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    Flintolock pistol rises, never hit the target :-(

    I took my Royal Navy Sea Service pistol shooting yesterday for the first time and never hit the target at 7 yards. It's .62 caliber, 12" barrel, and I used 30 grains of 1fg or 2fg on various shots. Most of the shots were with a lubed-patched round ball. I probably did 8 shots total. Had I been...
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    Reworking My Royal Navy Sea Service Pistol

    Hello - I joined the forum a few months ago after buying a replica Royal Navy Sea Service pistol. Since then I've done a lot of work on it to try to improve some things about it. Many members of this forum have been very helpful to me in this effort. And I really needed the help, since I've...
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    Lead balls have casting imperfections

    Hi - I just received the lead ball shot for my .62 cal Sea Service pistol. I notice the balls have some imperfections from the casting process (i'm sure there's a more correct term for this, but I don't know what it is). I'm new to flintlocks, so I don't know if this might cause problems. My...
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    Greetings from Washingto

    When I was about 11, my father taught me how to make gunpowder (just the ingredients and percentages - not including powder milling, etc.) I also had a Hubley toy pirate pistol. When it broke, I took it apart and reassembled it on a crude wooden stock I made to be a working caplock pistol, using...
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