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    Odd results; bench vs. offhand shooting

    On a few of my long barreled guns I have found that if you rest the forearm in the area of one of the barrel pins the gun will shoot off (usually high). As Flint62Smoothie said, barrel harmonics play a big role in accuracy. Once I know the gun is shooting on paper, I do the rest of my shooting...
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    Loads for 58 cal "Reneboar"

    My Bobby Hoyt re-bored .58s have a 1:70 twist and like heavy loads to get the best accuracy. The flinter seems to like 95 grains, and the percussion gun 105 grains. I am currently working on a reduced load for plinking. Hoping for something around 35-40 grains.
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    32 v 36

    Grenadier 1758 hit all the points that I was going to make. I have both calibers, in flint & percussion, but I find I lean towards the .36 due to arthritis in my fat fingers. I can handle the .36 balls better, but i do love the .32 for its economy.
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    Touch Hole Cleaning

    I use the small bottle type brushes for cleaning air gun sprayers to clean the touch holes on my flint locks.
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    .32 VS .36

    I have been hunting squirrels with black powder for over 45 years. As I said in my earlier post, I like the .32 (I have flint and Percussion guns) for early season when the leaves are still on the trees. 20 grains does the job for me. Once the leaves fall I switch to a .36 of which I have...
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    .32 VS .36

    Both calibers are frugal when it comes to powder and lead consumption. The .36 will hold up better in a breeze and will give you about 25 yards more range. For squirrel hunting, I like the .32 for when the leaves are still on the trees and shots are usually inside of 35 yards. I switch to a...
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    Fiber optic front bead and rear blank for a Lyman GPR

    Just be sure any new front sight you install has a .360 dovetail width, same goes for the rear sight blank.
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    36 caliber squirrel hunting

    I generally use a .36 for squirrel hunting and early season coyotes once the leaves fall because the shots tend to be longer. My average distance to take squirrels after the leaves fall is about 35-40 yards. I once shot a squirrel off the top of a rock at a measured 65 yards. That was my...
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    Mr Bobby Hoyt

    Bobby Hoyt is the best thing to happen in the muzzle loading world since the black powder craze started back in the 70's with T/C coming out with the Hawken. He is the "go to" guy for all black powder barrel work, and we are very fortunate to have such an honest gentleman to deal with. I have...
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    Cleaning jag getting stuck

    Do as Phil says, or put your jag in a drill press or hand held drill and run the drill/press with a file against the jag to remove some of the brass to make the diameter of the jag smaller. The other option is to use a .45 caliber jag.
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    tang sight

    Years ago I ran into the same problem. I made a wedge shaped riser out of a square stock aluminum bar about 1/2" wide.
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    A question for the 36 caliber shooters

    You can get any size mold you may need from Tanner molds. They are based out of England, but their prices are reasonable.
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    A question for the 36 caliber shooters

    I use .345 balls with a .015 patch in my 1843 Penebaker rifle which I believe is a .35 caliber. I tried .350 balls, but even with a .005 patch it was hard to seat the ball.
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    Clean past powder drum protrusion

    Is this a factory gun or did someone convert it from flint to percussion by installing a drum & nipple arrangement and a change of locks? Removing the drum and a few of the protruding threads might solve the problem, but sometimes it is difficult to re-index the drum so the hammer lines up with...
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    T/C 56 smooth bore?

    As far as I know, the T/C Renegade (with 1" ATF barrel) was the only model that had a .56 smooth bore in percussion. You could put the Renegade .56 smooth bore barrel on a T/C Hawken if it had a 1" ATF barrel channel that they used for .54 and larger calibers on the Hawken's. ( I just found...
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    T/C 56 smooth bore?

    I was inquiring as to if T/C ever made a Flint lock barrel in .56 smooth bore.
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    T/C 56 smooth bore?

    Did T/C ever make a Renegade .56 smooth bore flint lock?
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    Mr Bobby Hoyt

    I recently heard that Mr. Hoyt is not taking on any more work until the fall.
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    WANTED wtb flints

    Heritage Products will have what you need.
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    Shining Times

    I searched this forum for some information regarding "dulling" a shiny stock, but did not come up with anything useful. I have a flint lock long rifle that has some tasteful inlays and stock carvings in some very nice figured maple. The issue is that who ever finished this stock must have used...
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