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    Practicing light load without ball?

    So this is what 10 grains of Schuetzen 3f looks like in the breech of a .50 cal flintlock TC Hawken. (Can't help the pitting; it was there when I got the rifle.) I did not continue to top off to see just how much the breech holds, but I did learn a few things. 1. 10 grains is enough to blow...
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    Is this lead flashing?

    Thanks for the confirmation. I will take a closer look and see if there is any more. I was just poking around for any big rocks before I run the mower over the weeds to push them back to the tree line. Found some oil filters, vintage beer cans, old shingles, and the lead covered in mud. The...
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    Is this lead flashing?

    Dang....totally forgot it!
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    Is this lead flashing?

    Doing a bit of picking up around the weed/woodline behind the shop and found this. It is very heavy, very flexible, and I can make a mark on the edge with my thumbnail. I am asking if it is flashing because I am not exactly sure what that is. I am hoping it is lead regardless of its name. Is...
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Melted down some deer fat on an old Coleman stove in an effort to make patch lube. First go round it started melting nice and clear. I went looking for something in the garage and when I stepped back out it had caramelized. Stained it through t-shirt and that didn't help. Poured it in a cup to...
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    Practicing light load without ball?

    I said "at" the house not "in" the house. I have four acres but there are houses on each side. A few loud bangs now and then wouldn't be a problem, but lead balls in any direction could be considered reckless. My real question is how many grains of powder will fill up that patent breech to the...
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    Practicing light load without ball?

    I've been reading about the various amounts of powder needed in the pan. Some say just enough...I don't know how much is just enough without having something in the breech to light. I understand I don't need a full pan. But I don't want to put so little powder down the barrel that ignition is...
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    Practicing light load without ball?

    Transitioning from percussion to flint. I have in mind loading 10-30 grains of powder with no ball just to practice some things like different flint sizes, amount of powder in the pan, and just reducing flinch factor (before it develops). I am wondering how much powder would it take to at least...
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    Filling the base?

    Before the myriad of answers pour in, I'd like to show my limited understanding here and then learn from the responses as you do. Doesn't the flaring engage the rifling and is desired? Or are you saying that at higher loads it flares in an undesirable way?
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    Leaving Rifle Loaded

    Do you pull the ball from over the powder charge, or do you soak the load first? Seems like soaking would warrant a cleaning. I've heard of fellows using a compressor instead of the CO2 kits, but I've not seen the right fittings.
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    Question regarding real sinew…

    Do you have a picture, by any chance? I like this idea.
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    Importance of ‘load development’ to find the BEST group!

    Would you surmise that temperature variance would be enough to change harmonics? For example, if you let the barrel cool down after every third shot would the temp change from first shot to third be significsnt enough to have an effect on outcome?
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    Poll: What do you use your muzzleloader for?

    I like the "emotional support" answer. I wonder what the numbers would look like if you added wall-hangin and safe-stuffin to the poll!
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    I've got this old horn...

    Thanks, Rich. Seems ok.
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    I've got this old horn...

    that I'd like to use. I must have had it for over 30 years...no idea where I aquired it. I was a kid when I scratched the outline of the states and added ink. Been hanging on the wall all the time I've had it. But now I'd like to use it. Smells of powder and two or three granuels fell out when...
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