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    Custom Flintlock

    Just a thought but you might call Track of the Wolf. They advertise shipping out of country and list Australia. They deal with a lot of custom builders. What caught my eye was the fact that they do all or most of the hard red tape work on the US end. Best of luck.
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    Barrel Twist Rate

    That sure seems like a fast twist considering a .45-70 has a 1-18 or slower twist. Shoot it and see what happens.
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    my cannon build

    Nice looking gun Buzz. Several of us do some live fire near Ft Churchill. We normally go in the Spring when the ground dries out.
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    safe load?

    That might be a bit much powder. In my 1 7/8 bore gun I use 1,000 grains for a blank load.
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    What do we haul our ammuniton in?

    Excellent workmanship.
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    Ever heard of this??

    Yea I shoot 1,000 yard with my 63 Sharps .45 with the 500 grain projo. In the past we have shot RB long gong to 600 yards.
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    Black Powder/Dallas-Ft. Worth

    Good Grief, if you live in Texas, buy it from Coonies Explosives in NM. Save some shipping money.
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    Is this safe?

    juancho; Kinda sorta did it once with a piece of EMT electrical conduit. I had one of my guys put together a Bazooka looking thing as a theatrical prop. It fired a small charge of BP as a blank for some shows we did. As I recall it was 2.5 inch diameter conduit. Some years later we wanted to...
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    Is this safe?

    Normally I and others like to see a wall thickness of one bore diameter at the breech end of the gun. So a gun with a two inch bore would be six inches in diameter at the breech. The outside taper should start well ahead of the projectile when loaded. Welded anything on a cannon tube is a no-no...
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    projectile material?

    I think you'll find most of us shooting zinc or lead balls today. Both metals are easy to cast. Iron/steel balls can be used if the proper size can be obtained. For my own guns I have always made the switch from lead to zinc at two inch bore and above. Balls of any kind are normally sized small...
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    Lead bullet ban in CA 7-1-08

    Biodegradeable airsoft pellets? :wink: :shake:
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    muzzleloader help

    All I see is advertising.
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    Mass. Woes...

    When did the shooting of a cannon become the business of a Fire Chief? What is a Cannon Permit?
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    loading ?

    Not much to it really. I don't fool with a wad. Powder, ball and Crisco. About 25 grains seems to be OK in the .44 guns.
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    100 yard accuracy, new shooter?

    Mark; I don't think two inch groups is an unreasonable request. No physical reason exists for not getting two inch groups from a M/L gun. Eliminating all possible human error is of course the first step. The average Human eye can subtend about one inch at 100 yards. That's a built in error so...
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    First shot confidence

    My confidence is always high on a clean bore first shot. The first step prior to loading is to clean the bore and vent area/channel good with solvent. Carb cleaner, ether, white gas, etc. Then I will blow out the bore with compressed air from the muzzle. All of this prior to leaving camp or...
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    South Bend Replicas

    I have had two SB tubes. Very good quality and an old and reputable company.
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    BP - the real stuff...where to buy?

    Buy it online and save yourself the retail markup. Even if you buy it at a local store you still pay the Hazmat and shipping, it's rolled into the retail price. :thumbsup:
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    Missing Goex and T7 3f

    Why bother mixing? You can't improve on either T7 or BP. Use one or the other.
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    Tumbling cast balls

    I tumble mine just so I don't have to line up the sprue. As far as accuracy is concerned I can't tell any difference.
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