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  1. JDBraddy

    Flint knapping?

    I was told the land our muzzleloading club is on, was called flint hill before they bought it. It's scattered with agate not flint. But was thinking that I would at least like to learn how to Knapp my own flints, not that I nessisarrily would all the time, but would like to at least know I could...
  2. JDBraddy

    Calibre questions

    Love my .50 cal T/C Hawken, picked up a .45 cal version, and love it even more. Less powder/ lead consumption, less recoil, still plenty effective knocking down sillhoettes. I don't hunt, so was thinking of getting something even smaller, was looking at a Traditions Crockett, then got to...
  3. JDBraddy

    Some newby questions

    1) I have just recently started casting my own lead. Mosty round balls and Mini's for the Musket. My last Midway USA order, added some Alox and a stick of Lyman super molly bullet lube in the basket to put me over the limit for free shipping, but am now realizing that I don't have a clue how to...
  4. JDBraddy

    Need help with 1858 Enfield clone.

  5. JDBraddy

    Choosing a melting furnace.

    Trying to get started casting lead round balls for my T/C Hawken and black powder revolvers. Am sourcing equipment, have bought several molds and a ladel, ordered a Lyman Mag25 from ebay back in December, that never arrived, so got a refund from ebay. Still need something to melt the lead...
  6. JDBraddy

    Is Midwest Reloads legitimate?

    Was a little suspicious the website had everything I wanted in stock, and cheaper than other websights. Was going to order from them, but on checkout, only payment options where Zell, Venmo, etc... no options even for credit cards. Then there was flat rate shipping, no hazmat fee for powder and...
  7. JDBraddy

    Chemistry Question

    Much of what little I actually learned in high-school chemistry has been lost to time. So was wondering if their where some here who could help me find an answer. Murphy's moose milk being a surfactant stabilized oil in water emultion, how can I increase it's viscosity making it more effective...
  8. JDBraddy

    How to apply patch lube.

    Another shooter gave me a handful of Ox-yoke pre-lubed patches and l liked them, found a recipe for olive oil and beeswax, made my first batch, tried dipping the patch materials in the melted lube, but that was way too much, made a mess on the muzzle when starting a ball. Tried painting the...
  9. JDBraddy

    Hammer/nipple alignment.

    Just bought a used TC Hawken with a new Green Mountain drop-in barrell. The flash hole that the nipple screws into, appears to have been drilled and tapped off center, so the hammer cup doesn't go over the nipple. I'm a novice, what are my options to remedy this?
  10. JDBraddy

    Removing rust in the barrel

    Bought a used muzzleloader, bore-scoped it, has large colonies of pitting rust all along the inside of the bore, cleaned it, shot it, cleaned again still there. Outside the barrel would use bronz wool and penetrating oil, What's the best ways you have found to remove and arrest aggressive...
  11. JDBraddy

    Shooting sticks design

    My local club has matches where using shooting sticks is permitted, so I need to make a pair, have seen numerous variations, so would like to see images of what you use, and why you think it works best for you.
  12. JDBraddy

    Accuracy

    Long time shooter/ reloader, new to muzzleloading. Bought a used CVA Stalker Carbine .50 cal to shoot in local club matches. Match requires use of patched balls, no conical bullets. 50-100yd. Standing or off cross sticks. No optics. No hunting, just accuracy/ precision. Looking for...
  13. JDBraddy

    Hello all.

    I'm JDBraddy in Central Texas, am a long time shooter/reloader, but am a total novice with muzzle loaders. I have had a sort of disappointing introduction so farr, went to a local muzzleloading match, joined the club, and bought a used .50cal CVA tracker carbine on a for-sale table as an entry...
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