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    GPR restocking question

    I've been wanting to restock one of my GPRs with a curly maple stock for quite some time but have been worried that I might not be up to the task. While sitting in a tree the other day, I noticed a couple small cracks originating at the rear of the lock, so I guess I may as well give it a try...
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    Carolina Pig Hunting Outfitters

    I am looking to set up a pig hunting trip with a couple of friends that is within reasonable driving distance from Ocean City Md, so I am thinking the Carolinas. I would like to use my .54 GPR but my buddies would use modern firearms. Can anybody here recommend an outfitter in this region? Thanks
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    Muzzleloading Gunsmith in Md

    I'm looking for a muzzleloading gunsmith in Md, Southern Pa. to work on a couple percussion locks I am having issues with. I live on the eastern shore, and to my knowledge there is nobody nearby who specializes in sidelock. muzzleloaders, so I guess a roadtrip is in order.
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    High shoulder shot .50 cal

    Is this a dependable shot to drop a whitetail in its tracks with a 50 cal round ball over 75 grains fff? I know this charge is fine for the traditional heart/ lung shot and will yield a complete pass through and a dead deer. This type of shot is popular with the CF guys, but obviously, that's...
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    The Musketeers

    Been watching the tv series "The Musketeers" on BBC America. Pretty good show overall from an entertainment point of view. Curious as to the type of firearms, mostly pistols. How accurate is their depiction as to style and period?
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    Deer Tracking Advice for New Muzzleloader Hunters

    Well for many of us, deer season is done or winding down. Here in Maryland, we still have a late 3 day firearm season this weekend and then we're done with the smokepoles til October. A thread started this weekend by a fellow Md hunter got me thinking about a couple of similer questions I had...
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    Interesting hunt!

    I am usually not the type of person to post "Look at what I did" threads or photos, but todays hunt still has me :haha: We had a very slow firearms season on our farm, with all deer activity being nocturnal.Well we finally got some snow and cold temps to hunt, which is not all that common on...
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    CVA trigger/lock problem

    I have a later model CVA mountain hunter rifle that has started giving me a problem. When the set trigger is set and the forward trigger is pulled, the hammer only drops to the half cock position. If the set trigger isnt set, the hammer falls fine. Where should I start looking?
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    When and Why did you get started?

    A recent thread got me thinking but I wanted to wait until it ran its course to post this. How long ago and at what age did you get into shooting Traditional Black Powder firearms and why?
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    Blood trails

    A couple recent tracking experiences got me thinking. By no means am I an expert, but figured I would post this so new muzzleloader hunters don't make the same mistake I made a couple years ago when I shot at my first muzzleloading deer. Broadside shot in a field at 20 yds, 54 cal Prb with 90gr...
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    Shot Placement

    This season I joined a new hunt club that is located on a old tree farm. Many of the areas are overgrown and a couple of my stands are only 50 yards from our property line, which happens to be a swamp of flooded timber. I prefer to hunt with my caplocks whenever possible, even during regular gun...
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    lyman inlet stock?

    Does anyone offer an inlet maple 1/2 stock for the Lyman GPR? TOW only lists a full stock and I called Pecatonica last year and they did not. Seems someone would offer one given the popularity of these rifles.
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    boring a 50 cal barrel smooth

    Have a CVA mountain stalker that I have no real use for. Was thinking of boring it out to a smoothbore to use a fun little squirrel gun. Am not interested in making the bore larger, just smoothing it out so it can be used for shot. Any suggestions on someone to perform this work?
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    Olive oil patches

    Just finished lubing some ticking patches and strips with olive oil. Laid them out on a cookie tray in stacks and then poured oil on them until saturated, rotating the stacks and working out the excess oil. Than I laid them out on layers of paper towels to soak up any excess. After patting the...
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    50 cal small game/target loads

    Well, the only thing left to hunt in Md is small game. Since i dont have a .22 and don't want to use my 12ga,I figgered I'd try a light load in my GPR. I'm guessin head shots on squirrels shouldn't mess up too much meat and ought to be somewhat challenging, although it may not make for pretty...
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    54cal GPR loads

    Another thread in this section got me thinking. After a year of trial and error, I have settled on 110g 2f Goex, .530 Hornaday and Oxyoke pre lubed ticking in my 54cal GPR. Have tried loads from 80-120g and 3f as well as 2f. Anything under 90g is horrible and accuracy starts to fall off again at...
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    Thoughts about sights

    As I was wiping down my assorted muzzleloaders tonight, I noticed how squared off my front sights are from filing , compared to the nicely curved form in which they started. If I recall, most of the original rifle I have seen photos of still have the rounded shape to the front sight. I was...
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    peep sight question

    Used a Lyman 57 peep and #17 hooded front sight most of last year for load development on my .54 cal GPR but returned to standard sights for hunting because I had a hard time seeing the front sight in low light. Am putting the #57 on my .50 cal and may work up a light load for head shots on the...
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    Boring out a rifle barrel to smoothbore

    I have a .50cal CVA mountain stalker that i got last spring for a good price. Hasn't been fired much, but it wasn't cleaned well either as the bore is rusted. Shoots OK, but thats it, and besides, I have other rifles that suit my needs better. What would be the practicality of having it bored...
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    Sling for GPR

    Looking for a better way to mount a sling on my GPR. Currently using one of the lace on suede slings but not really happy with it. Slides up and down the barrel too much. Was such a sling even used or just a product of Hollywood style history? How would a sling have been mounted to an original...
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