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    Sticking balls

    I had this happen several years ago. I was experimenting with felt wads soaked in neat’s foot oil. The wads left a good coating of oil on the chamber walls and the ball wouldn’t stay seated. Some would even follow the loading lever up when it was returned to the upright position after...
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    SOLD Santa Fe Hawken

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    Lands to deep?

    For lack of better terms, my barrel is homemade. It was made by an individual who bored and cut the lands on his own. When loading you can feel rough and loose spots in the barrel. All patching materials I tried with the exception of canvas and denim were shredded. I settled on canvas...
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    Lands to deep?

    I was able to get to the gun club yesterday and test linen, canvas and denim. The .020 linen patches were nearly completely torn apart and burned up when recovered. The denim worked well, but the .025" canvas patches were better. They showed no signs of burn through or blow by. The...
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    Lands to deep?

    I will try and figure out how to post pictures, but in the meantime I purchased .020 linen, .025 canvas and .027 denim that I plan on testing Monday morning. I also found some 19 gauge 1/8" wads that I will try as well. Thanks to everyone who helped by offering suggestions and past experiences.
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    Lands to deep?

    I have a .62 caliber rifle with a 1 in 66" twist and .014 deep lands. For years I wondered why patches continued to have blow by, or burn through, until I measured the bore and determined the depth of the lands. The bore measures .620 from the tops of the lands and .648 from the bottom of the...
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    Minie Tumbling From Pedersoli 1861 Springfield

    I slugged the bore in an Armi Sport 1861 Springfield and a Armi Sport Zouave. They both had .584 bores. I had the same problems until I custom ordered a Rapine mold and a .583 sizing die. Don't know who to recommend since Rapine molds is no longer around. Minie balls can be very frustrating...
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    CR Hart Rifle...info needed

    How can I tell who manufactured the barrel? There are no stamps or markings on it other than the engraving of C R Hart. I would post some pictures of it, but I havent figured out how to post pictures on this forum.
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    CR Hart Rifle...info needed

    I recently aquired a flintlock built on an English pattern sporting rifle that was built by CR Hart. Does anybody have any information on t his builder? Thanks
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    Russ Ham lock parts needed...

    Does anyone know of a source for these parts. I am looking for a frizzen for a Bedford County type lock. Thanks
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    Track of the Wolf precarved stocks?

    I was looking at the Hawken. The machining was very well executed. I have some wood blanks that I would like to send to them so I could have them machine some stocks for me.
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    Track of the Wolf precarved stocks?

    Does anyone know who machines the precarved stocks that Track of the Wolf sells? Thanks
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    '42 Springfield Question

    Badpenny Where do you get swaged .69 minie balls? I have an Armisport 42 that has an oversized bore for the Lyman mold.
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    Rifled 8 gauge, or other big bore???

    I had an English style rifle with a 30" straight octagon barrel in .69 caliber. Recoil wasn't really that bad, but you have to keep in mind that I did not use it in competition. It was shot a few times throughout the year mostly around deer season. I realy don't plan on putting a lot of...
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    Rifled 8 gauge, or other big bore???

    Sekiar... I am on the verge of placing an order for their 8 gauge. What has your experience been with shooting the 4 gauge? Thanks
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    Rifled 8 gauge, or other big bore???

    Does anyone know where I can find information on rifled big bore muzzleloaders. I am kicking around the idea of making a rifled 8 bore and am looking for any possible information. Thanks Todd
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