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  1. Newbert

    Stephen F. Austin Longrifle

    At a cursery glance, I believe it's plausible for the rifle he was painted with in 1833 to be an M1819 Hall Rifle. The rifle was patented in 1811 (according to Wikipedia) and remained in production until the 1840's There is a similarity between the butts of both rifles as well as the decorative...
  2. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Yeah greasy gummed up, bad powder residue, its a mess in there now. I thought the zerk fittings only screwed into cap nipples, I dont own a grease gun but I will look into a neighbor having any maybe... At this point I think my best bet is to try the ball puller. I have read some good advice...
  3. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Well, today I built a nice frame to hole the barrel and safely discharge the ball, I loaded the back with as much 4fg I could and reinstalled the touch hole liner, inserted a fuse into it, put on my hearing and got a bucket of water and fire extinguisher and lit it. Nothing, Kaput. I waited 10...
  4. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    It's because of my poor quality powder and poorly seated ball I think.
  5. Newbert

    How Does a Touch Hole Liner Improve Reliability?

    As per an earlier thread I'm in the process of "back loading" my rifle with a dry ball and in doing so I removed the touch hole liner. I am curious what exactly this piece does. All my searching says it makes firing and igniting your primary charge more reliable, but I dont understand how. The...
  6. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    I suppose I could do that as well but I saw removal of the barrel from the stock as easier. Though it is quite firmly wedged into the stock on my model haha.
  7. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Ah I didn't see you had suggested that earlier when discussing the grease. Alright sounds like a plan then
  8. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    I definitely did but the powder was subpar. It was my very first time shooting and so I drilled it in my head "Powder patch and ball or nothing at all" Yes I had an idea now to use the touch hole with the liner removed to slowly trickle feed in some powder, replace the liner and reassemble...
  9. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Solid advice, there is a BP club in my city, perhaps I should go to one of their meetups and discuss with them as well
  10. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Thank you for the warning. I will be sure not to discuss that topic further. To answer your questions: Yes there is a touch hole liner which I am able to remove. The patch was a store bought "Wonderlube" patch so no issues there (I think) I did not swab the barrel with anything since getting...
  11. Newbert

    Hello from Canada

    Hi there. Not much to say about myself. Im totally new to Muzzleloading. I own 1 flitnlock rifle which is a Hawken Woodsman I am trying to get going. I make my own fireworks as well, I am from Western Canada and im really interested in the history of flintlocks, matchlocks and Wheel locks in...
  12. Newbert

    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    Hello all. I am brand new to flintlocks and after much research and planning I took my Rifle, A Traditions Hawken .50 cal woodsman flintlock, out to the range with no success. The black powder successfully ignited on the pan 100% of the time but No matter how much I attempted reloading the pan...
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