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    Advice on a Fedex damage claim?

    Have you contacted their Customer Service?
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    Is this leading?

    Try running a bunch of patches with polishing compound through the barrel. Likely they will come out black. Keep going with alternating patches of a good black powder bore cleaner. I really like BoreTech.
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    Green Mountain TC Renegade barrel swap

    Look for a machine shop near you and have them remove a bit off of the rib where it makes contact with the stock. You can do it yourself with files and a Dremel tool but it won't look as nice.
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    Lyman Great Plains rifle

    If I recall correctly, the Great ains was the only Lyman rifled for a round ball. But there were some rifled for sabots.
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    Finally did it.

    80 grain of FFFg should be a good load for you. That barrel will burn up even heavier charges. Try to find both .490 and .495 round balls and then .015 and .020 thick patches. It is a pain to find the correct combination but often it will yield surprisng results of from bad to good.
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    Finally shot my Colonial .54

    With that long barrel you can burn a big charge.
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    Barrel length and velocity of patched balls

    The fly in the ointment is toting that long barrel gun around in the woods. However the long barrel does lend itself to easier off-hand shooting.
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    Flintlock Rifle Flash Hole Placement

    Unless it is a problem don't worry about it. My Renegade has a low hole while my TC Hawken is higher.
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    Paper patches?

    Just like a cloth patch. He was shooting a smooth bore so that certainly could be a factor.
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    Paper patches?

    Several years ago I ran into a guy at the range who was playing with a smooth bore and using patches from heavy paper bags. Anyone tried this? Why?
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    Pedersoli locks bad?

    Two years ago I bought a new Lyman Deerstalker. The lock was terribly gritty. A Dremel tool fixed it. Ironically the best flintlock I have is an old TC Hawken. I am sure that it works so well simply due to usage over the years.
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    Colonial load

    I have a Renegade with a .54 Green Mountain barrel. It loves 90 grains of FFFg and patched ball. Try more powder.
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    Sighting in the Woodsrunner...

    Move the rear sight. Then try at longer range. Although I don't expect to shoot thatvfar, I sight for 100 yards. This is where I work on loads. For a hunting gun I increase powder charges 5 grains at a time until I see group size open up. Then go back to 50 to see how high your impact is...
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    Starting to look for a flintlock

    Reach out to Dixon's Muzzloloader shop in Kempton, Pa
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    T/C 1000+ Replacement?

    So the old T/C 1000+ (Bore Butter) is gone and I am about. What do you suggest as a substitute for patches and bore seasoning?
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    T/C Hawken ball and patch

    Sadly I still have a whole box of the .495" RC plus a partial. In the past trials with a .010" patch have found that they don't hold up. But patches are cheaper than balls.
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    T/C Hawken ball and patch

    I started shooting an older T/C Hawken in .50 cal. What do you like so far are RB and patch combo? Came with .495" balls but even a .015" patch seems really tight
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    North Americam ML Hunting?

    Their site used to have some good load data. The new site seems to be missing g such. Am I missing something?
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    SOLD Lyman Deerstalker .50 Flintlock

    Great deal!
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    Fair price?

    So what is a fair price for a Lyman LNIB Deerstalker flintlock, .54, optic sights, original box?
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