• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades
  • Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Search results

shop deals on amazon
the hawken shop
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. RATROD56

    Asking again. Best load for a .50 cal?

    Im sorry, I know I've asked this before but, I can't find the thread so I am asking again. What is the best load for target shooting a .50cal Hawken, .490 ball, Pyrodex FFG & .015 patch? 75 grains? Again, sorry to repeat a question.
  2. RATROD56

    Miquelet Seen online

    Just saw this "Algerian Miquelet Flint Lock Firing Mechanism" for sale on Tortuga Trading Co. For $550. Along with these English flintlock dueling pistols circa:1790 for $18,500
  3. RATROD56

    Range rod size?

    Can somebody please tell me what length/diameter range rod I would need for a .50cal Hawken Woodsman? Sorry if its a dumb question but, i am a newbie after all. "Thank you in advance"
  4. RATROD56

    Powder Pellets?

    I'm relatively new to muzzleloading, I shoot a Hawken Woodsman, I was checking around for good prices on 50cal lead balls and found an ad for "black powder pellets." This is the first i've ever heard of them, any opinions on how much better or worse they are tin loose powder? Pellets seem...
  5. RATROD56

    Swabbing between shots

    What's best to use for stabbing in between shots? Can moose milk be used?
  6. RATROD56

    Cleaning patches

    I have a question about cleaning patch size. As I've said on previous posts, I am a newbie to muzzleloading, everyone has been great to me since I joined this forum no matter how dumb some of my questions have been. Hat being said, I have a 50cal. Hawken, I've been told by several people that 3"...
  7. RATROD56

    Tape or.....?

    I've heard people say that Teflon tape is best for the nipple, I've heard others say anti-seize. Thoughts? Any advice would be appreciated, I'm a newbie.
  8. RATROD56

    Cleaning methods

    I have received some great advice from members, I greatly appreciate. I have a cleaning question for everyone. I've watched videos of people using moose milk and have received many different recipes for it. I saw a video about rinsing the barrel out in the bathtub. The gun guy in me cringed! Is...
  9. RATROD56

    Ball diameter

    I see .50cal balls with different diameters ie. .490, .454 I'm confused on what type to use. I have a T/C Hawken 50cal by the way. Sorry for my ignorance but I'm new to black powder and trying to learn.
  10. RATROD56

    Moose Milk Recipe?

    I know there are many variations of moose milk out there, everyone has their favorite but, can anyone give me the recipe for moose milk using Ballistol?
  11. RATROD56

    Hello from Tulsa

    Hi everybody. Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Lee. Ive been around guns all my life but, i'm new to black powder shooting. Just got my first muzzleloader a T/C Hawken 50 caliber. I'm hoping to learn some things from this forum, just by reading the posts I can see you guys know a hell of a...
Back
Top