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    wheel weights

    You are right, deadeye, that a thinner patch should be used. I like to use a linen hankerchief that my mother put in my pocket before I went to school. Since I have an abundant supply, they make good strong, thin patches. They will burn out,however, with hotter loads. I cut back on the powder...
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    Wonder Wads

    I think that I like my cowboy hat to much, even if it's 20 years old. My footpads smell a little ripe, so I'll reach down and pull out a five spot for the wonder wads: Ox-Yoke's Wonder Wad products have many uses: Wonder Wad Applications Ox-Yoke’s Wonder Wads have many uses and are made in...
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    Small caliber rifle

    Bass Pro Shop sells a real pretty .32 cal. buy Traditions. Check it out if you're interested. You can purchase Black powder guns thru the mail in most States: Traditions™ Crockett Rifle Small-game rifle comes in .32 cal. for great hunting fun. Long, lean rifle personifies all the positive...
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    Powder'n Nipples

    Forget the tricks to reduce "hang time" and try a musket cap. Go get a musket cap nipple for your gun and screw it in. Put on a musket cap and fire. Wow! you'll become a believer like me!
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    Stainless Barrels -- Softer?

    In 1913, English metallurgist Harry Brearly, working on a project to improve rifle barrels, accidentally discovered that adding chromium to low carbon steel gives it stain resistance. In addition to iron, carbon, and chromium, modern stainless steel may also contain other elements, such as...
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    dilema

    I got a real pretty football with John Elway's picture on it. It sits above my TV, and I look at it from time to time. Can I throw that football any better than the old beat up one I have in the shed? No, I can't. I gun is a tool, it can be pretty or not. It serves a purpose, and if it works...
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    Bullet question

    I haven't tried the Buffulo ball-ets, but I think that they'd work just fine in your rifle. I'd also recommend that you'd take a look at Hornady Great Plains conicals for .50 cal. BUFFALO BALL-ETS This extraordinary projectile combines all of the advantages of a conical bullet with the ease of...
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    Info on Hawken rifle

    I think that this is your gun: Traditions™ Springfield Hawken Blackpowder Rifle Features an advanced cold-drawn processed barrel that simultaneously creates deep-groove rifling, finished bore diameter, and outside octagonal dimensional for a smoother, more accurate barrel. Hooked breech feature...
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    help I need fun shoot ideas

    Save up your old plastic milk cartons and caps. Fill said milk cartons with water, and cap tightly. Watch as your lead ball makes a big splash! Very impressive, and lots of fun if you're bored.
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    Playing Hard Ball with your Revolver

    Yes I have with my 1858 Rem. .44. I cast the balls out of wheel weights. They are a little harder to load than pure lead, but shoot well. I use 20 to 25 grains Pyrodex P. This gun has better accuracy than my .357 with the hard lead balls. At 50 yrds. the round will destroy old concrete blocks...
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    777 in pistols

    Has anyone tried the Hodgdon 777 in pistols? I have yet to try this powder, as I have an good supply of RS & P on hand. I've read the reviews, however, and I am eager to try this product. My son has a Colt Walker .44 that he has not yet shot, probably because it is so pretty, he doesn't want to...
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    Wonder Wads

    I think I'm a likin' Muzzleloader's idea of makin' your own. What would be a good tool for a punch? Maybe an old shell casing or pipe? Could you pour hot lube on them or smear on the lube manually one by one?
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    Plastic Stocks

    Thanks, 'zonie, for the fire startin' idea! The butt stock is hollow, so I'm thinkin' maybe hide some matches, dry tinder, jerky, and a space blanket. I think that the extra weight will give it more balance. I might not be able to use it for an canoe paddle, though. Oh, by the way, I bought this...
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    Waxing stocks

    I like your way of thinking, because you've got the tools necessary if you just look around the cabin. Apart from making everything pretty with the wax, I've found one product that works great on gun stocks is WATCO Danish Oil Finish. As the "oil" part of the title insinuates, the finish...
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    hunting bullets

    Wow! I just finished ready the whole discussion and it reminded me of the time when Bob Dole was asked if he used boxers or briefs. Bob responded "Depends." I'm going to keep my prefered projectile hidden down my barrel so that no one will see. Then no one can pin a label on me.
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    Wonder Wads

    I have never used this product, but I see Mr. roundball has and likes them. I have a 44 cal Rem cap and ball revolver which I love to shoot but hate to smear grease into each cyl. before shooting. Apparently wonder wads eliminates this step. Has anyone used this product in revolvers? Also, would...
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    Plastic Stocks

    Thank-you, folks, for your replies. The leather sling was a cool idea, but I wrote to CVA and they have sling studs that they sell for that gun. (CVA Bobcat). If anyone is interested, The rear stud screws into the stock and the front stud is held in by a nut. The cost of the studs is $4.50 plus...
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    Hello from Minnesota

    Winona County, Hey? Well that's some of the best deer hunting country in Minnesota.(Hush, that's a secret!) With all those steep hills, I suppose that you prefer that you wait until the deer is at the top, so when you shoot him, he rolls back down to you!
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    Ooops

    I once went coon hunting with an older gentleman wise to the sport. I was carrying the coon when the old man heard nature's call. After he finished his task he pulled up his waders, and we continued on home. He then said, "that coon sure smells bad." I smelled it too, but it wasn't the coon...
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    What would you do under this kind of pressure?

    None of the above. I'd draw my 44 cal. cell phone and call 911!
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