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    Which front sight pairs best with Lyman 57SML?

    Folks were so helpful on an earlier question, thought I'd ask another (no good deed goes unpunished...) Looks like I'm going the GM barrel route on my TC Hawkins. Seems like near universal agreement on the Lyman 57SML site for a peep. But what about the front? I'm thinking globe sight, but...
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    Target shooting: customize or buy?

    Well said, Paul. A buddy of mine has a saying, "It's a gun, not a magic wand." Thanks to all for the advice. I found a local gunsmith who has some experience with muzzleloaders. Thanks for the mention of Long Rifle Supply, looks like a good site. Anyone have recommendations for an online...
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    Target shooting: customize or buy?

    Getting my start in BP target shooting and wondering which is better: trick out my basic .50 TC Hawkins with a new barrel and sights, or try to find a used target gun that fits my budget ($500 -$600)? The matches where I shoot is round ball only, peeps OK but no optics, and traditional guns...
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    How to display pistols

    Thanks for the advice, MacRob2. My piettas aren't high-end or antiques. Friends and family are trustworthy (for the most part), although I can't vouch for my kids' friends (all in their 20s). Supplies are locked away in another part of the house, so it's not too likely a casual visitor will...
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    How to display pistols

    My apologies if this has been covered at length elsewhere...I couldn't find a link if there was one. My question is, what is the collective wisdom on displaying black powder pistols on a stand, say on a cabinet or bookshelf? Not under glass. Would this encourage rust/corrosion? What about dust...
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    CVA trigger guard question

    Thanks, all. I appreciate the feedback. I'm thinking I'll give it a try. The worse that can happen is it'll look awful. In that case I'll tell folks, "It was just fine when I loaned it to my brother-in-law..."
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    CVA trigger guard question

    Another question about a CVA frontier rifle I saw some spurred CVA Hawken trigger guards for sale and was wondering...can you swap out the plain trigger guard on a frontier rifle and replace it with a spurred Hawken guard? (My apologies if this has been covered before: I tried a couple of...
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    Replacement sights for CVA frontier?

    Thanks, both! I'll look into it.
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    Replacement sights for CVA frontier?

    Has anyone replaced the sights on a CVA frontier, 28-inch barrel? Just got one and my 50+ eyes could use some help. Any recommendations for sights? If you've replaced them, how big a job is this? Thanks.
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    Shootin' blanks & flash in the pan

    Still new to BP and just wonderin'...how exactly do you shoot a blank? Do you need to run a patch down after the powder? Is the patch just to keep the powder from dribbling out, or do you need to hammer it down a bit to compact the charge? Is something more substantial than a patch needed, and...
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    Presentation cases??

    Has anyone ever tried converting an old cigar humidor into a presentation case? I've seen used ones on ebay for $10 or so, and a lot of them are pretty nice wood. In fact, I have an old one that might work well. The only thing is, humidors are designed to keep things...well, humid. Any...
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    Loading Stands for Single Shots

    Tight Wad raises an interesting point. How many of you pistoleros don't bother with a stand?
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    Loading Stands for Single Shots

    Some great ideas here. Sorry I didn't take the time to notice this same subject was addressed just a few threads down. Some of these examples look too good to take out to range, they'd look just fine a mantle.
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    Loading Stands for Single Shots

    Anybody ever make a loading stand for a flinter? Just got a Traditions Trapper last night and the literature suggests using a loading stand or to "kneel down and place it between your knees." Since I don't much like the idea of pouring blackpowder "between my knees," maybe I'll try the loading...
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    Bore Butter and Rust

    Seems like it's about time again for some fool to ask this question, so I'll step up to the task. Is one application of Bore Butter enough to coat a barrel after cleaning a muzzleloader? I thought I'd swabbed in plenty (two patches loaded with BB), but so far it seems when I check it a week...
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    Pirate Pistol?

    Last night I went online and showed my daughter some of the pistols I was considering, including the Queen Anne, the English dragoon, and just as a fluke, the Traditions Trapper with double trigger and sights. She surprised me by voting for the Traditions. I explained there's nothing...
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    Pirate Pistol?

    Thanks for the info, all. While I'm asking, I may as well ask for the sky...any chance of hitting what I aim at with any of these choices. What would be a reasonable distance...10 yards, 25?
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    Pirate Pistol?

    Looking for advice here folks. Any suggestions on where to find a flintlock pistol for fun and plinking, that won't break the bank? My 12-year-old daughter likes to shoot a bit, and is head-over heels crazy about Johnny Depp and his character Cpt. Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the...
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    Using a T/C Hawkins like a shotgun!?

    An acquaintance recently told me that last fall he went rabbit hunting with a guy who used a .50 T/C Hawkins as a shotgun. Said he loaded it with No.4 shot and two Pyrodex pellets. I thought he was joking, but he said he shot it, too. I recalled reading that in the Civil War, "buck and ball"...
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    Newbies: you found the right place

    Flyboy, This may sound dumb, but is tranny fluid petroleum-based? I'm trying to follow T/C's recommendations to use non-oil based products in the barrel.
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