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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Haha thanks Mr. Schoultz. I just got in a box of .535s so I'll weigh those out from to within one grain from the heaviest. The discards I will melt down and cast my own. As for measuring patch material thickness, the denim I'm currently using is pretty hard to start with my short starter. It...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    BTW, an update on my situation. I finally bought a 1" OD micrometer to measure my patch thickness. I had previously been utilizing dial calipers which I know are not as accurate but was all I had at the time. I measured my denim patch which measured .023" with the dial calipers while squeezing...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    I haven't checked with BassPro yet but I can. I pass by their Pearland location everyday while going to this casing manufacturing job I'm currently involved with. I will most defiantly ask to speak with a manager since the last time I went there in search of round balls the kid behind the...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Thanks Mac!
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Interesting, wonder if my gun is from that builder? Whoever built it did an awesome job of inletting everything. No gaps or gouges.
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Mr. Schoultz, Thank you for your input. I have weighed out the swagged balls I am using, I think I may have screwed up though and did not weigh within one gr of the heaviest. I made an excel spreadsheet and recorded the weight data for each ball then plotted this data in a scatter plot. I...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    A question for you guys: How does one accurately gauge the land and groove diameters in a barrel? I have some dial calipers and have gotten the following measurements: Land 1- .543", Groove 1- .566", Land 2- .543", Groove 2- .565", Land 3- .543", Groove 3- .563", Land 4- .541", Groove 4- .566"...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Thanks for the info and yes, our rifles are very similar! I think it is a quilted maple stock, I couldn't pass it up when I saw it. It is kind of concerning that Cherry Corners is no longer in operation because if anything goes wrong with the mechanisms on the lock it will most likely be very...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    BTW those targets are all at 50 yards from the bench.
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Mr.Schoultz, thank you for your accuracy system, without it I'd be wondering aimlessly. I believe this rifle was probably made in the 70's or early 80's. She is a beauty and now my most treasured gun, truly an heirloom. Here's some of my targets from my last trip to the range, I was playing...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    I'd love to become a TX MLRA member, however, I often work 70, 80 and sometimes 100 hours a week so I would have little time to participate in any events. Nonetheless I'd still like to become a member, I'd love to compete. I've got a lot of work to do though to be able to shoot clover leaf...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    I don't know who D Lange is/was. The gentleman I acquired the rifle from was from Colorado so I'm guessing D Lange is from there as well. From the little research I have done it seems that Cherry Corners was an early maker of Hawken components (1970's?). The lock seems to be in good condition...
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    Thanks guys, Herb, you're from Vernal, I've been there for work a couple of years ago for about a month. I'm in the oil & gas industry. I liked it up there, nice little town.
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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    About a two months ago I acquired .54 caliber custom plains style rifle. So far I have assembled all supplies needed to get her smoking and have settled on a .535 round ball with .023" denim patches lubed with Dutch's dry patch system on top of 90gr of pyrodex select. I would love to try the...
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    Help on calculating twist.

    Thanks, I'll give that a try to see if I get a different result.
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