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    T/C Renegade To Indian Trade Rifle

    I recently got a closet Thompson Center Renegade in 54 caliber. It had surface rust and the stock was beat up. After cleaning up the metal and giving a good going over I decided to get rid of the stock, trigger, and trigger guard and make a short Indian Trade/Plains rifle out of it. I found a...
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    Dead Eye

    Got out for the last weekend of deer hunting in Illinois. Took 2 of my sons with me this afternoon. We moved some deer (about 10) from the little bit of timber we hunt in without trying. But they came back later believe it or not. I had one less than 20 yards away and shot, but I hit a sapling...
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    Flash In The Pan

    It finally happened to me. A buck in my sights, just on the outer reaches of my 20 gauge fowler and I get a flash in the pan. First time since hunting with a flintlock. I'm not looking for a fix from anybody, or sympathy. Just venting. Dadburnit. After 5 years of shooting does and button bucks...
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    Bitter Cold Shooting

    How much different would you think your patched ball in a muzzleloader shoot depending on the weather? I usually target shoot during tolerable weather, but not as much in the winter. But I hunt in the winter. In Illinois a muzzleloader is considered unloaded if the priming is removed and the...
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    Touch Hole Liner Use

    Just how common were touch hole liners? How traditional are they? They appear common on contemporary flintlocks, but I've not seen many photos of originals with liners. I can see the advantage of them, getting the priming powder closer to the main charge. Were they in use on military arms? I...
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    Mongrel Smoothbore

    Years back I read an article about smoothbores from the 1700's made from parts of different origins. I made a 20 gauge fowler along those lines back in 1999. An English triggerguard (acorn finial), French "S" type flat sideplate, Germanic Pennsylvannia style buttplate with filed flats to mimic...
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    Finally Got Mine

    I hunted the Muzzleloader season in Illinois with no success. Saw more deer in my backyard than when I was out hunting. Illinois added another antlerless late season this weekend along with the one in mid-January. Got a button buck this afternoon with my .54 Southern Mountain flinter. It was...
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    Barn Guns

    By a barn gun I mean of the type that was kept in the barn back in the day that was readily available if a varmint or other such thing would come along. I'd want to do it 54 cal. These were very simple, like a poor boy. Some without butt plates, a single ramrod pipe. Some a little more. It...
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    Fowler For Deer Hunting

    Have many of you deer hunted with a smoothbore? I'm interested in hearing some adventures with some tips. I used my 62 cal smoothbore and did get a doe at 30 yards last year. My max range was going to be 40 yards as in practice I didn't feel comfortable going out further. What can improve...
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    Hello Friends

    Came along this forum and decided I needed to get in on the discussions. I've been fooling around with muzzleloaders since 1983, built a few, and started hunting with them 4 years ago (took deer the last 3). I'll be taking 2 sons out during the Illinois muzzleloader hunt in December. Usually...
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