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    Number of Lands & Grooves

    When I learned to fly 35+ years ago, every pilot had an E6B flight computer. Kind of a specialized slide rule and the only one I ever learned to use. It's still the fastest way that requires the least distraction and one hand to operate.
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    Lube Question on Hornady Great Plains

    If you put the bullets in a pot of water on the stove at a low heat the lube will melt and float to the surface. You can then pan lube the bullets. I think they will probably be alright as the are though. If you use a greased wad under them it may help.
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    Bore Butter

    I use weight on the beeswax and fluid ounces on the olive oil. The specific gravity of either is close enough to have no practical effect. I usually just break a pound block of beeswax in half and add a 16.9 oz bottle of olive oil for the 1 to 2 mixture I use the most. Think cooking not...
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    Bore Butter

    I like everything but the price. I make it at home in different viscosities using beeswax and olive oil melted together in a double boiler. 1 to 1 Beeswax/Olive oil for lubed BPCR bullets 1 to 2 for pan lubed muzzle loader conicals 1 to 3 for patches, C&B, and greasing shotgun wads.This is...
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    Funny Stories about Muzzle Loaders that left you wondering.

    A couple of weeks ago we had a late and very rare snow storm here in east Texas. My brother and I decide to take our new flint locks out and see if we can find a couple of feral hogs in the river bottom. It was an adventure for us because we never get to hunt in the snow. We saw a lot of tracks...
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    still having problems wiff tc hawken barrel

    What we haven't heard is what the fired patches look like. Are they cut, shredded, burnt, etc. Collect your fired patches when the rifle is shooting well and when it isn't.
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    Patches---And Their Knives

    Greatgrandpa's straight razor works for me.
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    Lyman 54 cal great plains rifle

    Just be dang sure to get the metric size. M6-.75mm
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    Lead melting pot

    Both good choices I think. I got to looking around and found this Lyman with a 10 pound capacity and a thermostat for $35. Anybody have one of these? It looks like a heck of a deal for a Lyman. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=816131
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    I hate casting!!!

    I had my annual casting day yesterday. 400 round balls and 120 conicals. That ought to do me for another year. I like to get it over with.
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    Lead melting pot

    I have a large bottom pour Lyman that I really like for 6 cavity molds but I end up using the little 4 pound Lee more often for small lots of bullets or single cavity molds. I prefer the Lyman ladle over any of the others.
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    obtaining lead

    Or your local truckstop that has tire service. 18 wheelers use tape on weights for tire balancing that are either pure lead or some other material entirely. The lead is soft and flexible so it's easy to seperate. I bought my last supply at $5.00 per 5 gallon bucket full. Bring your pet gorilla...
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    Newbie Question On Lube?

    Although I only recently returned to muzzle loaders I have been shooting black powder cartridge firearms for decades. I clean with Ballistol and water mixed 1:10 and oil with straight Ballistol. No rust at all after firing more than 100 rnds. per week in all weathers since 1989. I really like...
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    Pedersoli rifle

    I have several guns with odd size bores. I cast the next size up it it's not to far off and have a custom resize die made by Lee. $35.00 for any size up to .575. I have them in .382 and .468 and both were at my door in less than 10 days. Because of the dual diameter nature of the maxi-balls I...
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    More ignition trouble with Lyman GPR

    Cool. I drilled my Lyman touch hole liner with a #50 and left the RMC alone for now. I just need to get to the range now. It sounds like you are on the right track.
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    Lyman "patent" breech

    I have noticed that when I seat the ball in my GPR that the ball comes to a hard stop instead of feeling the powder crunch of the ball seating. It got me to thinking that the patched ball may be hitting the breech shoulder. I got to looking around and found a photo of a sectioned Lyman breech...
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    How do I drill a touch hole liner?

    I would try the RMC liner as is first. The depression in the outside face is supposed to act as a flame funnel as well as a hex key socket, I think. I'm going to try mine before drilling anyway. Go ahead and drill the factory liner if you wish, that way you will have the practice and a...
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    Vendors for good throwing knife/hawk

    I have one of these. Hardest thing you ever saw to sharpen because the metal is so hard. Luckily it came really sharp and it holds it's edge great. http://www.atlantacutlery.com/p-839-competition-tomahawk.aspx
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    Triple Seven

    It was designed for the inline rifles and hot loads. A lot of the cowboy shooters love it in small cartridges like 38/357. I use it in my 44/40 Winchester 92 for hunting loads because I can get 1350 fps with a 200 gr. bullet out of a short barreled carbine. In a .50 with 370gr. maxiball and...
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    More ignition trouble with Lyman GPR

    Mine's a lefty too. I'm beginning to think it's a conspiracy.
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