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    Removing flesh/meat from a deer skull.

    Slow boil has always worked for me.
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    Always be prepared when approaching shot game.

    I just came across this post and had to laugh a little. I was squirrel hunting a couple days ago and was hunting a spot that had 3 big greys running around. After a game of cat and mouse one perched itself on a limb about 15 feet up. I sighted it had a huge oak behind him and let it RIP. Saw the...
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    Always be prepared when approaching shot game.

    I was taught the same trick. Walk up on backside away from legs and head. And touch the eye ball. Remember my grand father saying same thing. Not a thing alive likes the eye ball being touch. You will get a reaction. I remember being on a hunt and the tongue was out giant pool of blood and...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    Originally I was going to but decided against it simply because I couldn't find a mold for them. I started with the intention to make my own.
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    I wouldn't say I'm hooked on a conical style but my gun is designed for them and technically suppose to be able to get more distance. What I will say is I'm hooked on the sport. It really makes one appreciate my ancestors. Considering that with a pistol or a modern rifle Im a crack shot but...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    I wouldn't say that the bullet falls down the barrel by any means. Its tight at the beginning and I have to watch the ball starter. I can mark it sometimes. Personally I think it get easier because I'm cutting the bands with the riffling. I've checked and the bullet has never separated of the...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    The bullets get easier as they go down. I think I will be picking up some pure lead and recasting.
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    It's the hunter. And I must have been doing something wrong when I figured the twist out. I was getting 1:48 previously. But 1:32 is the book on it. I know in my prior years I was using wheel weights and didnt realize that it wasnt pure enough lead. So since I still had weights I fluxed them...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    It's the hunter I believe. Cause it sure isnt the 1:66 twist. And biliff is correct to a point nothing was hashed out. Only honed. I've come to realize that I am the only person I know that messes with black powder. So from the moment i decided it interested me I've got this far from this forum...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    I'm sorry I miss spoke I filed when it was shooting high years back. And I am aware you need a good rest for testing. At this point I'm not happy with the accuracy but I wanted real world shooting practice being it's for hunting. I've been trying to hone this gun for awhile. But where I have to...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    I'm sorry the thread is being watched but was never notified. So I'll try and make this a good answer. I'm shooting a Lyman 50cal great plains. It's been awhile on the twist. I believe it's the universal twist 1:48 if not mistaken. I've shot balls and patch and roughly same result. When I shoot...
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    First shot always a flyer problem...

    So first off it finally happened. Took 5 years but finally downed a deer with the flintlock. Thanks for the advice that got me there. But now I have another issue I'm trying to resolve. I've made lots of adjustments so where I'm at now is 80grains of 2f with Lee real bullet 320 grain with a...
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    PA Flintlock season

    Sabots and mini balls are still good to go gun just has to be before 1800 prior to caplocks. You get 3 Saturdays. Peeps are fine as long as there isn't any telescopic add ons. Still have to have a tag but unused buck tag will convert to a doe tag anywhere in pa. Muzzleloader privileges is an...
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    Flint lock problem

    Yeah so I have also had problems. I have a Lyman great plains 50 cal. I use 4f in the pan and noticed a whole back that the frizzen leaks from the back. If I hold the gun upright no more powder. Can't see the seating issue but was wondering if there is any ideas on how to correct this. I thought...
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    To shoot or not to shoot? Unethical?

    I forgot to mention its rifle season meaning my 270 win scope 4 12. Now it doesn't change much because no matter the season I catch sleeping. And I guess it never bothered me until someone in the hunting party said I was being unethical when I took the deer about 50 yards in bed. I asked him so...
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    To shoot or not to shoot? Unethical?

    So I am hoping to collect some opinions here. It came to my attention recently that while it is perfectly legal in my state to shoot a bedded deer it seems that everyone I ask is of a different opinion on this subject. I am an avid spot and stalk/ still hunter. It is not uncommon for me to walk...
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    50 cal not hitting broadside of barn

    Maybe my choice of words is the confusion. I use a rest that just lifts the front so no sway. And positing my hands where I shoot.
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    50 cal not hitting broadside of barn

    I was shooting on a wood bench 50 yards using a mini seat as the gun rest it has 3 legs and is perfect height to my shoulder when I sit down. I pin it with my hand and doesnt move very much when fired. Could result in the shoots sliding to right after I adjusted to center at 25. But if I aim...
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    50 cal not hitting broadside of barn

    My site is the buckhorn and it certainly isn't the problem. It's tight. I do have some issue with the gun pins but hardly believe that could have been the issue. I did get to the range today in a snow storm lol. I swabbed the bore with rubbing alcohol and loaded the new real bullets. It seated...
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    50 cal not hitting broadside of barn

    Well thanks for the observations. The real does taper to allow a easy load. I really think my problem was I was using the lead I had and mixed so wheel weights into the mix. Was shooting alot just never honed the accuracy. And discovered that it wasn't pure lead. I know this but never even...
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