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  1. W

    burnt patch problems

    use more powder. powder is burning up to patch before leaving the barrel.
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    A New Report on my .50 cal Lancaster w/pictures

    Just for the record,you need to move the decimal point over one on your patch thickness..18 is nearly 3/16. .018 would be right. Just in case you want to get more material.
  3. W

    Lyman GPR shooting high ?

    move the rear sight in the direction you want the ball to go. Move it down.
  4. W

    Oak water keg

    just keep soaking it. It didn't dry out in 24 hours, and it won't seal in 24 hours.
  5. W

    lyman gpr double loaded, what now?

    I have done that a few times myself, and will most likely do it again. Shoot it out making sure it is seated all the way to the breech. I doubt if the second charge will even ignite.
  6. W

    Gun Cleaning---AGAIN!!

    I also have been using RIG grease with very good results. The last gun show I went to no longer had the grease, but now has RIG liquid. I don't know if the formula is the same, but I am now using it with good results so far.
  7. W

    California muzzle loader question

    I just ordered and received a Knight inline for a friend of mine from Midway. It was here in 3 days through UPS. Some suppliers will not ship to California by their choice, not by the law. Liability and all that manure.
  8. W

    Muzzleloading for dummies

    Has anyone ever actually seen any proof of anyone injured from blowing down a barrel, or is it as I believe just a bunch of gossip that took off and became fact. I have been doing it for over forty years, and see no reason not to.
  9. W

    Smithsonian Hawken

    according to the museum of the fur trade, there are no original hawkin rifles in flintlock. the one at the smithsonian is a converted flinter, so they did make them, but none are to be seen yet today.
  10. W

    windage

    It's a smoothbore. I tried cutting down a fishing mould, but it still was too big, and the guy who made the barrel now only makes them with a 1.75 bore, so doesn't offer a mould that size anymore.
  11. W

    windage

    I have a cannon with a 1.687 bore. It is for golf balls, but a bit too small for one pound fishing weights. Cannon Mike has a mold for 1.587. Would this be too small? Should I stick with the 1/40 th rule? He still hasn't answered my Email, so I thought I would ask the real experts.
  12. W

    Berrel cleaning help

    In over 40 years of shooting and cleaning muzzle loaders, the best thing I have found for preventing rust is RIG (rust inhibiting grease)developed by the military years ago.
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