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    First shots with Parker Hale 1858 Enfield

    Was out yesterday for the first time with my Parker Hale-made 1858 Enfield. Set up a target at a measured 50 yards and shot from a benchrest. Didn't get a whole lot of shots off, because my buddy is a videographer and wanted to get video of me shooting it. He'd never seen a muzzleloading rifle...
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    So you want a cap and ball revolver?

    So you want a cap and ball revolver? Here are some points to realize and ponder. SIGHTS --- If you want one because of its historical context, then you'll get a revolver with crude sights (unless you buy one of the Remingtons with adjustable sights, which is historically incorrect). But don't...
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    Found! Cheap felt wads for revolvers!

    See my post, "Found! Proper Felt to Make Wads" in the Accessories section. Lots of information on a great, inexpensive source for the hard, 100 percent wool felt you need to make your own wads. Also, a recipe for an excellent black powder lubricant you make at home. Give it a gander.
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    Found! Proper Felt to Make Wads!

    (Like most things I write, this is uncommonly long and you
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    Colt Dragoon on the Plains (1937 article)

    Excerpts from, "The Colt Dragoon on the Plains" by T. B. Tryon. Published in the June 1937 issue of American Rifleman. This is presented as a matter of interest. Some good reading in here for those who enjoy cap and ball revolvers as much as I do. This is also interesting reading for Texans...
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    How to best use a cap and ball revolver

    So you have a new cap and ball revolver? Here's how to wring the best accuracy from it. You
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    This just in ... Gatofeo joins Muzzleloading Forum

    GATOVILLE, Utah --- That cranky, ol desert cat Gatofeo has joined the Muzzleloading Forum. "I'm pleased to stumble across this site and hope I can learn and add my own experiences to it," the 49-year-old bachelor said. A resident of the remote Utah desert, Gatofeo haunts more than a dozen...
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