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    Round Ball accuracy??

    I have a Parker-Hale 1861 Enfield Musketoon, progressive-depth rifling exactly as in original, 1:48, .004" at the muzzle, .013" at the breech. I've had this superbly-made Parker-Hale for years -- it's truly the best replica muzzle-loader of any kind I've ever owned. But I've never fired it with...
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    Round Ball accuracy??

    Shoulda remembered the Hawken twist; must be gettin' old.
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    Real BP in New York State

    Yes it does stink, but this is precisely what the anti-gunners have been doing for years: making people criminals by outlawing that which was once perfectly legal. (Sorry I don't know any more about this issue than what I already posted, which as I already indicated is only rumor and hearsay.)...
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    Round Ball accuracy??

    Remembering the results others folks and I got with patched round balls in 1:48,.54 T/C Renegades 30 years ago, Regulis' experience is pretty typical. The problem is the T/C twist: perfect for conicals, but way too fast for PRB at any meaningful velocity. With this rifle, my best PRB accuracy...
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    Real BP in New York State

    The danger with "real" black powder -- a danger increased a thousandfold by the so-called Patriot Act -- is that allegedly a great many municipalities (and possibly even some states) have outlawed its possession entirely, and allegedly will prosecute you as a terrorist (no matter how many...
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