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    Now they are finding me, so.... Here is my Cabela's .50cal Hawken...

    Railshot, enjoy and remember. Nice post. Great attitude. Peace.
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    Green Mountain Replacement Barrels for Thompson Center Hawkens

    Hi G4; I bought one recently from TOW in .54 cal to replace the .50 cal TC barrel I've had in my used TC since 1978. I'm having fun with it, shooting best groups with various patches, ball diameters and powder loads. I think this opportunity is awesome. Thanks to TOW and GM barrels. I now have...
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    Smoothbore accuracy

    I'm thinking there smo to this story on that gun :-)
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    How Daniel Day-Lewis became Hawkeye.

    Yes! I think his name was Tom...
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    20 gauge vs 10 gauge for turkey

    Your bird/hare gun is interesting BB, what gauge/caliber/lock model is your Pedersoli? What other all purpose guns do you like? Thanks! Glen
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    Smoothbore accuracy

    Looks good enough for deer within that range. Thank you, for the responses!
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    Smoothbore accuracy

    Any comment on NW trade gun accuracy, the kind mountain men might have carried? I'm looking into obtaining a .58 caliber (24 gauge?) gun because I have a .58 caliber rifle too.
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    Cleaning your ML

    Archer, TJ and Shawnee; much appreciated. I too am proactive about cleaning the whole inside of my ML. My first barrel for the TC I've had since 1978 when I bought it used. The ideas of special breech area cleaning tools, smaller brushes, water syphoning that area until it runs clean make sense...
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    Cleaning your ML

    Good advice in all of this. And how are we cleaning the barrel channel/breech area between the touch hole and breach without water??
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    Cleaning your ML

    Dutch; Since Moose Milk is mostly water, the WD-40 must probably be the rust preventative. What is the difference between using your method and hydro washing the bore AND BREECH area with soapy water pour down the barrel? My question to you Dutch is, with your cleaning method, how do you clean...
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    Pedersoli Scout Carbine

    I had a .58 cal Invest Arms with a similar roman nose stock. It was short and configured kind of like a mountain rifle with a 28" barrel. I shot round ball out of it and had high hopes to use it here for moose and bear. It was accurate but no fun to shoot with that stock. 80 to 100 grains at...
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    1st time figuring out a load

    Flintandsteel, Dane that group looks really nice. Please may I ask: What is your patch lube for that group? Do you swab between shots? Do you have to hammer that patched (.020) ball (.445) down the barrel? Do you have any other comments on your loading etc. for this target? Thanks! Glen
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    Can't find Dutch

    I've tried to contact Dutch this weekend too and he is currently unavailable. I'm hoping he's fine and having a fun break from the usual. His system is worth waiting on his counsel. I refer to it often because I'm shooting much more often, seasoning a new barrel, measuring patches and ball...
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    Green Mountain T/C Replacement Barrel

    Dr5X: Exactly my conundrum; How do I clean out the "patented breech" area, that mysterious little space leading from the nipple to the load, using your system? How much moose milk on my cleaning patches should I use when cleaning? Is this thorough cleaning using the 20-1-1 recipe for...
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    American Mountain Men

    Very interesting responses and much appreciated. As indicated earlier, I probably won't pursue "membership" in the AMM due to my zip code (Alaska) but I thoroughly enjoy their website and will check out their magazine. I hope additional young(er) men continue to become interested in our early...
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    American Mountain Men

    Good stuff Old Ugly and Tanglefoot; I did try to contact JJ Henry Artificiers and they were busy at that time and not accepting orders, at that time. No doubt in my mind, he/they, know what they are doing and what they are talking about. That kind of rifle, or a late Lancaster, or Leman or...
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    Green Mountain T/C Replacement Barrel

    I've been benching my TC gun w/the new GM .54 cal. 1-66 twist and 32" from Track of the Wolf. So far it likes the dry patches (Dutch Schultz recipe) at .015 w/a .530 ball and 90 grains of FFG Goex. I spit swab after each shot per advice above (works great!), no problems seating a ball this way...
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    Murphy's Oil Soap,

    Ok, thanks Jim. I have plain old Hoppes to clean my shotguns and rimfire and I too remember it from when my dad cleaned his guns. ~ Glen
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    Murphy's Oil Soap,

    Sooo. Ditch the Hoppes Black Powder Solvent? I washed mine in a pail of warm water with a few drops of dish soap; cleaned out the nipple area after pouring soapy warm water down the barrel along side the cleaning rod and sucking / pushy water up & down the barrel; as I did for 40-years with the...
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