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    Is a Fiberglass Ramrod Really Bad For a Muzzle-Loader?

    back in the 80's after 3000 shots I broke my wooden rod and made a fibreglass rod for hunting without a guide, it wore the rifling at the muzzle and ruined the accuracy after 4 yrs and about another 3 or 4 thousand rounds, I rebarreled the gun and made an aluminum rod , cheers Ian.
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    .40 / 1:36" ?

    A .410" pistol bullet at .7" long will weigh approx 225gr if it has a hunting type ogive maybe 230gr. Accurate moulds will have or make anything you want and their moulds are a work of art. cheers Ian.
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    TC Hawken Discontinued

    Got a new TC hawken Cougar in 84 shot in competition for 13yrs thousands of balls wore out a barrel and TC gave me a new one shot a lot of deer also still runs great and my son won't hear of me selling it but wont come up with cash cause he knows he'll get it eventually cheers Ian.
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    .58 / 2000FPS

    I'LL ditto that why would you want to, I'VE killed moose at 100yds with a .550" RB and 75gr 2fg goex never chrono'd it but I know it wasn't going anywhere that 2000 you want. cheers Ian.
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    Wilkinson Flintlock Shotgun

    A beautiful gunsir, I have a Wilkinson double rifle made for the 4th Earl of Ashburnham in 1841 and in as nice condition, it took a large Canadian moose a few yrs ago, it felt so good and I'm sure the old Earl would approve. cheers Ian.
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    Whitworth bullet

    As a result of the Remington 400yd thread I thought you guys might like to see what happens to a 535grain cylindrical bullet fired from a Hex bore whitworth into a sand bank 300 meters using 90gr Goex 3fg you can see the pure lead bullet has become hexagonal and mushroomed beautifully it still...
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    Ever see this type of powder residue?

    I've seen it many times with many guns and loads but as has been said an over powder wad seals better and raises pressure causing a better burn I use a grease soaked felt wad in my smoothebore's and also my Whitworth, I also get noticably better accuracy and a cleaner gun.The use of moose milk...
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    what caliber to choose?

    For many yrs I used a .50cal TC for deer and antelope before moving to a Lancaster 50cal flint , however when it comes to frozen moose hide I like a bit more and use a English double that shoots a .550 balland 75gr 2fg. works at 100yds.a 58 would be as big as I need for round ball .If your going...
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    Scopes on M/L, how much improvement?

    I have competed and hunted for over 40 yrs with all manner of iron sights and never been able to get used to a scope I have seen as you might say my eyes getting harder and harder to get along with to the point I don't win much anymore a good excuse for the old shakey part. cheers Ian.
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    Parker-Hale disintegrating stocks?

    I have a beautiful PH P58 which has a 1 piece stock and I got from a friend yrs ago a PH Whitworth that he special ordered with presentation wood back in the 70's It has a 2 piece stock, the grain is perfectly matched how I will never know, I never new until I removed the barrel and saw the...
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    Parker Hale 1858 Enfield .58 caliber, 2 band

    Where I shoot in Western Canada we are only allowed to shoot round balls in competition and at distances from 50 to 125yds. my p58 Parker Hale does me very well, the reason I bought it 25yrs ago was because it was a steal ( they were made for conicals and won't shoot balls)I know different out...
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    powder charge for deer

    75grains 2fg Goex and a .550 patched ball in my old double took a moose at 100 paces no problem , it ran maybe 50 yds and fell over. my 50 cal has taken many deer with 70gr 2fg between 50 and 100 yds. cheers Ian.
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    Bitter Cold Shooting

    Our B.P.only season is the last 3 days of Nov, It can be -25c or a balmy -15c I've shot a lot of deer over the yrs and learned a lot the main thing tramping around up to your knees in snow I'M too damned old for it any more. cheers Ian.
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    whitworth

    I was lucky enough to buy yrs ago a Parker Hale Whitworth from a friend who special ordered it from P.H. in the 70's, I was too broke back then, It came with a Lyman mould 535gr cylindrical, a hex wad punch and a sizing die. It is the most amazing rifle and will out shoot most of my BP cartridge...
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    My New - Old T/C Seneca .36

    your method was as good as it needs to be , the rule of thumb was the ball dia. plus 1/2 the thickness of the patch should equal the bore dia. so at .350" ball and a .370" bore using .020" patches you are getting no grip the fired patches should show a very distinct rifling patern I would...
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    Which flints?

    Interesting I have been buying English flints for yrs from Muzzleloading gunworks Emporium in Oregon cheaper than I can get them out of England I think the last ones were about $1.25 and their service is excellent.cheers Ian.
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    Double Rifles, who's using them?

    I have a 56cal double made by Wilkinson in 1841 It shoots a .550" ball and 75gr 2fg with enough authority to dispatch a large moose at an honest 100 paces It holds beautifully and is not a problem for an old feller to carry I am too old and lazy to haul moose out of the bush these days so I...
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    TC Senaca

    only made from TC in 36 and 45 in 1985 bought a 45 for the wife , a wonderfull little gun , she won many prizes with it over the yrs, she passed away in 04 and I sold it to a friend for his granddaughter to compete with, nothing ever failed in all those yrs of competition cheers Ian.
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    has anyone tried....

    I aquired a kit in a junk box I got yrs ago didn't know you could still get them. DON'T WORK WORTH A HOOT, maybe 1 in 20 might go off and won't have enough fire to lite the charge anyway , most times just plugs the nipple cheers Ian.
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    32 cal.

    Know a lady that shot one in competition many yrs age a flinter it had to be carefully cleaned all the time and was a pain compared to a .45 the other pain is in Alberta it ain't legal for anything besides gophers and rabbits cheers Ian.
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