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    keeping my Lyman 50 cal percussion cap dry and ready to shoot on an elk hunt.

    hello all, my wife bought me an elk hunt in Wyoming this fall and I am going after my first elk with my Lyman Plains 50 cal percussion cap. I have harvested many, many animals with this rifle and some in damp, rainy weather. however, I haven't done a prolonged walk/stalk type hunt with the...
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    Looking to buy a ML double barrel shotgun

    I am looking to buy a percussion cap ML double barrel that I can bird hunt with,(dove, duck and turkey), here in Texas. I don't know anything about loading a ML shotgun with the lead and/or steel shot. Looking to start off with an entry level gun till I get broke in with it. Can anyone give me...
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    The backup wad works, yahoo!

    Shot my .58 using the .018 patch as a wad between the powder and ball and it worked great. If someone can explain to me how the heck to add a picture to this site I will add my targets and shot patches pics. Basically I shot a pretty good 4" group at 60 yds right off and then finally got 2 or 3...
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    Still burning my patches, help!

    I got the .18 patches and started out with 60 gr of 777 in my 58 caliber. Shot a 2 inch group at 25 yds then moved out to 50. Couldn't get a decent group at all so I started upping the load til finally at 80gr I could do about a 5" or so group but it just would not tighten up. Looks like my...
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    Leaving a load in overnight

    I left a load of Hogdon 777 in my ML overnight with protection over the nipple and muzzle and it did not fire the next day. Thanks to some advice from Stumpkiller :bow: I took out the nipple and poured a pinch of powder in there and it did fire then. In an extended hunting trip is it not okay...
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    Shot my .58 caliber for the first time

    Hello all, I shot my Cabela's .58 caliber for the first time last evening. Very, very cool and fun. Had a hard time getting a group going as I started with 70 gr of Hogdon 777 then went up to as much as 90 gr. Finally dropped down to 60 and got a nice 3 inch group at 50 yards right at losing...
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    Going shootin' for the first time

    I am going to purchase powder and primer caps today and going to shoot my Cabela's .58 caliber for the first time today. You guys have given great advice on how to start so here is what I will start with. Using a Hornady .570 round ball with .010 precut/prelubed patch. I got a brass powder...
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    Cabela's .58 caliber trigger set won't work?

    For some reason I can't get the trigger set to operate on my Cabela's .58 caliber. The main trigger appears to work fine. Any issue with firing the gun without using the trigger set? Any ideas why the set won't work? It is just hard set when the hammer is down or back.
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    What kind of bullet to shoot

    In a .58 caliber Hawken style cap-lock do I have to use a round ball for the bullet or can I use the lead Mini-ball conical bullet?
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    First time black powder user

    Hello friends, I am just getting into Black Powder and like a babe in the woods I need guidance. Briefly I am 52 yrs old and have a non-violent Felony on my record from stupid youthful mistakes. I have since turned my life around and own my own business, and I am wanting to get back in to the...
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