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    petrolium vs natural lube

    Lemme tell you! I shoot a .50 caliber T/C Hawken. I once used some kind of petro lube with Pyrodex and thought I was never going to get the baked on tar that was left in the barrel out of it. It was a very hard black crust. I feel that Pyrodex burns hotter than real BP. You might not have as...
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    58 cal sabots

    Thare are several reasons I'm not interested in sabots. One is the pressure of loading them. They all use aluminum rods with brass tips I've machined for them to load their very tight sabots. And I mean tight. They also all have a problem with plastic residue in their barrel bores. Then there is...
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    recommend a beginners rifle

    Greg, When I said I would start out with a Lyman GPR I didn't mean to imply that I am in any way unhappy with my T/C Hawken. It's a great rifle. THe only problem I ever had with it was the sear arm breaking off. My rifle was made in the early 1970's and had an early unreinforced weaker sear. I...
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    recommend a beginners rifle

    I started with, still have, a T/C .50 caliber Hawken. If I were to start today I would get a Lyman Great Plains Rifle in .50 or .54 caliber.
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    NECK KNIFE.......Finished for Customer

    I use O-1 for everything. My preference would be L6 for stock removal blades but it's hard to find. O-1 makes blades that have been given rave reviews from their owners. I like 1095, especially for my forged blades, but again it's not easy to find in the closest local market I can drive to,El...
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    NECK KNIFE.......Finished for Customer

    Very nice piece and sheath! I make knives to suppliment my retirement income, 668 knifes to date. I may copy your sheath design for a forged neck knife. Most of my knives are of the stock removal variety but I prefer the look, feel and cutting ability of forged knives. I use Starrett O-1 steel...
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    58 cal sabots

    My muzzle loader hunting friend shoots a couple of smokeless Savage ML rifles, the original and the 2nd version. At the range in practical shooting situations my .50 cal T/C Hawken is every bit as accurate as his rifles. But he insists that I sould try shooting saboted bullets. My question is...
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    Pyrodex P in .50 cal TC Hawken

    I use Pyrodex RS or Select depending on what I have on hand. I have found the Select to be more accurate, but they have RS at Wal Mart. Guess what I use more? I've thought about about using P. A whole self of RS has kept me from doing it. I usually shoot a 3/4" to 1 1/2" standing group at 50...
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    freshen barrel?

    I have an old book on making muzzle loaders from scratch. It suggests lapping only to with in an inch or so of end of the the muzzle. Reason is to keep the last bit of bore smaller in diameter or choked. It's supposed to make loading easier - ball goes down easy once past the choke and makes...
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    rabbit hunting

    Beagles seem to have good hunting instincts. One that is 3 years old may have developed a fear of the sound of a gunshot. I bought mine from a hunting Beagle breeder in Calif who said he waits til the pups are 10 months old before he trys to train them. My Beagle is now 16 years old. She's been...
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    lead

    I used to shoot a lot of 10 meter air pistol. I have around 50 pounds of almost pure lead left over from my pellet trap after I've already cast 25 pounds of RB, MaxiBall and homemade mold bullets for my .50 cal Hawken. Fanatic airgun shooters in your area may have lead pulled from their traps...
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    Char Material

    I carry a short length of old unbleached fluffy rope. Don't know what it's made from, maybe hemp, but it takes very little to get it going. I start it with either a magnifying glass or one of those fire starter things that you scrape a piece of hard high carbon steel. I mounted my fire starter...
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    hardening question

    L6 is probably one of the best high carbon knife steels. Harden it by heating it until it won't attract a magnet. You only need to harden the blade and back to just into the handle area so it won't bend with use. Then quench it in room temp olive oil. Temper immediately. You can temper L6 two...
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    Post deleted by Claude

    I've used #11 primers of all types and ages including some very old Italian made CVA caps and have never had a misfire in 25 years. I shoot Pyrodex exclusively and it's supposed to be harder to ignite. Not true in my experience. I use the new Remington caps that are advertised to be hotter than...
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    RB or Maxi-hunter??

    Going back to the original question: Which is better for under 100 yard deer shooting, PRB or Maxi-Hunter? I use PRB in my old T/C Hawken .50 for fun shooting and the 350 grain Maxi-Hunter for hunting desert mule deer. Two reasons: 1. My rifle shoots the Maxi-Hunter very accurate. I consider...
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    Knife sheath

    Sewing wet or at least very damp does make for a nice seam. I dry mine before sewing mostly because it lets me finish the sheath faster. I have found that wetting, drying and dyeing can seriously over dry leather making it stiff and prone to crack the hair side surface where it's folded. Kinda...
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    Lets Talk Leather

    I use Fiebing's Aussie Leather Conditioner. Contains beeswax. They claim it conditions and waterproofs leather.
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    Knife sheath

    The instructions in the link are pretty good. I've made over 600 sheaths for the custom knives I make and I have only one suggestion: Make the spacer (that fits between the two sides of the sheath when they are folded together) closer to the knife and make it so that it rises up just a little...
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    Pistol Help Needed

    I found a reference to a pistol in an old book I have on building muzzle loading rifles, pistols, powder horns and flints. No mention is made as to the original makers of this style. The book is very interesting as it takes you thru making the whole pistol including boring and rifling the barrel.
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    Pistol Help Needed

    I've seen pictures of the pistol you describe. I went thru all the references that I have close at hand and couldn't find it. I'll keep looking.
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