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    first BP deer

    now ya gone an' dunnit... there's no known cure, either. Well, maybe there is, but we'd be stupid to tell about it, wouldn't we?!?! A very big congratulations to you, now do the right thing and thank your in-laws! hehe!
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    .50 cal receipe for eastern Whitetails?

    Don't shortchange yourself so soon, Doublegun... what I mean is, as was suggested by others, start even lower than the "75 grains and working up" idea. Honestly, try 60 and then work up. If I had taken the same approach with my gun (and remember that they're all different!) and STARTED at 75, I...
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    Irrefutable proof: lets document how effective PRBs are this fall.

    Saturday, October 14, 2006. Town of Forestport (WMU 5H), Oneida County, State of New York. 50 caliber percussion, 1:48 twist, Remington #11 cap, 70 grains Goex FFFg, .490 Speer round ball, T/C prelubed patch. 110 pound (dressed weight) whitetail buck (small 'un!) at 75 ACTUAL yards, not guessed...
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    Made Meat in the NY Northern Zone Opener

    y'know, scratch that last remark about taking credit for those blasted coyotes. "WE" didn't do that. Wouldn't have, either. Not with how badly out of hand they're getting around these parts, we wouldn't have. First started seeing them in the late 60's, but almost no one believed us (my brother...
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    Made Meat in the NY Northern Zone Opener

    Hey, RC, I'm just about 2 miles east of the Village of Clinton. We're probably not much more than 15 or 20 miles apart. I understand from the DEC in Herkimer that there's resident bears in Jordanville, reason I know that is we've got 'em right here, down back less than 3,000 feet north of the...
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    Made Meat in the NY Northern Zone Opener

    Thanks, gents. As far as sharing - well, whereabouts in NY are you, RC? :confused: Halftail, I have a Fuji Finepix f700 camera that I really cherish. However, the CCD or whatever the thing is called is prone to failure, mine was no exception, Fuji has a policy of agreeing to fix the problem...
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    Made Meat in the NY Northern Zone Opener

    Just getting around to posting this... On Saturday, October 14th, at 8:00 AM I met at our church to take a group of young men ranging in age from 6th grade through 12th grade to climb (hike!!!) Bald Mountain (actually "Rondaxe" Mountain, but you can't much change local custom especially when it...
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    n.y. opening day tommorow

    Hey, Ken, glad to hear from you. I'm not much on this or the bow sites anymore, no time myself either. I hope UPS works out well for you. I just took on an ADDITIONAL job (and to think I didn't think I could have enough time to take on either of the others that I've now got!) with FedEx. I'm...
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    Bragging

    I was in the local Gander Mountain store the other day. I happened to see the (small) black powder section and remembered that I needed caps, they only had the newer Remington #11's, I asked the guy if that was the only brand they carried. He didn't answer my question, rather he asked, "What are...
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    Mocc's

    Actually, that's an excellent suggestion and I have used this many many times. Just not recommended on suede (grain off), mainly because of looks. 1:5 to 1:10 Ballistol:Water mixture. After the water evaporates, the ballistol is left behind.
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    Ballistol Lube

    Love the stuff... I also use it on leather. Even the leather I make. I bark-tanned 1/2 moose hide and am making a field bag out of it (I know, but some people hate "possibles" or "shooting" or "hunting" bag, so I call mine -- "field bags"), but it's over 1/2" thick in places to I have to shave...
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    Caps for Bobcat

    As for caps, the only ones available locally anymore are the new "40% hotter" Remington #11, they have a better fit than most I've ever tried (CCI, CVA, Remington in the past) and they work well. As for first cleaning, I sprayed some brake cleaner into the barrel (not on the outside of the...
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    plastic speed loaders

    Hey, you guys with the cane problems -- you talking rivercane? If so, believe you me, there's plenty of primitive bow hunters looking for it and can't get any of it. Me included. Winters are too cold and too long here for it to grow. Osage does poorly here, too. Wish it were different but that's...
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    Hotshot nipple for CVA Bobcat??

    Yep, 6X1, and you might want to try some of the auction sites (found some on 3 different sites). Also found the 6X1 musket nipples. One seller, however, wants more for the shipping than what I could buy them for locally, including tax. Crazy... maybe because for some folks, you included, they...
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    ML sidearm for backup.

    Here in NY we can only carry a single-shot pistol or long gun during the special muzzleloader seasons, no revolvers allowed. Also for long guns, no double-barrel. Nothing mentioned about multiple guns, though. And no guns whatsoever where there's either no hunting or no-firearm seasons (archery...
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    Ballistol

    ditto directly from the U.S. agent at www.ballistol.com. and let's not forget that it works just as well on leather and wood! ...also, supposed to be just the ticket as an insecticed, fungicide, etc. on plants... so I've read, anyhow.
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    Which Ballistol is better?

    According to the U.S. distributor, there is no difference in formulation, only in packaging. But please call or email them yourself to confirm or deny what I've written. I also love the stuff.
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    Bore Butter and Rust

    Well, ....what the heck. I've used bore butter, and I've used Ballistol. I have no bad thing to say about bore butter, I have just found Ballistol to be superior to everything else I've ever used, literally. It blends with water (where "MooseMilk" comes from!), and remains on the wood, leather...
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    ML sidearm for backup.

    I have - and use - a CVA "Mountain Pistol" in 50 caliber that I made from a kit back around 1980. I shoot PRB, and 50gr. of GOEX FFFg gives me very good accuracy. I have only "had" to use it twice as a backup, but not on anything considered as dangerous game. Although I can shoot it well out to...
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    Rough bore in Lyman GPR??

    There's a great write-up on firelapping muzzleloaders on the Beartooth Bullets website. (I hope I haven't breached protocol by saying that)
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