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    Successful maiden hunt with the new .54

    This was a few weeks back, on the second day of PA's one-week muzzleloader season, but the first day out with the .54 Early Virginia from TVM. The day started out at 25F, with 2" of frozen, super crunchy snow from the day before under foot, which is really kinda rare for the 3rd week of...
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    Looking for load info for specific barrel

    Patience is a virtue... But one I unfortunately do not possess. The answers to my questions are probably buried within the thousands of threads on this forum, and I'm just too lazy to look through the hundreds of search results (too specific= no results; too general=23,000 results). So, I...
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    Question about frozen hides

    I posed this question in a previous thread, but I think it may get more response as A separate topic. Hopefully, I put it in the correct forum. I have a number of deer hides in my freezer that I plan on tanning for clothing. They are salted and in plastic bags. Any idea of how long they can...
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    Carrying accessories?

    I tried searching this forum for pics of different ways of carrying priming horns, powder measures, etc. while hunting. Not really sure what search string to enter... Seems like I get 0 results or 500. Thought it'd be easier just to add a post. Any pics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in...
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    Brass buttons?

    I just finished the stitching on a small shooter's pouch for my .54 cal stuff. I've seen pictures of shooter's pouches on this forum and websites of makers/sellers that have what look like a single brass button for the flap. TOTW has brass buttons but none of them really look like the ones on...
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    Colerain barrel problems?

    I just saw a picture on Facebook of a colerain barrel that a builder cut down 10" and says that the barrel is not bored down the center (and the pictures look like he's right). He also mentions that this was the second colerain barrel in a row that he found to have this problem. Anybody out...
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    Lock selection for Virginia rifle

    I think I know the answer to this, but I'd like a few more opinions before I make a final decision: Is a Chambers Late Ketland lock on a Virginia-school rifle a plausible combination for a rifle built around 1790-1800? If not, what would be the best lock for this type of gun for this time...
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    Still looking for load data

    So, I just got my copy of the Lyman Black Powder Handbook & Loading Manual in the mail, and I immediately went to the load data to find information that I could use as reference for my next rifle. I was disappointed to find that my caliber/barrel length & twist combination is no where to be...
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    Replacement lock for CVA Hawken

    A friend wanted me to take a look at his CVA Hawken to see if I could tell him why he gets little or no spark. Yikes- this thing was poorly cared for, and the lock was really rough. The frizzen spring was pretty weak, and the frizzen itself had a lot of lateral wobble to it, and was pretty...
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    Casting Maxi-Balls

    Just finished casting close to a hundred Maxi-Balls as part of a deal to sell off a TC Firestorm that I bought for my son as a starter a few years back, and feel a need to rant a little. I used to cast these buggers exclusively about 10 years back, so it's been a while since I've heated this...
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    Shooter's bag?

    I'm looking at the "Deluxe Shooter's Bag Kit" from Crazy Crow: http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CCTP&Product_Code=4880-131-001&Category_Code=800-100-000 I think that's a pretty good price for a bag (I like cheap), but the description doesn't say anything about...
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    Bullet boards?

    I saw a picture of a shooter's pouch in the July/August issue of Muzzleloader magazine that has a fish-shaped bullet board (cut from curly maple) containing 3 PRBs, tethered to the pouch's shoulder strap. I have seen similar boards before, but not until now have wondered about the history...
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    Tennessee or Iron Pennsylvania?

    I'm seriously considering either a Tennessee or Iron Pennsylvania rifle from TVM (Muzzleloading, not Manufacturing). I've done some research, read a bunch of opinions and testimonials about TVM, and most are really good, so I am kinda close to making a final decision. Here's the part where I...
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    Custom mid-1800's PA rifle?

    Here are a few pics of a piece that a friend of mine inherited from his great-grandfather recently. Based on what he has told me, it is from around 1850, and may have been built by a local gunmaker around Knox, PA (Clarion County)... named Sherry. Wondering if anyone can verify, and maybe...
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    Period-correct smoothbore/shotgun?

    I am looking to expand my gun cabinet contents to include a smoothbore gun that I could use to hunt turkeys in both the spring and fall seasons here in Pennsylvania... My question to the smoothbore community is relatively simple: Can someone point me in the direction of finding such a weapon...
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    Flintlock rifle to shotgun conversion

    This question was most likely asked before, but every time I do a search I get like 500 results... I figured it would be quicker just to ask the question again: I have a .50 caliber flintlock rifle that I would like to have the barrel bored to the equivalent of a 20 gauge shotgun. I am trying to...
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    Another Armsport question

    This is my first post... so if I say anything stupid, please bear with me (I will get better at it). I have an Armsport .50 cal Hawken flintlock that I bought for my dad (in a kit) back in the early '80s. The gun made its way back to me in '87, and was my first flintlock. 25 years and 4...
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