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    Drifting a sight?

    I have another newbie question here. I have a Lyman GPR percussion and it prints bit low and right. I noticed that the adjustable sight seems to be a little off to the right and that seems to be my problem. I have wanted to replace the sight with the primitive sight anyway, but I have no idea...
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    Powder, Cleaning and routines... ?

    I have recently bought my first muzzleloader, a Lyman GPR percussion in .50 caliber. I have tried real BP, Pyrodex and recently APP. I really liked the way the APP seemed to not foul nearly as much as the others and my wife really appreciated the "cleaner" smell. I am still in the process of...
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    Fresh GPR Barrel?

    I wanted to make sure I was doing right here and my original thread went somewhat off topic. I have a brand new Lyman GPR barrel. Am I doing right in following the meager directions of prepping the barrel by swabbing with WD-40 and letting it set overnight and then brushing out the barrel with...
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    Brand new shooter and GPR owner...

    Update!!! After much cursing, filing and hammering, I was able to convince my wedges to fit snugly, but not excruciatingly tight. The front wedge slot is a little out of alignment, but I managed to bend the wedge slightly down and to the right, I don’t know if it will hold forever, but it does...
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    Brand new shooter and GPR owner...

    No matter how I seem to flip these wedges over, bend them slightly or try to expand the slot under the barrel, the simple fact is the wedges cannot clear the escutcheons. It doesn't seem to be a simple matter of filing off a little metal, the overall fit is just off. Has anyone ever had this...
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    Brand new shooter and GPR owner...

    Thanks. The wedges are supposed to be flush with the stock when they are fully installed right? I have about 1/16" of both wedges sticking out still. It looks like they are catching on the opposing escutcheon. It takes quite a bit of force just to get the wedges in this far and a act of god to...
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    Brand new shooter and GPR owner...

    I am officially in the club now as I just bought a .50 caliber percussion GPR. I have shooting experience, but absolutely none in BP or muzzleloading rifles. Now, what do I do? I wanted to assemble my rifle to check her out. I placed the "longer" wedge, closest to the trigger in right to...
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    Rusty bore in a .50 caliber Renegade

    So, I have found a TC percussion Renegade in .50 caliber for $125. The outside looks pretty good, the bluing is about 95% and the wood has very nice figure and only a few dings, nothing major at all to me at least. The thing that might be an issue is the care or lack thereof that previous owner...
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    TC Hawkens versus New Englanders

    Could someone tell me the difference between these two TC rifles? I heard that the New Englander can be made into a single shot shotgun, but can't any of the TC rifles be made into one of these with the proper Green Mountain barrel? Thanks, Patrick
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    .50 versus .54 Caliber Rifle?

    So did the .54 have too much recoil for what you got in return? I noticed that the cost of RBs is about $2 difference per 100 currently, what is the price difference in decent conicals? Thanks, Patrick
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    .50 versus .54 Caliber Rifle?

    I like the look of a GPR, but I have a hard time these days buying some things not made in the US. I also like TC's warranty and customer service compared to Lyman’s. It looks like from my perspective right now, I think a .54 cal TC Renegade is the way to go. Now I need every complain or...
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    .50 versus .54 Caliber Rifle?

    You guys are great. I am slightly leaning towards the steel furnitured Renegade in .50 caliber but I have one other question to pose. So the standard Hawken by TC uses a 15/16" wide barrel for .50 and 1" wide barrels for .54, but the Renegade uses a 1" wide barrel for both .50 and .54 caliber...
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    .50 versus .54 Caliber Rifle?

    Yet another gringo interested in learning about smokepoles here. I've pretty much decided I want a TC Hawken rifle, a renegade if I can find one. My issue is I can't figure out to go with a .50 or .54 caliber... I will use this rifle to hunt as well as target shoot. Hunting wise, since I live...
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