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    Ask help to cast my first round balls

    Dear sirs, I have never casted a round ball. I do want to make small batches in my backyard (using a mask, etc). Let's say, 50 round balls. I don't want to buy a electric pot melter. I do want to use a small iron pot over a propane flame. I already have a Lyman type lead ladler and the bullet...
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    Choosing the best rear sight height adjustment before start to filing the front sight.

    Hi, all, Regarding your questions, 1. I'm shooting 10 meters, just to sight the gun in. 2. 70grains of elephant powder. .490 round ball. Homemade patch from old shirt, dumped on beeswax and olive oil mixture. 3. My gun is tratitions deerhunter kit. I lost it's plastic front sight so I'm...
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    Choosing the best rear sight height adjustment before start to filing the front sight.

    One of my rifles is Shooting too low even with the rear sight at maximum height. I have been reading topics regarding filing the front sight and I think it's the solution to my problem. I'm planing to tape mask the rifle bore, do some filing, shoot, file again, shoot again, etc., till...
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    Help! Can't hit the taget with a traditions deerhunter .50 kit.

    Hi all, My patches are from and old linen fabric, a little less denser than jeans denim. My round balls enter the crow very tight, not loose, I will switch the linen patches for pure cotton as suggested here. I would appreciate if anyone could suggest a good patch diameter for a .50 rifle...
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    Help! Can't hit the taget with a traditions deerhunter .50 kit.

    Hi, one doubt. I'm using squared olive oil lubed patches from an old shirt (I'm out of store bought beeswax round patches). Would anyone please tell me what would be a correct/good/fair circumference of lubed patches to shoot a .50 rifle? So I can produce a good amount of equal size round...
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    What's the thread used by traditions gun rod tips?

    Thanks you all!!!
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    What's the thread used by traditions gun rod tips?

    Hi all, I would like to buy some brush tips, to fix directly on my gun rod and make a rapid clean on the woods between the shots. Problem: I don't know what is the thread of my gun rod, a plastic one, with both aluminum tips, each one pinned and threaded, provided With my traditions deerhunter...
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    Help! Can't hit the taget with a traditions deerhunter .50 kit.

    1. How do you guys dry your powder up and safely? 2..what means polishing the bore? 3. I am Shooting 490 balls, off hand, thick linen patches lubed with olive oil 4 I gonna try some shots again 5 to 10 meters in bench 5 my sights are Solid (pre checked) 6. But 20grains and even 70 grains...
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    Help! Can't hit the taget with a traditions deerhunter .50 kit.

    Dear all I got a traditions deerhunter .50 percussion kit but my shooting results aren't good enough for me I am using 60-70 grains of elephant black powder and from 20 meters , all I am obtaining is flyers around the target (round paper, 20cm) Since I can shoot well with another gun...
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    Real bullets 250 vs 320 for different rifle twists

    Ok, so it will be the 320grains bullet. Now the hard part: find one combo mold (real+round ball) to buy. There is none available in every online shop!! Sad..
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    Real bullets 250 vs 320 for different rifle twists

    Hi!! I am a very big guy so I think recoil shouldn't be a problem I am concerned about Wich lee r.e.a.l mold mould would be best for a 1:48 twist: a 250 or a 320 one. I mean, I think I read somewhere here that one kind stabilize better than other one Thanks Cheers Atb
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    Real bullets 250 vs 320 for different rifle twists

    Thanks you all, But how about some fellows saying that 250 grains would stabilize best in 1:48 twist than 320 grain real bullets?
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    Real bullets 250 vs 320 for different rifle twists

    Hi! I got 2 rifles: A carbine sized traditions kit, model deer hunter. It's .50 and I THINK ITS 1:48 twist. And. A full size Cabela's traditional hawken .50 (I DON'T KNOW It's twist ) it's made for Cabela's (has Cabela's brand) in Europe for some kind of company that it's not David...
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    Help to find nipple thread specs

    Hi all, This is my rifle: https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/pedersoli-traditional-hawken-percussion-rifle But mine was made by investarms for Cabela's, instead of pedersoli in the link. I would like to : 1. Buy more cap style nipples(spares) 2. Buy a 209 primer conversion nipple (this one...
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    Regular shotgun wads on a .50 muzzleloader?

    Ok, so, I think I would buy this one, to get a round ball and a real bullet combo mold: https://leeprecision.com/mold-dc-50cal-320rb.html I think I will lube the real bullets using lee allox in a ziplock. But how about a overpowder felt wad? Is it really necessary or could I leave it alone?
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    Regular shotgun wads on a .50 muzzleloader?

    Ok, I will order a lee REAL bullet mold. But, since it seems to work without a patch, how could I choose the best bullet diameter to my rifle? I mean, if I got a mold that produces a round ball that is too loose on my barrel, I can make minor adjustment just using a thicker patch. But since...
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    Regular shotgun wads on a .50 muzzleloader?

    Hi, you're right. I forgot it . I'm sorry. But it's true, I want to experiment other bullets than round balls. Hi, I'm sorry, I should wrote that I only have experience with round balls and that I would like to shoot something different from regular round balls, like minies, great plains...
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    Regular shotgun wads on a .50 muzzleloader?

    Newbie question, I have a .50 rifled muzzleloader that shoots only round balls. I would like to test larger bullets that does not required any kind of bullet grease, like minies and sabots (I think) Before just buy some of this bullets, I would like to ask if there exist any combination of...
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    Decarbonization fluid to clean muzzleloader??

    Dear sirs. A question from a friend that does not speak English: ""- may I use decabornizing spray (used to clean engine injector nozzles) to clean my muzzleloader fouling and then use water without soap to remove the decarbonization fluid and then finish the cleaning process?"" I by myself...
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    Any metal sigths to substitute the Traditions plastic ones?

    H Here it is! Thanks! Atb
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