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  1. K

    Lyman GP 1-32" .50 roundballs OK

    I have the same vision problem. I installed a Lyman target sight on the front and a Lyman receiver on the rear. Kinda pricy but I can see these sights. Don't understand the science but I think the hood around the front bead makes it easier to see. Group size was cut in half.
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    Thompson/Center Hawkin

    Check gunbroker . com. There will be a lot of TC's offered for sale and you will get a feel for the going price. I have bought 7 or 8 BP guns through gunbroker and only had one that was not as described. When notified the seller offered a return. Both buyers and sellers are evaluated so...
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    How Do You Use This Stuff?

    I like the moose snot. I poured it into an Altoids can. I wipe the patch over the surface until it is coated., load and shoot. So far this has been limited to range work. For hunting, where the tin can will be inconvenient, I will prelube and install in a loading block. I have also mixed up...
  4. K

    JT brass moulds conundrum

    I bought a .590 JT mold and my first casting session did not go well. Rejects were 90%. I noticed the mold was not filling out the ball at the top near the sprue. Since the Tanner design has a very long sprue I thought the sprue was cooling and plugging before the mold was full. I did not...
  5. K

    GM .62 Maximum Loads

    I agree. Recoil is not the issue. Internal pressure in the barrel is my concern. I have a TC barrel in 56 SB that Bob Hoyt rifled to 62 cal. Land dia is .620. Groove dia is .644. The underlug dovetail is 8" from the breech plug and is .077 deep. This gives a minimum barrel wall thickness...
  6. K

    Pedersoli Frontier shooting low

    I bought a Blue Ridge flinter in .54 cal. It shot way low, under the target paper. I filed the front sight until the balls started landing on the paper. Then I worked on getting an acceptable group by varying ball, patch and powder. Next step is to do the final filing on the front to raise...
  7. K

    Patch Cutting

    I use pinking shears I bought at WalMart. The produce a zig-zag cut pattern and are the tool used by tailors. The zig-zag seems to reduce the loose frizzy threads coming out of the edges. I also bought a pair of small historically incorrect sissors to cut at the muzzle. They are much sharper...
  8. K

    Pedersoli Trade Gun Question

    I have a Pedersoli Blue Ridge flinter with a small wood screw on the front tip of the lockplate. I had the same concern. I just don't install the screw and have not seen any problems...yet. The plate seem to be staying in place.
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    Patch material & thickness

    I have not seen any references to anything resembling science in patch selection. Getting it right for you turns out to be a trial and error process. Just keep guessing till you find something that works. However Dutch Schoultz has documented a method to develop a good patch combo and sells a...
  10. K

    Flask or Horn?

    I like the tubes. Where can I find some?
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    T/C Renegade Trigger Pull

    I believe this problem was discussed years ago. I had a TC Hawken that had a 10+ lb front trigger pull and at the recommendation of members of this forum I ground one coil off the coil trigger spring and got a 4 lb pull weight. I did not want to use the set trigger feature. The 4 lb pull is...
  12. K

    Swiss 1.5 in smoothbore loads

    Disagree. Goex is finer than Swiss. US (Goex) 2Fg is .024 to .047 Swiss #3 (2FG) is .026 to .054
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    Swiss 1.5 in smoothbore loads

    The Swiss use a number system to identify their powder size. Swiss #3 is comparable in size to Goex 2Fg. The powder I buy from Powder Inc. has a small white sticky label that shows the size in the American system. The 3Fg label on my can of Swiss indicates it is comparable to 3Fg Goex in...
  14. K

    Cap lock ignition issues

    M6x1.0 is a 6mm thread diameter (.236). The 1.0 is the pitch which is the distance between threads in mm and is .039. There are 25.4 threads per inch.
  15. K

    Patch lubes

    This came from the discussion of Stumpkiller's Moose Snot recipe. He used castor oil. I have brewed some up and it works great.
  16. K

    New to me Lyman GPR .54

    If the screw is long enough to extend into the space inside the snail the protruding threads have been encrusted with BP residue and in trying to remove the screw you are trying to pull the crud back through the threaded hole. Try turning the screw in a little, just enough to get it to move...
  17. K

    Patch lubes

    I went to the website. The stuff is a solvent. "Lube" is not mentioned.
  18. K

    50 or 54

    I agree. I have the GM barrel on a Renegade stock and it is my best shooter. I do not consider the larger ball to be a waste of lead or powder.
  19. K

    Jag sizing

    At the range I clean between shots so the group more closely represents what to expect with the first shot from a clean barrel. The down side to this is I sometimes create a crud problem by cleaning. Other posts have suggested sizing the jags to reduce this. Searching on "jags" gets a lot of...
  20. K

    .53cal ball mold?

    I just ordered a .590 mould from Jeff. Price was 20 Pounds ($33), shipping 10 pounds. Jeff wants paid in GB Pounds so I had to go through PayPal. The balls come out of the mould with the sprue attached and it needs to be cut off. Jeff sells sprue pliers for this purpose for 5 GBP each which I...
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