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  1. Winchester97

    SOLD Pietta 36 Caliber - 1858 Remington Type - tuned for competition

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  2. Winchester97

    Buckeye Carbine

    Nice, I have ser#00132 I got at a gun show years ago, never shot it, but they are neat little rifles. Good find.
  3. Winchester97

    Kibler colonial kit

    I did an SMR, and a colonial. I enjoyed both from start to finish. A few years ago, I did a traditions crocket kit. I felt like pulling my hair out several times. There is a huge difference between Kibler's CNC quality and Traditions "close enough" quality. If you could make a CVA kit look...
  4. Winchester97

    The Tale of A 200 Year Old Shotgun

    That is a stunning piece. I'm shocked at the condition.
  5. Winchester97

    FOR SALE Folding Peep Sight

    I just recieved my sight today. I'm more than pleased with it. I mounted it on my TVM .62 fowler. It can fold down out of sight to use the fowler with shot charges with front sight only, and folded up, leaves plenty of room for adjustment for roundball loads. My application required a slightly...
  6. Winchester97

    T/C New Englander choke mystery

    Mine also uses win chokes, I assume this was an aftermarket modification as others have stated
  7. Winchester97

    Inspecting the inside of barrels...........

    Those little lights from Log Cabin are bobber lights for night fishing, that's what I use. They will make pitting, worn rifling or a bulge/ring jump right out, but light rust can be missed. I'm actually afraid to buy a borescope like some of you guys posted...It might just ruin my day to see...
  8. Winchester97

    36 ,40 which I ne

    .36 is great for all you listed, so is a .40. It would be a shame to not own both. If you already own a .36, get the .40. Can't go wrong either way
  9. Winchester97

    Question on T/C Patriot serial number font

    Certainly nothing to worry about. Mine has the same font. I don't however know if/when it changed...or what the difference would mean. I would add, the other one I sold was the same way.
  10. Winchester97

    CLOSED .570 lyman roundball mold

    .562 is too small for my taste, and .575 is too large to load comfortably. I imagine a .570 would fit my needs. Closing this anyway,thanks.
  11. Winchester97

    First flintlock deer

    No none so far, it's a tight fitting felt wad, and I'm sure that is sealing the bore pretty good. The recovered bullet had obviously slugged up and filled the grooves. Same as with conventional cast bullets, if you seal the bore it eliminates gas cutting.
  12. Winchester97

    First flintlock deer

    This was just lightly lubed, with a lubed felt wad below it. The bullet came out of the mold at .403, and I sized it down to .401, which made it load with just enough resistance I could start it with very firm thumb pressure.
  13. Winchester97

    First flintlock deer

    Just keep trying til you find the right combo, probably will not match the accuracy of a ball and patch, but might come close.
  14. Winchester97

    First flintlock deer

    Thanks, I tried about 4 styles with poor results, after I tried this one with a wad and sized to just fit the bore at .401 with medium resistance, I got some good results. Keep trying, I figured if a 1-48 .45 hawken could shoot a conical well, why not a .40.
  15. Winchester97

    First flintlock deer

    Really surpised me as well. I just didn't feel comfortable shooting a deer with that little roundball, so started testing different bullets. It's a 1-48 deep groove green mountain barrel that's super accurate with roundball, but after trying several bullets over the summer, this one proved to be...
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