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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Today I dug my old CVA 12 ga. double out of the gun locker and gave the barrels a good scrubbing. These are great guns and mine has never given me a single problem. Not that it was all that dirty because I have always kept it clean and I haven't fired it in 20 years; I just felt like holding...
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    OK. Stupid Question Time

    Without the nipple, you might just get a fiz and not a boom. Might try with the musket nipple installed and some black powder inside the nipple. There are tools available that allow you to put a screw into the ball and pull it out that way without a boom.
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    Swiss 3F in .50 cal rifles

    Conventional wisdom says that a .50 cal should use FF. That said, I have been shooting FFF in my rifles for decades without any apparent issue.
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    1" groups at 25 yards, 10" at 50 yards?

    First: you should be testing from a bench rest to eliminate variability from operator inconsistencies, hang fires, etc.. Usually, the tighter the patch, the better so definitely try that. Also, non-uniform lubrication of the patching can produce erratic results. Next, cutting of the...
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