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    FOR SALE TC Renegade .54 Barrel

    Hi Splitear, this won't drop into a .50 TC Hawken stock will it ? My present [bad] barrel is 15/16 across the flats. Thanks SW
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    CLOSED CLOSED CVA Frontier newly finished and never fired .50 percussion. price reduced

    Looks to be a very nice job to this 'low brow', deerstalkert. Simple functionality with a few poor man flairs. I especially like the way the "in the white" is already headed. Quite handsome and a fair price for a CVA that you have given some stature to. I hope you get it sold. SW
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    How tight??

    Interested in a picture of a well done "capture pin". I have not seen this, but it sounds like a longer wedge with a hole in the end for a keeper pin or loop ? Good idea for hunting that I have not seen discussed. I have done a lot of shooting and some successful hunting with 4 different Hawken...
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    Help identifying bought at garage sale in Portugal

    I know little about this, but the hammer strikes me as an aftermarket wrought iron bed frame piece. SW
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    Why use a Hotshot nipple?

    I tried the Hot Shot nipples [vented] in a TC Hawken usingT-7, 2f and and they were a complete bust. No ignition at all. Standard TC nipples worked pretty well. Best ignition came with Knight Red Hot nipples. I believe the vents were the culprit, with the Hot Shots, in getting enough flame to...
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    T/C Hawken Hammer Problem

    Bouncing to half cock is the early warning system for an oversized nipple flash hole as mentioned. Bouncing to full cock is like the red line on your tachometer except your rifle can bite you. Got there myself once and had read enough here that I felt foolish and fortunate at the same time...
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    Drying your tent?

    No Tim. They haven't released it yet. Al.
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    Drying your tent?

    You can do it. I'm 66. Cots are big for us old guys because you wake up with something to sit on. Grandkids get the floor. SW
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    Drying your tent?

    Agreed mostly, but really only "stronger" by weight. A well made, heavy canvas wall tent is pretty bullet proof and it does hold heat better than its modern counterparts. And a wall tent with a wood stove is downright luxurious in freezing weather/hunting season. The right wood stove can keep...
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    Drying your tent?

    Got our tent from the Wall Tent Shop and it came with a mildewcide option. That doesn't mean we pack it up wet, but it does help. We keep the h20 proof fly on and have a good fire the morning we are packing up. We keep the fire going through the night in cold weather anyway. The stove is the...
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    Caps Made In Idaho

    Art, Hodgdon made a mint on surplus WW2 powder for 40 years. In any line of stick, flake or ball powders, the basic component is the same, whether single or double based powder, with added coatings determining the burn rates. They make the base material by the trainload and then apply the...
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    Caps Made In Idaho

    If we were fighting the Houtis with percussion rifles, we'd suddenly be up to our armpits in caps. The entire cap 'shortage'[subset of primers in general] is a pure contrivance with bogus regulations thwarting any new competitors. Not making a profit at $12-$20 a tin is pure bs. This isn't...
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    FOR SALE Ithaca Hawken Rifle .50 Cal Unfired

    And Hoyt does 'sell' rebores. SW
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    The Words We Use and How They Define Us

    Kill, bone out [gutless method in field] and butcher the meat at home. Harvesting is done with a scythe or a combine. Domestic meat gets slaughtered. 1st time I heard "harvest" for animals was at a hunter's safety course for my kids, and the instructor was doing cartwheels to soften the reality...
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    Flinching?

    These two are huge along with breathing control. I take a moderate breath, releasing about a 3rd and hold. The shot needs to be taken in no more than 3-4 seconds. If not, relax and start over. If you shoot while wanting another breath, you are already toast. SW
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    Flinching?

    If you have been practicing with heavy loads to the point of them causing some pain, you are dealing with a reflex "flinch" that is hard to break by just wishing it away. 1st thing to do, if that's the case, is to eliminate the pain with some padding while practicing. If you are using heavy...
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    FIREARMS! Shhhhh

    So, Marplot, you are bringing this up because....???? SW Those aren't 'states', Sam. They are communist dictatorships. Just a clarification. SW
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    Love This Gun

    Amazing, ETipp, how inexpensive ML enjoyment can be. I feel the same way about my 2 Traditions 50's. I have 2 TC's and while I think they are well made, they are far heavier, less accurate and way more finicky about ignition. When I go hunting I take my Trads. You guys that have the Crockets...
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    Percussion Firearm Safety & Hunting Tips;

    Just wondering...Since I am fairly new at the ML thing, has anyone concerned about the safety of half cock and carrying capped, ever heard of such an accidental mishap in the field ? I carry capped with a padded leather 'pillow' wedged between hammer and cap. I have no illusion that the cap...
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    Triple 7 3f

    I'm thinking about using a quarter of a cotton ball under a PRB, with t-7, for the same reason. I have been using the cotton under a .50 card and PA Conical for hunting, to prevent lube contamination of the powder during extended periods when my rifle is loaded. This has not hurt accuracy a bit...
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