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    new here!

    For a good swab solvent, I use plain ordinary Windex between shots. The ammonia in it cuts the fouling well. Resists freezing too--if Windex freezes, it's too durn cold to shoot my front stuffers! I've also used windshield washer fluid for swabbing too-obviously even more resistant to freezing...
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    new here!

    So pull up a chair and join the fire. I'm sure you ARE having a "blast" with a .44 revolver! For a good Hawken style rifle in .50 or .54, designed for ball, consider a 66" or so twist-Maybe a Lyman or even a Thompson Center with a Green Mountain barrel. Although the 48" twist of the stock T/C...
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    A Screw Loose

    If it is a really cheap gun, the toothpick/sliver of wood trick will work just fine. If it is a really classy and expensive flintlock, send it up here to me. I'll fix it for you myself. It would need to be extensively tested for soundness of the repair though. I promise to have it back to you in...
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    Durn it! Got some rifling damage.

    I doubt it will affect accuracy. One of my hunting partners has an old 1886 Winchester in .45/70. Bore is shot to H E Double Toothpicks. I mean it's almost a smoothie! He insists on shooting healthy doses of 3031 and jacketed 300 grain H.P.s out of it. Kills plenty of deer out to 150 plus yards...
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    stuck ram rod

    And thats "trickle a few dozen GRANULES" of powder into the breech, not a few dozen GRAINS. You DO want to keep the ramrod in your own county, don't you? I just don't want to see anyone hurt their rifle or their friends. I had the brass part of a fibreglass ramrod stay down bore one time. Had to...
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    T/C Hawkins

    And ditch the Pyrodex :imo: that there is a BLACK POWDER rifle, and as such, shoots best with BLACK POWDER. I too tried Pyrodex in my T/C Hawken and it was a complete waste of money and time-no cleaner to shoot, not as accurate, and doesn't even stink purty! Try Goex FFg, say 60 grains under a...
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    T/C Hawkins

    Sounds like yer lube is giving out on ya. Or, just not enough lube. What are you using for patch lube, Bore Butter, Moose Snot, Milk or Skweerial Juice? It could also be that your patch material is too thin and burning through. That ball/patch combo should be fairly tight to shoot accurately.
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    howdy from Ontario, Canada

    Yes, that muzzleloader season is something I've been waiting for for years! We shot a nice doe on the Saturday morning. Looking forward to the whole week next year. Welcome to the camp! :RO:
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    additional barrels?

    I too thought about getting a .32 Green Mountain barrel to drop into my T/C stock, but the thought of a .32 caliber hole in a 15/16 barrel makes me think it would be BLOODY heavy! Not exactly my idea of a trim little skweerial rifle. However, I like the idea of a barrel more suited for ball...
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    First build

    I'd like to become addicted to building muzzleloaders :youcrazy:, and I've decided that I want to start with a .50 percussion pistol. I already have a T/C Hawken in .50, so I already have powder, patch and ball. I think I've narrowed my choices down to the Traditions Trapper, Pioneer or Kentucky...
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    bore butter in the summer

    We don't really have summer up here, just 9 months of winter followed by 3 months of bad hockey weather. :: Actually, bore butter IS kinda greasy in the hot weather, and I find it unsuitable for extreme cold, too. It is fine at room temperature though! That's why the homebrew lubes are...
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    Lubes other than Bore Butter

    I have used straight Crisco in the past but found that it crumbled in extreme cold, and yes Bore Butter is impossible to get out of the tube in our sub-zero temps around here! My latest lube is comprised of about half a cup of lard, 4 tablespoons of lanolin, 2 ounces of beeswax and a teaspoon of...
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    1978 TC Hawken 45 Cal

    Nah, you don't want that darn thing....What was the address again? Seriously, I too have a '78 T/C but mine is a .50 percussion model. I've fired just a few more than 15 or 20 shots over the years :crackup:, and that coil spring is just fine. Even if it isn't PC. Some say that the T/C Hawken...
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    How's it goin', eh?

    I see yer from Ontario too--ever been to the big Muzzleloader shoot in Napanee? Welcome to the forum!
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    sighting question

    To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing fascinating about Mary Beth's low cut blouse. What fascinates me is the FILLING in Mary Beth's low cut blouse! :crackup: Anyway, the math seems interesting. I do most of my target shooting at 50 yards anyway, so that's where I sight in the rifle...
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    burned some powder

    Gorgeous piece! Perfect proportions, to my eye. I'd like one proportioned and shaped just like that, but in "poor-boy" level of trim (or lack of it, I should say) in .32. I especially like the cast-off on the stock. Ya don't see that every day. Hopefully, someday I'll build myself one....But...
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    What to do after cleaning?

    After a cold day, like today, I always allow my guns (ML or otherwise) to warm up first. Remove them from the case right away! After cleaning, I generously mop the bore with an oiled patch, happens to be 10W30, but any good oil will do. I think the important thing is that the bore is EXTREMELY...
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    Hello From Nova Scotia.

    Great to see a fellow Canadian here on the board. Welcome back! What part of Scova Notia are you from? My wife has family from the Maritimes. :)
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    Just by my first BP and have ? on patch for PRB

    It sounds like you have a usable starting point there with a .530 ball and .018 patch in yer .54. If you find that it loads too tight, try a slightly thinner patch material, just make sure it's cotton. I doubt you will find the ball too loose, but if you do, try denim-it's about the thickest...
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    Getting Pure Lead

    I, on the other hand, DO find a great deal of difference in pure lead and wheel weights. Pure lead is easier to get down the bore, I find, and is MUCH easier to load in a revolver. I also find pure lead shoots better. It's been my experience that pure lead is harder to come by though. Good...
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