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    WANTED Flint lock

    Buy a good production gun.. T/C or Lyman. The money will be well spent vs others. The T/C Renegade has less drop in the stock than their Hawken so despite my love of the looks of the Renegade, I now shoot the Hawkens.
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    Re-vamp the site?

    I would like this site a whole lot better if the format was changed so that classified are hard to find... How about it? First thing that I do is check the ads, then look at threads in flintlocks and then caplocks. I am not needing anything, but I keep looking.
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    How did the bore diameters like say .54 become established ?

    Here is some insight into Lewis and Clark's expedition firearms https://lewis-clark.org/tools-and-techniques/weapons/muskets-and-rifles/
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    Too nice to shoot.

    Solanco, I have never lost money on a gun. Lucky, I guess. But I don't buy on impulse, or try not to do so. And to follow up on your earlier post, I probably will sell it to regain my investment.
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    Heartbreaks

    I once had a badly pitted Renegade barrel. I knew that when I bought it. It had sat uncleaned for several years. I had Bob recut the .50 to a .54 rifled for round ball. Well worth it.
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    Heartbreaks

    I would first shoot the gun to see how it groups. It might surprise you. I have a Springfield TD carbine that had a large, pitted section. You could feel it with a tight patch. I shot it for many years as it was before breaking down and having Bob Hoyt re-line the barrel. It now has a...
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    How did the bore diameters like say .54 become established ?

    I have a Sharps 1859 conversion carbine with original paper patch barrel. They were listed as .52 cal. but when the breech blocks were replaced with the 50-70 breech blocks, they became 50 Govt. Bore is .515". Reproduction guns in 50-70 Govt tend to run .510 bores.
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    Too nice to shoot.

    I just received a T/C Hawken cap lock with a tang peep. Barrel sights too. Listed as "used". When I got it, I am convinced that it was never fired. Brass is bright and shiny. Nipple doesn't show any sign of hammer strike. I think I will go with something in a little ore "hunting...
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    T/C stock refinish question

    I have an old T/C Hawken that I bought from a friend that needed the money. It is in need of TLC. I have already dealt with the rust and bore. The stock has several deep gouges to the finish. Not into the wood though. What would you recommend removing the original finish and then what to use...
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    WORST DAY AT THE RANGE!

    He is an idiot. I had a guy who told me that I couldn't shoot my Sharps carbine because it was .50 cal. I tried to explain that a 50-70 Govt is far different from a .50 BMG cartridge. I finally told him to report me. Your friend would definitely not like me shooting my 80 grains of FFFg out...
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    CLOSED 1859 or 1863 sharps

    That is a tough one. Gunbroker is the easiest to find one, but prices run higher. Gunsinternational is another option.
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    CLOSED 1859 or 1863 sharps

    Paper cartridge or conversion?
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    Percussion cap search...

    We are unusual in that we are the only state that has a flintlock, long gun, 44+ cal, only season. At one time the use of conical bullets was illegal as well. Now legal, but I still prefer a patched round-ball over conical bullets.
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    Percussion cap search...

    Yes. About 2 1/2 weeks after Christmas. It is a cold and hard session. Success is very low but I still look forward to it. Hopefully the cap gun will shoot the same RB load as my flintlock.
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    Percussion cap search...

    I broke down and bought a T/C Hawken in .50 cal to go with my flintlock. What size caps do I need? I understand from this site and others that they can be hard to find. My closest source is an hour away. We have an early ML only season here in PA where in-lines and cap guns are legal. But a...
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    SOLD - Pending funds .54 TC Hawken w/Sling

    The Hawken has more drop in the stock than the more common .54 Renegade. That caused me to sell my Renegades and go with a Hawken. Very nice gun.
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    SOLD - Pending funds Lyman Trade Rifle Flintlock, .54 cal

    Interesting bit of stock work with the brass on the right side of the butt. Good guns. Makes me want to sell my .50 T/C Hawken and go back to .54
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    SOLD Thompson Center Penn Hunter Flint 50cal “Price Reduced”

    I understand that some were made with fast twist rifling but vast majority are rifled for round ball
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    Any Issues with RMC Ox-Yoke touch hole replacement liner

    I won't shoot a flinter without one...
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    SOLD - Pending funds Thompson Center Seneca Renegade Hawken rifle .50 cal

    I hate when people do that to a stock. Otherwise it is in real nice shape
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