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    front sight trouble

    It's all really quite very simple. Dark sight in the open, light site in the shadows. Either, or! As i have spent most all of my time in the woods, i tend toward dark sights, as my ole eyes seem to prefer them. Go figure. Yours will differ! A Silver front sight seems to make me shoot low. Maybe...
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    Why no 38 or 44?

    It's all really quite simple; it eliminates the "gray area" for field officers checking your rifle gun!! Is it the "stamped caliber" or the "diameter of the projectile"? Here in Ohio, we are restricted to "38cal or larger". The understanding is that a 40cal rifle will use a .380 or larger round...
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    Hacker Martin?

    There ain't no way on earth that's a Hacker rifle!!!!!!!!!The Museum of Appalachia has a few i've seen in person. That "thing" ain't even on the same planet, with a true Hacker gun!!! Black and White!!! Sorry. It's still a shooter, though.
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    The Humble .32

    Yes, i know, the same way they won't allow a 45 prb for mulies. Idiots!!!
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    40-50 gr 45 cal rb loads for deer?

    Between my wife and i, we've killed over 2 dozen whitetails and mulies with 60gr-3f w/prb and have only once found a ball still in the body. A 57yd head'on shot she took at a mulie doe. The ball was found under the hide, in front of the off side hip joint. 60gr-3f is more than enough, but does...
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    Does wood gain weight in the summer?

    No, it does not gain any noticeable weight from moisture. However, any properly cut gun stock will move, vertically, up and down, often leaving the breech tang standing proud. It will not/should not swell sideways or length ways. I try to finish my builds in late winter. The wood is at it's...
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    hunting with double trigger rifle

    If'n the critter is close enough to hear you set the triggers, you're in trouble already! That ain't no joke.
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    bent shot

    Bob, i would rather suspect it hit a tree limb first.
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    Wiping frizze and flint with alcohol

    You're kidding us, right. I've fired over 300 rounds, without wiping, in a row, with not one failure to fire. L&R Manton. Sometimes ya gotta think out side the box/old wives tales!!! Follow your own trail!!! Yur gun will tell you what it wants!! Trust it!!!!!!!!!!
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    rockhouses and rhododendron?

    I have Curry's first R&R volume. Very good, but, a difficult read for me. I'm much more pleased with Mark Baker's "A Pilgrim's Journey", both volume's.
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    Compacting powder or not

    All of Sam Fadala's experiments showed that anywhere between 30-40lbs pressure on the ramrod created the best results. Consistency is key. Smaller calibers, finer grain powder need less pressure. Heavier calibers, courser grain powders need a bit more. Ultimate accuracy requires consistency of...
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    choosing a lock

    So far, all you seem to need is a gun that goes bang!!! Your own build!, down to that level, is insane!!! Are you really serious, or not? If you are, please stand by, if your not, please rethink your position in this matter. Good day, Buzzard
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    Gunstock Shaping Ripoff

    I live only 30mins away from him and have heard many mixed reviews. The two stocks i've seen from him were very good indeed, but i also have to trust the opinions of my fellow shooters who have used his services and were gravely disappointed. I've met the man and he seems honest, has a clean...
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    Lead For Smooth Bore Balls

    hanshi; x2
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    Long barrel cleaning issue

    IMHO; breech scrapers are only required for smooth bores. I've yet to find a need for one in a rifle. Smoothies, on the other hand , are a different critter.
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    Vent liners dangerous?

    Stringbean; blown out nipples are nearly always caused by cross threading and/or over tightening. Inexperienced shooters not installing the nipple properly in the round surface of the drum. Because vent liners are installed in a flat surface, barrel flat, they are virtually impossible to start...
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    .54 ball in a .58 smoothbore

    58cal smoothies are suppose ta shoot a 562 ball. adjust tension with appropriate patch
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    squirrel hunting?

    The squirrel doesn't care about the caliber. Just keep your shots in the front end. Is really is just that simple.
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    RCA Books

    The Durs Egg is a post rev-war style English lock. The Silers are German. Both are excellent locks! They're entirely different in style and period. Damn shame we can't get more lefthand choices as my son is lefthanded. All we can do is the best we can!! I've used the L&R Manton on his rifles.
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    Smoothbore drop

    If your 50yd sight picture is OK, horizontally, with that load, the "drop" at 100yd should be approx. 3-5in". IMHO, that is entirely to far to humanely try to take an animal with a smoothbore A large steel gong on the other hand, is an entirely different deal!!!!!! Both of my smoothbores are...
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