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    gun show find - CVA Moutain Stalker

    I have the same rifle. I bought mine from Bass Pro Shop years ago for $39.95. Mine has a 1-48 twist. Its best load is 90 grains of Goex 3f and a .530 patched roundball. It is very accurate with that. This is the same rifle as the CVA Bobcat. They are 5.5 pounds in weight, so with a strong...
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    caps stuck in hammer

    I think the brand of caps also makes a difference. I do not notice the problem as much when using the RWS 1075, but the Remington on the other hand, it seems every other one sticks in the hammer nose. I also take Q-tips and alcohol and swab that out ever so often when on the range. I think it...
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    Powder or 777 pellets

    The reason you're having misfires with pellets is because the rifle is not designed to shoot pellets. The rifle was made to shoot loose powder. There are a few traditional rifles that "shoot pellets." The T/C Firestorm, Tradition's PA Pellet flintlock rifle, and some of the custom made...
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    Goex Pinnacle Powder

    I had quite a different experience with Pinnacle. I bought the 3f grade because since it is from APP/Goex combined I figured the 2f would be very course. You posts confirm that. In my traditional rifles I shot well over 30 shots without problem and the accuracy was very good. I also tried...
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    Deerstalker Buck

    Great buck and a excellent story. I had a doe once run past me so close, I pushed her away from me with the butt stock of the rifle. Sometimes I think they just charge blind almost..
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    My Trade Rifle Deer

    I have not told my story here. This was my first deer using a flintlock rifle. The season was not going well for me. Although I hunted hard, deer were scarce. I went out with my .54 caliber Lyman Trade Rifle flintlock. I was loaded with 90 grains of Goex 2f and a Speer patched ball, with...
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    first percussion roundball deer

    Congratulations on using that Bobcat... Taking a deer with a traditional rifle is always an enjoyment. Filling the freezer even more so, no matter what they are shot at. I have a Mountain Stalker which is the Bobcat sold under a different name by Bass Pro Shop. I have taken three deer with...
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    BlackMag3 in a Flinter?

    I have tried a number of substitute powders in Flintlocks like Black Mag3, APP and Pinnacle. While I will not say that the powders will not work, your best results are when you duplex the load. You need to drop about 5 - 10 grains of Goex down the bore first them load your substitute powder...
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    Son's first flinter kill

    congratulations on the harvest.. nice shooting. Looks like a full freezer to me :hatsoff:
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    1st Range Trip, New GM Barrel

    It looks like you have a real shooter there.. Nice shooting. The barrel only gets better ..
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    Elk with 54PRB

    I have never had the pleasure of elk hunting with a .54 caliber roundball, so I really am not sure how much importance to lend to my statements. I have shot numerous deer with a .54 caliber roundball. Most loads were only 80-90 grains of powder. Almost every deer I have shot, the ball made...
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    IBS What does it stand for?

    These interchangable barrels only fit certain rifles. Thompson Center Hawkins, Renegades, White Mountain Carbines, Lyman Great Plains, Lyman Trade Rifle, Lyman Deer Stalker, Cabela's Hawkins and a few others... They come in some pretty nice twist rates for the kind of shooting you want to do...
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    GM Drop in barrel question

    I've seen a few scopes on traditional rifles and they don't look all that bad. In fact a person I know has one on a T/C New England .50 caliber and it does some pretty impressive groups with maxiball. He then takes it off for the muzzleloading season. I think you will find with the Green...
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    Pedersoli Country Hunter Rifle

    From looking at Pedersolli's site, the Country Hunter has a 28" barrel and a 1:34 twist. This would mean it would probably shoot conicals and even sabots well. Also if you kept the powder low, there is no reason it would not shoot roundball pretty good.. I have no personal first hand...
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    DIXIE HAWKEN

    The 1:48 twist should shoot both roundballs and conicals. I even shoot more modern projectiles out of my traditional rifles with that twist. Ball-et shoot well. I like the 310 grain personally. Also the maxiball should do real well. Roundball will shoot very well out of that twist rifle so...
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