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  1. Thekingd93

    Muzzleloading reloading idea

    I found some copper tubes with red caps that should work well for reloading from a bag or while hunting. A pre measured powder charge of 70 grains Swiss 3F is poured into the tube followed by a 250 grain Lee R.E.A.L bullet with an over powder felt wad glued to the bottom of the bullet. The...
  2. Thekingd93

    Traditions Trapper

    Shot the trapper pistol today and was very happy with my groups at 20 yards. I shot a 4 shot group with it bench rested and the first 2 shots were touching each other. I then shot off hand 7 times with an acceptable grouping. I was using small 6 inch paper plates as targets. 25 grains of Swiss...
  3. Thekingd93

    Price on a Navy Arms Buffalo Hunter .58

    I've had my eye on a Buffalo Hunter .58 caliber rifle that is listed on gun broker. I like how it has a short barrel held on with a wedge pin similar to my Hawken rifles allowing the barrel to be easily taken off the stock for cleaning. I much prefer the looks of this Buffalo Hunter rifle over...
  4. Thekingd93

    Navy arms Buffalo hunter .58 carbine accurate

    Considering getting a navy arms Buffalo hunter .58 with a 26 inch barrel. I'm not all that familiar with civil war replica rifled muskets but comparing it to my Thompson Center Hawken rifle what kind of accuracy can I expect with that barrel length shooting .58 cal round ball or mini balls? I...
  5. Thekingd93

    Traditions Fox River Fifty

    I found a used Traditions Fox River .50 cal percussion muzzleloader, single trigger 1:48 twist barrel. Very short small little rifle but looked practically unfired. Rifling was nice and sharp no pitting. Perfect little gun for my girlfriend she's small figured and my full size Thompson Center...
  6. Thekingd93

    Green mountain barrel made before 1993

    I have a .50 caliber green mountain barrel that's unfired. I called the company and gave them the serial number to confirm what the twist rate is and they said it was made before 1993 and it's most likely 1:70 twist. I used to have a Renegade with 1:66 twist and it shot round ball very well so...
  7. Thekingd93

    NMLRA Postal match

    I registered for the NMLRA postal match and the targets consist of Crow 25 yards, deer 50 yards, fox 50 yards and a bear 100 yards. 5 shots per target off hand. I'm very comfortable shooting at 25-50 yards off hand all day long. I shot 45 points out of 50 on a 50 yard off hand target at a local...
  8. Thekingd93

    .50 vs .54 accuracy

    Considering getting a .54 cal drop in barrel by green mountain 1:66 round ball twist. Just curious if there's is any significant accuracy differences between .50 and .54 sort of comparing apples to oranges here I suppose. I have two TC Hawken rifles one with .50 cal GMB 1:66 unfired and another...
  9. Thekingd93

    Barrel Rebore

    I have a TC Hawken barrel .50 cal 1:48 twist, 15/16 across the flats, still shoots good but I'm thinking about getting it rebored to a .54 cal once the rifling is shot out. Comparing it to an unfired barrel I have I'd say it probably has 40-50% life left in it. Hard to say but as much as I shoot...
  10. Thekingd93

    TC Renegade Carbine rifle?

    Local gun shop has what appears to be a .50 Thompson Center Renegade with a carbine length barrel probably 24 inch barrel if I had to guess. Looks to be in fair condition, the rifling seems to be in good shape, I didn't have my bore light handy but from sticking my pinky finger in the muzzle it...
  11. Thekingd93

    Insurance for hosting a black powder event

    If one were to host a black powder event on their own private property such as a woods walk, competition shoot or a rendezvous, would the host need some sort of liability insurance to protect themselves from a lawsuit just in case god forbid a fellow black powder shooter has a mishap with a gun...
  12. Thekingd93

    Cleaning

    I normally clean my black powder guns shortly after shooting with a solution of Ballistol and boiling hot water, plunge the barrel with the ramrod until the solution sprays out the muzzle. I did a little shooting today and plan to shoot more tomorrow so I soaked the inside of the barrel with...
  13. Thekingd93

    Material for over powder wads

    Looking for the best material to make felt wads similar to the Ox-Yoke wonder wads. I've been shooting cast .50 cal Lee Real bullets out of my Hawken. The Wonder wads are rather expensive so I figured I'd try and punch out some of my own. Some guys use cardboard milk cartons but that doesn't...
  14. Thekingd93

    Traditions trapper diailed in

    2nd time shooting the traditions trapper .50 cal pistol, raised the rear sight a little bit then it was right on the money at 15-25 yards. I even hit the steel gong at 55 yards from a tripod. Fun afternoon doing some target shooting. .25 grains Swiss 3F 0.15 patch and 490 round ball. I tried 30...
  15. Thekingd93

    Traditions Trapper .50 cal

    Shooting my new traditions trapper for the first time yesterday at a steel target 17 yards off the back deck. With 20 grains of Swiss 3F it was hitting low and left about 6-7 inches and couldn't get a decent group. I tried different patch and ball combinations, the best I could do was with 10...
  16. Thekingd93

    Pan lubing Lee R.E.A.L bullets

    I have been using an old pie pan to melt down bullet lube, deer tallow and bees wax then refrigerate. I use a piece of copper pipe to cut the bullets out of the solidified mixture and shoot them one at a time but if they sit outside on a warm day the projectiles don't come out as cleanly with...
  17. Thekingd93

    WANTED Custom Leather knife sheath

    I have a silver eagle hunting knife made in Japan that was gifted to me a few years ago by my girlfriends father but did not have a sheath. If anyone does leather working, maybe I could have a sheath made with some custom embroidery or something along those lines. I have field dressed several...
  18. Thekingd93

    SOLD TC Renegade .50 cal

    Up for sale is my Thompson Center Renegade .50 caliber percussion rifle. It has a 1:66 round ball twist barrel and is tapered rifling at the muzzle for easy loading. I believe this gun may have come from the Thompson center custom shop when they were still making these guns. Very bright shiny...
  19. Thekingd93

    Breaking in a new barrel?

    I acquired a 32 inch green mountain barrel .50 caliber 1:66 unfired. I heard from a fellow shooter/co worker that I'll have to shoot about 100 patched round balls to break in the barrel because of how sharp and new the rifling is inside the bore. Just curious to other people's thoughts on this...
  20. Thekingd93

    WANTED TC Hawken stock

    Looking for a Thompson Center Hawken stock with lock and triggers, 15/16th channel to use with my GMB that I currently have.
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