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    .54 smoothbore info

    thank you rebel, i did not know that.
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    .54 smoothbore info

    i have a .54 smoothbore and i am new to this, what would be a good load for grouse? and how would #4 buckshot group for ducks or geese and would that also be big enough for use as actual buckshot? also could someone please tell me how to properly load a smoothbore, like what kind of wads to use...
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    GPR .54 Flinter

    damn rights, it is a good deal and well worth the money. my L&R lock was a little too strong and broke flints too fast{only 2-3 shots}so i GENTLY squeezed the mainspring with a pair of vicegrips a little bit then left it cocked for 2-3 days and now it is amazeing how long a flint will last plus...
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    pyrodex in flintlock

    with black powder being extremely scarce in my neck of the woods i opened up my touch hole liner a bit with a drill and tried shooting 100 grains pyrodex in my .54 GPR primed with goex 3f and it shoots everytime with good accuracy but does not ignite as quickly as real blackpowder, about a 1...
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    pyrodex in flinter

    I am getting a bit concerned about the availability of black powder in the future and i was wondering if it would be possible to shoot pyrodex in my gpr flinter if i poured 5-10gr. black powder down the barrel first and then loaded with about 70-80gr. ffg.has anyone of you ever tried this and...
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    need help with loads

    I was wondering what kind of loads i should use in my .54 GPR flintlock, i have been shooting 80gr. ffg goex and this is about 1-2" group at 50 yards but what kind of velocity will this give me? it is about 1 foot low and 8-10" group at 100 yards, pillow ticking patches .530 rb. they are a...
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    .54 patches

    i am blowing out the patches{pillow ticking blue striped}in my GPR flinter with 100 gr. ffg goex and i have lapped the barrel with steel wool and i am wondering if this is too hot of a load, it is 2"high at 50 yards and groups about 3". At 100 yards it is about 3" low and groups about 5-6" is...
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    correct powder load for .54 GPR

    can anyone please tell me if 50-60 gr. of ffg is a good load for my .54 GPR flinter and what the velocity would be? I am having a hard time getting any accuracy except with this load, .530 rb and .0018 pillow ticking patches. any thing more and my patches are blown out. I am useing crisco oil...
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    patch lube

    i have read that crisco shortening makes a good patch lube and i was wondering if this is true as i have had a hard time makeing a good patch lube. also would canola oil work?? hopefully some of you out there will be able to give me a good recipe on easy to make patch lube. thank you.
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    curtis and harvey's blackpowder

    an oldtimer here gave me quite a bit,some of the cans look about100 years old. i hope it is not as messy as goex1FG because it looks like goex 2f or 3f.the cans are very oldand they are 1FG curtis and harvey's. I will keep you informed, but it may be a while before this storm quits and then i...
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    curtis and harvey's blackpowder

    I was wondering if anyone out there is familiar with Curtis's and Harvey's blackpowder from scotland and how it compares to Goex powder. I just aqquired a few pounds of it and the 1FG is about the same texture as GOEX FFG. I have not had a chance to try it yet it is too damn cold up here. Also...
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    curtis and harvey's blackpowder

    UBB1-ML-96821-ML- Not "Flintlock" specific.
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    help

    I got a new barrel from track yesterday for my GPR lyman in .54 smoothbore they got it from green mountain barrels and modified it for me. I am useing the thinnest patches i can get in 100% cotton but i have no way to tell how thick they are, i am shooting .530 round balls and they are so tight...
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    lyman lock

    thank you stumpkiller, my smooth barrel is .54
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    lyman lock

    i was just wondering someone once told me lyman and T/C flinters both have the same lock and if a person could exchange an old lyman lock for T/C's new lock or does lyman even do this? i ordered a smoothbore barrel fom TOTW for my lyman GPR .54 flinter and was wondering if this will shoot...
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    availability of powder

    hello everyone, i am just wondering how the availibility of powder and flints are in the states, here in northern b.c. they are hard to come by and im wondering if it would be wise to stock up,i have no one here to help me out as i am the only flint shooter within 200 miles but lately i seem to...
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    new

    hello, iam new here from northern B.C. canada and i would like to ask a few questions.
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