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    Revolutionary War Semi correct Long Rifle

    Look for a nice used custom rifle/smoothie...they come up and lots of sources. http://longrifle.com/forsale/default.asp?age=Contemporary&orderby=&categoryID=1&curpage=2 http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Index.aspx http://www.claysmithguns.com/guns_on_hand.htm
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    First custom flintlock

    Then get one....I like the way they look, they damn sure don't look store bought and that's a good thing.
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    First custom flintlock

    All true but that appeals to some.....not all rifles of the period were made by 'masters' but by a local gunsmith. Doesn't mean they don't shoot as well. Sometimes a home made lookin gun is just right.
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    Flints

    http://www.stonewallcreekoutfitters.com/flints/
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    front sight trouble

    You were lucky that deer wasn't wearing snow camo!
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    First custom flintlock

    I like his style and the price is fair too for some nice rifles.
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    Enjoying the esthetics

    That is an interesting comparison I had not thought about. I have an old Katana and they are beautiful weapons. I do believe you are correct that the development of the flint long gun reached the height of its development here on our shores. The effectiveness and beauty are similar to sword dev...
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    Enjoying the esthetics

    Looking at that new .62 cal flinter (posted here) made me get my rifle out to look at it once again. Besides the functionality (which is a beauty all of it's own) I just enjoy the esthetics of an early American/Colonial flintlock. The visual balance, slender purposeful shape, and latest...
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    My Newest Rifle Virginia 62 caliber

    Beautiful piece. Nothing like a traditional custom rifle....that's Americana
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    2nd range day and a question for you

    Good info....on the tgt I shot I had to put some white on it for my eyeballs to calibrate...scrap paper.
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    2nd range day and a question for you

    I wish I knew the max ordinance of a 42" 54 cal and what the trajectory looked like in a flinter (losing some of the pressure unlike a cap). Proper Zero range, in relation to known distance, and relationship to the dead center would be nice to know.
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    2nd range day and a question for you

    the best combination has turned out to be a .526 ball and .018 pillow ticking with spit. I got the above grouping with the .526 and .015 spit patch but there was a hint of rifling cuts in some, not all, patches...it still printed nicely. I tried the .018 PT and it prints great and I could re use...
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    The effects of humidity

    I'm doing about the same...don't think there is a 'silver bullet' for humidity as low as it gets here especially combined with the heat. Maybe winter shooting (what we call winter where you rarely put on a coat) will be a tad different.
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    The effects of humidity

    I'll try that out....I'm enjoying the experimental process of this. If that doesn't work I've a dog that is a real licker...he could wet a Regiment of patches just running down the line.
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    The effects of humidity

    That's the opposite of my experience. Loaded easier in the high humidity as the fowling was 'wet'. In the dry of humidity in the teens it is tough as that fowling turns to cake like right now. I agree on the rust part tho...that's why all the airlines/military have their aircraft graveyards here
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    The effects of humidity

    Not sure that 'blowing' deal would work here. On a hot day it's a hundred or so with humidity in the teens....spray paint will dry enroute to the surface you are painting and fall off. What I found worked best for me is a spit patch...it is easier to load than a wonder patch or oiled...
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    Rite of Passage...First Dry Ball!

    I'm not sure when paper cartridges became common. I've read many books noting soldiers/colonials pulling a ball to reload, prior to action, when their rifle/musket had been loaded and not discharged for awhile as a safety factor. I suspect pulling a ball to be pretty common in the day. I just...
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    The effects of humidity

    Gents/Ladies. Went shooting today and could not believe the difference in loading my rifle. Normally the humidity here is in the teens, you don't even sweat it wicks away so quickly. This week the 'monsoons' started (intermittent downpours) and the humidity is in the high 60' percentile. I just...
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    the winner, by a nose

    Makes common sense to me, you don't need a patched ball at close range, especially with a fowled bore. Seems to me, with lands grooves, you'd have an easier load than the smoothbores would. Accuracy capability diminishes with a target rich environment at close quarters.
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    the winner, by a nose

    Gents, Any record of riflemen purposely shooting without a patch at close quarters? I accidentally let a ball slip by a spit patch so homed it at took my time aiming... Hit the 9 ring at 50 yards on a 25 meter pistol target. Damned easy load too....just seems to make sense at close quarters and...
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