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    New to me .68 cal smoothbore

    Greetings! From your pictures, it appears that you have an "Ultra-Hi" Japanese manufactured flintlock smoothbore. While these are usually scoffed at (especially if too much is paid for them), I found one that works pretty well. Make sure you get all that rust out of the barrel; and you can...
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    dumb question

    Greetings, I'll kick my 3 cents (inflation) worth in... Used a T/C .56 smoothbore for my "28" gauge. Using 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 dram loads (roughly 60 to 70gr of 3Fg) and the rough equivalent of #6 shot (or around an ounce). I had no problems out to 30yds, and that's with a "cylinder bore" gun...
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    T/C .56 cal Smoothbore

    For shot loads I use a 2 1/4 dram equivalent load which works out to about 62gr of FFFg. Patched round ball... a .550diam, a 28gauge cushion wad over powder, a .012 patch, with 70gr of FFFg has served well. I've seen results vary in virtually identical guns, so you may need to experiment a...
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    info on BP guns made in japan

    I've only had my .67 Ultra Hi for 20 years. It will out-shoot a lot of rifles at 50yds. I never had a problem with the lock, but I bought it from a BP gunsmith--who happened to have tuned it up before I bought it. On mine the trigger has a lot of take-up (i.e. "slop", slack, whatever) , but...
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    62. smoothbore performance ?

    Weird... I use the exact same load in my .67 caliber. You didn't elaborate--are your guns flintlocks? what maker are they? I likewise can keep things tight as a rifle at 50 yards, but also out to 75 if I am being a good boy that day. Before anyone gasps too much, YES, I am using an ULTRA-HI...
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    No Offense Intended

    I would get buy or borrow a good dial or digital caliper and see if you can take several sets of measurements at the muzzle. I had a ".45" Jukar pistol almost 40 years ago. I got it as a kit gun for Christmas and while I had no trouble with the filing,finishing, and assembly... I tried a...
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    VERY NICE!!!

    That is one fine little gun... you should have a lot of good times with it. If I'm not being too nosy--did you get this at auction or from an individual? I'm just curious because pieces like this don't usually make it to auction... some eagle-eye in the "gun-chain" will typically catch a...
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    56 cal. T/C smooth bore

    I have also had reasonably good results with the 2-dram powder/2-dram shot charges. This may sound stupid, but I use an empty soda can every 5yds to tell me if the load is hitting hard enough... if it can put at least from 8 to 12 shot through BOTH sides, and topple the can decently, then the...
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    good first cap & Ball pistol

    Since you will only be shooting target you definitely want to handle the various designs to see which "feels best" to you. Likewise, you're not going to be shooting heavy, so a brass framed gun "may" work for you for many year--just keep those loads reasonable. The full frame Remingtons are a...
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    1851 .44 Navy Balistics?

    Before that 600 to 650 fps and (~140gr) soft lead round ball with 25gr of 3Fg sounds on the wimpy side... ...Remember that the "already made up" paper cartridges with soft conicals had MUCH less powder with maybe a 30% increase in projectile weight. Also if that pistol of yours has a brass...
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    Tower Pistol

    and at the price of $295, it would set there in that Pawn Shop for a very, very, very long time... (at least for me it would) I am either a bargain hunter or just plain cheap, but I'm not stupid either... they would never be worth more than $50 to me; and even then all the parts would have to...
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    Cheap Asian made flint lock smoothie

    Seems like I might have already spoke of this in another post... my memory is going fast :hmm: I have one of these Ultra-Hi long guns and picked up a companion handgun also made by Ultra-Hi. Both measure .670 at the bore. The pistol has an octagon barrel and the long gun goes octagon at...
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    1849 pocket

    #0 buckshot (.320 diameter) works nicely and is a much better buy. It's worth measuring your chamber diameter(s) and finding out just what will work best for you. Have fun and shoot safely! WV_Hillbilly
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    which pistol kit to get ?

    The Lyman gets my recommendation as well... My only concern is the need for a possible follow-up shot, or coup-de-grace on the animals that you mentioned. Those buggers can be pretty tough critters, so you really need to be well-practiced at shooting. Some of the better revolver kits are...
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    Tower Pistol

    I can see where there could be a boatload of problems with the lock. I guess I was twice lucky. The lock (and frizzen) look like they were plated with nickel or chrome... not exactly the best choice. Of course, I usually buy "klunkers" anyway--for the fun of figuring out how to get them...
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