunch of BS. You darn sure are not going to find gunpowder lying around the plains any easier than percussion caps. You had to buy powder and bring it along and keep it dry, etc. And if you
ran out of powder it didn't much matter if you had a flint or percussion rifle. What I'm getting at is that it was no more of a problem to obtain caps, keep them dry, etc. than it was to protect you powder and keep it dry. Once percussion caps were commonly available flintlocks were converted or replaced by men whose life and livelyhood depended on reliable