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    Powder charge for a Pedersoli .62 cal. Indian Trade Musket

    Thanks again for all the experience sharing: I said before, you guys are a well of knowledge!
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    Powder charge for a Pedersoli .62 cal. Indian Trade Musket

    What about that manufacturer's maximum load: is this a cover your butt kind of limit?
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    Powder charge for a Pedersoli .62 cal. Indian Trade Musket

    Hello to all, I own a Pedersoli Indian Trade Musket and the manufacturer's recommanded maximum powder charge for it is 80 grains of FFG. I find this charge light when shooting bird shots: what are you guys using? Thanks
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    Recommendations on a 1861 Springfield kit.

    I have had a 1861 Springfield from Pedersoli for three years now and I can confirm that it is a well built and good quality product. I prefer the 1861 to the 1863 since the later does not use spring locks for the barrel band but screw tightened bands: it can move. Pretty decent accuracy with 70...
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    The blind is set on a small mound, maybe five feet higher than the bait: not much of an elevation... Lets say that you need to keep quiet and hold still!
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Thanks Dean2, for couriousity's sake: where are you located? Personnaly I am in Quebec
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Loyalist Dave, he was in deed wearing a tuque and thick clothing: we will have to try to reproduce at the bench what type of influence clothing might have had: we will see...
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    azmntman, I totally agree with you: he got to see some fur and got two chances of putting meat in the freezer. In one way, it's luckier than freezing his buts waiting without seeing anything, as it happens often to the best of us! Thanks for sharing your hunting stories.
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    BrownBear, I would certainly not like to be wearing bunny ears in front of you! LOL!
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Gus, it occured an hour maximum after getting on the hunting spot, it could have happenned but it sounds like a short time in his case to get stiff fingers. Thanks
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Carbon 6, I believe you are right if we amalgamate your proposal with JMDavis' it must have been the issue. We guess he shot high because of the result of our bench shooting with Minie ball the following week: but, since the miss occured with a patch and ball, it could as well been under the...
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Thanks JMDavis
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Thanks Black Hand, we will try to develop a better cold weather charge and lube.
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    John, for the first buck we searched for a while following the tracks in the snow, but we did not find a single drop of blood nor fur either where the aninal was standing or afterward... The second one was even more obvious: after hearing the shot it rose its head, did not notice my son's blind...
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Thanks Black Hand, it must have been a sum of factors, we always grease our guns with Wonder Lube 1000 + and this type of product tends to thinken a lot under cold temperature. Since we use tight match of bullet and patch in the Bess, it could have had an influence together with a small variance...
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    Impact of cold temperature on ballistics

    Hello to all, I went deer hunting with my son at the end of November, since being in Canada, its was darn cold... My son, usually a decent shooter, missed, successively, two bucks at short range with his Brown Bess. Both bucks were standing at the bait at about 15-20 yards... He believes that...
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    Front sight moving

    Thanks, I will look at all the options so kindly offered by you all. I have already said it, this site is a mine of knowledge for a muzzleloader!
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    Front sight moving

    Any of you guys had a problem of a moving front sight: mine is very sensitive to every little hit it might receive during transport. I am looking for a solution to fix it... Any suggestion?
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    a little ffffg thing

    By using any type of plastic as "powder horn", any of you guys worried about static electricity?
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    Flintlock for fun fun fun & learning

    I perfectly can share your pleasure: I have been shooting for years but never had better times doing it then since I bought my flintlock. How about that Pedersoli Mortimer: isn't this weapon a beauty? I have the same and surely can't regret my investment!
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