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    Need range rod recommendation

    Thanks for the comments everyone. I was looking at the ToTW 48" phenolic as an option for a range rod thinking it might be easier on my muzzle but comments regarding retained grit, abrasion and R1776's lateral strength tests will point me towards SS with a muzzle protector.
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    Need range rod recommendation

    Has anyone tried the phenolic rods offered by ToTW? They offer one with a single brass tip that is 48" long that I thought might serve for all of my barrel lengths and be a bit lighter than a SS rod. Are these resistant to common cleaning agents?
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    Checking the twist rate on my Cabelas 50 cal Hawkins

    Thanks Dave, I thought I roughly knew how to approach this but I would not have thought to use a modern cleaning rod instead of the hickory ram rod. You probably saved me from having to post a question to the forum about removing a stuck ramrod or jag.
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    Checking the twist rate on my Cabelas 50 cal Hawkins

    I built two Cabelas .50 Hawkins back in 1995, one in percussion, for my 9 year old son, and one flintlock for myself. I started shooting both rifles again now that I am retired and started wondering what the twist rate was on both guns. I assume they have the same twist rate and have seen both...
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    Storing black powder for flinter?

    My gun safe is 3/16" steel but is not fire rated. I was told that putting 5 lbs of powder in this type of safe might be dangerous for first responders should there ever be a fire. Was this incorrect?
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    Storing black powder for flinter?

    It has gotten pretty hard for me to find black powder lately so I'm thinking about keeping 3 or 4 pounds of 2F and 1 pound of 4F on hand. I shoot about a half pound of 2F per year. The 4F is only for the pan and should last me for some time. I know not to keep it in a gun safe but was...
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    Help with cleaning rod mishap

    Great Idea Mule Brain; no need though. I fired up the compressor, cranked it down to 70 PSI, put the muzzle in a plastic bucket and everything, patch, jag and rod tip flew out slick as can be. Thanks again all Will pin both ends of the rod before I load her up again. Brass nails OK for this...
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    Help with cleaning rod mishap

    No offense taken Horner75. I am new to muzzleloading (six posts total). My son and I built kits about 12 years ago because he felt that hunting with his 243 scoped rifle was just a little too easy and since he was not yet strong enough to hunt with a longbow I suggested we give these kits a...
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    Help with cleaning rod mishap

    Thanks All, Mazo Kid_ My first thought when the epoxy slipped and left the whole contraption, wet patch, jag, etc. was why wasn't this pinned? xbowman_Do you remember how many PSI you tried this with. I was thinking of buying one of the CO2 dischargers for out in the field but I have an air...
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    Help with cleaning rod mishap

    I was going to clean my hooked breach hawkins flintlock with hot soapy water this morning and the patch/jag and the threaded end of my cleaning rod pulled off at the breach end of my barrel. Has anyone use an air compressor or one of the CO2 dischargers to push something like this out of the...
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    How to clean the oxidation off of round balls?

    I have been laughing so hard I could not see through my tears clearly enough to peck in a reply. Into the muzzle they go; as is, with their well earned patina.
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    Muzzleblast patch cleaner recipe?

    I have lost a recipe for a patch cleaner that we used to use at the range between shots. I believe that we found it in an old issue of MuzzleBlast magazine. I think it used Isopropyl alcohol, ammonia and maybe some liquid detergent. We would use it every after 4 or 5 shots and then run bore...
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    How to clean the oxidation off of round balls?

    Thanks for all of the replies guys. Mark Painter hit my concern on the head actually. I was wondering if the lead oxide was worth cleaning off before using these balls for hunting so that I could reduce the amount of meat that I might need to trim away and waste. I was not sure if WD40 would...
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    How to clean the oxidation off of round balls?

    I have a couple of boxes of 0.490 round balls that have oxidation from storage over the last three years. Should I clean these before hunting with them and if so does anyone have any recommendations as to what to use? Does wiping them with bore butter help with storage over time?
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