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    New from Texas

    Welcome from West Central Texas. Texas is, as the saying goes, “a whole other country” and kinda big. So what part are you from?
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    Shooting Undersized Round balls into paper targets.....?? Accuracy?

    Ran out of .475s for my .48 eleven shots into a 20 shot agg. Double patched some borrowed .445s and placed in an agg. I now carry more than anticipated need.
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    Shooting Rest?

    Very important. Rest the rifle where you will put your hand when shooting offhand. Good luck! Also, have your back in the same position as when shooting off hand.
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    TMLRA

    Would be like to see some or even all y’all Texas boys come to TMLRA spring shoot at Brady Lake. 3/9-3/12.
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    Hello from Texas

    Hello from the Texas Hill Country
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    Smoothbore musket flint not hitting frizzen at angle !

    A shorter flint will change the angle of attack. I notch my flint leathers to allow setting the flint further back in the jaws.
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    Conical for my New Englander?

    Depends on the twist and depth of the rifling. Conicals usually don’t seal well if rifling is over .005” deep. Yes, an over powder card helps but I view that as an extra activity that is unnecessary if the right projectile is used. Then a twist of 1:24” is better but up to 1:48 works if heavier...
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    GEEZER SHOOT

    When I read the title I thought “shooting geezers are they?” Like in prairie dog shooting. Then “oh, they misspelled geese”. Now I get it. I’m a geezer too.
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    TC Lock Parts

    L&R replacement lock. I Contact L&R directly.
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    Rifling ?

    I see no advantage to round bottom rifling. Just need to use thicker patch material.
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    Muzzleloading Myths

    Just proves THAT SHOOTER Didn’t use a short starter …. Or it was lost. We often think of ML tools and practices based on our period of interest. IMO the backwoods man hunters and less wealthy probably didn’t use them. Those wealthy enough to shoot for sport may well have. Another category of...
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    FOR SALE .36 barrel

    I’ll send u a heads up. Have to be out of town thru Wednesday.
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    FOR SALE .36 barrel

    No sir it won’t. Renegade barrel is 1” across the flats this is 13/16” across. I have a Renegade barrel I’ll sell soon. It was a .54. Hoyt bored and rifled it to .58 w round bottom groves 1:66 twist. Has a flint breech plug installed and a percussion breech plug also. Front sight and under...
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    FOR SALE .36 barrel

    Edit. NOT FIRED.
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    FOR SALE .36 barrel

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