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    Speed loading

    I'm not sure what your saying. I swab out the gun after every shot so there is no chance it's going to go off when i load it the next time.
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    Speed loading

    I was just seeing how fast i could do it because Andrew "the other guy in the vidio" asked and i didn't know.
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    Colt navy 1851 $25

    My guns are .44 so not historically accurate but i like .44. I know I'm shooting light loads in my .58 but I only need to push a ball threw paper. I'm also not very actuate with it past 15 yards. On a good day i can keep everything inside a dinner plate at 25 yards if I'm really trying. I've...
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    Speed loading

    Here is a video of me seeing how fast i can load my .50. It would take me quite a bit longer to load my .54 Kentucky long rife. My vidio The reason I'm posting this is because i don't hang out with other black powder shooters. I leaned from family members who don't shoot them very often so...
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    Colt navy 1851 $25

    So a guy walked into the shop yesterday with a beat up cap and ball revolver. He wanted to get rid of it and after taking one look at it I could see why. It had never been cleaned and the cylinder moved when it was cocked. I think it is a kit gun. I gave him $25 for it and figured it was a parts...
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    Harpers ferry lock/flint issues.

    I’ve gotten it to fire but now I’m having issues with getting the flint to produce enough sparks. It took me ten tries to get it to go off last time. I see two problems that could be causing this 1.)The spring is very weak not even close to my hawken rifle. You can pull it back with your pinky...
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    How Snug is to Snug

    Well i think you were right. I used the thinnest patch I had and gave it a good smack. Right after the first quarter inch it slid right down. I was very happy. Although now I have a loaded BP gun sitting around but i don't relay have a problem with that since I'm going to the range tomorrow.
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    Thanks for the reply. You guys are always very helpful. Is it safe to fire it without a patch if I'm not concerned about accuracy? I'm going to go to the range with a friend tomorrow. He wants to learn how to shoot a flintlock (he's only fired a Gun once before) so I'll be killing two birds...
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    How Snug is to Snug

    Another newbie question I'm starting to think that maybe my .58 cal is the correct bore size and I'm just being a pansy newbie and not forcing it enough. I spent all night putting patches threw it once I discovered that if I really force it in there it loosens up after the first 3/4 of an...
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    aww manure I bought 100 rounds of .570, what the heck am I going to do with all those. I think these is a lesson to be learned here.
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    Ok..... I went out and drooped $10 on some cheep calipers and it's reading just a touch over .570. I mean were talking just a hair like no more than .575 max.
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    I'll have to take it to the log cabin and have them look at it.
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    I don't have any calipers but it has to be very close to .58 because the .58 cleaning jig is extremity snug in it. I think it was a kit gun and it's possible that the bore is still rough.
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    .58 cal pistol dusn't take .58

    My .58 cal pedersoli flintlock pistol doesn't want to take .58 cal round ball (.570) i went to the range with it for the first time and couldn't get a ball down it. I'm using the right patches and the lead is from Hornady. As far as i know pedersoli only made the Harper's ferry in .58. It's...
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    black powder spill carpet

    Nope brown. i think I'll be ok so long as i can get the chunk I cut out back.
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    black powder spill carpet

    Thanks I do feel a lot better now. I've never spilled the stuff before.
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    Harpers ferry

    A few hours before my traumatic gun powder spill I made a trade at the gun show. i picked up a pedersoli .58 cal "Harper's ferry" flint lock. I made a trade for another gun that I never shot. It's very pretty and i wish I could have shot it today but i had to do some emergency clean up. The...
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    black powder spill carpet

    well I have a steam vac on hand and i just did that then I said to heck with it and cut up the carpet. I might be freaking out a little to much. it is flame resistant carpet and it's not very much powder left.
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    black powder spill carpet

    I'm kinda freaking out about it.
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    black powder spill carpet

    i have a major problem I'm always very careful with black powder. I keep it in the original container and never take it out until I need it but i had an accident today. I was going to go to the range and I was filling the powder flask. I went to put the cap on it and it slipped sending the...
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