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    Grandpa stories

    My best memory of my grand father was that he had a hearing aid that fit in his shirt pocket with a wire that ran up to an earpiece, when he did not like the way a conversation was headed he would just reach into his pocket and turn off the hearing aid. I have his rocking chair that he would...
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    Weighing round balls

    I have no problem pouring mine within one grain. I hold my mold right up close to the spout on a bottom pouring pot and hold the mold against the spout for two seconds after it is full before removing the mold. This allows the lead to flow as the ball cools and prevents air pockets which cause...
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    #8 xtra mag for trap?

    Try it! You'll like it!
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    Who can jug choke a smoothbore barrel?

    I did mine with a simple brake hone, It took some time and two sets of stones but it came out well. I sugest you give it a try.
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    Cleaning jag getting stuck

    Yep cleanign out the crude makes a big difference, I always use an alcohol dampened cleaning patch not too large!
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    Target shooting. Roundball .440 vs .445

    My Douglas barreled target rifle likes ..445 the CVA and T.C.,s like .440
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    Goex. Is it still being made in 2024

    Goex is back in production and U.S, distributers have it, I have no Idea about internatioinal shipping
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    Over-powder wad - oversize or to bore?

    I make my over powder wads out of leather .025 to .030 over actual bore size.
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    Missouri Chert Flint verses English Flint. Which is more reliable ?

    I always like Rich's flints. I my self am knapping impaired but his work well.
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    Log Cabin Shop good peoples

    The only problem I have with them is every time I go there I am broke when I leave, and have been known to go home for more money!
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    2024 cap update, bad and the bad

    I always check the supply when I am at a walmart. I buy two tins for each shooter in the family if they have them, when I find them. Never taking the last two. I always leave some for the next guy/
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    Shooting Patches - Best Scrap Materials?

    The best shooting patches I have ever used were ones I made from used sheets. Our neighbors had a bed and breakfast and would replace their sheets every year. While the centers would get worn thin the outside edges were consistant in thickness and very soft. I made my patches from the outside 12...
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    Wheel weight lead in smoothbore

    I use only pure lead for the rifles, and what ever I have for the smooth bores. My trade gun and shotgun can't tell the difference,
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    Advice needed on making homemade shotgun cards

    I do not use over shot cards. I use a paper shot cartridge made from three thickness of news paper tied shut with kite string. The paper cartridge holds the shot in place until firing.
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    Plastic wads/shot cups

    Many many years ago I bought a case of plastic " power pistons" for my 28 gauge. I had to get a case because they were a special order, One thousand plastic shot cups last a long long time for a muzzle loading shotgun. I found they worked quite well and improved my patterns .I would not consider...
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    You never know what you’ll find in the truck!!

    Any of the hand cleaners will work well. Just make sure they don't have pumice in them.
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    Patch material for rifle ball

    I like most people thought knit T shirt fabric would not work for shooting patches. Then I went to a shoot where there were several very good shooters with high dollar custom riflles. The shoot was won by a man shooting a stock CVA kentucky rifle using t shirt material for both cleaning and...
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    Vented cap lock rifles

    In the early seventies I vented a rifle according to the Dixie Gun works instructions. I found that it did not seem to have any effect, good or bad, I do rub a little beeswax over the vent hole when deer hunting to prevent moisture from entering.
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    Help with CVA Kentucky rifle

    When swabbing between shots try to keep the ramrod from going all of the way to the bottom. It will push fouling down and plug the flash channel, Both of my boy's CVA,s have this problem. Keeping the ramrod from bottoming out solves the problem.Also the stock CVA nipples are soft and will...
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    CVA and Thompson Center Barrel Suppliers

    T.C used several suppliers before making their own. Records were destroyed in a fire so we will never know for sure who made what.
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