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    Is That Seasoning or Fouling On My Patch?

    I started shooting my TC Hawkin Christmas 1988. Between then and now I have learned: Bore Butter is the end all and you must “season“ your barrel. Never use Bore Butter. WD40 is some good stuff. Never leave home without it. WD40 is the devils spawn never let it touch your firearms. WD40...
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    How did American forces reload in battle?

    this may have been covered. In which case I apologize. In the heat of battle how did one reload with a bayonet mounted?
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    Novaculite for gun flints

    I would be very interested in such a video, thanks
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    Another Nessmuk

    Nice knife Jeff but then that is what we have come to expect from you
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    Tip Curtis

    He shipped a Green Mountain .40 barrel and some XXXX sights to me. Told me to drop a check in the mail. Tip was a gentleman and his passing is the world’s loss
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    The Brown Bess in combat- how effective was it ?

    How did soldiers of the day reload after their bayonets were fixed..?
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    FOR SALE Free moose hide

    I know at least one tannery that will accept it as is. Turn around is a year or more. Work they have done for me, all whitetail hides, has been excellent. I don’t know the forums rules on posting names but I will respond to pm’s
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    Commercial cleaning rod for muzzleloading rifles

    Back in the 90’s I had a dandy but let it get away. It was a cleaning rod for a Browning .50 machine gun. Got it at a gun show and check out every gun show I now attend looking for another.
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    How does a Bowie differ from other large knives?

    I cannot recommend the book “A Sure Defence” enough. By Kenneth J Burton. Great photographs and history along with a copy of Miss Lucy Leigh Bowie’s speech on the origin and history of the Bowie Knife. I think it is important to note her account differs significantly from popular legend
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    Turkey hunting with round ball

    In descending order. The craw, the back bone facing away, and up the poop chute on a strutting bird facing away.
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    Billy Watson knife

    Over twenty years now I have had one as either a neck/patch knife or on my back quiver. A lot of pride of ownership.
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    Suggestions for ball and patch size

    Thank you for the courteous correction. I will take it to heart.
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    Suggestions for ball and patch size

    I am relatively new to the forum but my wife and I did spend a lot of time shooting offhand in a past life. 1988-1995. Right after I started shooting some competition I was directed to Teflon dipped pillow ticking. I just now dug into the deep freeze and found a few sq yards down at the...
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    Shot Placement

    First deer I killed with a ML was a doe I shot in what I call high shoulder. She dropped DRT. Since I have killed many and used all the spots outlined above. For me the high shoulder is always the quickest.
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    How fast does a 50 cal PRB need to be for deer?

    I have used a .50 TC Hawkin with a .495 PRB and 75 grains of 3F. In thirty years I have lost one deer. Bucked dropped at the shot but so did I. I was recovering from a tree stand fall and had seven broken ribs. I should not have been shooting. When I got back in the game no deer and no...
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    Non Wipers Only.

    I am a long time MAP user, and a wiper by the way. Part of my end of shooting day procedure is to block the nipple and fill the barrel with the MAP leaving it up to thirty minutes or so while I do other stuff. I noticed right away when I started that the MAP would foam up kind of like...
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    Barrel switch for new caliber in TC Hawken?

    Don't have a Track of the Wolf catalog but you might want to check out the sights or lack thereof. When I bought my .40 cal Green mtn barrel for my Hawkin in the early 90's I had to buy sights. I ended up with a set from a Contender pistol.
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    Lead ball casting

    I stopped shooting my black powder firearms, except for limited hunting, over twenty years ago so I am off the curve. When I used to compete and cast all the round balls we were then told to never uses wheel weights as they were too hard. That only pure lead was acceptable. Have things changed?
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    Murphy's Soap???

    I have used M.A.P. since the late 80's. At that time I was competing regular in offhand. M.A.P. as a RB patch lube and after ten rounds. Fill the barrel at the end of the match and put up the rest of my gear. Pout out the M.A.P. and run patches through until clean. Usually less than 10...
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    Hey All

    Looks like a nice friendly site. I plan to make myself at home. Outside of my wife my passions are traditional bowhunting and hunting with my muzzle loaders. Did some target shooting back twenty or so years ago. Offhand rifle, percussion and flint and some pistol. Just hunt these days.
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