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    My little .54 custom hunting rifle

    Sorry, fellows I can't seem to find the original posting, "it moved", I guess I did something wrong. I think there was another question that I neglected to answer, but I can't remember, sorry. Osage
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    My little .54 custom hunting rifle

    Oops, I forgot to answer a couple of questions: I don't know if Cabela's sells barrels, however Lyman does, but I don't think in 1:56ROT. My deer load is 70grs of 777, .015 lubed patch behind a .535 ball and a CCI Mag #11 cap. My hog load is 90grs of Pyrodex Select 2FF behind a 425gr, .542...
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    My little .54 custom hunting rifle

    Thanks Guys, its actually been a labor of love over a period of years. Originally it was a Sile .58 with a "trash" barrel, then after numerous Ebay purchases/sells(back when you could) I finally had all the pieces. The old Wollensak 1899 Ranger 4X scope the most recent addition due to fading...
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    My little .54 custom hunting rifle

    Yes its home, with 1/4mile driveway and house that can't be seen from the road. There's another pasture on behind the (rifle)treeline and in 21 days me and "Thunderball" are gonna go huntin'. Osage
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    My little .54 custom hunting rifle

    Yes, that is a T/C trigger guard on a vintage Sile tiger stripe stock, Cabela's .54 barrel 1:56ROT, Invesarms lock and double set trigger, unknown brand hooded front sight, very old Wollensak scope on custom made see-through blocks along with a custom leather sling. Today, I conducted my final...
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    Is T/C that much better?

    A lot of USA products are now made in foreign countries, but my Hummer wasn't. :blah: As far as my rifle, in (40)forty years I'll be dead, but so far it works just fine. :blah: Osage
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    Is T/C that much better?

    Sorry didn't mean to upset anyone, just answering a question. :idunno: However, since I drive a H3 Hummer and I bought the rifle from Cabela's, does that count. :rotf: Osage
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    Is T/C that much better?

    Having owned a couple of each over the years and still own the one I felt had the best quality and was the most consistently accurate. Its a 1991,[BA]coded, Model 120B, .54 caliber, Investarms,SPA LilOsage
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    long term storage

    WeaselBreath: I'm not going to address the cleaning, if you own that many surely you know how to do that. Besides it takes more than a few days to ensure that no rust reappears. For long term storage, I would replace the nipple with a grease zerk and pump the bore full of grease, later the...
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    ?'s on best caliber, somethin i read

    After several years and many different rifles my selection of a chosen caliber, resulted from a lot of testing using the criteria of: Reliably Consistent Accuracy, Maximum Effective Range and Knock Down Power. In other words the caliber that was least affected by "powder fouling", "loading...
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    Homemade Patch Lube?

    Another opinoin: Mine is a 50/50 mix candle wax(scented) and Mink Oil leather treatment. Heat the mixture and submerge the stack of pre-cut patches then compress in a shop vise to insure that all patches have the same amount of lube. Osage
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    Bore Cleaning Question

    As you know everyone has an opinoin and so do I: Like many I clean with hot soapy water, ramrod and patch. After pushing out the last water, I apply a liberal dose of basic 10W30 motor oil inside and out then allow the barrel to cool. Then after everything is wiped down I always leave an...
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    Convince me .45 PRB is enough for deer.

    JimG: I am a hardcore .54 caliber person, however in the past I have owned and hunted with several .45's. With a correctly placed shot, the animal falls where he or she stood regardless whether it was .45 or .54 caliber. :idunno: O'yes I can't count the number of times I've heard the old, "I...
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    Why are Texas squirrels bigger?

    Kentucky45: :bull: Ya know a while back on the outskirts of Austin, I noticed people going in and out of a "big" plain looking building. So I ask a local wearing a "big" hat, "What's this "big" building?" and he said, "Well ya darn fool, everything in Texas is "big", its an outhouse?" All I...
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    Found a 54 now what?

    Ernie: I'm absolutely certain you ripped him, and he thinks he ripped you, so everyone is happy, but you actually won. Sounds like you're fairly close to the correct load, however as a suggestion "polish the bore, a lot" then vary the powder in 5gr increments. For what its worth, my .54...
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    50 or 54?

    Ooops, I messed that up, so sell Big Iron one of your barrels, he needs one :rotf: Osage
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    50 or 54?

    Cowpoke1955: O'my yes, I have always cast all lead bullets and round balls, especially after I did a weight variation test on some commerical stuff. Now I don't mean to cast doubt on the commerical stuff and maybe I just checked a bad batch, but as you say its a lot cheaper, but more...
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    50 or 54?

    By golly I just scanned all the posts and sure enough everyone answered your question 100% correct. :rotf: Thus you now know my biase too, .54's are less affected by fouling than smaller calibers, but small enough to hold good tragectory, yet will deliver very strong knock-down-power. If...
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    Mowrey percussion rifle??

    Kentucky45: Over the years, I've owned(3)three Mowery rifles all were .54 caliber, 1:56 ROT and extremely accurate. I can assure you that if the wood is in good condition and with the brass polished at a Rendezvous more than a few will try to buy it, which is what happened to mine. When they...
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    Cleaning an old one

    FlintLock62: I couldn't agree more, for me a "pitted bore = new barrel". Not only do I insist on a rust free bore, I want it highly polished resulting in, consistent accuracy, less fouling and easier to clean. But mostly its about "consistent accuracy". Osage
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