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    Details on my new to me .54 cal plains style rifle

    About a two months ago I acquired .54 caliber custom plains style rifle. So far I have assembled all supplies needed to get her smoking and have settled on a .535 round ball with .023" denim patches lubed with Dutch's dry patch system on top of 90gr of pyrodex select. I would love to try the...
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    Help on calculating twist.

    I'm trying to figure out the rate of twist on a barrel which is in a new to me 54 cal rifle I just bought. The barrel has no markings at all so I can't tell who manufactured it. I attached a 12 gauge copper brush to my ram rod and put a .018 patch over it and inserted this down the barrel...
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    width of patching strip for .54 cal

    I just got Dutch's system and am in the works of pre-lubing a variety of patches to see what works. I have bought several different patching material in different sizes and have washed them. I need to know how wide to cut my strips of material so the ball is sufficiently covered when cutting...
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    My first Muzzleloader

    Hello to all. This will be my first post on the forum. I have been lurking on here for over a year soaking up all the knowledge in regards to this wonderful hobby. Recently I finally purchased my first rifle. Its a plains style rifle and I am very excited to be the new owner of this gun. I...
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