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    Starting charge for these new conicals

    The 777 could be part of the problem but that's what they had when I was buying stuff so that's what I got. I did get the magnum caps though. I saw on another post here where guys were talking about being able to start with their thumb instead of a short stater. I was swabbing between every...
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    Starting charge for these new conicals

    From my post a couple weeks ago I had gone to the range to fire my frontier for the first time. I had no experience and managed to get off two rounds before a malfunction sent me home early. I went back to the range today and was able to fire off 15 shots before I decided to call it a day. I...
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    Starting charge for these new conicals

    I am assuming OAL is overall length? If so I measured them at 567 thousandths. I suppose I'll start with 80 grains and adjust from there.
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    Starting charge for these new conicals

    On my first trip to the range I was only able to fire 2 shots of patched round ball before I had to call it a day. It was my first time shooting any muzzleloading rifle and I used 70 grains of triple seven FFg. I am going back to the range on Tuesday and will take with me the same round balls...
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    Bent Hammer?

    On my last post here I mentioned that I had gone to the range and was only able to fire two shots. The third shot wouldn't fire. I haven't been back to the range yet, but while looking things over at home I looked at my rifle from a different angle than before. It seems my hammer is not fully...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    When I first got the rifle I wasn't sure what had been down the barrel so I used a bronze brush and Hoppes9. Upon first cleaning this produced all kinds of dirty patches from green copper fouling to black to dark brown. I had these pretty sopping wet from the solvent so they started into the...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    I went home with the plan of turning down the cleaning jag to get it to fit better, but before I did I thought I ought to try one more time to see how it fits. I didn't turn down the jag yet because of two things I realized. I was having a hard time pushing the jag with the cleaning patch down...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    :bow: The wealth of information is amazing. To answer your question about the precussion caps This is what I was using caps I'll try some thinner patches first since they're cheaper and because I have 97 .490 balls left. Hopefully I can find a good muzzleloading merchant at this weekend's...
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    frontier stock refinished! , but need tack help

    Yes it came apart in shipping and the missing piece was found in the bottom of the box. I think the former owner weakend the wood with his brass nails and the shipping finished the job. I used a 2 part epoxy and probably could have done a better job as you can see the crack still on the bottom...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    I was looking for just cci #11 caps, but all they had was winchester #11 magnum caps so that's what I ended up with. Here's the jag I bought. jag Should I order a smaller one or should I turn this one down a bit? I'll put a micrometer on it when I get home to see what the actual size is.
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    It's only new to me. I bought it used and the proof mark puts it at 1992. The front sight may have been changed or altered for all I know. It doesn't appear to have been filed but it is scuffed up a bit and some of the finishi is gone here and there. I really need to touch it up with a bit of...
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    frontier stock refinished! , but need tack help

    I have refinished a bunch of stocks before and usually stop at 220, but on this one I had some small imperfections that I could still see after the 220. They were gone after the 320 though. Probably didn't need to go as high as the 500, but I figured I wasn't going to hurt anything. I didn't...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    Thanks George, some good info here. I was using the hogdgon triple 7 from bass pro because that's what they had. I used the .490 ball + .020 patch + 70 grains of the FFg because that's what the hogdgon website recommended, so that's what I ordered from trackof the wolf. The ball was really tight...
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    frontier stock refinished! , but need tack help

    Don't know. The finish as I received it was just a varnish or shellac top coat. There was nothing 'in' the wood. I just removed it with a few coats of citrusstrip and then sanded from 150,180,220,320, and finally 500 grit papers. I gave it about 4 coats of 100% tung oil thinned with mineral...
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    frontier stock refinished! , but need tack help

    Toothpicks worked. I just rolled them in a bit of wood glue and then stuck them in each hole, then tapped each one a bit with a small hammer. I came back later and cut them flush with a razor blade an then used a punch to countersink a small dent in each one to accept the new tacks. As I said...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    There was powder in the barrel. I had thoroughly cleaned the barrel the other day and gave the bore a light coat of oil. The nipple must have been crudded up with something. So what is the proper procedure between shots? Should I be running something down the barrel every time? Should I be...
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    first trip to the range...two shots

    I was able to take my 50 cal frontier to the range today to fire it for the first time. This was also the first time I'd ever fired a muzzle loading rifle of any kind. I got set up at the 50 yard line and took my time. I used a .490 hornady ball and .020 wonderlube ox yoke in front of 70 grains...
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    frontier stock refinished! , but need tack help

    I really didn't care for the reddish varnish on the frontier I picked up a couple weeks ago on gunbroker. The finish in my opinion was to dark, too red, and had to many spots and scratches. I wanted better finish where the grain of the wood would really show. Here's before: And here's...
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    Removing spots and drum screw

    Thanks for all the advice. I was able to get the drum screw out using the drill press method as mentioned above along with a couple squirts of some break free lubricant. I cleaned up the trigger guard and butt plate with some barkeepers friend. The butt plate was easy and was clean in a few...
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    first post, need some help with Pedersoli identification

    Thanks to everyone for your help so far. I was able to source a replacement part ramrod from Flintlocksetc. It should be here in a couple days. In the meantime I picked up a can of triple 7 ffg and a box of winchester #11 magnum caps with some leftover money on a bass pro gift card. I bought a...
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