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Pillow ticking
Pillow ticking verse pre-cut Bridgers Best. If you have tried different thicknesses and found .018 or .020 to shoot the best in your gun(s) then pillow ticking may be the best for you. Personally I have found I need other thickness also. My wife’s .45 has a tight bore so she uses a .440 and a...- Doc
- Post #25
- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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My Powder Horn is illegal in California
In California if you have more than one lb. in your house of powder, smoke or smokeless you need a container of sorts. An old freezer works well. My BP club just ordered three cases, no problem. Transportation on a state highway by a private person, no more than 5 lb. unless in a container...- Doc
- Post #41
- Forum: Shooting Accessories
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WD-40 Specialist-Silicone Quick Drying
FishDFly, I haven’t seen this particular silicone spray, however I have been using Lube 1 for about 20 years It is also a silicone based oil. While shooting a .22 pistol silhouette match. I noticed the state champ and the third place shooter both had the same can in their shooting bag. Inquiring...- Doc
- Post #26
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Woods Walk Targets
As Grimord has said, some of the most enjoyable targets are those that are a bit different. Such as your biodegradable ones. From a 2x4 hang charcoal briquettes from a length of string. Again a 2x4 nails on top and push a potato on. Hit with a round ball they literally explode, looks very...- Doc
- Post #8
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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H. J. Sterling SxS "London twist" barrel shotgun.
PHDBrewer, Personally I have a lot of experience with Damascus doubles. Use them at Rhondy events and hunting. You want to check for dents in the barrels if they’re deep this can be fixed by a gun smith easily. Also as jlatz has said check for a ring. I would use a piece of steel instead of...- Doc
- Post #22
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Guns International - Scam Secure?
As many as I’ve purchased. I have never purchased an any on-line, It seems out west we have quite a few gun shows. Some like the Reno show, you need 2 days at least to see everything. The large smokeless dealers often have our guns including Damascus that they usually have no use for, unless...- Doc
- Post #13
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Another bird hunt and something new
Spike buck, I will agree with you 100%. My wife and I have a German Shorthair Pointer which needs almost no brushing out at all. While Irish Setters without doubt are a beautiful dog , I have seen one standing on a stand after hunting with a person on each side trying to get all the burrs and...- Doc
- Post #53
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Another bird hunt and something new
Jetmech, At the very large smokeless gun shows, you will find Damascus ML and cartridge doubles for sale at very reasonable prices unless they’re a fancy grade. Out west many of us pride ourselves on using them at our shotgun events. These large center fire dealers have little use for these...- Doc
- Post #51
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Greetings from New Jersey
Hello all from far Northern California. Doc,- Doc
- Post #28
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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FF and FFF powder for rifle and pistol
Big Bob, Yes apparently Goex seems to be a thing of the past, unless a company steps in to purchase the name etc. We still have Schuetzen which is very close to Goex and Swiss which is slightly hotter. Life goes on. Doc,- Doc
- Post #30
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Another bird hunt and something new
Only my wife is a better partner. Doc,- Doc
- Post #36
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Loading shot without wads
Irishmusket, You are absolutely correct on not using plastic. I have heard of some using it, but no knowledge on how it worked out. In my various shotguns I have always used wads of one sort or another, depending on which wad gave the best pattern in that particular shotgun. Have you truly...- Doc
- Post #83
- Forum: Smoothbore
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FF and FFF powder for rifle and pistol
Johnnyntrain, It’s true that years ago, there was a break off at 50cal for 2 or 3f. It seems about 15/20 years ago the general rule has changed. Almost all of the top top shooters are using 3f all the way up to and including 12ga. At the world championships (mostly factory teams) it was almost...- Doc
- Post #27
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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FF and FFF powder for rifle and pistol
I guess we can call 12 ga. a large bore. My wife and I are serious shotgun shooters. Years back with 2f we had to clean our bores between shooting singles and doubles. Still using the same lube etc. changed to 3f and we can shoot straight through. Our BP club also shoots sporting clays 50 round...- Doc
- Post #24
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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FF and FFF powder for rifle and pistol
Some years ago I switched from 2f to 3f in my Damascus doubles. Since my wife and I are serious clay shooters we liked it. Our velocity went up which translates to less lead which gave us more hits. Also made for easier loading. Doc,- Doc
- Post #22
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Loading shot without wads
My wife and I are fairly serious clay shooters, so of course we’re shooting 3f to raise our velocity and help eliminate the heavy crust and makes it easier for cleaning. Have tried various combinations of cards etc. Finally using these 2 over powder one over shot. Gives us excellent patterns.- Doc
- Post #69
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Who knows eachother here?
New to this forum, been in BP since the 80s. Live in far northern Ca. Go to a lot of Rhondys. Started a Pee Wee long gong in 1991, now my wife and I have one in 6 different Rhondys. We also have an oscillating clay auto thrower that we use at a few BP events. Articulate in other BP pages. Not...- Doc
- Post #35
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Belgian Shotgun??
T My bad, no reason to have the s on there. Thank You for spotting it. Doc,- Doc
- Post #20
- Forum: Firearm Identification
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Belgian Shotgun??
T is correct the first thing you should do is check to see if it’s loaded. The second item to do is find out if it’s in shootable condition. To find that out , Take the barrels off and hold the hook on your finger, lightly tap the sides of the barrels up and down with a piece of steel. You are...- Doc
- Post #18
- Forum: Firearm Identification
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Powder!!!
The Jacks that I had was labeled 3f in a black plastic bottle shaped like the new Goex. But as I said I don’t think it was sifted as well or the same.- Doc
- Post #87
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles