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    My new Love

    http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/danialboone/library/ My new love, 50 cal built by Ed Perry at Black Hart Long Rifles, Love it, shoots as good if not better than it looks :grin: There is some other pictures of my old rifle, but the full stock is the new one, and the target is from my first...
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    Ramrod tip(8/32 or 10/32)

    that makes sense, I will go that route(one each), thanks guys......
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    Ramrod tip(8/32 or 10/32)

    Putting a new ramrod tip on a ramrod I have, question,threaded 8/32 or 10/32 and why one over the other or does it even matter? it is for a flintlock custom rifle I had built, 50 caliber...thanks for the input
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    new (well secondhand) flinter

    I think TG was refering to the fact that the Dixie was only a few hundred dollars more than one made in the USA verus the imports, not that the OP got a bad deal..at a 100 pounds and it shoots well, I would say he got a good deal
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    2nd full day at the range

    Hi Paul I had a patch puller(one of those cork screw type) but it just would not snag the patch for some reason, I tried like 10 to 12 times, and then said heck with it, it was interfering with my shooting time :haha: .....will have to get myself one of the other types :thumbsup: ...even had to...
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    2nd full day at the range

    And I almost forgot guys, NO DRY BALLS :hatsoff: , I did lose a cleaning patch, and could not get it out of the barrel no matter how hard I tried, so I just loaded up a load, put the patch and ball in, primed that bad boy, and let it go 'BANG" the cleaning patch came out with what I would call...
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    I hope it takes me a while :blah: .....and George,the flinch for me is not too bad, but I found myself blinking my eyes and therefore taking my eyes off the target when the pan went "Flash" :nono: .....I shot around 50 times Sat, and got my group closer, but I got to work on my shooting and...
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    2nd full day at the range

    Thanks Guys I was trying to look the shot to the target, and caught myself blinking every time, but will be back this weekend and try it again...but it was a blast, 50 shots was a bit rough on my shoulder :haha: , but it felt good to finally get those shots into the 3 inch target at 50 yards...
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    2nd full day at the range

    Shot agout 50 shots to get what I wanted, some were to try to get over blinking when the paN GOES FLASH(anyone else do that?)but the results were a lot better than last trip to the range http://s1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/danialboone/?action=view&current=dannyblackpowder.jpg the target...
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    and Hunsfoot, I will try to take advantage of those rondys, I have shoot pins at multi lakes, and heard they have a woods walk, will have to check them out, Thanks...
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    curator, I do need to work on my beanch rest shooting, I will move the sand bags closer to where my off hand would be, I had them out toward the barrel more
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    MK, I like that idea, will have to keep that in mind....Thanks
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    DBS, do we get a badge :haha: , you guys are helping me feel a little better....and as a newbie I have got a lot to learn, and this site and you guys are the best...next I want to earn the NDB(No Dry Ball) award...but I'll be honest with you, once I fired that first shot, and it went "Flash...
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    LOL, I am going to have to try something for sure, it seemed in the woods yesterday, it was easier to go from one step to another, but at the range, there was 5 or 6 people all coming over and looking at the gun and offering advice :yakyak: , so I did get distracted, but not their fault, but I...
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    thanks jethro I was just over on Dutch's site reading his Q&A section and that was one of his suggestions as well....will do that, and might try the hollaring "Powder", the guys with me would ask if I had put the powder in, but always right after I had tamped the ball down :haha:
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    first full day of shooting, and 2 dry balls

    Took my new(used, but new to me) flintlock to the range Sat, all week I was working on a system of loading, to ensure I did not dry ball......well that was a waste of time :rotf: , I dry balled twice, :cursing: the first after making maybe 20 shots(was getting cocky, but took my pick and got...
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    touch hole size and velocity

    Thanks for that post Ebiggs, I just bought a used left handed flint lock, and in testing before buying, we had at least 3 or 4 to 1 flash and no bang, he said he thought it was his powder(like 6 years old and stored in his powder horn)...but I liked the rifle so got it anyway....took it home...
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    Lighting Candles

    You have been watching too many Geico commercials :rotf: , it is not that easy for us mere newbies
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    Lighting Candles

    Thanks LoneHunter, I will order one from Wick, started my first fire this past weekend, but it was not as easy to do as you made lighting that candle look :bow:
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    Lighting Candles

    I know this is most likely a dumb question, but does the flint make any difference in the amount of spark? I got to order one of those strikers, but my flint and striker throw WAY less sparks than that... :shake:
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