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    loading issue

    I discussed this priming issue with my friend today and determined he had indeed used the touch hole liner which was 1 size OVER the 1/16 rather than the smaller sized one as I was told. This does account for some of the dust escaping into the pan, which was I was simply guessing at the quanity...
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    loading issue

    The loading was done with an open frizzen and the hammer on half cock. I will propose using FF as a solution. One of our best shooters at last Saturdays match was using 1.5 F in his .50 cal so I witnessed that it can be effective. Indeed his best shots were on our longest range target, a...
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    loading issue

    I was shooting yesterday with a friend with a newly obtained .50 cal custom poorboy style rifle. This rifle was built in the 80's by Charlie McChandless, in MO. The touch hole liner was just installed, made from a SS 1/4 bolt, with a 3/64 hole and coned on the inside, flush fitted on the...
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    My oldest gun

    If we did not have the "copy", and think we know what is written there, I would be leaning your way. To remove that would ruin at least the copper chamber. I will take another shot of the note chamber in the daylight tomorrow, as well as the copy of The Pilot's history. Ever since I heard...
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    My oldest gun

    This double smoothbore has passed down through my wife's family, to me. Her great grandfather bought it from a river pilot in the 1870's. The story goes that it is the first percussion gun in Alabama, marked on the rib Forrest Morris & Wilkins Mobile, a hardware store in the 1830's. It...
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    Just Dropped the Hammer on a Pietta Model 1858 New Army Stainless

    I bought the fixed sight model back in 1997. I was getting the 124 gr round ball to just under 1200 fps on my cronny and fantastic accuracy. That is better than a modern 9mm w same bullet weight! I was using 35 gr of P pyrodex and seating the ball tight. As time passed I shot it less & less...
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    An interesting discovery

    In my informal testing, I concluded Goex cut my Pyrodex group sizes by half. This was shooting 5 different guns. I was upset by this greatly too as I had jus purchased 12 lbs pyrodex. I have since gotten over it but try to only shoot black power in my black powder guns. HOSS
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    Squirrel rifle

    I owned one of these three year ago. It was more like a youth rifle in its dimensions and I could never find a comfortable hold. The result is I never got good groups. I found a .32 Mowrey, now there is a shooter. HOSS
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    New 1861 springfield

    I have been considering a move to a CW rifle for some time, having shot .45 & .50 cal TC & GPR for years. I found and bought a Colt 1861 three band musket. It is pristeen, with the bayonet, scabbard and Colt Sling. I think it has never been fired. I there a member who cast mini balls for...
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    max powder charge

    I find Bear is rite on. Over 90 grains burns after leaving the barrel, making a bigger FLASH, no better ballistic. I only hunt bulls eyes tho, not meat. So I am searching for the lightest charge my rifle will shoot, with the smallest groups. It is 50 grain of fff in my 54, 45 grain in the...
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    Do convertible locks work well?

    Otter, that is an impressive rifle. I hope it shoots as good as it looks. Zonie, I too likes me silver. The only rifle I have had built is walnut with silver inlays. I had a 44" Douglas .40 barrel, Alfred Peterman, of Sidney, Iowa, supplied the rest and built her. I didnt know nuthin about...
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    Do convertible locks work well?

    It seems a natural conversion to have a flintlock to a caplock, with the drum added in the touch hole. I know Lyman has this option--- but do they work well? HOSS
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    Ethan Allen by Hoppe's ¿ Que es?

    I bought one of these at a gun show a few years back, 45 cal. It never fired reliably for me either. My problem is that the caps will not POP. I would have to fire at least twice to get ignition. The first drop of the hammer seemed to form the cap to the nipple, the next snap would fire...
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    Need Help ASAP if I am to shoot for first time tomorrow...

    Glad u were able to correct the problem. Now u have the option of which cap to use, depending on which powder u use. It is no question that a musket cap will throw more fire than the 11 cap. If using pellets u probably will need the xtra flash. Otherwise the 11 will most likley work fine. HOSS
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    Esopus Gun Works

    Sounds as if you found what is called a swivel breach. They show up from time to time on auction sites made by modern builders as reproductions. I have seen em as flinters and cap versions. Some have the enitre lock system rotate, attached to the barrel. I have also seen pistol versions...
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    Cleaning my percussion

    In the rare event that a patched ball should find its way down the barrel of a front loading gun before any powder, then it is quickest to remove the nipple, add powder, and fire the obstruction out. The problem is that powder granules will foul the threads, making it easy to mess them or the...
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    200grn Powder Charge in a .58cal

    The photo from roundball proves to me that no unburnt powder can land on a sheet, or snow, after a shot---only residue from them. Checking the used patch is a better method to find that the charge is blowing past the patch, thus wasted. Just my 2 cent worth. HOSS
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    Strange comment from UK

    I agree seating depth can have an effect on accuracy. The ball needs to be just deep enough to allow the cylinder to rotate. At the same time there is the need for the powder to be tightly, and consistantly packed. Thus the need for filler in the chamber, cereal, meal, kapok, regardless of...
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    Mowery .36 Squirrel Rifle

    My best shootin buddy has that same gun in .32 calibur. He is on his third spring, having the same problems discussed above. The chamber is of very good design as it will not fowl by repeated shooting, like sum small caliburs will. After we did the last spring change we fired over 100 shots...
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    Hatchet Jacks .50

    It is what the script called for. LOL HOSS
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