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  1. M

    Pedersoli Flintlock Kentucky Pistol

    Thanks for the information, John. Again, a beautiful pistol you have created from humble origins!
  2. M

    Pedersoli Flintlock Kentucky Pistol

    John, that is a really beautiful pistol you created, and it is inspiring me to consider getting a kit in the future and doing similar modifications. What extra parts did you order, as in the actual parts numbers, if you have them? Can you recommend any visual references that you used for the...
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    Fun with the Great Plains Pistol This Afternoon

    Hi Bill, That shop was probably Grundman's Sporting Goods, which is still there in Rio Dell, run by the same family as when you bought your 1851. The folks there have been a great help to me over the years with guns and hunting advice.
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    Fun with the Great Plains Pistol This Afternoon

    I'm not as experienced as most folks here, but from what I understand every barrel is different and has individual preferences for the ball diameter, patch thickness and powder charge that it likes best.
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    great plains pistol flintlock

    If you are not too attached to the Lyman pistol, you may want to look at the Pedersoli Kentucky pistol in their flintlock version. Folks seem to like them for their build quality and accuracy.
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    Fun with the Great Plains Pistol This Afternoon

    ".535 Hornady Ball" = .54
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    Fun with the Great Plains Pistol This Afternoon

    Idricus, here is the load info: 20 gr of Goex 2ff black powder .535 Hornady ball Heavy denim patch of approx. .014 thickness (squeezed caliper reading), wetted with Moose Juice and squeezed out and cut at the muzzle. I swabbed between shots with a patch dampened with Moose Juice, loaded the...
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    Fun with the Great Plains Pistol This Afternoon

    I took my Great Plains pistol out shooting today, to test that everything was good for the gentleman who is buying it from me. After finding the right patch thickness this handgun proved to be a real shooter, delivering a ragged hole 3-shot group next to the bullseye at 16 yards. As the...
  9. M

    Post Deer Season work on the Flintlocks

    Thanks for the mini-tutorial on how to prepare a muzzleloader for storage. I'll do the same for mine.
  10. M

    How to Fix Rifling on Lyman Plains Pistol?

    Thanks for your suggestions, gentlemen.
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    How to Fix Rifling on Lyman Plains Pistol?

    Early this year I put together a nice .54 Lyman Plains Pistol. Unfortunately after I did all the wood shaping and filing of the tang etc to be flush with the stock, and after staining and finishing, I test fired the pistol and found that it could not achieve groups better than about 5" at 15...
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    Plains Pistol Kit

    Beautiful job, Fox! I hope you enjoy that pistol for many years.
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    checkering a pistol grip

    If you Google English dueling pistols and then click on "Images" in the left side of the results page you will come up with many photos that may be of help to you. I also am thinking of checking the grip on my Plains pistol, and hope someone posts images of theirs that they did their magic on..
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    Mangled Patch Gallery - What to Do?

    Thanks gentlemen for your suggestions - I really appreciate it. Zonie, I have heard some folks say to avoid steel wool and use Scotch-Brite instead. Do you have any thoughts on this?
  15. M

    Mangled Patch Gallery - What to Do?

    Ha - never!
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