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    Need Powder advice

    Why wouldn't you use Grafs for a hunting load? Looking at your chrono numbers, out at 100 yards Grafs is only going 100 ft/s slower than the Swiss load. The edge goes to Swiss in terms of velocity, but I doubt the animal will notice the 100 ft/s difference. Even at the muzzle, do you think...
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    Idaho DFG / Traditional ML

    It looks like the Idaho regs take away the biggest modernizations to inlines like sabots, 209 primers, and compressed pellets. It's definately more traditional than an anything-goes-as-long-as-loads-from-the-front type season, even if it doesn't fit a super narrow definition of "traditional"...
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    Butch's Black Powder Bore Shine

    I have a bottle of Butch's Black Powder Bore Shine that came with my Deerstalker. Does anyone know if it's petroleum based? It says on the label that it's biodegradable, so I would guess no. Does anyone know for sure?
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    Round Ball Energy Ft. Lbs. for Hunting

    This is a real interesting thread on PRB performance. I will throw in that KE is not a good gauge for game performance. There's an interesting article by Randy Wakeman on the net titled "Terminal Performance in Muzzleloading. The article is here: http://randywakeman.com/ballltd74.htm I...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    Kirrmeister, I was in Wuerzburg from 1999-2001 minus a seven month deployment to Kosovo. As densely populated as Germany is, it amazed me how much forrested area Germany still has. Especially in Bavaria which is pretty much the only province I got a chance to see much of. I never got a...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    Kerrmeister, Hello. I was stationed in Wuerzburg, GE for two years when I was in the Army. When we were on field exercise in the southeastern parts of the country near the Czech boarder, I remember hearing the grunts of wild boars when I laid down for the night. They certainly weren't far:)...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    Odinbreaker, Thanks for the lead. Black Jack Hill is a little pricey, as all commercially made conicals are, but at least I would be able to actually try it out before commiting to a mold. Actually, they're not priced that bad as he's offering a box of 50 rather than a box of 20. So I'm...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    Lonegun, Yes, the calibers are different, but your experience is still helpful. It's kind of confirming the thought that if I were to try the REAL bullet, that perhaps it would be better to try the 300 grain first. I'd like to 380 grain because I think it would be a better hog bullet if the...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    HD, I know a lot of people here do prefer the PRB, but I've read that conicals have better terminal ballistics. If given the choice, I'd rather hunt with a conical. However, I'm new to this, so I could be wrong. That said, I actually do have some round balls that I will be trying. I have a...
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    .54 Lyman Deerstalker & Lee REAL question

    Hello, I just bought my first muzzleloader recently. It's a .54 cal Lyman Deerstalker. I want to start casting my own bullets being that the cost of commercial bullets is so high. I'd like to cast Lee REAL bullets. My question is the REAL a good bullet for the Deerstalker? Is its 1 in...
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