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    Shooting Bags

    I have always shot civil war muskets and have used the period bags and equipment. I am recently bought a Hawkins and a crocket squirrel rifle. I want to set up a hunting bag or two for when I go out to shoot. I would like to hear recommendation on what I should look for in a shooting bag...
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    lubed patches

    How do you lube your patches if you use the tallow, oil and bee's wax mix. I ask this becouse if it is cold the mix is very hard. By the way I have been using bore butter and buttering one side of the patch and stacking it on top of a previous lubed patch. I am thinking of using a bee's...
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    single vs double moulds

    Two cavity mold is the better choice. The mass of the mold helps to even the temp and you get two balls per pour. The two ball mold only cost about two dollars more. I get mine at midway for about 17-18 dollars. Shop around for a good price. I have seen them go for up to 35 dollars in...
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    Pyrodex RS

    One of the reasons that I shoot Black powder ”¦”¦”¦.er ah Pyrodex ”¦”¦”¦.. Muzzleloaders, is because it is a cheep hobby. I actually was at wally world to get some cloth for patches. I never did get the cloth. Guess I will have to make another trip. I have sharpened a 1 and 1/4 inch...
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    Pyrodex RS

    I went down to Wall mart to get some stuff and saw that Pyrodex RS was on sale for 9 dollars a pound. It was marked down from 16 dollars a pound. I asked if they were not going to stock it any more and they said that they are clearing the shelves until next hunting season. I got four...
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    minie fit?

    I would recommend that you get the right sizing die for your rifle. Dixie gun works sell a 575 die for about fifteen dollars. If you do not size the bullet it will not be accurate as it could be. As mentioned above the correct size for a mini ball is between .002 and .001 thousands smaller...
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    casting thermometer

    I have been casting bullets, fishing sinkers and Jigs for twenty years. I have never used a lead thermometer. You can get one at midway or most stores that sell lead melting equipment have them. RCBS and Lyman make them. I have heard the RCBS thermometer is better made. However that...
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    Still working on it.

    What caused all the smaller tears in the upper left hand corner. Looks like a bullet hit the ground and sprayed sand and rocks at the target. So what is up with the little holes.
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    Sources to buy lead?

    Getting pure lead is a crapshoot. I have been on the loosing side more than the winning. I find it hard to determine the purity of lead (or the sellers knowledge of the product) over the internet or at the salvage yard. Most of the lead that I use has some impurities of one kind or another...
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    Ted Cash Curved pistol capper

    I have one of those Ted cash cappers and I have the same problems with caps flipping up side down ect... I did not have a problem with CCI caps but the Remington caps (Wal-Mart) were shorter and thus allowed the caps to flip in the dispenser. I am currently out of CCI Caps and am trying to...
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    pewter roundballs?

    Mud Turtle Weeks ago I was doing some research on how civil war cartridges were made when I came across a article on the pewter exploding bullet. I read the article because it was interesting and moved back to my search on paper cartridges. If you collect civil war bullets you know how...
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    Historical loads?

    Acording to the reference area of the dixi gun works catalog. A dram is equil to 1/16 of a ounce or 27.24 grains. TC
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    pewter roundballs?

    Pewter mini balls were used in the civil war. The exploding bullets used during that time were made of pewter. The Pewter fragmented more than lead and that is why the pewter was used. These mini balls were easy to spot. They had a tube in the hollow part of the skirt. this tube was the...
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    Sling for 58 cal.

    You can get a sling from Fall Creek Suttlery for less than twenty that is made to fit your musket. I own two. It is made to be removed easly. You have to remove the sling to clean the musket. Hope this helps. TC
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    9/16" Glass Marbles

    Wouldn’t glass or hardened steel balls be a bit rough on the rifling of a muzzleloader. I don't know. I have never done it but I would like something a bit softer to shoot out of my babies. Even wrapped in a patch there is a very good possibility of barrel wear by the glass ball. It is sand...
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    Acessories for .58 cal.

    An Enfield has a completely metal ram rod. Nice and heavy. No wood to glue.
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    32 cal loads

    Brown Bear I use to live in AK near Anchorage. I use to rabbit hunt down in the Keni near Skilack lake (mispelled). You could shoot 60 rabbits a day. What a country. If I could afford it I would move back up there. TC
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    32 cal loads

    I would like to know what is a typical 32 cal rifle load. Powder Shot Wads and patches. It looks like I might get a traditions Crocket and I would like to know what loads are used with that rifle. TC
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    Patching the round ball

    58 cal I have been shooting round balls from my .580 Army sport Enfield and my .577 Euroarms Zouave. Which of the two calibers is your musket, 580 or 577. You need to know this. Both to shoot round balls and Mini balls. I use a 563 ball in my Zouave with a .015 patch. It shoots well...
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    OIL and FOULING

    This is great stuff. :thumbsup: Any thoughts on how peanut oil would fair as a patch lube. I have thought about trying it. TC
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