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    lead flux

    I oft times use reclaimed lead from my shooting pit because of which I always flux using a small chunk of bees wax. With clean ingots I don't find flux to be necessary but do so out of habit. Snow
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    found a couple of teal.

    Wonderful shooting! What breed is your pup? Britney? Snow
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    Illinois turkey

    Outstanding Chuck! And lookie at that fancy high dollar camo! :wink: Snow aka: John
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    Black Bear

    You may want to check with your outfitter. My understanding is transporting black powder across the Canadian border is illegal. I have heard hunters will send cash to their outfitter enabling him to purchase and insure the correct powder is in camp. Additionally, have a passport a current...
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    12" high at 25 yards

    Recently picked up a very nice Manton- English sporting rifle. I've started to shake the bugs out of her with positive results. 1-1/2" groups off hand at 25 yards but she puts them 12" high at 25 and completely off target at 50. I put a T-C peep sight on the rifle and have it as low as it will...
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    Favorite 20ga turkey loads

    Yes, definitely go to Spence's site! I like 3 drams FFF followed by two over powder card wads, 1-1/4 oz. of 5's and an over shot wad. Snow
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    Can't see my dang sights now

    Ask your Surgeon about Crystal Lens flexible lens. I had surgery x 1 year ago using the Crystal Lens and can see up close and at distance. The replacement lens uses your eye muscle to to flex and focus like your eyes did when you where20! I would highly recommend.
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    Which gun to buy?

    I am curious as why the "Northwest Trade Gun", a contemporary term for English trade guns, would be inappropriate for post F&I war Illinois? The Mackinaw (sp?)was in service. The trade guns of the Fur Trade era would be wrong but why not a Type G ( another contemporary moniker )? Snow
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    Filling holes in metal?

    I have an old CVA Big Bore Mountain Rifle which some fool drilled and tapped the barrel for scope mounts :headslap: . How would one go about filling these? I thought about filling with solder and file smooth and re-brown but I'm not sure the solder would take the browning. Any thoughts? Snow
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    Smoothbore Accuracy Fixes

    I have to agree with Matt, there is no single magic formula to smoothbre accuracy. It starts with a quaility gun, proper fit { for me that was a big one }, lots of work buildig a load said gun likes and practice. Lots and lots of practice... :shocked2: :shocked2: Snow
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    Scottish Long Gun by Gulielmus Smith

    :thumbsup:
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    .92 Belgian Trade Gun

    Geez, looking at that behemoth bore I will NEVER complain about the recoil of my 12 ga NWTG again... :shocked2:
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    Scottish Long Gun by Gulielmus Smith

    Being of Scotish heritage, McCreary { McRory }which is a branch of the MacDonald clan, I am ashamed to admit I was unaware of such pieces or even the existance of Scotish gunmakers. I see some research in my future...
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    Most memorable wildlife encounter whilst hunting??

    In 1999 I was hunting elk with longbow in the White River Ntl Forest, Colorado. Having never seen an elk before, the few we saw at 100+ yards the prior year was amazing to this mid-western raised child. On Saturday morn my partner and I had split up to cover opposite sides of the ridge we had...
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    Building up the comb on a NWTG stock?

    In the smoothbore threads I posted a question about improving accuracy with my Curly NWTG. One suggestion is to build up the comb. To do this I have been using card board held with blue tape in ever increasing layers until I got the height correct. Well, I am there now but how to finish it...
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    Smoothbore accuracy without a rear sight, HOW??

    Anybody?
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    Deer processing questions

    50% of field dressed weight is about right. I tend to be rather picky on my processing, leaving little or no "silver" so the normal time is apx 3-1/2 hours on an average size deer. Three years ago, between my wife, 2 nephews and my brother-in-law, I did seven deer. I was able to get the time...
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    Smoothbore accuracy without a rear sight, HOW??

    On a side bar. What flints do you all use? I sent the lock on this one to Lafin' Dog and he worked it over very well reducing the trigger pull considerable and producing a sure sparker.Thanks again Matt! However the lock seems to eat flints :shocked2: often getting only 3-4 shots per flint and...
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    Smoothbore accuracy without a rear sight, HOW??

    Capt.James, how would you build up the comb? I have given this some thought and realize that the comb on most smoothies are too low for my frame. As mentioned above I tend to "hover" over the stock to raise the POI but I have no consistant point of contact. Back to the archery anology, in my 30...
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    Smoothbore accuracy without a rear sight, HOW??

    By barrel alignment are you referring to bending the barrel? The problem I have with this NWTG is I shoot low. Very low. Like 12" low :shocked2: at 25 yards...Windage is good just low. If I use the tang screw as a rear sight I shoot even lower.
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