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    patch making--a savings?

    I must say, you've all done a fine job selling me on the benefits of making your own!!! I'm a penny pincher by nature, so making my own will suit me just fine. So--if I went to Wal-Mart, how would I know what to buy? I'm currently using store bought .018" pre-lubed pillow ticking.
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    patch making--a savings?

    I'm sure this has been batted around before, but is it tradition or to save money that drives folks to make their own shooting patches? I buy the pre-lubed patches and it doesn't strike me that making my own would save me a bunch of money. That said, I think there would be the added...
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    GPR Peep sight

    BrownBear, I just ordered the T/C peep from Midsouth. Thanks for all of your answers and advice. I'll let you know what I think when it arrives and I've had a chance to dial it in. I think the peep will be just my ticket. I'm an avid shotgunner and I have scopes on all of my centerfire...
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    GPR Peep sight

    The more recently produced GPRs are factory ready for the installation of the Lyman peep (no need to drill and tap). Would I be safe to assume that this is the case for the T/C peep (even though Lyman is not on their list) on a GPR from your experience? If so, I'm going to be getting one...
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    success last night

    Just butchered him today and didn't see any signs of prior injury. Even the side with 3 points is a bit deformed, so I'd chalk his rack up to genetics. I prefer non-typical racks over typical, so this one is pretty cool to me. I did check his teeth to call him 2 1/2 years old. Even though...
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    GPR Peep sight

    Hey Brown Bear, I'm interested in hearing your answer to the same question. I just filled my last ML tag and now I'd like to install a peep sight. I'm real intersted in the Thompson sight you're talking about, but would like to know more about the install first. Also, generally speaking I'd...
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    success last night

    I'm a biologist by trade and in a past life I ran a deer aging station during the Wisconsin gun season. By tooth wear, he aged at 2 1/2 years. The bases were real thick and then he went all to heck from there. I measured again tonight and his "good" side had a spread of 8 3/4".
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    success last night

    I almost got another deer on my way home, too! My truck is in for repairs, so I was hunting with my little Saturn car. I laid down the back seats and put down a tarp before loading the buck. His nose was poking my elbow every time I shifted. :) Anyway, on the way home in the dark, I had a...
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    success last night

    Had a pretty fun hunt last night with the GPR (.50 cal). I was hunting some pretty rugged hills west of the Missouri River last night and managed to take home this guy. He has a really funny rack. The spike side is roughly 14" long. The spread on the other side is a little over 8" wide. I...
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    coyotes...

    Do tell...
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    coyotes...

    :surrender: Everyone is an expert...
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    coyotes...

    I know I gave you guys a quick version of my story, so I left much to speculation. I did reload (took me about 30 seconds with a speed loader :grin: ), but I didn't have another shot and was up in a tree stand (brush and trees in the way). So, I made the choice to take a few minutes to see...
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    coyotes...

    Only because I know the outcome would I have done it differently. I have several different areas near my home where I bow hunt and ML hunt. The spot where I shot this buck is along a creek system--to the west of this creek system is a small housing development (still in the country). In the...
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    coyotes...

    I had a pretty frustrating encounter last night and this morning. I was in the woods last night trying to fill a muzzleloader only buck tag. With about 20 minutes left in legal shooting, a pretty decent buck came walking. I'm using a Lyman GPR in .50 cal. I took the broadside shot he gave me...
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    CO2 load discharger

    Sounds like folks typically clean the barrel after CO2 discharging--even if a shot was never fired. Is that true?
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    CO2 load discharger

    Good to hear. I always feel wasteful when shooting to unload. Thanks!
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    CO2 load discharger

    Hello! I live in the country, so discharging my ML rifle at the end of a hunt (even in the dark) is not an issue. I was wondering, however, if a round ball recovered after using a CO2 discharger can be reused? If so, this would be a double bonus--not having to do a full cleaning and being...
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    patch inspection

    I'd like to learn a bit more about what to look for when inspecting spent ball patches (retrieving after taking shot). I have a general idea of what I'm looking for, but I'm not sure what to do if I see something bad/wrong. If I understand it correctly, the patch shouldn't be torn or burnt. In...
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    Updated range report - problem fixed!

    I agree, I made a lot of changes at once. I thought the bore cleaning compound would be a good idea no matter what. After several late nights reading on this site, I've grown to think that true black powder is a good idea for a rifle, where consistency is key. For my ML shotgun, I'll continue...
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    Updated range report - problem fixed!

    I also had a few firsts yesterday. I ran down an overpowder card a couple of times without the powder and also ran a patch and ball down w/out powder once. Humbling... I've heard of civil war soldiers repeatedly loading charge on top of charge in their guns while in the heat of battle. I...
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