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  1. waksupi

    .54 for Target?

    My pick is 1-66.
  2. waksupi

    .54 for Target?

    With a BPCR, that is when the bullets go trans sonic, at around 750 yards. When the bullet drops below approximately 1180 fps, they get unstable for a bit before going to sleep again. For my buffalo rifles I like to load at the 1180 fps speed. That is 20 fps below the velocity that was standard...
  3. waksupi

    .54 for Target?

    .54 is very popular here, as many of us hunt big game, plus the fact we are at best, number five on the local food chain. It would not be out of the question to run into a bear or lion on any of our ranges.
  4. waksupi

    Bird shot in small quantities

    Yard sales is where I have found lots of shot.
  5. waksupi

    Changing Powder charges on woodswalk.

    You have to gain 300 fps to make any appreciable difference in trajectory.
  6. waksupi

    Are The Italian Black Powder Manufacturers Going to Go out Of Business?

    "Out of stock" is the common story with most businesses anymore. Heck, it was 50 years ago, too. They just don't carry the inventory. If you have ever a seen a 4" thick MSC catalog, they don't keep all that in stock. They are just basically telling it can be sourced.
  7. waksupi

    Are The Italian Black Powder Manufacturers Going to Go out Of Business?

    With CNC operations like Kibler emerging, I can see the overseas manufacturers taking a huge hit in the market.
  8. waksupi

    Black powder / Hasmat fee

    I think Graf's have the no hazmat thing going on now. They do it about once a month.
  9. waksupi

    Bore brushing.

    I would say the bullets were undersized, or the lube wasn't up to the job if you were getting leading with WW bullets. I've shot hundreds of pounds of WW's from my BPCR's, with no leading.
  10. waksupi

    Bore brushing.

    Those who use brushes to clean, will eventually also make a "How to I get a stuck brush out of my bore?" thread.
  11. waksupi

    In hot water?

    Great point! Once the water neutralizes the salts, all that is left is some carbon and sulfur residue. Neither of which cause rust in their selves as oxidizers, although they may hold moisture. Kill the salts, oil the bore good, and you don't need pure white patches when cleaning. Although I do...
  12. waksupi

    Kibler Gap Question

    I put together a Chambers fowler. I had the trigger guard inlet, and left it in place in the stock in the vise for the evening. When I went to the shop in the morning, the trigger guard was on the floor. It didn't go back into the inlet until I bent it a bit. I thought it had bent when it hit...
  13. waksupi

    Kibler Gap Question

    I know when I have got pre-inlet stocks in the past, it hasn't been uncommon for them to have changed shape a bit. Some get downright warped, and need soaking to put the barrel into let them set correctly. When a stock comes from the east where 50% + humidity is common, when they get here in...
  14. waksupi

    In hot water?

    Holland and Holland, the old time British Gun Maker, in a letter to a friend of mine, stated that boiling hot water can have a glazing effect on lumps of fouling, instead of dissolving them as cold water does. I discovered this years ago too. Room temperature water cleans quicker, and as good...
  15. waksupi

    Kibler Gap Question

    Don't use Gorilla glue, it will leave a yellow line that won't go away. Is the gap present with the barrel pinned into place? If not, a small amount of play between wood and steel can show a small gap.
  16. waksupi

    Screwdriver to fit Italian muzzleloader

    I've had Wheelers for decades. You basically have a decent handle, and will forever be buying new bit blanks to fit individual guns. I made a set of turn screws from some good high carbon steel. Drilled the mounting holes, tempered the blades, and ground to shape. I seldom touch the Wheeler's...
  17. waksupi

    Flat Face Locks on Northwest Gun?

    Either/or. https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1966-B14-Indian-Trade-Guns.pdf
  18. waksupi

    Boiled Linseed Oil Finish?

    Or leave some rags you wiped some up with laying around in your shop, makes a dandy spontaneous combustion fire.
  19. waksupi

    Boiled Linseed Oil Finish?

    BLO=worst you can use.
  20. waksupi

    Dawn and water patch lube

    Peculiar. Three of us at the shoot today tried the Dawn/water lube. 100% thumbs down on it, fouled more than moose milk, and took longer to clean from the bore. Hot dry conditions, probably a couple dozen shots each for all of us. Climate related no doubt, as most respondents here are from more...
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