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    Traditions Kentucky Long Rifle 50 cal

    Noted. I'll give it a try. dbach
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    Traditions Kentucky Long Rifle 50 cal

    I have a Traditions 50 Cal Kentucky Long Rifle I bough a couple years back. I really like the rifle and shoot it a few times each year. Its very accurate and I like shooting it. It was not a kit, I bought it assembled. What I don't like is getting the manure kicked out of me every time I shoot...
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    Happy ending. I removed the nipple, filled the bolster drum with 2fg black powder, replaced the nipple and added a percussion cap. Pulled down on a target at 35 yards and pulled the trigger. I'll admit I was a bit nervous. The gun went off sending the load and all is well. On top of that I...
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    I think you guys have been a great deal of help. I'm better equipped to solve the problem now. I did not clean the path from the cap to the breech. Honestly I never thought about it. Live and learn. I own several firearms. I reload for all of them both pistol and rifle. I built my own AR15...
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    I used warm soapy water. Ran several swabs through the barrel. Damp swabs. Not dripping wet. When they started to come back clean I ran several dry swabs. When they came back clean and dry. I ran a swab that had a light coat of oil. I followed this with the last swab which had a very light coat...
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    At this point, removing the breech plug would be the last resort. I can't imagine what is in there. I took the rifle out a and shot it for the first time. I cleaned it as soon as I got home. All cleaning swabs were accounted for. Nothing was missing. I took it back out to do a little more...
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    Well manure. It looks like it's screwed in. If it doesn't shoot out I guess I'll have to soak the powder and try to pull the ball out from the muzzle. I'm starting to think Traditions is not what I expected.
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    How to remove traditions breech plug

    How do you remove the breech plug on a traditions muzzle loader? Are the threads right hand? I've had a misfire. If I can't shoot the load out by powdering the bolster drum I'm assuming I will need to open the breech to get the load out. I have no idea what might be stuck in there.
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    First Impressions

    So .... Lets say I'm shooting a 50 caliber 182 grain round ball out of a 31.5" barrel. The ball measures .495 and I'm using 100% cotton patch that measures .0135 Each patch is lightly treated with bore butter and the bore was swabbed with bore butter prior to shooting (as described on the...
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    First Impressions

    The suggested load for my traditions Kentucky Long Rifle is 80 grains under a 182 grain 50 cal round ball. I'm a re-loader and I'm used to specific loads for specific bullets. Lets say I wanted to shoot a 277 grain cast lead bullet. Would the powder charge change? More or less? Is there a...
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    First Impressions

    I have a new Traditions Kentucky Long Rifle. I do not like the sights that came with it. Does anyone know some options here? Where can I find some decent sights and about what would they cost. These are dovetail sights.
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    First Impressions

    I recently bought a Traditions 50 Caliber Kentucky Long Rifle muzzleloader. I had the opportunity to shoot it yesterday, my first time with the rifle and first time with a muzzle loader. I must say I was surprised. I had no idea it would kick so hard. Seems like I read somewhere that the...
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