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  1. J

    Traditional vs Plastic

    Fellows I have never owned a plastic muzzle loader & never will.But my question is, up to a 100 yards will our ole guy's shoot as accerate????? Fly :idunno:
  2. J

    Lyman GPH barrel for my GPR

    I'm thinking about getting a GPH barrel for my GPR.I still love shooting PRB & most likly will most of the time. My question to the GPH guy's is do mini balls shoot good in those ballels with that much twist? I really don,t care to shoot sabets. Fly :idunno:
  3. J

    Olive oil vs Mineral oil

    I posted this same post on another form.But I would like to hear what you guy's have to say! We hear so much now days about how good Olive Oil is as a lube. Yes I have tried it & think it is great. Olive Oil mixed in Bee wax works or by it's self on a patch. But here of late I started trying...
  4. J

    Sighting in a PPRB

    I been shooting muzzle loaders for years.I have always sighted in my round ball rifles in at 50yds. Why cause I just thought that was a good distance. But I got to thinking, doe's everyone sight there round ball guns in the same distance? Also when I shoot a 100yds I have always upped my...
  5. J

    Bees wax & bore butter

    OK fellow I really don't want to get a thread going on whats best.I just want a answer to these two questions. Has anyone here mixed bee's wax & borebutter for use in hot weather.If you have what ratio did you use. I really like bore butter & I would like to pan lube some bullets for my Gibbs...
  6. J

    Alox in a muzzle loader?

    I have been told Alox is not good lube for a muzzle loader.I don't know if thats true are not. Problen is, so many read something not really knowing & past it on when never trying it.Well then I see a bee's wax lube stick being advertized with alox in it? Fly :idunno:
  7. J

    Shooting a Gibbs at 100 yds

    How many grains of powder would you use in a Gibbs at 100yd's & a 530 gn bullet? Fly
  8. J

    My Gibbs is in!

    I bought the Gibbs Keb had advertized on this form.It was all he said it was.Great rifle & John treated me right. John packed it in a nice wood box & included all the stuff with it. I can't wait to shoot this bad boy.I still have to figure the graduration on the sights? But these are dam fine...
  9. J

    Help on BP elk hunting

    I have never hunted a Elk in my life.I live in east Okla & most of our hunting is under 100 Yd. I have a friend that wants to go Elk hunting, but I don't know where just yet. Ok guy's give me a clue to how far most Elk are shot & what Cal would be best?Also with real powder how many grains @...
  10. J

    Flints from Kanasas

    Kansas has a area called the flint hills.Has anyone ever used flint from that area? Fly :idunno:
  11. J

    Pedersoli Gibb's

    Man, first I wanted a 45-70 Sharps for long distance shooting.But $$$$$ if you know what I mean. Kept looking & found out about the Pedersoli Gibb's!WOW I like muzzle loader more any way. But again $$$$$$.Boy I ask my self can a guy build, buy, a great long distance muzzle loader with out...
  12. J

    Lyman gph barrel?

    Fellows, will the Great plains hunter barrel be used in my Great Plains rifle.If so is just a swap out deal. Fly :idunno:
  13. J

    lawn mower blade

    Have any of you guys ever fashioned a knife blade from a ole lawn mower blade? :hmm: Fly
  14. J

    tight twist in a muzzle loader?

    I have wanted a Sharps 45-70 forever.But the price is just plain CRAZY! We all know what great long range shooters they are. If a guy could buy a barrel with a 1-80 twist for his muzzle loader the same cal & use the same 500 grain bullet, why could you not get the same results...
  15. J

    GPR sighting in questions

    I took my Lyman 54cal gpr out to try thicker patches. This gun has about 70 rounds threw her so far. It's no tack driver yet.I have tryed .535 balls with .015 patch.Those were very hard getting down the bore. I tryed .530 balls with the same patch .015 on 70 grains bp.The patches looked...
  16. J

    Confused ????

    I shot a 5 shot group at 50 yards with 70 grains of BP.Then I shot another 5 shots with 90 grains. The 90 grain loads shot a inch lower on for the most part. My rifle is a 54cal Lyman GPR.I,m shooting a .530 rb with .015 patch.I wonder if with 90 grains a .018 patch might be better. The only...
  17. J

    olive oil

    I see where a lot of you guys like using olive oil on your patches.Why olive oil over other vegetable oils? Fly :idunno:
  18. J

    What to look for?

    When you guys look at a just shot patch, just what do you want to see with the powder marks?Should there be a constent black round ring? Should you see just the rifleing marks or what? Fly :idunno:
  19. J

    What is the best wood glue known ?

    Guy's I have a old mountain pistol I made from a kit years back.It is one nice gun. I took it down to rebrown the barrel.When I removed the barrel a chuck of wood from the barrel channel fell out. You can't even see the crack when you put it back & squeeze tight.The barrel holds it in once...
  20. J

    My first picture

    This is my GPR kit.No stain, just Tung oil. Fly :v
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