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  1. Bassdog1

    Polishing the bore on a new ML.............

    Strong words for someone you know nothing about and have never met. Will put you on the ignore list.
  2. Bassdog1

    Is this pure Ballistol, moose milk, or other?

    I am curious about this as it states that it is a moisture displacing lubricant. I would like to see what is in it.
  3. Bassdog1

    Polishing the bore on a new ML.............

    Am writing based on my own experience and am not looking for anyones permission before responding to anothers post.
  4. Bassdog1

    Polishing the bore on a new ML.............

    I would not worry about it until after you have loaded and fired them for quite a few rounds. Make sure your loading procedure is the same each time, find a good patch / ball combo and work on your powder charge. I have fired quite a few new guns over the last few years, and none have had a...
  5. Bassdog1

    Patch lube for round ball shooting..........Lawdy.

    There are so many people using so many different things to lube I found myself confused when I got back into roundball shooting. I finally decided to get a liquid lube (Hoppes BP Lube) and a paste style (TOW Mink Oil) and got to shooting. I have tried Dutch's dry patch also with good results. I...
  6. Bassdog1

    Kibler SMR barrel?

    Quite different but I have a TC Seneca with a 32 barrel and a 45 Barrel both are fairly light and nice to carry but the 45 feels very well balanced and I could easily walk all day with it. Doesn't cost much more than a 40 to shoot and with a quality barrel most likely very accurate.
  7. Bassdog1

    My build has started

    Barrel is cut and crowned and its back with the builder. Next post will have a few pics. When I showed up at his shop, he and another gentleman who are both members of the horn builders guild (which I didn't know was a real thing) were working on some spoons and other items made from bull horn...
  8. Bassdog1

    Number 11 cap shortage?

    In an earlier post, I talked about finding percussion caps at auctions. These are the caps that are currently in my shooting box.
  9. Bassdog1

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Decided to shoot the Seneca 45 that shoots high today. Switched powder up to 60 grains 2F Goex with a swaged .440 ball and .015 patch with Hoppes BP Lube. burying the front blade in the bottomed out rear sight I finally as able to get it to hit point of aim at 35 yards. I only had a little time...
  10. Bassdog1

    Patch lube for round ball shooting..........Lawdy.

    I have used Dry patch Balistol and water, Hoppes BP lube and TOW mink oil all with good results. The Mink Oil and Hoppes I can tell zero difference between the two. When I am at the range I usually have a small dropper style bottle that i use to put a drop of Hoppes right in the middle of the...
  11. Bassdog1

    My build has started

    So I am having the barrel cut down to 38 inches. took the barrel to another gunsmith friend who is cutting and crowning the barrel. While I was there he said he wanted to check and make sure the barrel is perfectly straight and if not he would take care of that also. I asked him about my 45...
  12. Bassdog1

    My build has started

    One of the rifles was his build also in 40 caliber the other belonged to a friend of his who helped him get started building. He is a talented wood worker and craftsman. If any of you are familiar with Conner Prairie in Central Indiana, he worked there after retiring from teaching. Conner...
  13. Bassdog1

    My build has started

    Some of you may remember that about a year and a half ago I purchased a straight 7/8" 42-inch barrel in 40 caliber and a really beautiful nicely figured maple pre carved stock for a little of nothing at a sale. The retired principal from my old High School agreed to do the build for me. We...
  14. Bassdog1

    Small and light percussion styles

    I often think about a Hawken style flintlock along the lines of a Seneca. I would build it with a slightly longer barrel 32 or so inches, slightly longer LOP 14" or so, double key barrel wedges and with traditional sights. 3/4 inch barrel a plum brown color with a slender high grade curly maple...
  15. Bassdog1

    WITHDRAWN TC 32 Cherokee extremely nice

    Thanks for all of the interest in the Cherokee. Was not able to sell it yet and due to some personal and work circumstances I wont be monitoring the site for quite a while. May repost this spring sometime. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas.
  16. Bassdog1

    WITHDRAWN TC 32 Cherokee extremely nice

    Have a 45 Barrel for my Seneca but I cant get it to group if I cant figure it out soon I am going to have it relined
  17. Bassdog1

    Aquisition of black powder

    I Get over 450 shots per pound of powder as I shoot small bores exclusively for the time being. I have enough powder for 23,000 shots on hand but when I go through 5 LBS or more I restock and rotate my supply always shooting the oldest first.
  18. Bassdog1

    Any chance we'll see powder from Goex in 2023 ?

    My hope is that Estes focuses on bringing 1 quality powder to the market instead of having a standard Goex vs Goex Olde Eynsford. I have shot both and have developed loads using both and Olde Eynsford was a better powder all around. On the other hand I did not get the same results using Swiss...
  19. Bassdog1

    WITHDRAWN TC 32 Cherokee extremely nice

    Note I will throw in a new Factory ramrod in addition to the two home made ones it the Pics above. Respond by PM Only please.
  20. Bassdog1

    WITHDRAWN TC 32 Cherokee extremely nice

    Extremely nice 32 Cherokee clean shiny barrel and bore no rust anywhere. Stock has a very few small compression marks. I took these photos a few days ago and have been sick ever since so date is a little off. There are some extras thrown in including a new ramrod as the original one has a gouge...
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