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  1. Freedom

    CVA Vest Pocket Derringer ball diameter question

    Patched round ball fo me in the VPD... Think that I have #4buck for it.
  2. Freedom

    Just Why Do i Do This?

    How far away was your plank target? Does it have to be a smooth bore without a rear sight? Or can you use a period replica rifle like a Kolonial? Your pictures of the fort wall look awesome!.... love the cannon ports located between all the rifle slots.
  3. Freedom

    Are big bore short barrels more efficient than smaller bore short barrels?

    Larger diameter bores are more efficient at producing energy from a given powder charge. Velocity only being "one" of the components to energy. This calculator is a lot of fun to play with.... https://www.p-max.uk/cgi-bin/black_powder.cgi
  4. Freedom

    Awfully quiet over at Kiblers.

    Heard that he back-burnered the smoothbore project just for now. He realized we all "need" Companion Pistols to compliment the fine rifles that we already have. He needs to make room in the shop...and the pistol kits are using up all the barrel cuttings, and scrap wood left over from the...
  5. Freedom

    Reloading Lever Damaging Balls

    You will break your loading lever off the little Remington VERY easily. If you have the hand-strength just north of a toddler's, you won't need a pipe extension to pry the lever off of a Pocket Remington.
  6. Freedom

    Brass w/steel Hawk finished

    Impressive piece of work! Would one actually be able to smoke tobacco from it?
  7. Freedom

    Wobbeling Hammer

    I tried all the fixes mentioned here and only one works. Use a steel feeler gauge, and with scissors cut some shims that are long enough so that you can push the cock down over them, then trim them off flush. Making them long will give a shoe-horn effect to the shims. If you try to peen the...
  8. Freedom

    Accuracy standard

    https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/april-postal-match-target-celebrates-national-kite-month.178585/ Some more of you folks should attend our monthly shoot, right here on the forum.
  9. Freedom

    March Postal Match Target Ready to Shoot

    Cloudy and wind, this fine day. My hands were getting cold shooting... think I'm about ready for summer. Tried some 2f Diamondback. 55grs burned super dirty. And shot terrible. Upped to 100 grains and it cleaned right up, and seems to shoot just fine. This was a great Target, it appeared as a...
  10. Freedom

    Leading in a smoothbore

    Birchwood Casey Lead Remover Cloth... it works so easy, just a few strokes and lead comes right out.
  11. Freedom

    How much black powder is too much?

    Seems silly that we still debate/parrot the "unburnt powder" nonsense after all the years of testing. I have a 5inch 12bore Derringer. 50gr 3ff gives 550fps...150gr 3f will clear 1000fps..in 5 inches(!). Too much powder for the rifle is when the stock breaks. Too much powder for the shooter is...
  12. Freedom

    Flintlock flinching

    When you are able to see exactly where the front sight is when your rifle fires...you will just feel it, and know where the ball went before the smoke clears. Anytime I can't "call the shot" I know it's because I had both eyes shut and my head out of the way. Flinching seems to run in cycles...
  13. Freedom

    Loading down for a .62 flinter

    I would have no hesitations about shooting 35 grs (or less) in your 62 caliber. Sure you're going to hit low at 100yrds, but for targets and Woods-walks, you might find it does just fine out to 50yards. If your shoulder seems okay with it,....just keep adding powder.
  14. Freedom

    Kibler Rear Sight

    The closer the sights are to the barrel, the faster mirage will begin to distort your sight picture as the barrel heats up. So on a multiple shot woodswalk match, a taller sight will usually give you an "edge". Unless you're trying to split horizontal playing cards. You'll want be as close to...
  15. Freedom

    What's the consensus on Kibler rifles Steel finish?

    I like a deep brown Kibler...polished fire bluing optional.
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