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    Sanding stocks & stain

    Hey guys, I am in the process of redoing a couple of CVA ML's that were recently give to me. They were both put together from kits, and are a Kentucky rifle & Kentucky pistol set. Both in percussion. Anyway, my focus right now is the stocks. What I am wondering, is have I sanded to the point...
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    CVA double gift

    Hey Mykeal, That pretty much looks exactly like mine, except mine doesn't have the little cup around the nipple. Did yours come with the cup, or is that something you added. I take it the purpose of the cup is to stop the fragments of the primer from going everywhere? I wouldn't mine adding...
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    CVA double gift

    Howdy, The only negitive I have been able to find on either of these two, is the trigger pull on the rifle. I don't have anything to measure the pounds of pull required to fire it, but I can tell you it takes more than any other firearm I own. Don't get me wrong.....it was free...lol. That's...
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    CVA double gift

    Hey Guys, It appears I had some pretty good luck this week. A lady that works with my wife, was aware that I enjoy BP hunting through conversations with she has had with her. The lady was doing some cleaning out of her spare or storage bedroom, and came upon a set of CVA muzzleloaders that...
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    stuck jag

    Howdy, I had the exact same thing happen to me once while cleaning my Austin Halleck. The brass jag and end pulled right off the wooden ram rod. Before trying anything I called A & H and told them what happened. The guy told me to pull the nipple and trickle about 10 grains of powder into...
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    True bore diameter

    Hello, Knowing that one of the most important factors in accuracy is having the proper bullet diameter to bore diameter fit, I picked up a caliper to check the bore diameter of my A & H Hawkens. The question I have, do I want to measure from top of the land to top of the land, or bottom of...
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    .54 -vs-45-70gov?

    Hey guys, In my home state of Delaware, we are allowed ML's, shotguns, handguns, bows, and with the permits crossbows for deer. ML's can be traditional or inline, and scope use is allowed. The one exception, is a .45-70 can be used during firearm season, but only as a Paper Patch. Aside from...
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    PRB in 1 in 28 twist

    OK guys, I deffinately see where I will have to decrease my powder load by as much as half of what I use with conicles. I am normally using 90 grains of Goex FFg to push a 435 gr White Rifle's Power Punch conicle. This load/conicle combination is devastating on deer and extremly accurate. My...
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    PRB in 1 in 28 twist

    Happy New Year, Hey guys, although I am not new to muzzleloading, I have never fired a PRB in my life. My Austin & Halleck Mountain rifle has a fast twist of 1 in 28 with a 32 inch heavy barrel, so I have always shot conicles and a few sabots. I have considered trying PRB's, but never...
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    Loose powder horn plug

    Hello and Happy New Year, I'm sure the question I'm about to ask has a real simple fix, but this is new to me...lol. My wife bought me a powder horn made by Traditions for christmas. It's not expensive, but this one does have realy nice colors. My only complaint, is the the small plug in the...
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    Triple Seven

    I don't remember the exact price I paid, but I picked up 777 at Gander Mtn. I usaully only use Goex, but I didn't have the time on that occasion to make the 1 hr 15 min road trip to pick up my BP. Noone near me carries BP anymore, and all they carry on any of the other substitutes are the...
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    Austin Halleck Mountain

    Oh yes....one other thing I would like to change on my A&H. I'd like to go from #11 caps to musket caps for better fire and ignition. As long as I can find the propper thread size musket nipple, does anyone know of any other problems I'm not aware of in using musket caps with a side locks...
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    Rusty bore in a .50 caliber Renegade

    Hi, A few years ago I had a Lyman GP rifle give to me, that basically had never been fired. However, what had been done to it, was stuck in the back of a closet and forgotten about. When I looked down the barrel, all I could see was dark brown. It only took one cleaning patch to tell me what...
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    Austin Halleck Mountain

    Hello everyone, Although I believe I am one of the newest members to this forum, I am far from being new to muzzle loading. I found this wonderful sight looking for info on adding a peep and globe sight to my A&H Mountain rifle. Mine is side lock cap with a 1 in 28 twist barrel. After using...
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