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    Heading Out - Season Opens Tomorrow

    Firearms season opens here in Missouri tomorrow. I'm getting ready to "head for camp" within the next hour. This will be my second year with the .54 GPR with 85 grains of Pyrodex P. My 15 year old son is going with me and we could hardly sleep last night with anticipation. I haven't gotten a...
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    Hunting Tactics for Muzzleloaders

    This November will be my second year to hunt deer with a muzzleloader. (I have a .54 cal percussion GPR, so I am legal on this forum.) My question is what tactic do you use to deer hunt? Do you sit on the ground, a stool, a tree stand, a ground blind? Do you still hunt? I am in the process of...
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    Wish Me Luck

    I'm so excited because in a few hours, I will be leaving for my first blackpowder deer hunt. Deer season opens in Missouri 30 minutes before sunrise tomorrow morning. Many of you have years of experience and have done this blackpowder hunt many times. I feel an excitement about deer hunting...
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    When Do You Load on a Hunt?

    Being an engineer, I like to think of all contingencies possible. I will be enjoying my first ML deer hunt in Missouri on Nov. 12 and I have been thinking through the entire process so that I don't screw up and not have something I need. My question is on the first morning out, do you load when...
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    When Do You Cock the Hammer and Set the Trigger

    I will be celebrating my first BP season this year with my new .54 GPR. Have hunted with high-power rifle for 30 years and bow hunted for about 10 years. I have taken several deer in this time, so hunting is not new but BP is. I want to know at what point you cock your hammer when a deer is...
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    Finally Shot the .54 GPR

    I went out Saturday and spent about 4 hours shooting my .54 GPR. I shot about 40 times and is my arm sore today. I started out at 13 yards to at least get it on target. From there, I moved to 50 yards with the intention of testing loads from 70 grains to 90 grains of Pyrodex P. (I used P...
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    I Had to Laugh

    I just had to share the following story from this morning. I got out early to get the oil changed on the Suburban. On the way home, I decided to stop at the local Wal Mart to check if they had Duck Cloth as I am interested in making a couple of possibles bags. I found the material and told the...
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    First Muzzleloader Experience - Kind of Long

    I went out this afternoon and did my first muzzleloader shooting. About 3 weeks ago, I bought a Lyman GPR in .54 percussion and a Traditions Crockett .32 cal. The weather was beautiful - around 63 degrees. I took my 13 and 9 year old sons with me. We went to a range on conservation dept. land...
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    How To Clean a Crockett Traditions .32 Cal

    In anticipation of finally getting to shoot my new Crockett .32 cal rifle, I would like to hear from others on their recommendation as the best way to clean the rifle especially if you own one of these rifles. Do you remove the barrel each time for the hot water cleaning? Any danger of...
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    First Muzzleloader

    I'm just busting at the seams to tell someone, so here goes. Last night, I finally got my first muzzleloader - a Great Plains Rifle in .54 caliber. It is a thing of beauty. I should have a Traditions Crockett .32 caliber delivered either today or tomorrow. When I decide to get into...
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    Looking for Advice on a First Blackpowder Rifle

    Hi, I am a first time poster on this list and a blackpowder hunter wannabe. I'm looking for advice for my first foray into the muzzleloading world. I've been doing research and am interested in a percussion, .54 cal. rifle of the Mountain Man/Hawkens era. I don't want fancy brass, but more...
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    Greetings from Missouri

    Hello All, I'm a newbie to this forum and a blackpowder wannabe. I currently do not have any blackpowder weapons, but hope to change that in the next few months. My interests lie in blackpowder hunting in the state of Missouri for whitetail deer and squirrel. I also would like to check out a...
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