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    .62 SB, 55grs of Swiss 1 1/2

    just double checking my load before taking my flintlock out for the 1st time tomorrow in 2 seasons, for better accuracy I reduced the charge to 55grains of 1 1/2 swiss. I'm hunting whitetails, my shots should be no more than 40 maybe 50yds max. not sure the grain ball its a Track of the wolf...
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    Jackie Brown Canoe Gun needs a fixing

    my problem is I don't weld,,,, so I have a Jackie Brown canoe gun kind bought as a novelty, it has only the front site which was then filed down. I want to put a new front and a rear sight on this now,, I want sight it in and set it up as a whitetail brush gun. do you guys know anyone who...
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    TC renegade, who makes custom barrels for these?

    hello everyone, I need help findign a barrel maker who can make me a 62. smoothbore barrel for a T/C 56 renegade that will drop right in,,, this was my fathers gun and its very sentimental so i want to keep the existing barrel. my main reason is I also have 62 fowlers and I want to be able to...
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    opinions needed on "early rustic arms"

    thinking about getting a Ozark rifle made but I'm not familiar with the maker (terry williams) not looking for Public negative stuff posted but more if there is any good experiences with his work and overall experience with the piece he made. thank you, T
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    62. cal fowler,, you hunters,, need suggested load range needed

    looking for the minimum effective powder charge size to use on deer,,, I want to start with the minimum charge and work my way up to the "sweetspot" or max charge while sighting in a round ball (not sighting in but seeing what gives the best groups) So if my gun likes 60gr instead of 80 then I...
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    looking for a "wad-cutter" type conical

    I have this one conical bullet my father gave me and If they are still out there I want to get a box to use with my fast twist hawken barrel. my camera doesn't seem to want to flash for me right now but its basically a .50 wad cutter looking conical with 11 lines around the side and weighs...
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    hogs and deer-trad guides maybe?

    not sure if this is where I should post this but the new year usually starts my planning for the next seasons hunts,, I go on mostly traditional archery hunts and I like to stick with guides who themselves hopefully shoot the same equipment I do. wondering if some of you guys might know if...
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    opinions on the pedersoli Jaeger rifle

    58. Cal David pedersoli Jaeger rifle, what do you think about this rifle, barrel, accuracy?
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    first full day with fowler & my missed doe

    well here in Mass 12/19/09 it was 18 degrees on the TV @ about 5AM I knew this day was going to special because this would be the first official Full day with my flint lock fowler. I knew at this time of year the odds where against me not only have the deer drives been going on everywhere but...
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    Brass tacks & rear sight

    easy one for you guys,,, If I order brass tacks to put into my maple stock (canoe kit gun) what size is the normal and do you pre-drill the holes or just tap them right in? 2nd question, how would you attach a rear sight to a browned barrel? same gun and its kinda my mess around with gun...
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    snow is upon us in a big way?

    seems the storm is coming right for Mass, I want to head out tomorrow with my fowler but with all the snow coming in I'm wondering if I should bring the caplock :( so my gun fires,,, last year my Hawken flint fowled and wouldn't go off and I had the lock covered but the moisture still got in I...
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    ordered a Caywood

    I know I bounce around here posting different topics but it all started with a call to Danny caywood about jug choking, make a long story short I really enjoyed this conversation and where I have been thinking about a new toy I threw in the towel and ordered a Wilson Trade Gun! I ordered a...
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    Starting a Ball (loading)

    everytime I load a ball in my fowler I wonder if I should have a bigger patch,,, I always forget to see what people think. when I load my 62. fowler using a .600 ball and .15 patch I don't need to use a starter, I can with little effort push the patched ball into the top of the barrel with my...
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    Has anyone heard of a Browning Hawken rifle

    I was in a store recently and tucked into the corner I found a 54 caliber hawken rifle made by Browning arms,,, it said something about a classic on the barrel and it was made in USA, I also noticed it said black powder only on the barrel but it did not say "read instructions ect ect" and all...
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    help I need a new ramrod

    my father lost his ramrod to his pedersoli 12ga SxS while hunting pheasants,,,, I wrote pedersoli and asked them but they have not got back yet,,, do any of you know where I can get a replacement ramrod that has the 12ga flat part on the back of the ramrod too, loading end?
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    tell me about this TC rifle

    I have 3 other TC hawkens so I'm somewhat familer with TC, but this gun I just picked up from a widow, its a 50 cal Pennsylvania "Match Rifle" with a 32" barrel and peep type sight with a globe type sight in the front.. I took those off and installed the TC fiber optic hawlen type sights (for...
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    need 12ga ball mold

    2 questions. what diameter is the 12ga ball and where is the best place to buy a ball mold for 12ga. thanks for any info.
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    should I Jug choke my .62

    turkey season is coming and I noticed Caywood Jug Chokes smoothies to full/ modified or ImpCyl.. I had a problem last time out with too loose of a pattern. I tried making the oldtyme wads but some opened and some didn't (looked more like a civil war canister) any I'm thinking about having...
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    who can shorten stocks?

    I have a Dave Motto early english fowler, not sure how to desribe it but it has the fitted brass buttplate that is inletted into the stock on the top where your cheek goes. I need the stock cut down and then the same buttplate re-attached, do any of you guys know of someone who can do this? the...
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    Smoothies by Dave Motto?

    anyone have any opinions of Dave Mottos flintlocks?
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