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    pennsylvania flint

    hi to everyone I wonder if any of you out there know anything about pedersoli pennsylvania flint rifle I own several blue ridges and one kentucky all in flint and can find no info on the pa. flinter what size flint does it take? the kentucky uses small pistol flint, ignition is great but I...
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    back agin

    howdy to all agin not really new to this hear site but ain't been on this trail for a couple ayears. got shut of my female and gettin back to shootin and huntin. Lotta huntin this season but no shootin to go with it I'll be checkin this trail often so it'd be good to hear from some a you sulphur...
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    Look what I found.

    Nice buck bob I too made meat today I took a young doe this am. 55yds thru the bottom of her heart. she went about 40 yds. now I can christen this rifle I dont name them till their blooded it is an austin halleck 50 flint load was 80 grs 2f 490rb .020 pillow ticking. rifle's name is now...
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    Olive Oil in your Bore?

    ::I have used Olive Oil as a patch lube on a fifty four flinter I had a.950 100 yd four shot group that would make ya Popeyed using 100 grains 2f goex the recoil was kinda Brutus then again I am kinda Wimpy weasel :crackup:
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    Holding Horns?

    bowjock my method is to take a piece of soft carving wood {basswood pine etc.] any scrap big enough to sand or whittle down to fit snugly into the butt of the horn I do this before i cut the but off square. put a couple small nails thru predrilled holes. make it as long as ya need to clamp in...
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    CABELA'S BLUE RIDGE FLINTER

    :redthumb: I have the 45 and 50 both in flint, lock is excellent as are the triggers. my first flintlock whitetail was with the 50and a coyote also. the rifle is extremely easy to shoot offhand the front site will have to be filed about half way aint seen one yet that didn't shoot low out of...
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    pedersoli

    :hmm: I picked up a pedersoli Mortimer 12 ga today for a little of nuthin this'n bein my first bp shot gun anybody out there have any experience with this model or a starting load my goal is a tom turkey next spring so i got plenty of time to work on patterning it any repies will be appreciated...
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    observation

    ::Am I confused or has any one else observed this while working up an accurate load with my newest flinter 1in66 twist i realized it takes me longer with this twist than the 1in 48 twist both using prb and several different patch thk. and lubes. my GPR took me close to 50 shots till i was...
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    Unwanted catch.

    :crackup:when i was 9 or 10 and trying for muskrats i had no luck with longsprings so i begged pleaded and whined until my dad got me two new 110 conibears i was probably a strapping 80 to 90 pounds and not the strongest kid around anyway not waiting to take the oil off them new traps i had to...
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    Conflicting views on baiting

    :redface:we call it gaurdin donuts in michigan I never had the desire to hunt them for that reason however a friend show me his video from a spring bear hunt in BC their method is driving roads then spot and stalk still not that appealing to me but I don't condemn any method other than...
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    double set trigger

    MSH the purpose of double set triggers is it makes your trigger pull lighter and sometimes pull shorter and crisper if it is double phase youcan fire it without using set trigger single phase set trigger must be used if i'm wrong somebody will correct me once ya use set triggers you probably...
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    new shooter

    ::Well folks I introduced a new shooter to muzzleloaders today he ended up with a investarms 50 perc hawken type rifle as a starter. he wanted a traditional type rifle reasonably priced to start with, and will use prb's and hunt with it I also wrote down this website and encouraged him to link...
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    Traditions PA Pellet - Useable or Junk?

    njr I also own a lyman gpr I wasn't satisfied with the lock on i t and replaced it with a L&r lock ignition improved instantly and with a little trigger work it is above average shooter advise your friend to stay away from pellet shooters he'll have more hang and misfires and get depressed weasel
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    goll danged precussion rifles

    Had a big sow sod puppie amunchin at my melon patch this afternoon rather than use one of them breech loadin rifles i elected to use T/C cherokee .32 caliber. aint shot the rifle sinct last summer so i fergot ta pinch the little nipple hugger after a belly crawl ta get within thirty yards she...
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    Clear-Shot BP replacement 2F, 3F & 4F

    I wouldn't get attached to it I believe it or clean shot went bankrupt most dealers are selling it cheap Magkor 3 is the newest rage its supposed to work in flinters but I aint used it yet their website is www.magkor.com I might try it specially in .32'sand36.s weasel
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    Austin Halleck

    Howdy the camp anyone out there own or know anythin about Austin and Halleck flint rifle I got the chance to pick one up for under $300.00 It list for over $800.00 this'ns not fired much and spotless I don't really need it but might come in handy fer tradin and such lessn it shoots better than...
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    Elk Hunting

    Darkhorse just a word of caution Many hunters i have talked to will never use power belts again 50 percent of hunters who have used them complain of the bullet fragging and leaving little or no bloodtrail Most of us here know what a prb will do and has done for cenuries Speaking for myself I...
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    chunk rifle

    ::Howdy all I picked up a half stock rifle today for 20 dollars curly maple stock brass furniture and pewter nose cap bore is .40 cal and other than dust and dirt no rust. on the barrel is stamped McCosh Pitts 34 in lenght 11/8 across the flats no rear site {dovetail has been filled in} double...
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    This orta be good! POWDER.

    Goex 2fg in all my flinters including 45 cal my 32's are percussion so I use pyrodex p with it i can shoot who knows how many afore I got to clean the bore I usually mortar and pestle 2f goex finer for priming rather than buy 4f or 3f weasel
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    front site will not stay put

    Harpman take the sight out of the barrel and with a small prick punch interupt the edge of the dovetail right on the edgeit won't be seen once its back in the dovetail and it shouldn't work loose weasel
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