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    Fiber optic front bead and rear blank for a Lyman GPR

    I use a marble orange fibre front sight and a Lyman rear peep. Works wonderfully. Big help compared to open sights
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    Thank you Bobby Hoyt

    Fired my refreshed barrel today. Mr Hoyt took it to .452 with 1/56 twist. I haven’t got it optimized yet but I’m putting my shots in a 1 inch circle at 50 yards with a ghost ring rear sight. Right now .440 ball and .018 denim with 65 gr 3 f, 50/50 bees wax and olive oil. Im going to try a .445...
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    Mr Bobby Hoyt

    This one last month when I shipped 2379 Mt Hope Rd Fairfield PA 17320 United States Call about 7 am his time works
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    Mr Bobby Hoyt

    I had one barrel done by Mr Hoyt recently. Haven’t fired it yet but expect great things. It looks excellent. My experience was fantastic. I imagine a certain amount of time and effort was invested to remove the plugs ( nasty barrel so probably a lot of effort) plus a certain amount of reaming on...
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    SMR Pig

    Pretty excellent! What Wes your load in that beautiful.45?
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    Yes, there are times where a barrel is just not workable. The law of diminishing returns takes effect after awhile. You gave it a great effort and I’m sure the colerain will cure your problems. I hope you can enjoy it to the fullest. I would love to hear how it performs. I expect it will be...
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    Patch material for rifle ball

    I use my wife’s rotary cutter and it makes patch cutting fast and easy
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    Please let us know all the problems you found and fixed when this is done. It’s a great learning tool. Thanks!
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    Can you spin your barrel on a fixture and check for “run out”? If it’s straight then look hard at the bore. I brought a rough one back to life with lapping it. If the outside has a slight bulge that would indicate problems also. Since you have determined it might be a problem gun and a history...
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    My flinter took 2 months of fairly consistent shooting to get it dialed in. I too thought I might have to rework the barrel. Previously I had dialed in several others with ease. You never know
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    You may be getting too worried. Start over with your basics. Does the cleaning patch go through the bore even or is it rough or a belled out spot that pulls way too easy for a short bit? Get your lugs and pins clearances and back in. Shoot off a bench to avoid personal error. Make sure you have...
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    I had trouble until the moment I found what the barrel wanted. It shoots excellent with 50/50 beeswax and olive oil. No consistency with many other things I tried. Relax and go for the endurance.
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    Need Help Jäger Rifle Load nothing works😩😩

    Glad you’re getting it sorted out. Excellent catch on the tight tennons. I think making sure you’re not flenching plus experimenting with patches and lube‘s will get you where you need to be. It took me a tremendous amount of different types of lubes before I zeroed in on beeswax mixed with...
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    First flintlock deer! So hooked!

    Congratulations! That is so cool. Plus meat in the freezer is awesome
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    Two feathers health issues

    That is the truth. Massive incentives from big pharmaceutical and massive persecution for those who thought for themselves. I lost all faith in the system and the CDC. Sad day to loose 100+ years of integrity and permanently damage research and practice. The total trash that they pushed out as...
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