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  1. J

    fines for pan use

    I've never screened the coarser powders for priming use, but I've used FFFg Goex as priming powder many times, and prefer it to FFFFg when it's damp or snowy. I don't really notice a difference in discharge timing and a few grains is all I need for any flinter I've ever used.
  2. J

    Inexpensive Flintlock: Fun, or Frustration?

    I started shooting flintlocks many years ago with my father's .54 caliber T/C Renegade, but when I got older and had to supply my own, a Traditions Deer Hunter was my first. It was a great little gun, shot reliably, hit what I aimed at, and led to a number of other flintlock and percussion guns...
  3. J

    Monkey Gun.

    Another difference I just noticed is that mine has a brass bead front sight.
  4. J

    Monkey Gun.

    Sorry, rifleman, I don't have any pics of the gun, but it is very similar to Deadeye's other than the fact that there is no wedge, checkering, and the patchbox which I've described. Of course, the barrel is longer too. Cynthialee, it is definitely a simple gun, and a nice little shooter with...
  5. J

    Monkey Gun.

    Is anyone familiar with this term? Last spring I bought a very light .54 caliber percussion smoothbore on gunbroker. It has a 28 inch barrel and with 50 - 60 grains of powder, shoots decently with an unpatched .535" ball. I haven't attempted a heavier charge because it has a very thin-walled...
  6. J

    Traditions Deerhunter

    I used a Traditions deerhunter for a couple of years, and bought one for my son. All were reliable and performed well. A 5/8" flint works well with it, but you can use a flint that's slightly too wide for the frizzen if you remember to position it with the excess on the outside of the lock where...
  7. J

    T/C lock upgrade

    I've fired a lot of lead from each style of lock and have never had a problem with either. The main criticism that I've heard about the old lock, is that it tends to break flints more often because of the angle at which it hits the frizzen. I can't really remember how often the flints had to be...
  8. J

    Unburnt powder

    I've never tried to recover unburned powder after shooting, but I've seen residue on the bench that could have been either powder or soot left from shooting. As many other posters say, I don't really care if I waste a grain or two of powder if the ball goes where I want it to. For recommended...
  9. J

    12ga. Roundball?

    I shoot .695" roundballs with a .020" thick patch out of a Navy Arms double barrel. One barrel shoots decent groups out to about 30 or 35 yards, but only with fairly stout loads (100 grains 2Fg. The other barrel has never been a good shooter with PRBs.
  10. J

    both eyes open

    My left eye is dominant, I have to close it.
  11. J

    Finger in Front of Touchhole

    I was hunting with my father when I was 12 years old during PA's flintlock and late small game season. I was carrying a 20 gauge shotgun to shoot grouse. When a deer appeared to my right, he swung his renegade in front of me and shot at it. My reflexes must have been pretty quick, too. Because...
  12. J

    Shot loads in Revolver

    I just want to add that those cardboard wads were cut from an empty roundball box, they were generics that came in a flimsy, plain brown box. To cut them, I used a steel .45ACP casing.
  13. J

    Shot loads in Revolver

    I have only used shot loads out of a Uberti made 2nd model dragoon. The longer cylinders let me get more shot into the pattern, but it still didn't stay tight for any distance beyond 10 or 12 feet. I used 20 or 25 grains of FFFG under a thin cardboard wad and wonderwad, filled the cylinder the...
  14. J

    Revolver Reloading On The Field.

    How about a spare cylinder?
  15. J

    Returning after a long break.

    Thanks for the welcome guys.
  16. J

    Primitive scent control?

    When I was a kid the "old guys" that I knew hunted in the same clothes for a week or more at a time and usually walked through the woods smoking cigarettes. That was during the rifle season though, there weren't many hunters in the flintlock season (Pennsylvania's traditional season is...
  17. J

    Greetings from PA

    Do you live in Coudersport? I have lived in both Ulysses and Austin. Now I am in Centre County.
  18. J

    Returning after a long break.

    Hello all, I'm an old time member of this forum, but I have been away for quite a while. I thought that I should say hello here before posting again. My user name here is flash_in_the_pan, but I really don't think anyone here will remember me. I live in Central Pennsylvania, and have been...
  19. J

    Underhammer Flintlock???

    I have seen photos of underhammers in historical books, but all were pistols. They probably didn't make any longarms due to the concerns that you expressed.
  20. J

    Sharps Rifles, inline or Traditional-?

    The Sharps is classified as a breech-loading rifle, it loaded the same way as a typical breech-loader but instead of a self-contained metallic cartridge it used a paper cartridge and required separate priming. I know that it could be loaded with a minie-ball and loose powder, but that was not...
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