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    Hunting Geese

    I'm thinking about trying to shoot a few geese this yr. (they're all around where I live) and don't have a clue as to what type shot to use. Talking about what's legal. I know my barrel is not steel shot approved....Colerain Turkey Choke Barrel. So I guess that leaves me with Bismuth and I don't...
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    Gobbler Special's First Test

    Killed this gobbler 7:00am this morning. Shawnee National Forest. I built this gun especially to hunt spring gobblers and today is the first time I've got a shot with it. Worked good. Called him in using a Woodhaven Copperhead mouth call. I had to go a long ways through some real thick stuff to...
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    Shawnee 8Pt.

    Shotgun season opened up in Illinois Fri. and I drew the full shotgun season and full muzzleloader. Don't own any modern guns anymore..except one handgun, been hunting with only flintlocks for five or six yrs or so. Anyway I killed this 8pt in Shawnee National Forest with my .58cal. Berk's Co...
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    Bout Time

    Finally got my first deer with flintlock..after a few misses. 152 lbs. 5pt. killed it on public land in Fl. with my .58cal. Berk's Co. rifle. He came out the day before but was real spooky as he fed on acorns at about 60yds. I felt like he would feed towards me and give me a better shot, but he...
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    He'll Fry

    This ain't the one I called in, but he ended up pay'n a deadly price for hang'n with the big boys. I been hunting my public land area in SW Fl. and called in one the other day but he busted me soon as he stepped into sight. He was about 40yds and too far to shoot. It was my fault because I told...
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    Changing Drop

    I just got my blank and inletted barrel today. I had sent my wood supplier a gun pattern and he rough cut the blank. My problem is there's a crack in the toe of the blank that will run into the toe of my gun if I don't raise the toe up about 3/4". That will change my drop, since the barrel is...
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    Hunt with unloaded gun

    I guess I'm going to try some. I can't think of any other way to go about it. Going to hunt an area where I can shoot hogs and turkeys and don't want to shoot gobbler with a .62cal. round ball. So I'm going to take a couple of quick loads of turkey shot & powder and a few round balls. If I hear...
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    Soldering Help

    I know nothing about soldering, but am going to try to solder on my front sight and barrel lugs on a 20ga. round barrel for a new build I'm doing. I've got Browell's Hi-Temp Hi-Force solder and Copper-Bond Flux to do it with. My question is can I get the barrel hot enough to silver solder with a...
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    45/70's legal in Miss.

    Just thought I'd put this up for discussion... as of last season you can now use 45/70's in the primative weapons season in Mississippi. All MUZZLE-LOADERS that were previously legal to use during primitive weapons season are still legal. Certain BREECH LOADING, CARTRIDGE RIFLES were...
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    All Cleanliness Aside

    I prefer 3f because it burns cleaner in my guns..but other than that what is the pro's and con's of 2f vs 3f in a 38" long barrel with .54 to 62cal roundball?
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    Lee 570" RB Mold

    I guess they don't make one..does anyone shoot a 562" or .575" RB in their .58cal?
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    Knot Gun

    Well..I got my knot gun bout through..just put stain on it today and had planned on buffing it down quiet a bit to bring out the honey maple under the Lancaster brown..but I kinda like the dark look of it the way it is. Will mess around with the color a little tomorrow and then start on the...
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    Knot

    Just posting this to ask for advice..I got this stock with knot in plain view and didn't mention it because it was in plain veiw and figured it would be alright or I wouldn't have gotten this stock. My problem is today I noticed the point edge of the knot is rising up away from stock. I sanded...
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    Which hand saw

    I need to saw my stock down lengthwise..rip it..and my old hand saw bout killed me today and only got maybe three inches along on one side. I'm headin out in the morning to get a cheap one if I can find it..don't want to put much into it cause I'm thinking about a bandsaw..don't have the money...
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    Gobbler Season

    Pulled the plug on spring gobbler season today. One week left, but the birds are so spooked they don't gobble much so I decided to get back to work on my .58cal. lite weight hunting rifle. I had a good season..killed the limit...a nice spurred gobbler and a little Jake. I passed one jake, but my...
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    Pin Stock

    Could someone tell me if 1/16" solid brass pins will be strong enough for .58cal. barrel pins? Thanks for any info.
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    Turkey Targets

    Here's some downloadables to pattern your guns with...if you want them pc just trace them on a pc of croaker sack with a burnt stick.Turkey Targets
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    Hell Ain't Enough or..

    Is the devil doin it? To tell the truth I didn't know which one it was or what, but I did know I was real, sick and tired of my run of bad luck over the past yr. and some. I had setup camp in Greenswamp East public land in SW Central Fl. and the first morning had called in two gobblers just to...
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    Turkey Time

    Well..it's been awful quiet around here far as smooth-bores, pattern's..and spring gobbler season goes. Two wks for me and if the creek don't rise..too much... and i ain't dead yet..me and my ole Virgina smooth-bore is goin to the woods. Anybody else been making These Kinda Noises Even put a...
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    Red Maple

    I'm using red maple on this Berk's Co. rifle..I kinda let Fred Miller talk me into it..he said if I really wanted a lite-weight 58cal. if was the only way to go. I said I had heard it wouldn't hold an edge for carving, and he assured me it would and said red is what most of the originals were...
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