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    loading issue

    I discussed this priming issue with my friend today and determined he had indeed used the touch hole liner which was 1 size OVER the 1/16 rather than the smaller sized one as I was told. This does account for some of the dust escaping into the pan, which was I was simply guessing at the quanity...
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    loading issue

    The loading was done with an open frizzen and the hammer on half cock. I will propose using FF as a solution. One of our best shooters at last Saturdays match was using 1.5 F in his .50 cal so I witnessed that it can be effective. Indeed his best shots were on our longest range target, a...
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    loading issue

    I was shooting yesterday with a friend with a newly obtained .50 cal custom poorboy style rifle. This rifle was built in the 80's by Charlie McChandless, in MO. The touch hole liner was just installed, made from a SS 1/4 bolt, with a 3/64 hole and coned on the inside, flush fitted on the...
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    My oldest gun

    If we did not have the "copy", and think we know what is written there, I would be leaning your way. To remove that would ruin at least the copper chamber. I will take another shot of the note chamber in the daylight tomorrow, as well as the copy of The Pilot's history. Ever since I heard...
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    My oldest gun

    This double smoothbore has passed down through my wife's family, to me. Her great grandfather bought it from a river pilot in the 1870's. The story goes that it is the first percussion gun in Alabama, marked on the rib Forrest Morris & Wilkins Mobile, a hardware store in the 1830's. It...
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    Just Dropped the Hammer on a Pietta Model 1858 New Army Stainless

    I bought the fixed sight model back in 1997. I was getting the 124 gr round ball to just under 1200 fps on my cronny and fantastic accuracy. That is better than a modern 9mm w same bullet weight! I was using 35 gr of P pyrodex and seating the ball tight. As time passed I shot it less & less...
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    An interesting discovery

    In my informal testing, I concluded Goex cut my Pyrodex group sizes by half. This was shooting 5 different guns. I was upset by this greatly too as I had jus purchased 12 lbs pyrodex. I have since gotten over it but try to only shoot black power in my black powder guns. HOSS
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    Squirrel rifle

    I owned one of these three year ago. It was more like a youth rifle in its dimensions and I could never find a comfortable hold. The result is I never got good groups. I found a .32 Mowrey, now there is a shooter. HOSS
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    New 1861 springfield

    I have been considering a move to a CW rifle for some time, having shot .45 & .50 cal TC & GPR for years. I found and bought a Colt 1861 three band musket. It is pristeen, with the bayonet, scabbard and Colt Sling. I think it has never been fired. I there a member who cast mini balls for...
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    max powder charge

    I find Bear is rite on. Over 90 grains burns after leaving the barrel, making a bigger FLASH, no better ballistic. I only hunt bulls eyes tho, not meat. So I am searching for the lightest charge my rifle will shoot, with the smallest groups. It is 50 grain of fff in my 54, 45 grain in the...
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    Do convertible locks work well?

    Otter, that is an impressive rifle. I hope it shoots as good as it looks. Zonie, I too likes me silver. The only rifle I have had built is walnut with silver inlays. I had a 44" Douglas .40 barrel, Alfred Peterman, of Sidney, Iowa, supplied the rest and built her. I didnt know nuthin about...
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    Do convertible locks work well?

    It seems a natural conversion to have a flintlock to a caplock, with the drum added in the touch hole. I know Lyman has this option--- but do they work well? HOSS
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    Ethan Allen by Hoppe's ¿ Que es?

    I bought one of these at a gun show a few years back, 45 cal. It never fired reliably for me either. My problem is that the caps will not POP. I would have to fire at least twice to get ignition. The first drop of the hammer seemed to form the cap to the nipple, the next snap would fire...
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    Need Help ASAP if I am to shoot for first time tomorrow...

    Glad u were able to correct the problem. Now u have the option of which cap to use, depending on which powder u use. It is no question that a musket cap will throw more fire than the 11 cap. If using pellets u probably will need the xtra flash. Otherwise the 11 will most likley work fine. HOSS
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    Esopus Gun Works

    Sounds as if you found what is called a swivel breach. They show up from time to time on auction sites made by modern builders as reproductions. I have seen em as flinters and cap versions. Some have the enitre lock system rotate, attached to the barrel. I have also seen pistol versions...
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