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  1. Crawfish

    Shooting my Tryon Rifle

    I gave my brother a percussion rifle years ago that I had purchased. It is a Pedersoli Tryon Rifle. Got it back from him as he has never shot it. fired a few shots on his visit, but nothing like testing sights, just plinking. Got to the range the other day, little time, but got 5 shots at 25...
  2. Crawfish

    How good are L+R locks as a Hawken “drop in”

    Does anyone have any experience with fitting an L+R lock on a TC Hawken?
  3. Crawfish

    Feeling good

    I went to the range today, and had all sorts of troubles. my TC Hawkin was really acting up. Set trigger was all messed up, sometimes the cock would only go to half cock, poor ignition. Frustrating! However, i shot another gun, came home and checked this forum. had an idea and did a search for...
  4. Crawfish

    I’m curious

    I will check this tomorrow at the range, but am curious, so I’ll post this to see what you all think. .50 TC Flintlock, 72 gr of 2 F, pretty accurate at 50 yds so far. if target was switched to 25 yds, I am thinking I would have to hold low to have a chance of hitting one of those miserable...
  5. Crawfish

    Loose barrel wedge

    I have a nice Interarms Hawken that I have had for more than 30 yrs. It was my first BP gun, and gave me my injection of the flintlock virus. Still have it, and the virus too. The Barrel wedge is not a tight enough fit. I was looking at the rifle in my shop, and it fell right out of the gun. it...
  6. Crawfish

    Getting there-improvement

    I’m very glad I switched out my sights on my trusty “Kit Hawken”. I have been making steps to improve and it might be working. I got Dutch Schultz’s book, and have been trying his system. I always brought up the rear in our club shoots, and often came in last. Today, went to the range and fired...
  7. Crawfish

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    Posted to wrong section
  8. Crawfish

    Pedersoli Back Action Rifle in percussion

    Hello, I have been absent for a while as life got in the way. Anyway, I have a question, and hope some of you can answer them. this Rifle was purchased about 1985 ish, and never shot much. it is a Pedersoli with a back action lock In percussion. .54 caliber, walnut stock. The barrel is just...
  9. Crawfish

    Major improvement

    We had a shoot here in Georgia Saturday. Talking Rock Black Powder Shooters. I have been shooting miserably with my TC .50 Hawken I made from a kit. I decided to get off my Fanny and do something about that. since my eyes have lost their Hawkeye ability, I put on a Lyman peep sight, and a Lyman...
  10. Crawfish

    First time casting

    So I decided to try my hand at casting .490 balls for my TC Hawken. Breaking out my ancient Lee furnace and molds, which I never got around to using in the 1980s, I set to reading all I could about casting rb. lee molds had never been used. all went well, and I am generally happy about the ammo...
  11. Crawfish

    Range Rod Oopsie

    Most of my jags and cleaning accessories date from more than 35 years ago. Back then, I had not heard of not using all brass jags, with no steel in the threaded part. (Homer Simpson head slap here)! My all brass jag broke off just as I was starting to run a patch down the barrel! No problem...
  12. Crawfish

    Old family horn

    I have no idea how old this is, but it has been in my family forever. My Dad never mentioned anything about it. I would appreciate any info. I grew up in NE Ohio, in the village of Stratton. Nice little horn, scratches apparent down near the plug, which appears to be cherry, but likely v old...
  13. Crawfish

    Making a front sight shade for my Hawken

    I bit the bullet and put a Lyman peep sight on my T/C Hawken. I don’t like the way it looks, but I can see the difference in group size. I put a German silver front sight on it, which looks great. However, if the sun is at the right angle, the sight looks like a super nova. I tried soot, and...
  14. Crawfish

    ABCD

    Theres no such thing as a dumb question, I have always heard. This may sound ignorant of me, but what do the barrel rating, A,B,C,D, pertain to? I assume it refers to the weight of the barrel-how wide the flats are, but really don’t know for certain. if so, is A the lightest? Does it have to...
  15. Crawfish

    Checking the pattern on my Navy Arms 12 ga

    Went out yesterday despite the cold and drizzle to shoot my shotgun I built around 1977-78. gun shot well, but right trigger pattern is a little low, and left is a tad high. a lot of fun, even though I am not a good wingshot. both barrels had dense patterns, shot at a little over 30 paces. I...
  16. Crawfish

    Sun Shade for Shiny Sight

    So I am at the range, sighting in my TC Hawken. The Sun is turning the front sight into a super nova for my eyes. most of you all probably already know this, but it was a new idea to me. I put a masking tape sun shade over the front sight-problem solved!
  17. Crawfish

    Finally, a loading stand

    Ever since I have had my Ruger Old Army, I have made a mess of loading it. I was also under the thought that I had to put grease over the loaded chambers, so melted Crisco was all over the gun too. Ugh! I have learned much since getting on this forum, and I have happily stolen every good idea I...
  18. Crawfish

    Rig-is it good stuff

    Doing an Inventory of the depths of my old shooting box. Some interesting finds. One is a small jar of Rig, which is labeled as a patch lube. Looks like axle grease to me. any recommendations, pro or con on this stuff?
  19. Crawfish

    So the Spike Buck Antler was just sitting there

    I have a Ruger Old Army I have had since they came out. I have always used filler in the cylinders on top of the 20/grain loads I shoot. I have used a collection of small spoons before, and always made a mess. Plus, hit or miss on the amount. So I took an old cartridge case, and a piece of...
  20. Crawfish

    Finished the Hawken

    I was given this old TC Hawken kit by a neighbor. It took me a while to finish, but tonight I put it all together as a finished rifle. I have another Hawken, an Italian replica, and the parts on the TC kit are interchangeable with much of the Italian gun. (!) .50 caliber, stained with leather...
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