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    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Loading Preference.
      Don't have a smooth bore so my opinion is worth nothing, but I think a fouling shot has no value IF you clean between shots. I believe...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL reacted to wiscoaster's post in the thread Loading Preference with Like Like.
      I don't tap it on anything hard, and I do it gently. No worries. My rifle is my baby. ;) Habits are also developed for good reasons...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL reacted to Trigger's post in the thread Loading Preference with Like Like.
      I have a question... Measuring.. I measure loose volume. If I tap the tube twice.. the powder settles down 10 grains.. Im at just...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Loading Preference.
      Yep. The one time I got to shoot a 'tater gun I could not believe how far it would shoot. Made from PVC pipe and powered by hair spray...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Spear head load board.
      That is a great idea. I did that with dowel rods and corks many decades ago when I had access to a machine shop and a a machinest. He...
    • Mike in FL
      What a great story - a hard fall, 3 big deer with a smooth bore. All that before noon. Yo the man. Thanks for sharing. When I was in my...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL reacted to wiscoaster's post in the thread Loading Preference with Like Like.
      Yes, that argument also makes sense. So, I suppose it's one of those six and half a dozen things. ;)
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Spear head load board.
      'Tis just wrong, cheating, even blasphemous, but in my old age, I have begun to take short cuts that lessens time and steps in loading...
    • Mike in FL
      I live on the east coast of FL. Been here 8 years. I've never experienced rust on any of my guns and have not experienced any rust, and...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Loading Preference.
      Remember how "blowing down the barrel" thread went south due to differences in opinions?
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Loading Preference.
      Tap the barrel after powder charge? only takes a second, I know, but why? Would not the next load components push the powder down to...
    • Mike in FL
      Mike in FL replied to the thread Loading Preference.
      Didn't see where OP mentioned a smooth bore. Did we just assume that? Maybe so, because rifle loading has fewer components.
    • Mike in FL
      Yes sir. I still do that. The .38 casing fits very well over a wooden shaft and the nails bring the weight up to more closely match the...
    • Mike in FL
      Are wolves the same thing as warbles? Never heard of wolves. You think it is a parasite?
    • Mike in FL
      Yep. The leather is to "cushiony" which lessens the flint's striking force. Think of punching someone with a boxing glove vs a bare...
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