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    TC Firestorm

    Anybody have any opinions on TC's Firestorm flintlock?
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    CVA Gobbler shotgun

    ray b make sure flash channel is clear for starters (fire 2 caps and run nipple pick afterwards load black powder and keep hammer at 1/2 cock give the lock/receiver a good slap so powder gets down where it needs to be before finishing load (this is very important I've found) I generally use...
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    USA Made Production Trade Gun . . .if only . . .

    Just a working class hunter, 900.00 is more than I make in 2 weeks, seems nutty that I can buy a modern cartridge shotgun for 89.00 and a entry level BP shotgun costs 300.00 plus . . .just my opinion of course . . . shotguner :results:
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    USA Made Production Trade Gun . . .if only . . .

    A soothbore .20 for around $400.00 Why doesn't an American Manufacturer offer such an animal. I have a big problem sending cash to Italy or India when I am an American hunter/shooter. Politically incorrect perhaps, but honest . . . shotgunner :imo:
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    fishing line and buckshot - Musketman?

    Rebel, I agree, my .690 warren round balls are awesome at 30-40 yards this buckshot chain thing just sounds interesting . . . buckshot and line are cheaper than warren balls and easier to come by . . . shotgunner
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    fishing line and buckshot - Musketman?

    Hey Rebel, Firewire or such would make it out without melting I would think. Here in Michigan regs say buck without mentioning any buckshot restrictions. This sounds like a huge projectile to me (being whatever 8 or 9 ball daisy chained together gotta be 4 inches across) would keep groups...
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    fishing line and buckshot - Musketman?

    quote from another site: "For a really devastating load, use split shot crimped over strong monofilament, so the buckshot is essentially tied together with a half inch or so separation." Found this on another site . . . thoughts? will it clear the muzzle without bunching up? sounds...
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    Rebel, 20 gauge I assume, serpant side plate, etc? Decent lock? I am familiar with the Track but have never purchased from them . . . shotgunner
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    Rebel, Is your trade gun one of those from NorthStarWest? What do you think of quality? I am considering one . . . shotgunner
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    .357 4" highway patrolman is my home gun, or the ruger, or the mossberg . . . but black powder has really gotten under my skin, my .50 t/c hawken will run rings around my win 30-30 with a patch and ball although my .243 can take out any critters's lights at 200 yards, yet there isn't the...
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    Thanks again Rebel, Northwest Michigan and up to my eye brows in snow right now, best rabbits after a thaw. I really like this cva trapper, light weight, never a dry fire would like a double for trap shooting, although no problem hitting clays with the trapper, just one more re-load I enjoy...
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    Thanks Rebel, It's kinda hard to really see what the breech end of bore looks like with any kinda bore light or reflector . . .I thought it was okay but my inner elf thought of asking . . . shotgunner :thumbsup:
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    Okay to leave charge for weeks on end?

    I hunt rabbits in winter and leave my cva trapper charged until me and the dog connect . . . we hunt eves and weekends, if no rabbit I leave her charged and cold in the woodshed. Should I pull load weekly? Is un-fired powder corrosive in the breech end? thanks shotgunner "nothing prettier...
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    How much "trouble" ...

    IT'S LIKE BUILDING A STICKBOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT YOUR PERSONAL REWARD WILL BE. THAT'S YOUR CALL. YOU WON'T FIND ANSWERS HERE, YOU . . . HAVE TO LOOK INSIDE AND FIND THEM . . . SHOTGUJN
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    Roundball Question

    Hey Fellas! Let's kill us a deer. This numerical BS is a lot of fun but it doesn't put meat on the table. Practical info is wanted here . . .
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    Roundball Question

    Shot placement. period. stay within range (60 yards or less) and it will be a dead deer. Chronograph , smonograph. just my 2 cents
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    one tight mother

    bought an old tc hawken .50, kit gun probably 20+ years, shoots super, but after 2 or three rounds barrel so tight I can barely put down a ball, sound about right or what? .490 with a .015 ox patch. Should I polish barrel to smooth out? Thanks
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    Older Thompson Hawken .50

    Hi, Picked up an older Thompson Hawken .50 caliber today at a yardsale, the blue is pretty much gone but the brass and wood are excellent. After alot of brushing and patches and hot water I got the bore cleaned up pretty well. It's not pitted but it sure was not put-up properly. Any ideas how...
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    Buffering agent for buckshot load

    Does anyone here buffer their buckshot loads to help hold pattern together?
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