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    Minie sizing issue - help needed

    I am going to guess those are not going to work very well, not necessarily because of the lack of lube grooves, but they are not nearly concentric and that will cause you more inaccuracy than the lack of lube grooves. Did you try using them as is? Will they fit at all? What do they measure...
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    looking for Pits that allow shooting in Maine

    https://www.gunownersofmaine.org/ranges I know there are more than that, search around a little on the net and you'll come up with others. Also a lot of people hunt/shoot in the North Maine Woods, it is pay to access though
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    What’s up with the holes

    I am thinking they are there to vent gases in case of an inadvertent ignition and prevent the tins from becoming little bombs spraying shrapnel. There are a number of federal agencies, including the DOT that regulate things like smokeless and black powder shipping and storage containers and...
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    Greetings from Dixie!

    Welcome aboard.
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    In hot water?

    Clean with room temperature water, final rinse with the hottest water you can use. That will help dry the barrel more quickly and completely.
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    Bismuth shot questions

    I would start south of those 100 grains, maybe 85 or 90 and work my way up from there seeing which, the 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 loads, and which wad column, pattern best for you. All of my goose hunting with a muzzleloader has been over decoys in farm fields, so up close, and I pick my shots carefully.
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    Bismuth shot questions

    100 gr. 2f, 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 oz. #1 Bismuth + Super Grex buffer. Usually, I use a Thompson Center 12 Guage shot cup/wad and overshot card (stocked up on a bunch on clearance a while back). Also have used an over powder card + red (heavy load) Winchester cup wad + over cup and also over powder...
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    Groundhog/Whistlepig Tallow

    My wife (and she doesn't know I do this) likes it too. I clean it, grind it up, package it, labeling it "ground chuck" and throw it in the freezer.
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    What’s up with the holes

    Which would keep them dry and protect t hem from contamination during storage shipping and sale prior to purchase.
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    Casting for the first time

    The problem from the water comes when it is trapped on or in a piece of material you add to the post. Ladles are fine for the slow paced, authentic, rustic experience, but if I have to cast a lot of bullets, my time is too valuable to fuss around with that. It is however part of the essence of...
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    What’s up with the holes

    Hmm, interesting, the only thing I can think of is they are there as venting in case of a detonation, cook off. Perhaps a legal thing. Did they come in a plastic blister pack or a carboard box?
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    Casting for the first time

    That is the pot I started out with. I have two of them now and a 20# version as I cast for handgun, and rifle as well as muzzleloaders, The only problem I have had with it is the spout control will sometimes be blocked open a little when you first start up, so when you turn it on don't walk...
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    Casting for the first time

    Lee bottom pour pot is the way to go. I deal with the molds overheating by running two or three at a time alternating to give the ones not in use a chance to cool. A little squirrel cage fan works to help too.
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    New to me: Le Page Reproduction

    Maybe leftovers from a run Bergara did for Marlin? Don't know if they ever had an 1895 .45-70 octagon barrel lever, or maybe had plans for one that didn't materialize, and this was from the surplus. Bergara did start out in the blackpowder arms business.
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    time machine

    Ditto here, but society is cyclical. You know the oft repeated philosophy of “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” I would have to argue that the nearest "sweet spot" for our country were the years post WW2 up...
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    New to me: Le Page Reproduction

    Maybe a lubed felt wad and bare .451 ball. What do you mean by "looks more like lands and grooves than rifling"?
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    Looking for a long range rod.

    Getting interesting and getting better with each post.
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    Looking for a long range rod.

    Looks like the perfect answer, thread winner, except for the price (wow).
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    Looking for a long range rod.

    No reason that wouldn't work if you could find one long enough and of the correct wood. Most dowels you see in muzzleloading suppliers are only to be found as long as 48" and more importantly are made of hickory. Hickory is strong and flexible, and even hickory rods must be carefully selected...
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    How old is this powder?

    So it would have been made sometime prior to 1975 as that is when Dupont ceased making black powder. The can looksalmost exactly like a can advertised on Ebay a while back that was from 1924, although that can had FF in addition to the "superfine."...
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