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    10Ga Load Development

    Hi Everyone, This Sunday I decided to work up a new load using 1.5F Old E and #4 birdshot. To do this I made several targets with a 30"circle with a 4" aim point in the center. I used 35" painters underlayment paper for the target. It is quite cheap if you use it frequently. All shot used was...
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    Rabbits in the snow

    Hi everyone, After work today I decided to walk about the homestead looking for rabbits. So far I have been unable to connect with anything while using my original 10Ga double barrel shotgun. I set out into the bitter cold (-1F) for a 30 min walk. This time I was actually able to scare up a...
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    Trade Gun Stock Blank

    Hi Everyone, I am thinking of starting work on a trade gun. I have some previous experience with gunsmithing. I also have some materials from Rob M to help start the process. The main question I have is what dimensions should I be looking at for a plank of wood to cut a blank from. I hope to...
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    Peep/globe sights for hunting

    I currently own a .22 with peep sights and a circle front target sight. I love it and can shoot it very accurately. I currently am working on a .54 GPR and am not very impressed with the factory sights. Does anyone have good luck with globe sights for hunting? Or do you have other sights for a...
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    Sear Material

    Hi everyone, If I was going to rebuild a sear what type of steel should I use and a what hardening/tempering processes? 10Ga.
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    Roundball Turkeys

    Hi everyone, I have a couple questions for those who hunt turkey with a single projectile muzzleloader (where legal). Where do you aim on the turkey? What caliber have you used? How effective is single projectile vs shotgun in your experience? I apologize if this topic was previously covered...
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    Smoothbore History

    Hi Everyone, I know that this hobby attracts a lot of people who love history and the historical significance of their firearms (including myself). I am a relative newbie to the smoothbore part of the hobby. I have seen terms such as fusil de chasse, trade gun, Carolina trade gun...
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    Hornet Nest Wadding

    Hi everyone, I have heard of lots of you using bald face hornet nests for shotgun wadding. How do you harvest the nests? To use them for historically correct wadding?
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    Black Squirrels

    While I was out deer hunting today I ran into some black color morph squirrels. I’ve seen these once or twice before and I was wondering how common these are? I wasn’t able to bag one today but I hope to in the future. How rare is the group I found today? -10 Ga
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    Fixing up an old 10 Gauge SxS

    Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice on repairing an old side by side with a couple problems, but first my experience level. I have worked on several modern firearms and enjoy building and repairing modern firearms. I would not consider myself an expert by any means but I do enjoy...
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    Hello From Georgia

    Hello everyone, I hope to learn a lot from your wealth of knowledge. I am originally from Kansas and am interested in the muzzleloaders from the early westward expansion time period. 10 Ga.
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