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    Concerning Priming Powder

    Hey guy's, I recently got myself a 50cal. flintlock and I need your advise on something before I shoot it for the first time. I have always shot and hunted with percussion rifles so the flintlock is new to me. My question is this: How much powder do I use in the priming pan? Very much or not...
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    Rifle Twist?

    I am going to get myself a new flintlock rifle after the first of the year but I would like your input on a question that I have. I currently own and shoot a 50cal T/C Hawken which has a 1 in 48 twist. The rifle that I have been looking at is a Lyman GPR in 50cal. and it has a 1 in 60 twist. My...
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    Walnut Dye

    I am going to attempt to make some powder measures from deer antler tips and I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for making a stain or dye from black walnuts. If you can share your recipe with us I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
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    My Buffalo Horn

    Here is two or three pictures of what I have been working on lately. It looks better than what the pictures show.
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    Need your expertise

    I am buying a Pedersoli Frontier 36cal rifle off of a man later in the week. He said that it has been so long since he shot it that he couldn't remember if 2F or 3F blackpowder was recommended to shoot in it. Do any of you guy's know which one it is? If so, about how many grains should I start...
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    Nipple or Cap's

    My neighbor came to my house today and he brought along his black powder pistol for me to shoot. He said that he was having trouble with it firing and asked me to check it out to see what I thought that it might be. Here is what it does. About every other shot the pistol won't fire on the first...
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    Buffalo Horns

    Here are some pic's of the first horns that I have ever done.
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    War Club Opinion

    I am going to try to get into the woods this week to look for a root ball and trunk suitable enough to make a war club with. I know that at this time of year all of the sap is in the root of the tree. My question to you guy's is this: If I do find one that I think is suitable enough to be...
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    Fired New Pistol

    My son and I shot my new 50cal Lyman Plains pistol for a while yesterday and I was really impressed with it. We worked on figuring out a load that it liked and we finally got it. It likes a .490 round ball with 35grains of 3F powder and a .018 ticking patch. After we got that figured out we were...
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    Final Day

    Today was the last day of muzzleloader season here in West Virginia and the score was deer -1 and me-0. I hunted off and on all week and all that I seen was one doe and she was running and to far away for a shot. I still had a good time just getting out in the woods and watching the other...
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    Buffalo Horns

    I was wondering if anyone had photo's of a black buffalo horn scrimshawed with red ink? My wife bought me a set of buffalo horn's and I have been sanding them and getting them ready for scrimshawing. I was going to use white ink but someone else told me that I should use red ink instead. If you...
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    Cap keeps getting stuck

    I have a T/C 50cal Hawken percussion rifle and here lately everytime that I shoot it the cap gets stuck in the hammer after I shoot it. I made sure that the hammer was good and clean but it still does it. Is there anything that I can do to prevent this. All suggestions will be appreciated. Thank's.
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    Opening Day Stats

    Opening day stats....Deer-1...Me-0 My very first Muzzleloader hunt and all that I seen were squirrels and plenty of them. The weather may have had something to do with it because it drizzled rain all day and I never seen another hunter all day. Apparently they were not moving either. I am going...
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    First Hunt

    Tomorrow morning is opening day of deer season here in West Virginia and I am really excited about it. I am going to be using my T/C 50cal Hawken and it will be my first ever hunt with a muzzleloading rifle. I have never taken a deer with a muzzleloader so I hope that lady luck is on my side...
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    Another Powder Horn Question

    Hey guy's, I have a question for you that I didn't know the answer to. The other day my wife bought me a pair of buffalo horn's so that I could make myself a couple of powder horn's from them. As I was rasping and sanding on them today she asked me how I was going to make them shiny and I told...
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    Buffalo Horn

    I got a pleasant surprise from my wife today.She got a package in the mail and told me that it was for me from her. I opened it up and it was a pair of buffalo horns. We were talking the other day and I was telling her about powder horns and how that I would like to try to make my own. So she...
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    Lyman Plains Pistol

    Is anyone familiar with the Lyman Plains Pistols? I have been looking at the 50cal Percussion model but I was wondering if anyone could tell me any pro's or con's about them that I should know about. If you can tell me, your feedback would be appreciated. Thank's for your time.
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    Blue Ridge Percussion

    I have been looking with some interest at the Blue Ridge Percussion rifles sold by Cabela's. The one that I am interrested in is the 36cal. I would like to have one for plinking and small game hunting. My question is this: Does anyone have any experience with these rifle's or own one that they...
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    Blue Ridge Percussion

    Does anyone have any information or experience that they can share about the Blue Ridge rifles sold by Cabela's? I am saving up for a 36cal.percussion and have been looking online for something that I like. I am wanting it for plinking and small game hunting. If you can share any info, I would...
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    Traditions Shenandoah Rifle

    I am starting to save up some money to buy myself a 36cal muzzleloader for plinking and small game hunting. I have been looking on a website at a Traditions Shenandoah percussion rifle that is priced at 454.00. My question is this: Is Tradition rifles a good rifle or not? And, is that a good...
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