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    Cleaning Patch to shoot?

    I just reviewed my old testing log-book with patch experiments using a 54 cal Great Plains.(.535 and .530 balls) The denim patch notes all say " Bad Groups" in big letters. I also tried doubling up thin patches and that showed bad groups as well. For some reason the blue jeans patched shots...
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    Enfield 61 carbine , getting better

    What says the peanut gallery ,,,,, Should a minie have a little more friction going down a clean barrel than darn near falling down the hole? I was able to push a powder-less minie back out the bore by snapping three or four caps. No powder, just caps.....
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    Enfield 61 carbine , getting better

    There is a little wiggle space even when the rear screw is as tight as it can go.... Maybe I will try shimming the barrel and bedding the stock by the rear screw..... I wish I knew how to do a trigger job on this thing.... It has a 12 pound pull.....
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    Enfield 61 carbine , getting better

    Try Patrick Kaboskey,262-363-4625 [email protected] Tell him that Alex in Alaska said to call. His bullets are perfect.... not a bubble or wrinkle in the bunch...
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    Enfield 61 carbine , getting better

    Well the struggle with the Parker Hale made 1861 artillery carbine continues. With the lack of good soft lead here in Alaska. ( yeah odd ) I bought a couple hundred Minie' bullets from the Civil War Bullet Man. This 24 inch carbine is not as easy to shoot for groups as is a regular long...
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    Kroil for lock lubrication?

    Tetra Gun Lube. It leaves a very slippery film for a long time. I have field tested it to 60 below zero. Although it smells like the trunk of an old car that has had a body inside of it.....
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    Most accurate flintlock rifle caliber?

    Wow that is a ways out there....
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I just looked at TVMs web site photos... Now I have to take a cold shower..... I just know I am going to spend more money than I have allotted and get myself into trouble...
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I was suspecting that was the case. Cherry's carries the Frontier on their web site for $45 less than DGW, but they also list it as special order... I think that Shooters Choice and Flintlocks Etc also carry the Frontier at a good price. Too bad they don't make it in 40 cal. After some late...
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I see that DGW has smaller caliber Pedersoli Frontier rifles. Cabela's only goes down to 45 caliber... For some reason the DGW rifles are $200 more.... maybe Cabelas has some sort of deal were the features are not exactly the same...
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    .32 round ball for deer

    A .310 ball only weighs 45 grains. Like a 22 LR bullet. With a muzzle velocity of 1,950 fps, it is only going around 1500 fps at 50 yards. Inhumane and un-sportsman like...
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    1st flinter suggestions

    Are the Pedersoli locks good enough from the factory or are they some of the ones that require re-heat treating to work correctly? I thought I read an article someplace where somebody had to change a few angles to get a good spark shower.
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I already own a couple 58s and one 54cal GPR. But real soft lead and real black powder are difficult to find up here these days(particularly over the past 4-5 years...... So What I do have in my stock needs to go a long ways. I have re-milled some old blasting powder to make something close to...
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I would like to keep it $900 or less. Caliber does not matter since it would only be making holes in paper. I like old classic styling Penn style or Kentucky squirrel rifle style. I do not know enough about locks and metal re-hardening to have to rebuild one just to make it work...
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    1st flinter suggestions

    I have owned a few percussion cap rifles over the years , BUT I have never owned a Flintlock. So now that I am getting geezer like, it seems like a good idea... Any suggestions for a hassle free first flintlock rifle. It will probably just make holes in paper....
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    Whoops with my Lyman Rifle.....

    If you have a tight brush that does not want to back-out of the bore because the bristles are flexed backwards,,,,, try turning (twisting) the rod first ( in the direction which makes the threads tighter) and then pull back as you turn.... The bristles will flex to the side and the brush will...
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    Shot my GPR again.

    How do you do the pencil hardness test on lead? I have used a pencil hardness method for paint and other wood finishes,,, But you must be talking about something different.
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    Finally shot my GPR, some questions.

    My 54 caliber Lyman Great Plains also had very sharp rifling.... I used some JB Bore Compound and watched a movie while I ran the JKB back and forth through the bore. Then I cleaned the heck out of it... Mine is also very particular about the patch thickness when it comes to accuracy...
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    My new Crockett rifle arrived..

    Wow,,, that is rather scary since they went out of their way to send a good sample...
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    Nipple wrench for stuck PH

    It sure looks that way.... Maybe a good winter time project. Right now I have to go fix a bad leak in the port side float of my plane. One of my clients went right instead of left and ran the plane up onto a big log with a spike sticking out of it.
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