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  1. K

    Breech plug?

    Looks like some good advice. Whatever, be sure to use something and don’t do as I did and install it dry. I twisted off a brass jag at the bottom of the breech on my Southern Mountain and can’t get the plug to budge. I have soaked it in every kind of anti-seize oil you can think of and no...
  2. K

    How do you clean your rifled barrel?

    I use a mixture of 1 part Simple Green to 9 parts of water for cleaning solution. I dampen cut patches and swab until clean. If cleaning the flintlock, I use an additional step with a tool that I bought many years ago from Jim Chambers that simply clamps over the flash hole and has a clear...
  3. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Well not exactly. I really never used the stuff before, but Walmart seems to discount the smoke-pole stuff once the season is over. They had about 5 or 6 tubes of the Bore Butter reduced to almost nothing and I bought it. I didn't realize it would harden up the way it did, but I learned a...
  4. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Okay, okay my good friends - I got the message not to leave Bore Butter and patch down the breech! I have learned a lesson - okay? Please keep in mind that I haven't shot a match in over a year and a half. That's very unusual for me, but I got interested in other things. I sprayed a liberal...
  5. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Hmmm? Thanks for the advice, but that ain't gonna work...
  6. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Many thanks to all for your suggestions. I will certainly try most if not all. Yes, I do have a White Lightning vent liner, but I don't see the advantage of removing it. By doing so, I would have to drill the old one out and re-tap the threads. If I did drill it out, the jag would still be...
  7. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Thanks Larry. Yes, I fitted the plug to the barrel where it would stop flush on the top flat - built and fitted the entire thing myself. It's a Green River barrel - one that I spent many hours of hand lapping on. I was just thinking that maybe if that breech plug didn't move very easily, I...
  8. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    This has become a nightmare for me to say the least! No excuses, but I haven't shot my .45 cal Southern Mountain flintlock (42" barrel) in well over a year. That in itself shouldn't have been a problem except I left my range rod with jag and lubed patch in the bottom of the barrel sitting on...
  9. K

    KIK Black Powder?

    You can get it at Powderinc.com for around $8 a can. By the time I got it shipped to my door here in GA, a case of 25 lbs came to $9.58 per can. I bought some of the Skirmish brand (made in China) for re enactments at $5.75 a can. 1.48 a can each on shipping and it comes to $7.23 a can. It...
  10. K

    Minnie balls?

    I always fill the cavity full of grease and have found by doing so it helps aid in keeping the fowling soft and easier to clean when that time comes. BTW, I shoot muskets (Zouave and Enfield) 58 cal. and find that using Wal-Mart's brand of grease (SuperTech) works great for this. The first...
  11. K

    KIK Black Powder?

    Can anybody give a testimony to this brand of powder? How good or bad is it? I just ordered some but somewhat hesitant to try something new. I know Goex works great for the target matches I shoot in. Thanks for any replies. :hmm:
  12. K

    Range Rod

    Sorry, but no way could someone PAY me to use a range rod with a round handle on it! I once had one with a cue ball on the end and propped up my custom made Southern Mountain flintlock against a tree while it was still in the bore. Five seconds later I heard something hit the ground. It...
  13. K

    Pyrodex Troubles

    OK, thanks guys. I will try and see what it will do when there's a ball on top of it and also I'll try and mix a little black powder with it. At the parades I often march in, it doesn't really matter how dirty or accurate the stuff is so long as it makes noise. Again, thanks for the replies. :)
  14. K

    Pyrodex Troubles

    I've been an avid shooter for around ten years now and have always used traditional black powder. Having said that, I still have almost 2/3 LB. of Pyrodex RS that won't work anymore. I bought the stuff back when I was first introduced to muzzle loading and installed one of those funkey looking...
  15. K

    Uberti .44 New Army Bummer

    I purchased one of the Uberti Remingtons and won our club's pistol trophy with it that year! I was amazed at how good it shot right from the box. The only thing I had to do to mine was file the front post down a little to bring it in the ten ring. I like it much better than the Pietta because...
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