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  1. JGH45

    MUZZLE CONING TOOL

    I bought this coning tool from Joe because of all the good reports that have been posted about it and Mike Beliveau's good videos. I got the 50 cal. and used it to cone the barrel on my Thompson Center Hawken and my Kibler Colonial Flint. The instructions were good and the tool worked great...
  2. JGH45

    How many caps do you use in a year ?

    About 200-300 per year. Most of my shooting now days is with a flinter.
  3. JGH45

    How many years Muzzleloading experience?

    1965 when I was 19 so 59 years this year
  4. JGH45

    anybody from utah ???

    I am in Centerville
  5. JGH45

    December 2023 Postal Match

    Thank you Gary for doing this. Hopefully I will be able to get out and shoot it this month.
  6. JGH45

    November Postal Match Target

    Gary thanks for continuing to do this. It was a good reason for getting out to shoot and fun to shoot
  7. JGH45

    November Postal Match Target

    Kibler Colonial Flintlock, .50 Cal, 70 gr. 2f Homemade BP. .490 RB, .020 patch, Ballistol & & Water 1-5 Lube. Shot offhand Total score 25 pts.
  8. JGH45

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Found an early 70's vintage TC Hawken with a great offered selling price. Met with the guy selling the TC his grandpa owned - It was rough and when I ran a patch down the barrel it had lots of fouling, looked like it had not been cleaned after it was last shot. The kid said it hadn't been shot...
  9. JGH45

    September 2023 Postal Match Target - Let's Go Bowling!

    I should have stayed focused on the bowling ball rather than the top of the pins. And wow that one low flyer was a surprise. Shot this with my Kibler Colonial 50 cal with 90 gr. homemade powder, .500 RB, .012 patch lubed with Ballistol & Water mix. It was fun to shoot. Thanks a bunch Gary...
  10. JGH45

    anybody from utah ???

    Centerville
  11. JGH45

    July Postal Match

    Shot the July target yesterday. Still trying to figure out how to tighten the groups both offhand and bench rest. I had a great time shooting though. Gary thanks a bunch for keeping this going.
  12. JGH45

    Best value flintlock

    I have shot BP percussion for 50 years and never built a rifle. I and a friend wanted to get flintlocks and I researched for 2-3 months. We decided to try the Traditions kits. I ordered and received a Kentucky and a Hawken style flintlock rifle kits. After examining them based on advice from...
  13. JGH45

    May 2023 Postal Target

    Nice shooting PK with that Fusil de Chasse smoothie. Not very likely I will do that good with my Kibler Colonial rifle when I get out.
  14. JGH45

    May 2023 Postal Target

    Just printed out the target and hope to get out to shoot it this week or next. I have been AWOL on the Postal Shoots for a few months and need to get back in the game. Thanks Gary for continuing to provide this for us.
  15. JGH45

    February 2023 Postal Match

    Yup my strategy will be aim for the center and with all my wobbling I might hit an occasional outside one.
  16. JGH45

    Just bought my first rifle

    Welcome to the forum and to the most fun type of shooting in the gun world - Flintlock!!!
  17. JGH45

    January Postal Match Target

    Why would I want to do that? With the bigger holes and tearing it is easier to get a better score!!:doh: 🤣🤣🤣
  18. JGH45

    Cabela's chaps my hide.

    Phone call to Cabela's - "do you have any Ballistol?" Response - "what is that?" I explained including the color of the can. "I will go look." 3-4 minute wait. "Yes we have it." I drove the 35 minutes to Cabela's. Spent 5-6 minutes looking for the Ballistol. I asked one of the floor...
  19. JGH45

    Shredded Patches – Suggestions on what to do?

    I lined them with PVC sewer pipe 4". I had to cut a piece out so it would fit. I covered the bottom and lid also with sheet metal. I also glued 4 strips inside the sewer pipe to interrupt the smoothness of the pipe. I now have been able to cut off 4 hours of milling time and get the same results.
  20. JGH45

    DOES IT EVER GET CLEAN?

    Ballistiol and water 4-1 works for me and never have rust. Of course I live in a dry climate so rust usually isn't a problem anyway. I use that same thing for patch lube when on the range and never wipe/clean between shots. I have shot as many as 75-80 shots this way.
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