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    Jonathan Browning 50 cal

    I have been communicating with Notchy Bob about my JBMR which has some mainspring issues. Basically the peg on the short leg of the mainspring is smaller that the hole in the lockplate. Thus the spring does not maintain contact with the tumbler when the hammer falls. This allows the hammer to...
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    Jonathan Browning 50 cal

    Thanks for the encouraging comments. I have not shot it yet. Iron sights are a real struggle for my 77 year-old eyes and I have been "focusing" on things with optics. Might be time to pass it on but I have sold several "Hawken-style" rifle over the last year. Thanks Charlie
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    J Moll rifle?

    I haven't been here for awhile since poor eyesight has made iron sight shooting very frustrating. I am hoping for some guidance on a J Moll rifle. A friend owns the rifle but it is missing the lock. It also appears to have been converted to percussion. What would be a good way to replace the...
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    Jonathan Browning 50 cal

    I reshaped a T/C fly and now the Browning is in working order. It is a nice looking rifle. Will shoot it next week.
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    Jonathan Browning 50 cal

    A friend and I just acquired a Jonathan Browning 50 cal, made in Utah. The rifle looks good but sat for years in a basement and nipple seems rusted in place. The fly is missing and the bridle screw twisted off as I tried to remove it. Any thoughts on replacing the missing fly? I have put Kroil...
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    October shoot

    What is the diameter of the largest circle? Not sure mine printed correctly. Can I darken the circles? At 25 yard all I see is a sheet of paper. Thanks, Charlie
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    September 2019 Buffalo hunting!

    Mine is in the mail today. Thanks for organizing this activity.
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    Georgia members

    Atlanta area and shoot at Creekside Firing Range in Taylorsville just west of Cartersville. Takes an hour to get there from Atlanta. Haven't encountered many BP shooters there.
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    Elmer Fudds Revenge

    Shot mine on 5/28; will mail tomorrow. Thanks for organizing this. Charlie Brooks Atlanta
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    Newbie in Georgia

    Welcome to the adventure. I began shooting BP rifles three years ago. I found sites like this very helpful as well as a local gun store, Deer Creek in Marietta. I shoot at Creekside Firing Range in Taylorville; don't see many BP shooters there. The Blue Ridge Mountainmen are a very welcoming...
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    Bore Inspection Scope

    I have used both. The drop-down-the-barrel light works well for 45 cal and up. I ordered an endoscope ($30) to use on a 32 cal I was considering. This one sent the image to my phone. A photographer would say it has a very limited depth of field. Only a small portion of the pix was in focus. I do...
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    Jag stuck in Barrel

    I had a stuck brass brush in a Traditions 50 cal. It was rusty when I bought it and the brush stuck on the "ring" in the breech. So tight that the threaded end of the brush broke from the brush. After several failed attempts I purchased a 15/32 brass tube and pinned a threaded plug into one...
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    Lock hammer contact with cap

    Falconguy, Deer Creek in Marietta has black powder, and lots of interesting guns. Drop by Deer Creek and then the show at Cobb Civic Center tomorrow. Deer Creek closes at 1:00 on Saturdays and is not open on Mondays. http://www.deercreekgunshop.net/index.html Charlie
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    T/C Hawkens dob help

    Cowboy, Wish I could say I knew what I was buying but I didn't. There is an article on the Sharon Rifle Barrel Company on the GWWR Collector site. If you have not seen it check it out. Mine shoots well also; I prefer it over the other rifles. Would love to find another...
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    T/C Hawkens dob help

    You are correct. Bottom one is a Sharon Trade Rifle. Bought at a gun show in Atlanta for $250. The Sharon name is difficult to read; taking a photo makes it easier to read. The one above that is a kit sold by Sears and made by Miroku in Japan. A friend purchased it as in the late '60's and never...
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