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    Cheapest GPR

    I got my GPR in percussion from D&R for about $340 awhile back. Their price is up to c. $350 now. I've recently seen the same at Midsouth for $357. Looks like D&R is the cheapest online deal now. But other things might be more important in dealing with a vendor than saving $7. For instance...
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    Traditional vs. modern ratio

    Vis a' vis getting folks interested in traditional MLs I'd like to re-emphasize Mssr. Zonie's well made points with my own experience. I've got two hunting buddies down my road. They both have inlines, not trad. MLs. My buddy Joe was a centerfire hunter only, until he got a second hand...
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    Working Up A Load - Lyman GPR

    I can't comp exactly to your specs, mostly because I'm using 3F for everything. I think you got some good ideas already on test loads. What other kit do you need ? Adjustable powder measure ? Rod accessories for loading/cleaning/utility ? The biggest asset you can have, and the one you need...
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    Working Up A Load - Lyman GPR

    I've got a recently acquired GPR and the scuttlebutt is that most ( if not all ) GPRs shoot low out of the box. It was certainly true for mine, your mileage may vary. Mssr. Coyote has made some essential points. I would add that unless you register your rifle first; with a fixed load, some...
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    buckshot and turkey

    I concur, #4 buck will give you a pretty skimpy pattern without some choke, even up close. Hmmm,...maybe TOTW says that because they ONLY sell buckshot ??? In marketing there are no lies, only "variations on the truth" (mea culpa - I was in that line of work myself for 3 years !).
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    What Jag is better for wiping?

    There's only one good use I've found for a "loop" ( got one for free with a cleaning rod ). Many of the Plains/Hawken rifle repros come with a "patent breech", which is a reduced circumference combustion chamber. The regular jag ( sized to the gun's bore ) won't touch it, but you can get in...
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    paper cart and ball size?

    In terms of a PC cartridge, yeah, no lube is correct and accuracy/sustained firing will suffer. Then again, when your front rank contains anywhere from several dozen to several hundred muzzles...those aren't the primary considerations. This came up in a recent post, but it may have been an...
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    Model 1746 Charleville??

    That's essentially correct, the 1746 Fusil d'Armee was the standard issue for the vast majority of French troops in N.America in the F&IW. The '46 is sometimes referred to as the "St. Etienne", but only after 1763 when Charleville became the major manufacturing arsenal was that moniker used. If...
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    patches

    Sounds a tad loose, yeah. Theoretically a looser fit gives more space around the patch for combustion to occur and burn the patch ( But heck, I ain't no scientist ! ). The GPR grooves are sharp when new. I had nominal patch cutting on my .50 GPR load (.495 ball w/ a .15 wonder-lubed patch )at...
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    Broke my Ram rod

    Shoot, those replacement pinky fingers ain't that easy to come by. I wouldn't recomend the "make my own" approach, but you get a lot of credit for being willing to use a warped blank ! But seriously, I'd like to see the data on barrel wear from the silicates present in wood/fiberglass rods...
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    Coning the touchhole

    That would appear to facilitate the "hasty load" method from Napoleonic ( or earlier ) times. It was, approximately: 1) throw charge down barrel from paper cartridge, 2) thump butt on ground vigorously to force some powder through the touch hole into the already closed pan, 3) spit ball down...
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    Does your state have a separate ML season?

    Maryland has some issues as well. Fortunately Breech loading firearms are only allowed in 2 counties of our state. They border W. Virginia and are mountainous with lots of public land. The rest of the state is burdened by proximity to the eastern Megalopolis, represented here by Baltimore and...
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    MZ handgun hunting. What states allow it?

    So...when you need a law degree to fully understand your states hunting regs, all hunters will be lawyers ?? MD DNR Rules - "...muzzleloading handguns may be used to hunt upland game (except dove and woodcock) and forest game (except turkey), woodchuck, fox, coyote, opossum, nutria, fisher...
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    1717 french army

    A very good overview is here: http://www.militaryheritage.com/musket5.htm and http://www.militaryheritage.com/musket8.htm That squares with what I've read elsewhere. The only reference I have to use by French troops in N.America is that one of the Swiss regiments in garrison at Louisbourg was...
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    New England Fowler - Opinions Welcome!

    Interesting looking piece, the brass engraving is unusual too. The triggerguard seems like the "potted fern" style the French initiated and which the Brits then copied about mid-century. There has been some discussion concerning the so-called "Queen Anne" style lock in another thread. No...
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    Finished GPR pics

    Hmmm, what's to critique ? It blows the factory finished ones out of the water. Almost makes me wish I'd gone with the kit, but I avoided a lot of "spousal discord" by getting the uglier, MIB version. PS - The GPR looks even better once you start shooting it !
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    State laws for muzzleloader season??

    Maryland DNR rules - .40 cal. and up is legal for deer. MLs can also be used in "Shotgun" season ( only "Firearms" season is MD's 2 westernmost counties where breech loaders are legal ). ML pistols are also legal for Deer, can't remember if there's a cal. restriction. MLs legal for most game...
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    LUBEWARS REMEMBERED

    More data is......not always better, but once you've drank from the fountain of empiricism you're doomed to a life of data dependency. Here's a link to another lube test - www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/mlexperiments/corrosion/corrosion2.html If that's old news, please pardon my ignorance. If all it...
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    Rifle or Smoothbore

    That's a good point there. The Bess is a hugely popular smoothbore for many reasons and I can't disparage it ( I left my body armour out of reach ). Everyone knows the work and uses it was designed for however. Same goes for other purely military muskets of the period. There is a substantial...
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    How often and where do you shoot?

    I usually shoot on a corner of my neighbor's farm that's a conservation meadow. I try to get out every weekend before hunting season and maybe once a month or so the rest of the year. I used to hike over to shoot on an adjacent farm that has been sold to developers putting in McMansions on 5...
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