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    trajectory question for .50

    appoligies if im in the wrong category not sure where my ? fit im new to black powder and the guy i bought my flinter from told me he shot it with 80 grns of fff geox which is what i use as well will i shoot the same at 50 yrds using only 60grns or will i get some ball drop im shooting a .495...
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    Hello from south central Pennsylvania

    i live about a half mile from jacks corner i know a few reeds around here i know bill reed lives on polecat hollow rd ever heard of the price farm or prices hill small world
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    thanks for all the input i straightend the crook on the hammer a little and this has solved the problem it must have been bent at some time in the past the flint striking higher on the frizzen now and plenty of clearance thank you to all
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    thats exactly what im showing trot good eye the lock works the top jaw screw hits the top of the fizzen as the lock is fired it hits hard enough to throw the fizzen open but im sure im losing speed and spark
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    the second pic is where the lock hangs up its after pulling the trigger the flint does rest clost the frizzen at half cock and im striking about 1/3 down on the frizzen but that screw is hitting the top of the frizzen other than that the lock goes boom very relieably its just that im sure it...
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    looking at my own pic i think maybe if it comes to it ill take some material out of the top jaw from the top area where its raised a little so the screw will set lower in doing so i may also have to shorten the jaw screw what do you more experienced guys think would be a better move working the...
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    this is with the flint just touching the frizzen at halfcock i cannot move it forward anymore without it opening the flash pan
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    here is a pic of the lock as you can see in the second pic the lock is hanging up its not at halfcock its hung up if i move my flint back the screw hangs up if i move it forward it holds my pan open cant figure out how to post pics but heres a link to the pics...
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    frizzen isue on a traditions deerhunter

    ive got a .50 deerhunter flintlock and the top jaw screw is hitting the top of my frizzen ive got my flint set as close to touching as it can get on the frizzen if i move my flint forward it lifts the frizzen if i move the flint back the screw hits i realize these are no where near a top of the...
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    GOEX Powder

    $21.20 at juniata tradding post in bedford co pennsylvania $20.00 + tax for 1Lb cans many other accesories as well
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    breach brush

    ive been wondering the same thing on my traditions deerhunter .50 my jag stops just in front of the touch hole and i have no real way of cleaning the (powder chamber) for lack of a better word i do run my brass brush down in there and spin it a bit but no way of swabbing that part of the barrel...
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    Hello from south central Pennsylvania

    i live in hopewell whats your family name its a small area around here i may know some of them
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    Hello from south central Pennsylvania

    that was from a rest at a small target maybe 4" circle could barley see it under the front sight
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    Hello from south central Pennsylvania

    hello everyone im from bedford county pennsylvania 31 yrs old and shoot a .50 traditions deerhunter flintlock that i recently acquired ive had it out two time so far (only had it a few days and its cold out) shooting 2" groups at 50 yds using a patched and buttered .495 round ball over a dry...
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