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    tc 50 cal New Englander

    Minus the fiber wad, I use the same load and get a nice cloverleaf at 50 yards. On another note, would it be bad to mention that I bought my NE used for $25 about 7 years ago? D
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    iS IT A Traditional RIFLE ?

    Fair enough. I would count myself in the group that got interested in muzzleloaders before there was anything but traditional guns. It just took me quite a while to actually get one. Thanks, D
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    iS IT A Traditional RIFLE ?

    Okay guys, I'm not trying to stir up trouble, it's just a thought. Don't get me wrong, I love the look, feel, and everything else that goes along with the traditional guns, and I'm not saying that the plastic and stainless TC is traditional by any means. It's a nice weapon that fills the need...
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    iS IT A Traditional RIFLE ?

    Something that occured to me is, if the durable plastics and stainless steal were available ~160 years ago, wouldn't the mountain men and pioneers have used them to make firearms? If I went back in time, I probably would want to take one of these rifles with me. Anything I need to shoot it...
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    Gun Safety

    The signature line that Plink has on another forum pretty much sums it up:" We have enough youth, we need a fountain of SMART!" D
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    Naval Jelly in a rusted bore?

    My "new" muzzleloader (the only one I have) is a TC New Englander in .50 caliber. I paid $50 for it, so you can guess how bad the inside of the barrel was rusted, very bad. I got a pack that had a brush and swab in it, and also picked up a can of WD40 on the way home. Once home, I took the...
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    "Pile Driving" (bouncing) the ramrod on a PRB?

    Given that experience is knowing when you make the same mistake AGAIN, I prefer not to pee on an electric fence (Paul, I love that line, I hope you don't mind if I use it some). Okay, sorry to stir up such a hornet's nest, but thank you to everyone who has answered. I'm learning a lot about...
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    "Pile Driving" (bouncing) the ramrod on a PRB?

    Okay, I'm still very new at this (muzzleloading, not to firearms in general), but I'm trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as possible. So, I was reading in Sam Fadala's "The Complete Blackpowder Handbook, 5th edition" and he states that this is a waste of time, only brusing the front of...
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    Rule #1

    You all just hit on one of my major pet peaves! Butch, a gun collector who passed away a few years ago, was one of the assistant Scout Masters in the Boy Scout troup I grew up in. He made darn sure that we all learned that you treat every gun as if it is loaded, until you can prove otherwise...
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    .32 and .36 Caliber question.

    The Traditions Crockett is definitely on the list to look at, but I'm also looking around at other things. Track of the Wolf (no relation, darn it) has replacement barrels for a TC Hawken for about $170, so there is some thought to finding a used Hawken and replacing the barrel. I got a great...
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    .32 and .36 Caliber question.

    Being rather new to muzzleloading, but definitely hooked, I have a question (possibly a dumb one, but, as I tell my students, there are very few dumb questions) about shooting .32 and .36 caliber muzzleloaders. Is it possible to use single and tripple 0 buck shot as a patched round ball for...
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    I'm so confused (and I'm new here).

    Thanks one and all for the advice and letting me know that I'm on the right track. Like I said, I consider myself new to muzzleloading, and I want to make sure I'm doing things correctly. I'm planning on being able to take this rifle out to 100 yards consistantly for target work, as well as...
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    I'm so confused (and I'm new here).

    Oops, I forgot to mention that. The TC New Englander has a 1 in 48 twist. Thanks, D
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    I'm so confused (and I'm new here).

    Hey there; I'm not exactly new at this muzzleloading thing, but I am. I first shot a muzzloader about 17 years ago, but that was only once, and I just got a TC New Englander about 1.5 months ago. So I'm new to it (and having a great time, probably more fun than most of my conventional guns)...
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