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    H & R Springfield Stalker

    Did yours have a patent breech(I think that's the right term)? The last inch and a quarter of mine seems to be distinctly smaller. I felt around with a .22 cleaning rod and it will go down farther than the .45 jag does. It feels like there is a definite ledge before it drops off. For a while...
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    H & R Springfield Stalker

    Collapsible would make sense since the channel isn't nearly as long as the barrel. Never saw the original rod. I made one out of oak dowel with a steel T.O.W. tip just for looks and bought an alum. range rod from BH tool in Oregon. It's pretty nice 8-32 at one end and 10-32 on the other. It...
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    H & R Springfield Stalker

    I have a 45 that was recently given to me. .440 balls and .018 patches were so tight I was afraid to start 'em. I used some unmeasured, but thinner pocket drill with moose juice and 50 gr of 3f. I was shooting a left over police target and made repeated head shots until I ran out of light. I...
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    The more I monkey with scrubbin it, the more I think it's powder. Patches are coming out gray/black. I think I might be getting close. I'll try the Gunzilla-JB route. On an aside, another guy at work just gave me an unopened pound can of fff powder manufactured in Great Britian in 1973. I...
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    I hate to hear that. I was hoping for a looser fit. I gather a thinner patch isn't really the answer? How would I know if the ball is "too tight" I don't want to have to pull another ball or have it hang up somewhere.
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    I just got a box of .440 balls and .018 patches (they've been moose juiced and are drying now). The rear sight seems a little wonky, but I'm keeping an open mind. I work midnights and have three highchairs in my kitchen, so getting out the door with it might end up being the hardest part. I'll...
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    Thanks, I just got done cleaning it again. With a bore light, the barrel shines like a new dime. I can still kinda feel a difference in the last inch or so with a brush but I can no longer feel the change when I use a jag and patch. I'm gonna go at it another time or two. I'll try soaking it a...
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    I've been steady scrubbing with a brush and it's getting smoother, the jag doesn't tear patches now and comes out more easily than it did. I can't help wondering if there isn't still powder stickin to the sides. Should the last little bit of the barrel be the same diameter as the rest? It is...
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    rough breech H&R Stalker

    Hello, I've been reading this forum for ages, and now I finally have a gun and a question. I tried searching with no luck...I was given a 45 H&R Stalker that had been left loaded for between 4 and 35 years. I FINALLY got the ball pulled and found a solid mass of propellant behind the ball. I...
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