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    Economical flintlock

    no it does not have those barrels to switch out, mine has 1:32 stamped on the barrel and shoots well with both, better wth conicals though. Had a friend have a .40 cal barrel made for his deer stalker and loves it! "Beware the man with one gun, he probably knows how to use it."
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    Economical flintlock

    :grin: I have both a cap and a flinter that I have had for over 10 years and have used the percussion for a lot of hide hitting the ground...got a couple new "custom" flinters so I never hunted with the flint....gave it to my son, and he still shoots it and loves it! If you want to call it...
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    shot it again today....made a 6 in. X and shot away at 50 yds. Gun shoots so much better now after opening it up....can hit a pie plate off-hand at 50 yds. now every time! hope to improve that to 75 very soon.....
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    group size suffered when I tried 3F, 90 grains of 2F goex cut holes within holes at 75 yards, so since it is a huntin' gun.....think I'll call it good!!
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    I did not shoot between enlarging and cone....did both then shot and received the results with both improvments, not on at a time......next time I will do that!
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    i did find it fired faster and more consistant than before I enlarged and coned it. But like I said before it is not much larger and not a deep cone, but it seems like it fires every time now(if I keep my flint sharp) as before it would fail to fire 1 in every 12-15 shots. It will be mainly...
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    not sure what was ment by dangerous....I did not enlarge it to a #2 pencil.....just opened it up a couple hundredths and slightly coned it for improved ignition, not sure the danger in that. As far as keeping it clean, I run a vent pick after I shoot and after I load it so keeping the channel...
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    Enlarging Flashhole

    I drilled out my standard White Lightning flash hole insert to the point that 2F will not fall out but you sure can see it now! I then coned around the hole with a drill bit two sizes larger.....anybody else cone thier flash hole and do you think it makes a difference?
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    IF you could only hunt one animal...

    after killing many a cow, (and far less) bulls with a smoke pole....have to be elk. The country they live in...can't be beat!
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    Soft VS. Slightly Hardened Balls?

    Strictly for hunting......If, and I say if, a person can get a decent pattern with a "Slightly" hardened round ball, what is an advantage of it over a pure soft lead ball on game, or is there one? Which do you think is best and why? :hmm:
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    Who's had a buck hide up close?

    Year before last I was winded by a group of deer, one was a 177inch mulie, and they all ran BUT....the big buck ran a hundred yards and laid down just at the edge, before he left the cover of the aspens. I circled downwind 1/2 mile and came in the back door....when he saw me I was 35 yards...
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    2F or 3F for .54 hunting loads

    thank you for your imput fellas.....keep yer' powder dry!!
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    2F or 3F for .54 hunting loads

    Both of you are right....just trying to save a little time, and cause a little conversation. I also use 3F Goex in just about every thing but I do have both......so I guess off to the bench I go for some "quality time"! :thumbsup:
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    2F or 3F for .54 hunting loads

    :confused: just finished a full stocked .54 (1:66) flinter Hawken....going to be my full time deer/elk killer. Question is....should I just try both 2F and 3F for developing roundball loads.....or do you think one has an advantage over the other?? Right now I shoot a cap gun w/ 80gns. 3F and...
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    Howdy from the mountains of N.E. Calif.

    :idunno: no we did not....everyone who we go with bailed out....but we will do Paiute Creek and Trout Creek!!(got married at Trout 16 years ago, good Rendevous wedding) Shining Times just around the corner!!
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    Howdy from the mountains of N.E. Calif.

    Thanks GW....many a buck, many a cow elk, and one bull have subcome to my aim!! My 15 year old boy did Colorado with me last year and killed himself a 150+ mulie. I tried to out-do him, but alas my 4X4 was 145in. Great memories!!! do you do ML hunting in NE California???
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    Howdy from the mountains of N.E. Calif.

    Howdy folks....been looking for just a good muzzleloading forum for a while. Most folks want to shoot 1000 yards these days, not 50 to 100 yards at animals......sad, hunting is gone and only shooting remains. My family and I enjoy the Rondy's too, but with both parents with cancer the last two...
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