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  1. mtfishn

    Cow Elk Load

    I agree with several others here that there is really no need to change loads for different "big game"....possibly less for turkeys or rabbits...up to you. One point not obvious is that a pure lead ball at top velocities (1600-2000fps) depending on cal. will flatten out on impact at CLOSER...
  2. mtfishn

    New here

    Welcome from Montana.
  3. mtfishn

    First sight-in

    I've "turned" my nipples a time or two by placing them in a lathe ....or a power drill and placing them against a file or file covered with emery cloth to get the caps to fit better. You could also take a look at your hammer spring....may be able to add some tension there....but too much is...
  4. mtfishn

    Tagged out on turkeys with my flintlock!

    Great story!! Really appreciate you sharing it with us. I took a hen a few years ago in our fall season (rifles legal). Several birds were in a dry(?) streambed and I had stalked them with road-fill and culvert between us intending to raise up over the fill and shoot if I got close enough...I...
  5. mtfishn

    Remember this Davy Crockett movie scene?

    Hope you are kidding!! Not a good idea then ....and now we know better!
  6. mtfishn

    New member from Montana

    Welcome from Harlowton, MT! I got a buck a 2 years ago with my .45....it'll work!!
  7. mtfishn

    Hard cast, wide flat nose bullets?

    Excellent points.... I agree!
  8. mtfishn

    Hard cast, wide flat nose bullets?

    I don't believe that combination would work. A friend had been casting Wweights and paper patching in a .45-70....couldn't get enough pressure to upset the bullet and take rifling 'till he went to pure lead....then the same mold he used with Wweights worked beautifully. I really think ....for...
  9. mtfishn

    New member Randy Emmons- Washington state

    Welcome from Montana...I spent some time around Naches in the '70s.
  10. mtfishn

    Hi, I'm Tony, thanks for adding me.

    Welcome from Montana! So sorry to hear of your recently discovered addiction.....to MLoading. You'll find plenty of consolation on this site.
  11. mtfishn

    Point of impact shift.

    I can agree some rifles may like a heavier or lighter charge for best performance, but not all slow twisted .54s (1/72) require that much velocity/spin to shoot well. I have a Rice1/70 twist barrel that will touch bullets at 25 and 50 with as little as 55 grains of FFF. I prefer 80 or more at...
  12. mtfishn

    Not very bright

    I was fooled by a little sunshine and ventured out to look for a coyote. It was up to -5 degrees F when I left the house. I knew I had screwed up when, after a mile hike, I couldn't get the electronic caller to work (too cold). I had coyotes all around, but closest ones winded me and started...
  13. mtfishn

    Not very bright

    I looked outside once or twice and that's as ambitious as I got. Temp was 32 below when I went to bed last night. Up to a balmy -22 this am with a 10-15MPH wind makes it to COLD to hunt coyotes.
  14. mtfishn

    New member from Denmark

    Welcome from the state of Montana.
  15. mtfishn

    Greetings from Montana

    Welcome from "44".
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