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  1. fillwa

    NEED SOME ACCURACY HELP

    Inconsistent lock time and getting fliers ever so often. I’d pay attention to your hold over once you pull the trigger.
  2. fillwa

    Major discoloration of brass after first shooting

    Rub with some ketchup on a paper towel or rag. Let it sit for a few minutes and wipe off with damp towel or rag.
  3. fillwa

    Did well at a local woodswalk

    Nice shooting Greg! Glad you had a good time. It was a beautiful day. Next shoot at Wittenberg Sportsmen’s Club is June 11. Phil
  4. fillwa

    Lapping the Barrel with JB bore Paste

    54cal flinter, 530 ball, 010 patch soaking wet with windshield washer fluid (the cheap blue stuff). Load powder, corn meal, patched ball. It works for me. I had to hammer a 530 ball with 015 patch so I tried 010 and it loads smoothly, not loose. I bench rest tested accuracy using 015 and...
  5. fillwa

    Geting pan flash but not reliable ignition

    I load with 3f in my 54cal flintlock and prime with 4f. During woods walks when I have a pan flash I will feed some 4f through the touch hole with my pick. Doesn’t take much.
  6. fillwa

    Pillow ticking , same both sides ?

    Coarse textured side cleans the barrel during loading, whereas fine textured side will polish. Don’t worry about knowing which side is coarse or fine, alternate sides when loading using the Flip It method.
  7. fillwa

    Geting pan flash but not reliable ignition

    At times I will use my vent pick to feed a few grains of 4f into and through the flash hole. My main charge is 3f and I prime with 4f.
  8. fillwa

    New here from Central NY

    Welcome from the Catskills of NY.
  9. fillwa

    mink oil from TOTW

    TOTW Mink Oil works as a patch lube. I pre-lubed a bunch of patches. After sitting in a container for a while they smelled rancid. The container was not air tight. Since then I have switched to using cheap blue windshield washing fluid. Pre-lubing is easy: In water tight container add...
  10. fillwa

    Any other heretics out there that oil their barrels?

    I use cheap dollar store baby oil.
  11. fillwa

    Cleaning Brass Furniture

    I use a small amount of ketchup on a paper towel. Followed by a damp paper towel to rinse wipe off.
  12. fillwa

    Corn meal - At our last muzzle loading trap shoot one said he was using corn meal instead of cushion wads. It seemed to work.

    For my 54cal rifle I use a 9mm pistol brass casing as my measure. I fasten a handle onto the casing.
  13. fillwa

    Corn meal - At our last muzzle loading trap shoot one said he was using corn meal instead of cushion wads. It seemed to work.

    I load corn meal on top of powder in my rifle. Never had an ignition problem.
  14. fillwa

    what do you use when swabbing between shots?

    I use windshield wash fluid (the cheap stuff) as patch lube. I carry a container of soaking wet patches for PRB loading. My loading jag is also a patch jag. When loading gets a bit rough I use a wet patch with windshield fluid to swab the barrel. The stuff evaporates. I’ve never had an ignition...
  15. fillwa

    The Art of Patches.

    For me the best method to determine the best patch thickness is performed at a range with a bench rest. I use a .530 RB in my 54. I keep my patch lube consistent and vary the patch thickness Shoot several groupings for each patch thickness. I discovered that a .010 patch was consistently...
  16. fillwa

    Wood Walk Shoots

    Woods Walk Blanket Shoot on Saturday August 6 at the Wittenberg Sportsmen’s Club in Woodstock NY. Sign In 9am to 10am. Shoot starts at 10am. $10 entry fee $10 blanket prize Lunch w/ drink available for $8 PM me if you need addional information.
  17. fillwa

    Do i need a custom flintlock rifle??

    When I finally save up enough for a “quality” lock, barrel, trigger, stock flint lock I deciding between Kibler vs Chambers kit. There is a flintlock builder close by and I asked him which kit he would like to work with. He smiled and pulled a “quality” rifle off a rack stating it is for sale...
  18. fillwa

    CT group

    Might be a bit of a drive ( about 1 1/2hr from Danbury, mostly high way)….I do have shooters come from NJ and PA to enjoy the course. I will host a Woods Walk Blanket Shoot on Saturday August 6 at the Wittenberg Sportsmen’s Club in Woodstock NY. Sign In 9am to 10am. Shoot starts at 10am...
  19. fillwa

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    The Aug date I posted is not correct. I will host a shoot on August 6 which is a Saturday. Sign In 9am to 10am. Shoot starts at 10am. PM me if you need addional information.
  20. fillwa

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Oh darn I Typoed! My next shoot is actually Aug 6 a Saturday.
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