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  1. cannonball1

    Sights for an Alex Henry Muzzleloader

    I have this shotgun with an extra dedicated breech and a 45 caliber fast twist barrel Rice Barrel and have not purchased the sights. With the completed checkering and engraving, which I don't want to disturb, I want a rear barrel sight in either folding leaves or ladder sight. Ever seen a...
  2. cannonball1

    BARREL rear sight peep

    I made an English Alex Henry 20 Ga. sporting rifle. At the time when I ordered the parts I purchased an extra breach plug to match the existing tang. Now I decided to order the extra barrel in a 45 caliber fast twist barrel to fit the existing gun. I really don't want to add a sight mount on...
  3. cannonball1

    Long Term Rust Prevention

    If you were going to put a muzzleloader away for a long period of time, lets say three years, what oil or grease is the best for rust prevention? I am not looking for heaters or other preventers, just the best oil or grease for the barrel and steel parts.
  4. cannonball1

    Mule Deer Hunting

    Seems most of the members are from the East and hunt Whitetails. Would love to see your Mule Deer photos and some information on your hunt?
  5. cannonball1

    Hawken Worth

    This Hawken was made at the end of last year. It is a 58 caliber with a 31" barrel, similar to one of Kit Carson's gun and it has had a dozen shots fired thru it so it becomes a used gun. This Rice barrel shoot exceedingly well. The question is could a no-name maker even re-coup the money for...
  6. cannonball1

    .600 Lead Bullet - Smoothbore

    I am about to hit the range with this load organization. 80 grains Swiss 2F powder, overshot wad, fiber wad soaked in olive oil, .010 wonder lube patch and slug in a 20 ga. gun. Seems like a tight seal. So far with 70 grain of Swiss, a light patch on the ball the group has been terrible. A...
  7. cannonball1

    Need Patch Box

    I am trying to find a patch box like the attachment. I got that patch box from TOW in silver. They told me the quality was so poor they were not going to handle that box. Can anyone tell me where I can locate this style in either silver or iron?
  8. cannonball1

    Foot Pounds

    My 45 caliper target rifle just kicks my butt when shooting with a 500 grain bullet pushed by 70 grains of Swiss 2F powder. The shotgun I just made shoots 1 1/8 oz which equates to the same weight as the bullet and is not nearly as bad.. Is there a conversion chart of any kind that shows...
  9. cannonball1

    New Curley Maple stock having shallow cracks - What to do?

    I purchased a Curley Maple stock from a main supplier of wood everyone said to use. He told me he had a really good hard maple stock with good curl that was really old. I got the stock and it seemed a little heavy, but he told me it was a really old hard stock. The stock looked good so I...
  10. cannonball1

    Utah Traditional Muzzleloaders Need Your Help

    "Utah Wildlife Board" will be meeting in the short future and one item on their agenda will be a "Restricted Muzzleloader Hunt". Right now during the ML Hunt you can hunt deer and elk with is anything that stuff from the front of the gun with high power scopes and anything else like shotgun...
  11. cannonball1

    50 Yard Slug Group with a Smoothbore

    Just got back from the shooting range with my 20 ga. smoothbore. I was shooting a .600 round ball at 50 yards and got a five shot, six inch group. The gun had a finish nail electrical taped on for a front sight and the slot of the tang screw for a rear sight, but really that's neither here nor...
  12. cannonball1

    magnum load for a 20 gauge shotgun

    This topic may have been hatched over before, please bear with me. I just made a 12 ga. shotgun. Now I just received the parts for another gun. This one has a 32" straight smooth bore Alex Henry, 20 ga., Rice barrel. My question is using 5 chill what would you say is the maximum shot and...
  13. cannonball1

    The Alex Henry and Clays

    This last summer I was looking for a gun project thinking that maybe I would like to make a target rifle with best barrel. I called Krieger Barrel Company and found that they were a year behind. I did not want to wait and began thinking about a shotgun. I could not understand why Fleener was...
  14. cannonball1

    Sights on a Smooth Bore

    I just got thru making an Alex Henry 12 ga shotgun with the bead on the front and nothing for a back sight. I plan on making a second AlexH. gun only this will be a 20 Ga. that will be for both wing shooting a lot of slug shooting also. Would like to see what you are using for sights on such a...
  15. cannonball1

    Cleaning Between Shots with a Shotgun Muzzleloader.

    I have accepted an invitation to let a bunch of young men shoot my English Sporting Shotgun at clays. I will be loading the gun for them. The SHOTGUNNING with blackpowder is quite new to me; however, I am an old hand at rifle muzzleloading. I know how to load the ML, just don't how many shots...
  16. cannonball1

    Wad Loading Problem

    Just got thru making an English Sporting 12 Ga Shotgun. I am new to muzzleloading SHOTGUNS and having a hard time loading the gray dense over powder wad. I purchased a gray dense cardboard wad (probably a Nitro Wad). The first shot is ok, but the second one is hard to push down and nearly...
  17. cannonball1

    English Sporting ML.

    Ive never made a sporting rifle before and i am sure this is a dumb question. I dont want to make any mistakes, so the question is this. What do you do with the space where the bottom of the drip bar leaves a gap. Just fill with solder? Nothing? I think I know what the answer is, just not...
  18. cannonball1

    Engraving Tools

    I dabble at engraving and was wondering where the best place to purchase carbide or HSS graver blanks. It seems like Jewelry supply houses are very expensive and Brownells is out of everything. Would appreciate information where I can purchase some engraving tools and blanks?
  19. cannonball1

    Will Your ML Kit Become Classified as a Ghost Gun

    Will kit muzzleloaders in the near future be classified as illegal under a "Ghost Gun" category.
  20. cannonball1

    45 Caliber Target Rifle

    I have been thinking about making another side hammer 45 Caliber, 1 in 18" twist, one inch flats 36" long barrel. I plan on spending $1000.00 or less for the barrel only. Who would be the very best barrel maker.
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