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    Crazy for wanting a percussion smooth bore?

    Thanks for tuning in. You remind me that I DO have the 20 gauge Pedersoli double barrel shotgun I bought a couple years ago. We had some fun shooting both it and the Howda version of it. I never have shot it that much or considered it a roundball gun, although I had planned to get it out for...
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    Crazy for wanting a percussion smooth bore?

    Mostly because of the history, I suppose, but I keep finding myself drawn to a smoothbore 1842, either reproduction or original. I love my rifled 1841 Mississippi, my 1841 Springfield, and my P53 Enfield, and I know I'd be in a very different accuracy universe. There's just something appealing...
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    Original 1863 Springfield accuracy?

    Finally got around to making paper cartridges and shooting my 1863. It's a Type I and in good condition, and I've been shooting it prior to featuring it in a video soon. With "Old Style" Minie Bullets in .575 from Track of the Wolf, I'm getting erratic accuracy. These same bullets give good...
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    Source for paper cartridges?

    Probably .575. They seem to fit my 1863 okay. Mainly just going for the educational value, not accuracy, etc. Thanks, Hickok45
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    Source for paper cartridges?

    Hi, Is anybody aware of a source for loaded paper cartridges for a .58 caliber Springfield rifle musket. I know, I know, I should get all the supplies and make them myself, and I'll probably do that at some point. Just wondering if anybody is creating some that are pretty authentic and offering...
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    Bought a LOADED 1863 Springfield at Civil War show this weekend!

    I agree, which is why I mentioned that I was not sure where the best place was to post on this forum; I might have reacted too quickly, but I guess I detected a little attitude I always have a short fuse for. As we approach a million subscribers at MY Internet home, I deal all day with Trolls...
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    Bought a LOADED 1863 Springfield at Civil War show this weekend!

    Well, excuse me; it seemed to be a rifle I purchased at a Civil War show. It also seemed to be a rifle that MIGHT just have been manufactured and used in something called the Civil War; hence, posting the warning at a Civil War site didn't necessarily seem all that crazy, but what do I know? :-)...
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    Bought a LOADED 1863 Springfield at Civil War show this weekend!

    Not sure where this should be posted, here, or under Percussion Rifles. Anyway, just a tip and an FYI, I finally purchased my first original (non-reproduction) Civil War rifle musket at the Civil War show in Franklin, Tn, this past weekend. It's not a museum piece, but it's a nice old vintage...
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    Best 1861 Springfield replica?

    Thanks for the input.
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    Best 1861 Springfield replica?

    Hi, Although, I always have my eye out for an original that is affordable and maybe even shootable, I might just pick up a good replica of the Springfield 1861 .58 caliber rifle musket. Who makes the best one? Pedersoli? From pictures, they seem to perhaps have the best looking wood; however...
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    Hawken Choice

    Thanks, yep, I'm the YouTube guy. I see we have lots of "experts" on this site, just as on other forums, some more helpful and friendly than others, but lots of experts. Thanks, Hickok45
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    Hawken Choice

    Yeah, October Country does have a couple of good-looking rifles. You are right. Hickok45
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    Hawken Choice

    I'm missing having a Hawken around; my first muzzle loading rifle was a T/C Hawken .50 back in the '70s. I bought Lyman Great Plains Rifle at about the same time. Both were fun. I later switched out to a .58 Green Mountain barrel on a .54 T/C and had some fun with bigger lead, although I...
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    Colt Replicas

    That's always been a difficult task with my guns, getting the wedge in and out. I'm pretty handy with a Dremel, though. So, I could probably smooth and polish down the wedge to where it will more easily go in and out? What about the screw; do you just loosen it a little, or take it completely...
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    Colt Replicas

    AS you might have seen from the Dragoon video, the .454 balls are too small. I have lots of them, as they work fine in my 1860 army, but it appears I need .457 for this baby. The patches seem to work okay, but that's no fun; these things are a project to load as it is. :-) Hickok45
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    Colt Replicas

    Capper, Yeah, I started into muzzleloading with two Hawken rifles, a Thompson Center .50 caliber and a Lyman Plains Rifle in the same caliber. Being fond of large lead chunks, I even bought a .58 caliber Green Mountain barrel for the Hawken. Lost the last Hawken about 14 years ago in a...
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    Colt Replicas

    Oh, I think you'll see these on camera at some point. Hickok45 has gone way too long without having the essential pair of '51 Navy Colts! Ironically, I traded my Uberti '51 Navy just prior to starting the YouTube stuff. I've always loved these old percussion revolvers since first spotting them...
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    Colt Replicas

    Yeah, you remembered that 1860 adventure I talked about. I've actually had some problems with two different Uberti 1860s over the years. I'm hoping these Colts work find. I'm trusting that the assembly and finish work might be a little better. I came upon these from someone who was selling a...
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    Colt Replicas

    My searching has been unsuccessful. I recently acquired a 3rd Model Dragoon and a 3rd Gen. 1851 Navy. Both are Colt replicas, but I intend to shoot them, despite their unfired collectible status. Anybody out there shot these enough to recommend the most likely round ball sizes to start with...
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    Enfield shoots WAY too high!

    Thanks for the tips. I rather like the idea of adding a piece of brass to the front sight. I might get my gunsmithing tools out and try that - sledge hammer and Dremel! Thanks, Hickok45 www.youtube.com/user/hickok45
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