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    Am I the only one in the Great Lakes Region?

    I grew up in the Jordan Valley Michigan and ran a trapline there when I was a kid. I moved to the UP after graduation and live in Negaunee now. Not very many deer in the hills but its beautiful rugged country.
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    Tow

    I have some of that flax fiber from Track and was trying to clean with it tonight. Do you reuse that stuff by rinsing it out or just use fresh and new? I like the concept of using it because it really seems like it will clean my breech face and get into the grooves better than a patch....course...
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    frizzen and hammer alignment

    I have a question regarding the lock on my .50cal. I believe it is a Silar lock... I notice that the hammer/cock is not centered on the frizzen. The lock sits in closer to the gun and the frizzen out a bit which means that when I center a flint on the cock it is not centered against the...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    Yes, you are probably right Britsmoothy! I just want to make sure I take the best care of the gun I can. I am just getting back into shooting after spending more time with my longbows... Now I am having a great time with the muzzleloader and I plan to shoot on a regular basis. The gun was...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    Hello and I am back after a weekend of hunting with the flintlock here in the Upper Peninsula... Decided to shoot awhile once I got home from the morning hunt. As I said earlier, I had used brake cleaner and tried to remove whatever leaves the darkish green streaks on the 20th plus patches...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    I took the barrel and used the brake cleaner with multiple soaking patches. The following dry patches looked pretty clean. I then did a patch soaked in wd40 and the patches coming out after that all looked brownish. Interesting! I got the patches coming clean and then put some Barricade back...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    Ha ha Lol!! Yes their too big...gotta get a custom breech clout fer sure! Unfortunately, in my excitement of getting the .50 cal, I bought about 5 boxes of the .490 The gentleman who made the beautiful flintlock had provided a bunch of .495 balls and a stout ticking patch but I never could...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    Thanks everyone for the good recommendations! I wondered if the greenish brown color on my 20th patch wipe was suggesting I have some build up in the barrel. I have been having very difficult time loading and can’t do a second shot without putting my weight into it... tried a third shot and had...
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    Patch's won't come clean

    I am wondering if someone might have an idea what is going on with my flintlock cleaning ... I use bear grease for patch lube as i will be hunting in cold Upper Peninsula muzzleloading season. I clean between my practice shots with patch and 90 percent alcohol. Go to clean my barrel and do the...
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    rust prevention products

    I don't know if that last link works (I tested and it didn't for me). Here is another place the study is listed: http://www.dayattherange.com/?page_id=3667 Dan
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    rust prevention products

    I found this extensive study on 46 different lubricants useful for gun protection. It tested the products for rust prevention and other properties in a very controlled manner. I don't know if this has been discussed here before (I couldn't find it in a search). Took place back in 2014. The...
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    Wet weather

    ...I do still wonder sometimes if using the bear grease makes it sticker and tougher to clean than say spit patches. Also, makes me wonder if warmer water might be required to lift that grease. As of now, still using luke warm water to avoid the dreaded 'flash rusting' Dan
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    Wet weather

    Well then....I am glad to hear that its not just my OCD LOL!!! I keep on getting some dark streaks on the patches so I keep on swabbing it. Usually I do about 3 soaks of a few minutes each with a plug in the vent, this includes running wet patches through between the soaks, then dry patches...
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    Ol' time cleaning..

    I have learned on this site a ton over the past year since I brought my flintlock home. I use the routine of plugging the vent and soaking the barrel in water, swab, Wd-40, alcohol, and eventually Barricade. Seems to work well but I am always interested in the ol' time methods... What would...
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    shot control

    Thanks for all your good ideas! I am putting then to use... Been dry firing and that is helping a lot. Also, loading just the pan with powder and firing that over and over trying to control the front site without flinch. I am picking spots on squirrels when I see them..LOL! Dan
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    8 pt.

    Awesome! Inspiring story and photo...can't wait to be out hunting again. Our short season has come and gone though... Dan
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    Wet weather

    Stumpkiller... I am listening; you say you run Barricade down along the barrel between the stock and somehow rub it onto the steel of the barrel that you cant get to otherwise? I already take way too long cleaning my gun with endless fillings of the barrel with water, patches, W-D 40 , and...
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    Color for safety

    I am wondering what you hunting folk do for safety. Here in Michigan we have to have a Hunter's Orange article that we wear. I do that, but also want to add some traditional color- sash, possible bag straps, etc- especially if I wear my buckskin shirt or other traditional clothing. What do...
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    shot control

    Thanks everyone for the advice! I do shoot longbow and have had a terrible time with Target Panic with that...shooting right over the deer's back if I don't get ahold of myself and pick a dang spot...LOL!! Even then, I rush the shot and its the same with the rifle. I'll keep at it.... Trying...
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    Wet weather

    I have another concern regarding wet weather rifle care... I usually clean my full stock gun by not taking the stock off because I really worry about getting the pins and everything back correctly. Some rain or wet snow can certainly seep in along the barrel stock interface. Does that mean I...
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