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    Treating a possibles bag?

    Sno-Seal would work. Just put it in a pan of hot water if it is in a tube to liquefy it. If it is in a can. Get a pan, put the can of Sno-Seal in it, fill the pan so the water is 1/2-3/4's of the way up the Sno-Seal can, remove the Sno-Seal can, put the pan on the stove and bring the water...
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    Sno- seal

    One of the ways to melt Sno-Seal that I have done for years if it is in a can. Take a small pan, put the can of Sno-Seal in it, fill the pan with water so it is 1/2-3/4's of the the way up the side of the can of Sno-Seal. Take the can of Sno-Seal out, put the pan of water on the stove and...
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    TC Renegade Cock Geometry Adjustment

    The above mentioned Web site (by waarp8nt) sells the newer hammer cock, that was from TC, for better geometry. A buddy of mine got one from there 1-2 years ago. They had a bunch of them left. They are sold in 3 parts if I remember right: the screw, the jaw I believe it is called that adjusts...
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    New guy looking for some tips

    Just to add a couple of things. One, is to get a Range Rod to use at the range for loading and for cleaning. Use you gun's ram rod if you go hunting. Two, is get a bore guide to use for cleaning and for loading at the range, to protect the muzzle from wear. Three. is get a patch puller so if...
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    T/C Hawkin HELP!

    What does your sight picture look like? Are you trying to cover the target with the front sight, or are you leveling the front sight with the top of the rear sight and holding the target directly on top of the front sight (six o'clock hold)? BruceHH is correct if you are using the six o'clock...
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    New Muzzleloader Shooter Hold Over Question

    When adjusting the point of impact using only the "Front Sight", you chase the point of impact to bring it to center. Aim for the center of the target. If shooting low: lower the height of the front sight (file it a little at a time) to raise the muzzle, Right now you are holding over to...
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    what capper?

    When I shoot at the range, I use the large snail type capper like the ones shown. When I hunt, I use an inline capper that I wear around my neck. I remember trying to get caps out of a tin when I first started and occasionally having the tins flip over off the shooting bench when i didn't have...
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    Full cock in stand

    I do as Grenadier1758 suggested. But to add to it, when the hammer is all the way back from the half cock position, release the trigger and then slowly lower the cock till it catches. I do this when I am pretty sure the deer is heading my way, not at the last minute. When "I" believe the deer...
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    Sight Pusher

    One thing that will help when moving sights front or rear. Use a sharp #2 pencil and put a mark on the sight just above the barrel and on the barrel. The sight mark will move, the barrel mark won't. That way you can tell how much you really move the sight and how much more you may need to go...
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    TC 50 caliber 1:66:round ball load recommendation

    I shoot 95grs of 2F in the same barrel using real Black Powder, with a .490 ball and a pillow ticking patch. When I was using Pyrodex I had issues with group consistency, Black Powder no issues. If you are shooting groups and shooting 3 inches high at 50yds, then just lower the rear sight...
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    Most Prevalent Calibers?

    As has been mentioned 45-54 caliber. All will kill Deer through Black Bear. But if you intend on doing a fair amount of Black Bear hunting I would push for the 54 cal. Not that it will kill them any quicker (as with all hunting it is about shot placement), but it leaves a bigger entrance and...
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    Lyman GPR Cracked Stock

    I had/have a Left Hand GPR that fell over and cracked the stock. Lyman gave me a price for it which I thought was outrageous. The girl asked me if I had called their repair shop, Dixion Muzzleloading Shop I had not. She gave me the number and I called them their cost was almost $100 less. I...
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    Acronyms

    GPR: Great Plains Rifle GPH: Great Plains Hunter Refering to Lyman Rifles.
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    Price check help

    Just for comparisons sake. I just found today a Fox Ridge Outfitters catalog I think was from 2007 (?, the catalog was #33). A brand new Renegade from them in that calalog was $399.99, a new Hawkins was I believe was $495.99. If I take my Left Hand Lyman GPR that I got aound 2010 I think it...
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    School me T/C Renegade .54

    .530 ball, with precut pillow ticking patches (dry) lightly lubed with bore butter, and 90grs of 2F Black Powder. Remember each rifle is different. You'll need to find what works best in yours for best accuracy. Just like modern rifles 2 of the same make and model, off the same line, more...
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    Is this normal for #11 caps ?

    Using that Hot Shot nipple you can use regular regular #11 caps (Remington, regular CCI, RWS) shooting Pyrodex Select when you can find them, you don't "need" to use magnum caps using that nipple. I understand that was all you could find now. I shot regular #11 caps with Pyrodex RS (till I...
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    Is muzzle velocity affected by cap types? (Musket vs #11)

    Well if Wikipedia is correct I learned something new, I was always told it was small amounts of fine grain black powder used in those caps. DANNY
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    Does black powder really cause rust ? I havent seen it

    One of my best friends one year shot his Cabela's Investarm's rifle the last day of Deer Gun Season. When we left where we were hunting he got a massive Migraine Headache. When he went into the house he stuck his rifle in the closet and forgot about it, at that time he was shooting Pyrodex...
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    Is muzzle velocity affected by cap types? (Musket vs #11)

    I would beg to differ. You may or may not be old enough to remember toy cap guns. The roll of caps they used, each dot had a small amount of Black Powder to make them work. It was the pressure of the falling hammer of the toy gun that set them off. I miss those days, haven't seen a roll of...
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    BP substitute

    If you use T7 get a nipple like a Hot Shot Nipple or one similar. The substitutes have a higher ignition temp compared to Black Powder. Nipples like the Hot Shot were designed to put more spark from a #11 cap into to the powder charge for more positive ignition. You can get them from Track of...
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