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    58 gets a rabbit.

    Very nice Brits!!! :hatsoff:
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    Vermont Round Ball Buck

    "Impressive" WTG... :thumbsup:
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    Paper patched bullets?

    Gentleman you both done an outstanding job of explaining and demonstrating the idea behind the paper patched bullets. A very interesting read indeed. I watched a gentleman on youtube fire a paper patched mini ball from a banded musket. He didn't explian or elaborate why he used the PP method on...
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    Paper patched bullets?

    I'm still in the dark on this paper patching bullet method. I searched here, Google, and Youtube'd it, and I still haven't found much detail on the subject. So if you guys would be so kind as to explain it to me ,I sure would appreciate it. For example: What type/types of paper are used for...
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Paul, You mentioned patch blow-by. And I can see where it would give inconsistant pressures causing flyers. I wander if I put (X) amount of cornmeal behind the patch on top of the powder charge. Do you think it would seal the groves enough at ignition to determine wheather I needed to change...
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Thanks Paul, All of my other rifles are 1:48 twist and all but one have 28" barrels. Not sure of the grove depths tho. The two I would like to work up RB loads for are flinters. One is a T/C Hawken 45cal and I've used both .020 patch or .018 pillow ticking and a .440 dia ball. The other is a...
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    Crockett doe!!!

    That's just plain kool. :thumbsup: Good to see what the 32 is capable of in the right hands.
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Mike, That's the same result I had with the 45cal maxiball. Shot a spike buck, the ball went thru both lungs, took out 2 ribs on the far side, turned up rearward and took out a chunk of the spine, and loged under the skin on the far side hind quarter. Could'a dropped the maxiball back down the...
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Many thanks to all who offered their helpful advice and information. This was my first season using the r.e.a.l. bullet, and I wasn't sure what to expect from it's performance on game. I have shot two other deer that reacted the same way as that one did after the shot. One with a 45cal maxi ball...
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Well guys I went back and carried some reading glasses with me this time. I got down on all four's and found a little hair that had drifted down on to some spider webs at the POI. It was a very little amount of it. Nothing like what you would get from a high shock bullet strike, but enough for...
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    Effects of Lee R.E.A.L. bullets on game?

    Do the R.E.A.L. bullet's impact on deer usally leave any blood or hair at the POI? I shot a doe this morning using a 320gr 50cal r.e.a.l. bullet. And no blood or hair was found, but the deer seemed to be wounded when it left the area after the shot. Tail was tucked running at first, then she...
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    Need breech plug installing advice.

    Thanks Zonie, I just ran it up till it bottomed against the barrel with my hand. I saw it was off a half of flat, and thought I'd better stop and ask questions. I knew the breech plug was hollow and I was afraid I might snap the threads off if I applied any pressure.
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    Need breech plug installing advice.

    I bought a T/C Hawken 45cal flintlock off one of the auction sites. Someone had removed the breech plug (Reason Unknown) and when I screw it in, it's off about a half of flat from where it should be. It jams up against the barrel pretty snug at this point. Is there a trick or certain procedure...
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    Bobcat

    You might try backing off the lock bolt a bit. If it's to tight it may be slightly rubbing against the inside of the hammer.
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    Green Mountain's Recall Notice.

    I was looking around on GM's home page and and saw this recall notice. It reads as follows: Product Recall Notice Green Mountain needs to do a precautionary recall on some of our Thompson Center drop-in barrels. If you have a barrel in the following Serial Number range 026220-027303 please...
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