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    Closed eyes during flash

    I'm New to muzzle loading and want to by a flintlock. I notice on tv on reinacments that the shooters of flintlocks sometimes close thier eyes just as they pull the trigger. Is this to protect thier eyes from the flash? Is it supposed to be shot like that? Is it common to get flash burn?
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    Smoothbore accuracy?

    So give or take a few yards were generally saying a smoothbore for hunting is a 50 yard weapon?
  3. M

    powder?

    Thanks alot. Hey Bart is thier a store by you that sells black powder?
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    powder?

    I'm a newbie. When I went to the store to buy powder the guy told me to stay away from real black powder. That it was corrosive,dirty, and just plain terrible. Granted thier wasn't a single traditional muzzleloader in the place.Can you guys give me the real scoop on powder, and maybe what you...
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    Smoothbore accuracy?

    Hi I'm new to muzzleloading and am curios as to what kind of accuracy can you expect out of a smoothbore rather than a rifle?
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    Ideas on beginner Guns

    I just bought a Cabelas Hawkin last year in percussion and couldn't be happier. The only modification I had to make was the nipple. I had to file the outside of it down so the cap would seat better.The nipples are metric because the gun is made by an Italian company. I also opened the hole a...
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    New member from NY

    Hey Everybody I'm new to muzzleloading. Just bought a percussion hawkin last year and I'm hooked. Now I'm lookin to get a Kentucky rifle in flintlock.
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