Date Posted:Friday, May 29, 9:59am Author:Jay Reid Subject: Re: odds-n-ends for general rifle maintence In reply to:
Arthur Porras
's message, "Re: odds-n-ends for general rifle maintence" on Sunday, May 24, 8:26pm
Arthur, not to rain on your parade (a little Outpost humor, there, heh heh heh)but we as reenactors are just a bit different. While I REALLY admire your plug for authenticity, there are a few things I would like to say.
1) I have been reenacting for going on 11 years now. The war only lasted four years. I need to keep my investment a little more maintained than soldiers back then did.
2) A fellow can have a small kit that makes a big difference when the key to using our weapons is SAFETY.
3) This kit will not detract from autenticity
I have a small metal container (mint box available at any grocery store) I keep in my haversack with the following:
- Small piece of fine grit sand paper (emory paper)
- A dozen or so q-tips
- nipple wrench
- 2 pipe cleaners
- worm tool
- tompion
- vent pick
- OOO steel wool
Cleaning patches can be stored under the metal tins of your cartridge box quite conveniently.
Lastly, a rag (old white cotton t-shirt - no markings - cut into about a 12"x12" square)for wiping down your weapon after it rains...and it will rain.
Respectfully,
- Jay Reid
>patches to clean with and your done. Try to avoid the
>pitfall of many reenactors who try to improve on what
>the soldier's had. I've seen guys carrying so many
>wrenches, scewdrivers, pliers, swabs, diferent cans of
>gun oil, patch lube etc. that they needed a fairly big
>box to carry it all in. I've been doing this 13 years
>now and all I've ever needed was a nipple pick, the
>combination cone wrench and screw driver, a worm, and
>patches. if you learn early to only carry the
>essentials - you'll be better off on a campaign.
