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    Replica Remington Police model?

    I've been hoping for years that somebody would make those. Of course if Ruger did a percussion Bearcat I might be happy with that as well.
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    What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Percussion guns?

    Amazing, your gun collection looks a whole lot like mine. Nice selection!
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    How do you prime?

    March 2024. I'm not personally worried too much about it exploding, but I am tired of the valve sticking and getting powder all inside my bag or pocket. They worked great when I lived in NM but here in WV they corrode and stick open.
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    How do you prime?

    It's in March 2024. "Black powder part IV, accidental ignition in personal use".
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    What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Percussion guns?

    Either the .32 Cherokee or the Renegade flintlock 58 that Bob Hoyt rebored from a 54 caliber rusted barrel.
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    T/C Seneca .45

    It seems high but considering what everything is bringing these days it's probably right in line as long as it's in good shape.
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    How do you prime?

    I have a few of those brass primer doohickeys but they get stuck due to the humidity so I don't use them much any more. After reading the recent article in Muzzleblasts about those accidentally exploding I think I'll take the suggestion and use a little plastic bottle with a flip open spout. I...
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    Rarest mzloading item in the world right now

    It took a while to learn and fine tune the process, but now it's 1/2 hour to make up the prime mix and load up 65 caps. I have also learned that I can take my forming dies and arbor press to work and punch them out when we're not busy doing real work so that it a big help as well. I used to use...
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    Goex Powder from Moosic PA Plant

    I have a few of those cans myself. The cans are kind of neat but the powder is pretty bad compared to what we can buy now at a much higher price.
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    Birmingham Arms rifle

    Yes, I have a Parker Hale 1861. The point of my post was asking if anyone has ever heard of the rifles he is selling? It looks really fake to me but maybe there is a new manufacturer out there. Link to the auction (if that is allowed) https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1043588538
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    Birmingham Arms rifle

    On Gunbroker I see a Enfield rifle listed, as Birmingham Arms 1861. It's a P53 with a rifled bore, English type proof marks, and very poor lock stamping. The seller says it's not Indian made but it's certainly not English or old. And he wants quite a high price for it. I'd not seen one quite...
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    Rarest mzloading item in the world right now

    Glad I learned how to make those.
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    REGARDING 1862 5-SHOT POLICE MODELS?

    Mine took a lot of work - new arbor to fix the loose one, shim the barrel to correct the length, polish and tune the action, aftermarket nipples, new front sight, open the chambers to the correct size, and more I don't remember. But it works great now and I really like it. Small and powerful...
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    Target shooting. Roundball .440 vs .445

    Rifling form and of course actual dimensions have a lot to do with it. Of three 45 caliber rifles I have, two work great with .440 balls and the TC with the very shallow rifling likes .445 a lot better.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Yes. It makes great charcoal for gunpowder making! And no bark to peel.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Made a batch of caps using the new .005" brass sheet I got, then tested them in a 1860 Army revolver. I'm very happy to report that they work 100%, so much better than the beverage can caps I was making. Also charred two rolls of TP for tomorrow's batch of BP. Oh, and ordered a Kibler SMR kit...
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    Are Some BP Revolvers Just Not Reasonably Accurate?

    Not only chamber size but pay attention to the forcing cone and the crown. Just like any modern revolver, all these things need to work together for it to be accurate.
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    bullet for fast twist 45?

    I've been recently shooting the Lee 405HB Trapdoor bullet in my Parker Hale Volunteer with great results. I size and lube at .460" then run them through a .450" push through die. Lube first so as to not collapse the grooves. Cheap mould, good performance. Gotta like that. They actually shoot a...
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    what were they thinking??

    I've had a couple of TC guns like that. At least they're a lot easier to fix than a double. You've got your work cut out for you if you attempt to repair that one!
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    Tap- o- cap style musket cap tool question

    I built one years ago and still use it. Just a scaled up version of the #11 tool. If I were in a position to produce them I am confident they would sell. So far, musket caps have been more available then standard ones but that could change at any time. As a bonus, the homemade caps will fire my...
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