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  1. oldracer

    Starting load for a 50 cal. Johnathan Browning mountain rifle, shooting .490 patches balls.

    When I started BP shooting both cartridges (45/70) and a TC 50 cal kit the late Doug Knoel told me “John you have to experiment”! His notes on the 3 Hawkens I bought from him had the same load : 80 gratings FFG, .490 pure lead ball, pillow ticking patch lubed with SPIT, seated with 3 good taps...
  2. oldracer

    What historical rifle would you most like to shoot?

    I would love Web Terry’s record setting unlimited muzzle loader! I might need assistance lifting it up/down as it does have a tad amount of home made barrel! RIP Wilburn. John
  3. oldracer

    What to use for a powder measure?

    For my general muzzle loader shooting I made separate volumes of 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 and 110 grains. I bought a section of copper tube and a dowel that fit snugly. I measured the various charges after checking VOLUME which is the important. I repeated this for each charge moving the dowel to...
  4. oldracer

    Best Choice For A .45 Target Rifle

    If this is new with shooting long range, cast bullets instead of round balls I would suggest getting a Pedersoli Gibbs 45 caliber NOT the 40 caliber. Use real black powder, fiber wad, Pedersoli 540 grain bullet mold and the will get you can shoot out to 1000 yards! I bought a used one but they...
  5. oldracer

    What lead do I have ?

    I bought a hardness tester from Lee many years ago and I use it every time I cast any thing, balls or bullets. John
  6. oldracer

    Shooting to 200 yards

    I have a “chunk gun” made back in 1950 or so and it shoots 80 gr at 50 and 100 yds and 100 gr at 40 rods (220 yds). I don’t worry about velocity at all and did all my load work up while using a Lead Sled. John
  7. oldracer

    Favorite Target for Load Development

    I make “home made Shoot-n-See” targets as shown on several You Tube videos. I use bright yellow craft paper from any office supply store, I get the packing tape at Costco and the cheapest flat black and flat white and paid less than a dollar several years ago. I get a dozen targets per can. You...
  8. oldracer

    Naming your guns?

    Since I have only percussion rifles….we’ll also my late daughters Ruger (pink) 10/22 named JR since she was named after my wife (SR). 3 Hawken rifles made by the late Doug Knoell (Tiger, Walker, Scruffy), my last one I assembled named for my late wife Rosie. I won two gold medals with her 2...
  9. oldracer

    CO2 Bottles...Do they really work?

    I have one and several others in our group do. We usually use TWO people, one to hold the rifle on the bench very stable and the other to use the discharged. Has worked every time! John
  10. oldracer

    Ammo for Gibbs Muzzleloader Rifle

    I use two different bullets, the grease groove flat nose that weigh 520 grains to 100 yards and a 540 Creedmoor nose grease groove bullet from a Track of the Wolf mold 200 yards and further. I use 90 grains FFG and a .060 fiber wad no compression of the powder
  11. oldracer

    Does anyone make stainless octagon flintlock barrels?

    I have a Douglas XX 50 caliber stainless barrel which takes more work with wiping with silicon every month or so. My blued barrels can go a month or more w/o touching! It was made in 1950 or so and they don’t make a lot of them. John
  12. oldracer

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Spent Wednesday as a range safety officer. Helped Jim with his brand new Sharps 45-70. He made the black powder, cast his bullets and refilled the primers even! John
  13. oldracer

    Novelty shooting match suggestions please.

    At our San Diego matches we shoot small plastic pumpkins, a steel ring 12” diameter, plastic tree decorations, cut the card, ETC John
  14. oldracer

    Hello from a Texas Bench Gunner from the 80'S

    It was great to hear Web Terry’s name as he is THE master! I have a chunk gun he made back in 1950 or so. John
  15. oldracer

    New Member from CA

    Hey there and welcome. You’ll find muzzle loaders are the most interesting and challenging of all the guns to shoot (at least in my humble opinion). I live in Chula Vista and shoot at the South Bay Rod and Gun Club. Usually the main (300 Yd) range is open for anyone to shoot. The military use...
  16. oldracer

    California black powder revolver laws

    The South Bay Rod and Gun Club allows black powder firearms on ranges 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. During the week the shorter ranges are rented to the military folks. Most days they leave by 2PM unless they do a night shoot. The ranges will all be shutting early due to contractor work on earth moving and...
  17. oldracer

    Comments at the range

    I let a Vietnamese teen age girl shoot my Sharps 45-70 at 100 yards 4 or 5 years ago. She knew how to use a scope and found the target easily. She wasn’t strong enough to set the trigger so I did it for her! I stood 3 feet behind her and when it went bang she flew off the stool! I caught her in...
  18. oldracer

    Help reading these patches..

    Here is what I use in my 50 cal rifle: square pillow ticking just enough to get around the ball. Load is 80 grains of Goex FFG poured with a full length funnel (Pedersoli), patch lube is Bore Butter which I rub in the barrel side. Enough lube so there is some on the muzzle which I rub in. Wipe...
  19. oldracer

    Thompson Center Hawken Kit Value

    A friend of mine has a pretty old Thompson Center Hawken kit that has been unopened since his deceased father in law bought it years ago. It has a stainless steel barrel and the stock seems to be fancy maple. Does anyone have an idea of the value as I would like to buy it and put it together.
  20. oldracer

    Sighting my Walker 44 question

    Thanks for the info. I would like to try a large target such as a 4x4 piece of cardboard with some markings on it and I'll probably do that next time. I was leaning towards the front sight mods and would probably have a gunsmith do it as we have several really good ones in the San Diego area I...
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