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    Cva hawken take down drawings

    I bought a nice used CVA hawken that has several minor problems. Is there a parts drawing for them. I can get parts, just want to make sure I have everything. Thanks for any help
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    Kik powder

    When I got back into muzzleloaders was not any blackpowder available in my area. Made a lot of trips to get real blackpowder only to find substitutes or nothing. Was able to order through cowboy action shooters that loaded blackpowder cartridges. They liked Kik because of price and worked well...
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    Cap & ball revolver to smaller caliber

    Has anyone lined a open top barrel and cylinder to a smaller caliber? I can ream barrel and cylinder chambers to clean up rust. Turn a barrel blank to make liner for barrel and to make inserts for cylinder chambers. Have lined muzzleloader and modern rifle and shotgun barrels in different gauges...
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    Copper shot

    Curious if anyone has used this and results. Friend has a bag of what looks like number 12 or 14 size copper wire cut in diameter length sections. Round in diameter but with cut ends, looks like wire ran through a chopper of some kind. Guy that he got it from said was copper shot to meet the no...
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    Skychiefs load in small bore smoothy

    Asking this of Britsmoothy or anyone shooting 50 caliber or smaller smooth bore with shot. I like Skychiefsload. His load has shot better patterns in everything I tried them in. Curious about small smooth bores like 45 and 50. What are you shooting and any feed back? Do I need to get wads...
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    Light load

    Forgive me asking instead of looking up old threads. I have a friend that after me trying to get him into muzzleloaders traded for a brass frame 51. He want to shoot it but wants lightest load possible. From memory I think I'm shooting 20 grains 3f in mine. Can you go lower and if so what would...
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    Damascus barrels

    I have a set of 12 gauge damascus double barrels from a breech loader shotgun. Don't know what happened to rest of gun. At the chamber end, walls approximately 1/8" thick, guessing about same at forcing cone where would be cut. Then threaded for breech plugs and made into muzzleloader barrels if...
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    Recessed crown

    Didnt want to hijack crown thread with this question. Watched a guy loading and shooting a muzzleloader rifle that had a recessed crown. It was made so the patched ball could be thumb seated smooth with end of bore. Then seated with ramrod. Is this something from old traditional muzzleloaders or...
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    American gun craft bulldog Howdah

    Does anyone have one or any experience with one or company that builds them. Interested in buying one to play with if any good. Thanks for any information.
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    Barrel bore diameters

    Is there a list or chart showing rifle barrel bore diameters.
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    Color case and browning

    Looked at percussion revolver with case color frame. Barrel, cylinder and other metal parts were cleaned to blue? Gun was cheap. Would browning instead of blueing give an aged look?
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    Handgun barrel

    I have a 50 caliber flint lock smooth bore handgun. I want an extra barrel that is longer and rifled for hunting. Bought a 50 caliber inline barrel cheap that I can fit to the stock and lock. Questions are 1. How deep/ much thread does the breech plug need to be safe with deer loads? 2. Is...
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    CVA rebuild

    This is a multiple question thread on rebuilding a CVA 45 percussion rifle. It was a kit rifle. The barrel was cut to 24" and bore is a rusty mess. I can get it cheap. I understand how the breech plug is installed in these guns. I want to remove the breech plug and drill out the barrel. Then put...
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    Straight rifle stock to pistol

    The Deer pistol thread has me working toward one. One of the options I am looking at is cutting a rifle to make one. There are several straight stock flintlocks available but I have not found one with a pistol grip stock. This gun will be for hunting not show. Function is more important than...
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    Beretta O/U percussion shotgun

    Have not seen this gun, was ask if interested. Was described as looked new 12 gauge. Can anyone give any info good or bad? How much do they usually bring in good shape? Faults or good points? Hooked breech? Thanks for any info good or bad.
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    .32 gauge/50 smooth bore loads

    Any favorite loads with bird shot, #6 to #9 shot for this size bore?
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    Short barrel double

    As usual I need educating. Have not looked at this gun. Would like some input before I do next week. This is supposedly a fairly new 20 double with 12 inch barrels from the factory. It only has one trigger? No selector, it fires one barrel and then the other. This gun has external hammers. All...
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    life of a smooth bore flintlock

    Just curious about the life or number of shots a flintlock handgun is good for on average? I bought a cheap one that needed some work. We have used good flint, broken arrow heads and scrap flint. Shoot light loads of powder under wading of whatever is handy. Have shot sand, shot, ball and...
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    Double barrel of different gauges

    Were there doubles with different gauge barrels? For example one 12 and other something else. I converted a Damascus barrel 12 to a cargo gun by lining the barrels. Found another Damascus barrel double with one good and one pitted barrel. Thinking about only lining bad barrel is reason for...
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    lightest 10 gauge load

    What is the lightest practical bird shot (#5to#9 shot) load you can use in a 10 gauge. Thanks for all replys.
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