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    need LONG short starter/ramrod for pistol

    Thanks for the tips guys. I have purchased a custom made brass range rod for my pistol from these guys: http://muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com/
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    need LONG short starter/ramrod for pistol

    I have a Jim Chambers Kentucky flintock pistol. It has a 13" barrel, so I can't use the pistol short starter/ramrods that they have on Track of the Wolf becuase their longest one is only 10 3/4 inches long. I understand that their short starter/ramrods were made by Treso Products. But I tried...
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    Cleaning my Flintlock Rifle

    If you leave the barrel on when you clean with water, is there danger of getting water inside the stock, under the barrel which will eventually cause water damage? The advantage of taking off the barrel is that you can really flush it with water and not have to worry about the stock damage.
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    Cleaning my Flintlock Rifle

    I'm a new flinter and I have found that if you ask 20 different flinters how to clean a rifle, you will get 20 different answers. I have been using a solvent-only approach because my first mentor says it's impossible to get the barrel dry if you use water and you always get some rust...
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    traditions flinter

    Ah, another good tip. I have not heard that one. Thanks! Steve
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    traditions flinter

    As usual, thanks for the tips guys! I am looking forward to a nice dry day where I can try out my "new" pan and touch hole to see how the gun fires compared to my "old" alignment. As you can tell from the pics that I posted, it looks like it should help a lot. Unfortunately, the wet weather...
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    traditions flinter

    Thanks roundball ... Any feedback regarding the dampness? could that have been part of the cause of my flash in the pans? I even noticed that I was having trouble pouring powder out of my horn after a couple hours. I left it unplugged the whole time I was at the range. Should I plug it...
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    traditions flinter

    OK, I went to the range yesterday. I'd like to say that I had no "flash in the pan" problems, but unfortunately, I did. :( Now, I have to point out that it was a cold, wet day in Seattle (imagine that!). I was under cover at the gun range, but it rained all day so there was a LOT of moisture...
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    traditions flinter

    more pics ... ORIGINAL: MODIFIED:
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    traditions flinter

    Here are some pics of the modifications the gunsmith did for me: ORIGINAL: MODIFIED: ORIGINAL: MODIFIED:
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    traditions flinter

    UPDATE: I took my Traditions rifle to a gunsmith at the local muzzleloading shop (35 miles away) and he is working on it now. Unlike the folks at Traditions, he immediately recognized that the touch hole was WAY out of alignment. I pick up the rifle this afternoon and I'm taking it to the...
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    traditions flinter

    OK .. I went to the range for a couple hours today and made a very conscious effort to only put the priming powder on the right half of the pan, far away from the touch hole. That seemed to do the trick. I still had a couple "flash in the pans" but nothing like the problems I was having...
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    Target load for .50 caliber 1.66 twist Penn. Rifle

    I have .50 caliber Traditions Pennsylvania Rifle that I use strictly for target and casual pleasure shooting, I am not a hunter. I have used 40 and 50 grain loads, but I don't know how to determine what is the "best" load, so I'd like some input. What size load would you recommend for general...
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    traditions flinter

    Ok guys, hold onto your hats ... I emailed the pics I posted above to Traditions and told them I wanted to send my rifle back to the have misalignment of the touch hole fixed and this is the response I received today: "The touch hole lines up perfectly. Don't look at the whole silver touch...
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    traditions flinter

    Here are my pics to compare to Twisted's rifle. As you can see below, my touch hole is not aligned as well as his:
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    traditions flinter

    Mine looks the same as what you described, see the pic below (finally figured how to post it):
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    traditions flinter

    I am going to talk to Traditiions about this and see if they will fix the problem for me. I'll keep you posted.
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    traditions flinter

    UPDATE: Smaller Photos, easier to download I finally had time to make the photos a lot smaller than the original .jpg files from the camera. So for those of you with slow Internet connections who may have been scared off by the massive file size of my original pics, here are the same photos in...
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    traditions flinter

    Hey Ray, I'd love to help you out, but I'm not a hunter, just a target shooter. Sorry! However as I lifelong resident of the state I can tell you that the Fall weather is not as bad as you might think. Plenty of overcast days, but the rain here tends to dizzle, not pour like other parts of...
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    traditions flinter

    Regarding ignition problems, I noticed that sometimes there is a considerable delay between the flash and the main charge ignition, while other times there is very little delay at all. Is this due to the misalignment of of the touch hole, or caused by something else? I realize this may be a...
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