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    ML Sights--Why Buckhorn & Bead?

    I've been wondering about the buckhorn sights. Do you just look through the buckhorn without paying any real attention to it? Just the same as you would an aperture tang sight. I see someone said they use theirs like a ghost ring.
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    American Buffalo Horn Powder Horn

    I don't think it's that old either. I posted this topic in another forum. All I wanted to know was what I needed to do to polish the horn. The guys there, as you can see above, suggested that I do nothing to the horn. That's what I said I would do. Some moderator thinking the topic belonged...
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    American Buffalo Horn Powder Horn

    Thanks to everyone for your advice. I'll take your advice and leave the powder horn just like it is.
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    American Buffalo Horn Powder Horn

    I purchased an older Spanish Hawken style percussion muzzleloader today. I ended up being more excited about the powder horn that came with the muzzleloader than the muzzleloader. Here's what I got. I haven't cleaned it up yet. I'm hoping you guys will tell me what I need to do to clean it...
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    making char

    When I need some char while at home, I cut old cotton tee shirts into about 4 inch squares. Put them in a quart paint can with a small hole in the lid. I cook the cotten (outside) over a single burner propane stove. You'll need to keep the heat low. Like what was said before when the smoke...
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    CVA Flintlock

    I would say no. Thunder Ridge is selling that little rifle new for $172.89. http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloading.com/cva_rifle%20revised.htm I like the CVA rifles. They seem to be very accurate. However, a friend of mine has one of the Plainsman rifles and the trigger pull on it is...
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    Tactic's for squirrel hunting!

    This time of the year when the acorns are maturing, I just ease around in the oak flats watching for limbs to start shaking. It's usually pretty easy to sneak up on a squirrel when he is busy collecting acorns. I used to have one of the best squirrel dogs in the world. :) He hunted with his...
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    Ageing eyes and front sights

    I am 70 years old and wear Tri-focals. I use the tri-focal lens to get the front sight in sharp focus and let the rear and target be fuzzy. Sort of like shooting a handgun. Works for me.
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    320 Gr. R.E.A.L. bullet

    My rifle is a 50 caliber that has a 1-48 twist. Bore diameter of a 50 caliber should be .50". The rifling grooves are cut into that. The grooves are usually around .010" deep. As you can see the .018" patch combined with a .495" ball is going to be a little on the tight side. But that's...
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    Texas Muzzleloader Regs

    Muzzleloader: Any firearm that is loaded only through the muzzle. Note: A cap and ball firearm in which the powder and ball are loaded into a cylinder is not a muzzleloader. Muzzleloader deer seasons are restricted to muzzleloading firearms only. That's it. Muzzleloaders may be used during the...
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    320 Gr. R.E.A.L. bullet

    I have been using the Lee R.E.A.L. Combination mould for several years now. The mould cast a .490" roundball that weighs 177 grains. The 320 grain R.E.A.L. bullet actually cast at 313 grains. The base of the bullet from my mould meausures .500" the driving bands are a little wider. I...
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    Baiting hogs, what works?

    In the past 35 years I've used a little bit of everything as hog bait. I've found that just plain ol' shelled corn (what we call deer corn) works about as good as anything. I'll spread a whole 50 pound sack over a large area. I use a 3 pound coffee can, the plastic ones work very well, to...
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    .40cal Flintlock Squirrel Rifle

    Paul thanks for the info. I still have very good distance vision. 20/15 I think the doc called it. I can see at 20 feet that most people can only see at 15. My ol' eyes just don't want to focus close. You know that "my arms are getting to short" thing.
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    .40cal Flintlock Squirrel Rifle

    Well I did get to run out to the range today. I did get to shoot two shots with the .395" ball. At 50 yards the two shots cut each other. After those two shots I had three guys wanting to shoot the rifle. I think I made at least one convert. :) I'll try to get back out to the range...
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    .40cal Flintlock Squirrel Rifle

    Roundball, I took your advice and got a .395" mould. It's finally let up on the rain. Maybe the range will be dry enough to do a little shooting tomorrow. You guys are lucky. With my 70 year old eyes I have to have Tri-Focals. I can see the front sight sharp with the Tri-Focal part, but...
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