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    flintlock shooting tips?

    There's two great variables that affect flintlocks that aren't so apparent with other firearms: Lock time and follow-through. Lock time can sometimes be improved by delicately reaming the flash hole to an inverted cone to allow the charge to ignite easier. Cleaning the flash hole thouroughly...
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    Do we carry too much stuff?

    I've been hunting big game with a muzzleloader for 40 and a smidgen years. When I first started out, I had a beautiful powder horn slung across my body, and a "possibles" bag with patches, balls, caps, and a bottle of cleaner/lubricant. I also had a cleaning jag and a ball puller that screwed...
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    your sight in range for big game?

    I was part owner/operator of an outfitter/guide service for a few years. We didn't get rich, but we sure had a lot of fun. I guided some muzzleloader hunts for mule deer. I liked my hunters and I have great respect for the animals we hunted. Based on experience, I developed a couple of...
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    PATCHING OUT BETWEEN SHOOTS

    All of the above sound OK to me. When I've got lots of time, am trying to achieve maximum accuracy, or working up a new load, I swab the bore out wet (water, soapy water, houshold or specific bore cleaners, waterless hand cleaner,...) and then dry. In my eyes, cleanliness and consistency are...
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    I'm a relative "newbie"

    Thanks guys (& gals if applicable)This looks like a good place to burn the midnight oil & maybe make new friends. I'll visit again, soon... :v
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    I'm a relative "newbie"

    I hope this communication comes before someone who can and will help me find my way. After a period of health problems that have prevented me from pursuing some of my favorite pastimes, I'm trying to get back in the game. I grew up with muzzleloaders. My father began with restoring originals...
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