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  1. J

    bison - PRB or slugs?

    I'm hoping to set up a bison meat hunt, and am trying to decide between patched round ball and bore-diameter slugs. I would prefer to use a Lyman GPR which I have used to take a number of deer with patched ball loads of around 90gr FFg, but I am wondering if I would be better advised to choose...
  2. J

    muzzleloader import into US

    Apologies if this is in the wrong section...not sure where it would fit better. As a Canadian, when I bring a firearm into the US for a hunting trip I need a permit from BATF that allows me to enter with the gun and ammo. Are blackpowder muzzleloaders subject to these same restrictions? Are...
  3. J

    .32 vs .36 caliber?

    So which is better, and why? I'm interested in a small bore percussion muzzleloader for plinking and squirrels. What are the pros and cons of these two calibers? I'd like to shoot patched round ball out of the gun. And part two of the question: what is the maximum range of one of these guns...
  4. J

    corrosive #11 caps?

    Can anyone tell me if standard #11 caps contain a corrosive element? I recently saw a small muzzleloading derringer-style handgun which fires .177 round balls, propelled only by a cap, no separate powder charge. Would this be subject to the need for a thorough soap-and-water cleaning after...
  5. J

    patent breeches and pellets?

    Awhile back I got my first TC Hawken, used at a gun show. When I emptied the patch box of the handy little assortment of gadgets stored inside, I found a musket nipple which screws right on in place of the #11 nipple. Thought nothing of it and put it aside. Then yesterday I was browsing...
  6. J

    Investarms double set triggers

    I'm just going to quote a paragraph from a post on another thread, which I don't want to high-jack: The adjustment screw between the triggers is too short (and therefore nonfunctional) on Investarms trigger units. At the very least, you have to track down the right metric screw. But because...
  7. J

    two questions re: set triggers and nipples

    A gent from whom I purchased two muzzleloaders yesterday (at a garage sale!) insisted that the proper method for using a double set trigger is to have the hammer on full-cock before setting the rear trigger. I have always put the hammer on half-cock, carrying the gun or sitting on stand that...
  8. J

    misfires/poor ignition

    I recently got a used-but-excellent-condition Investarm Hawken-type rifle (thanks to this forum I realize that it is essentially the Lyman Trade Rifle) in .54 caliber. The gun shoots quite accurately, but I seem to be getting a lot of misfires, i.e. the cap goes off, but the gun doesn't. I...
  9. J

    cleaning question: wedges vs. barrel bands

    Ah, these darned ol' muzzleloaders...just when I thought I had the itch sufficiently scratched with my recent purchase, another interesting one had to come along... OK...my experience with traditional muzzleloaders has all been with guns whose barrels are held in place by one or more wedges...
  10. J

    safari arms hawken/trade rifle

    Hello, first time poster here. After playing with muzzleloading in my teens (1970's) I got away from it except for using inlines for the last few years to extend my deer season. I have also done a bit of hunting recently with a Lyman Deerstalker. However, I got the urge to get back into...
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