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    ARMI JAGER 45 rifle.

    Hi folks. Looking at the above rifle here in the UK. Looks in as new condition but I cant see how you remove the barrel for cleaning. Help please.
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    French black powder

    Hi, I have been gifted here in the Uk a 500gram flask of French black powder. The plastic flask is blue in colour and sealed . It appears to be quite old. Can anyone tell me what grade of powder it might contain please? Printed on the flask is NSPE POUDRE NOIRE DE CHASSE No other information...
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    DECEASED ASHES

    Hi I am sure this has been asked before but here goes. A request has been made on a forum, a guy has passed away and his wish was that at least some of his ashes be shot as a volley with as many 12g BP muzzle loaders as can be mustered.. What would you guys recommend as a BP load FFG and what...
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    Shotgun muzzle velocity.

    Hi. How do you guys go about testing the muzzle velocity of your smoothbore shotguns please. What instrument do you use? I ask because we are not getting consistent results from our F! chrony which is the most common one used over here. The loads I use are adequate, I can break clays, I do not...
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    BOOK

    Hi. I am new to muzzle loading and so eager for reading material. Just read "English Guns and Rifles George." I would recommend it. Although the title says English there is of course much reference to American guns. Covers from the 15th century to the development of unmentionable guns. Some...
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    Barrel fit

    Hi I am new to percussion guns and have a question please. I have an 1835 percussion double shotgun with hook fit barrels. I feel that the barrel fit in the hook is a bit tight, they obviously should not be a loose fit, but how tight should they be? I have blacked the hook and there seems to be...
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    Barrel wedge DIRECTION

    Hi I am in the UK and have just acquired my first percussion shotgun. I notice that my barrel wedge is not pinned and I am afraid of losing it. What my question is -- Do the wedges ALWAYS go in right to left and have they always done so? I am puzzled because there is evidence on my gun of there...
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    WHY SHOOT REPRO GUNS

    Just an idle thought. Why are so many folk on these forums shooting new repro guns? You lot "Americans" have in the past fought just about every other nation on your home ground. There must be literally thousands of original guns, beautiful things in perfect condition for sale, so why buy new...
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    UNKNOWN HORN

    Hi I have just acquired a powder horn. I know nothing of it's history. We Brits did not seem to use horns for our muzzle loaders, rather going for flasks. So I doubt this horn is British. It does appear to be home made and quite old. It also seems to want to hang upside down on a brass chain...
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    POWDER FLASK

    Hi. new to muzzle loading and getting kit together. Bought myself a new Hawkesly powder flask. Lovely bit of kit but lever to open the slide jams open. It's the powder that jams it! works perfectly without powder. Powder is 2f and dry. Comments please.
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    First day out with my new gun

    First decent day on the clays with my new "early Christmas present" 180 year old English 16g percussion shotgun. Had a little trial a week ago but shot 20 rounds today. This is a sweet gun to shoot. Weighs six and a quarter pounds with the best triggers of any gun I have shot. Gun was one of a...
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    LUBE

    An often asked question I am sure but here goes. I load 12g cartridges with black powder and have done for ages. Just acquired a muzzle loader and am puzzled as to how much lube to use on the wads. On cartridge cushion wads I use Crisco and beeswax and know exactly how much to use on the hard...
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    Percussion barrel cleaning.

    This has got to have been asked a thousand times but here goes again. I usually shoot black powder 12g cartridges and am ok with barrel cleaning. But, how the heck do I clean the crud from the "nipple chamber" on my new percussion 16 muzzle loader? do I remove the nipples when cleaning the...
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    Plugs in barrels

    I notice that on a lot of muzzle loading barrels there is a "usually silver" plug on the side of the barrels at the breach. Anyone know what these are ? Thanks.
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    Touch holes

    Hi my first post after my intro and it's a question. I have just obtained my first muzzle loader here in the UK it's a 16 gauge Birmingham double gun and I intend to shoot it .It's 200 years old and in excellent condition. Question is the touch holes in the nipples are badly blocked and I...
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    Hello from Nottingham in the UK.

    Hi a newby to muzzle loading although I have been loading 12g black powder for clay shooting for quite a while. Black is not used much now in the UK most clay grounds ban it because of the noise and smoke! "Which is why I shoot it!" My son has just bought me a lovely old"1840"ish English 16g...
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