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  1. Tankerchief

    Gardening ..again

    Trust me. It's worth initial cost output and grunt work of building them. Saves on the back and wedding; and is a hell of a lot easier to turn in the spring.
  2. Tankerchief

    Round ball and blood trails

    I haven't taken my Hawken out deer hunting yet, but after speaking for a few people I have a question about blood trails. A friend who is a fanatical deer hunter in PA will only use conicals while deer hunting with his muzzleloader because of a lack of blood trails. I didn't give his opinion...
  3. Tankerchief

    Strange Day for Me in the Woods.

    Wow! amazing that I am not the only one having these thoughts. I turned 60 this year and couldn't wait to retire so I could spend more time hunting and fishing. The fishing has been great! But, like a lot of you, I'm not so excited about killing something as I used to be. I never was really a...
  4. Tankerchief

    How old are ya?

    59 1/2. Been shooting since probably age 7 or 8. Didn't get into Black Powder until this year when I finally had the time and patience. Look forward to a good run with my new addiction....I mean hobby.
  5. Tankerchief

    How old are ya?

    TRUTH!!
  6. Tankerchief

    New to black powder. Looking for accessories or necessities

    Welcome to the sport/hobby. As a fairly new person to the sport as well; the only advice I can give (I didn't read all the posts so it could already have been given) is just take a second mortgage on the house now. If you become as addict as I find myself; it will be easier in the long run...
  7. Tankerchief

    Good deer hunting load

    I'm hitting bullseye at 50 yards in the load mentioned
  8. Tankerchief

    Good deer hunting load

    So, I haven't taken my .50 Hawkin out hunting yet because I'm still getting comfortable shooting it. I have had good results with 85 grains of FF Schuetzen keeping a group under 2 inches. I working on patches, etc. Question is how low can I go on a powder charge for whitetails? I don't see...
  9. Tankerchief

    Blondie done.

    What's to criticize? I'm just envious you have such a beautiful rifle. Now I want to go find me one. ;)
  10. Tankerchief

    New York late muzzleloader

    Good point the bring up. The chart says, in parenthesis, "with bow or muzzleloader privilege" so you do need to have the muzzleloader tag.
  11. Tankerchief

    Making a bullet board

    Love the work you put into everything. You are right about the drill press and jig. I've attempted 3 boards using my hand held drill. They are functioning but ugly; not matter how hard I tried to keep the holes in a straight line :(
  12. Tankerchief

    Making a bullet board

    That's exactly the information I was looking for. And, I actually have a piece of wood that is 3/8's. I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks!
  13. Tankerchief

    Tools, and Gear

    My parents were that cut of people. Although my dad was a civil engineer by occupation; but he was a craftsman by heart, especially wood. My wife and I were discussing one day about the fact that probably 80% of the furniture in our house was made by him and therefor irreplicable should...
  14. Tankerchief

    Tools, and Gear

    I started a few stocks a couple of years ago. At the rate they are growing they'll be ready about the time my grandson needs a gun.
  15. Tankerchief

    Making a bullet board

    Now that I've been bitten by the Black Powder Bug, I want to start small and slow, and make a bullet board for my .50 Hawkin. How think should the board be to hold the balls securely? -Mike
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