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    Identify the model of this Pedersoli?

    I think the new budget line of Pedersoli Hawken rifles look just like the Investarms rifles.
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    T/C hawken

    I have a .54 Renegade and a .50 Silver Elite. Both are amazing. The .54 likes 100 grains of 2F, while the .50 likes 95 grains. Both with round balls, although both also do really well with slugs.
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    I Don't Like my 1851 Colt

    How about a dowel with a recess for the cap?
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    New Rifle

    I have the exact same set up, German silver and all, except the caliber is .62. What a shooter! And a beauty! I love the way the wide buttplate distributes the felt recoil. It's a pleasure to shoot! Enjoy!
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    Ackerman Arms

    Paul is the man! I have had him tune a couple of locks for me- they came back fast, and went from 12+ pound behemoths to 3.5 pound clean breaking jewels. I recommend him whole heartedly!
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    Earl Kathan?

    The Long Land Brown Bess I got from him did have a great lock, but the tube barrel had "loose chamber" syndrome. A nice tight patched ball would get real loose about 8" from the chamber.
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    high shooting hawkins

    I usually sight mine in around 3" high at 50 yards to be on at 100.
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    Zouave runs at last

    My Zoli has a bore right around .581, as measured from a lead slug. Yours may vary, but the measurement is essential to getting a good fitting Minie for great results!
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    Generosity of Forum Member Gets Me Shooting Again!

    I would like to recommend casting your own projectiles, and maybe try some slugs, similar to Thompson Center Maxi-Balls.
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    Battle field load stacking.

    This phenomenon was, if memory serves, the reason for the bolt hold-open feature on Mausers. Panicked soldiers would continue to work their actions long after their rifles were empty.
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    Rusty surprize

    Before you try anything drastic, might I suggest putting a new crown on the muzzle? It is the most critical spot, and most likely was damaged by the rust. My brother returned my Renegade to me in the same shape, and I did as you did, but until I re-crowned the muzzle, it wouldn't shoot. Now...
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    Misfires

    Make sure your nipple doesn't have a sharpened edge on it- I had that happen once after many, many shots had eroded the inside diameter of the nipple to the point it became like a cookie cutter and was clogging itself with material from the caps.
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    Restarting a Hawken

    I have the TC mold and cast those slugs all the time- they are easy to cast. They print in the same ragged hole at 50 yards as the factory slugs did.
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    50 cal t/c twist rate

    I will add this: I have 2 TC Hawkens that have 1 in 48 twist barrels, and they both shoot Maxi-balls and patched round balls equally well. Very well. Usually tight clover leafs at 50yds.
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    50 cal t/c twist rate

    All of mine have a 1 in 48 twist. Edited to add: mine love the original TC 370 grain Maxi Ball.
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    Ordered my first flintlock

    You're going to love it- trust me! They made me an early Lancaster- looks great and shoots great! Enjoy!
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    New to me CVA Mountain Rifle .58 Caliber

    A friend of mine gave me one of those around 1997. It had been shot and put away dirty in the mid 70s. Cleaned it with some CLP and a tight patch of 0000 steel wool, then re-crowned the muzzle. It is a tack driver. Clover leaf groups with old-style minies at 50 yards, and sub 3" groups at 100...
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    Refirbed 69 Musket's Day at the Range

    Then Folgers Black Silk should give you at least....40 more yards! :wink:
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    'Colt's' Model 1861 two-bander

    I have one of these muskets- they are not chromed, but highly polished. It is a first class arm, although most sources I've checked say Colt never actually produced an "artillery" model during the Civil War, only the 3-band model as previously mentioned. It shoots great, at any rate, and I...
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    Help! How to protect flint and lock from snow?

    It was a driving snow here on opening day and I did the usual "lock under the arm, muzzle down" technique- it was about 20 degrees and wind 5-15mph. I replaced my priming powder about 8 times because it was getting damp. At the end of the day, I fired ol' Bess at a stump and she went off just...
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