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  1. K

    Breech plug?

    Looks like some good advice. Whatever, be sure to use something and don’t do as I did and install it dry. I twisted off a brass jag at the bottom of the breech on my Southern Mountain and can’t get the plug to budge. I have soaked it in every kind of anti-seize oil you can think of and no...
  2. K

    How do you clean your rifled barrel?

    I use a mixture of 1 part Simple Green to 9 parts of water for cleaning solution. I dampen cut patches and swab until clean. If cleaning the flintlock, I use an additional step with a tool that I bought many years ago from Jim Chambers that simply clamps over the flash hole and has a clear...
  3. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Well not exactly. I really never used the stuff before, but Walmart seems to discount the smoke-pole stuff once the season is over. They had about 5 or 6 tubes of the Bore Butter reduced to almost nothing and I bought it. I didn't realize it would harden up the way it did, but I learned a...
  4. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Okay, okay my good friends - I got the message not to leave Bore Butter and patch down the breech! I have learned a lesson - okay? Please keep in mind that I haven't shot a match in over a year and a half. That's very unusual for me, but I got interested in other things. I sprayed a liberal...
  5. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Hmmm? Thanks for the advice, but that ain't gonna work...
  6. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Many thanks to all for your suggestions. I will certainly try most if not all. Yes, I do have a White Lightning vent liner, but I don't see the advantage of removing it. By doing so, I would have to drill the old one out and re-tap the threads. If I did drill it out, the jag would still be...
  7. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    Thanks Larry. Yes, I fitted the plug to the barrel where it would stop flush on the top flat - built and fitted the entire thing myself. It's a Green River barrel - one that I spent many hours of hand lapping on. I was just thinking that maybe if that breech plug didn't move very easily, I...
  8. K

    Stuck jag in my SM Flintlock Rifle

    This has become a nightmare for me to say the least! No excuses, but I haven't shot my .45 cal Southern Mountain flintlock (42" barrel) in well over a year. That in itself shouldn't have been a problem except I left my range rod with jag and lubed patch in the bottom of the barrel sitting on...
  9. K

    KIK Black Powder?

    You can get it at Powderinc.com for around $8 a can. By the time I got it shipped to my door here in GA, a case of 25 lbs came to $9.58 per can. I bought some of the Skirmish brand (made in China) for re enactments at $5.75 a can. 1.48 a can each on shipping and it comes to $7.23 a can. It...
  10. K

    Minnie balls?

    I always fill the cavity full of grease and have found by doing so it helps aid in keeping the fowling soft and easier to clean when that time comes. BTW, I shoot muskets (Zouave and Enfield) 58 cal. and find that using Wal-Mart's brand of grease (SuperTech) works great for this. The first...
  11. K

    KIK Black Powder?

    Can anybody give a testimony to this brand of powder? How good or bad is it? I just ordered some but somewhat hesitant to try something new. I know Goex works great for the target matches I shoot in. Thanks for any replies. :hmm:
  12. K

    Range Rod

    Sorry, but no way could someone PAY me to use a range rod with a round handle on it! I once had one with a cue ball on the end and propped up my custom made Southern Mountain flintlock against a tree while it was still in the bore. Five seconds later I heard something hit the ground. It...
  13. K

    Pyrodex Troubles

    OK, thanks guys. I will try and see what it will do when there's a ball on top of it and also I'll try and mix a little black powder with it. At the parades I often march in, it doesn't really matter how dirty or accurate the stuff is so long as it makes noise. Again, thanks for the replies. :)
  14. K

    Pyrodex Troubles

    I've been an avid shooter for around ten years now and have always used traditional black powder. Having said that, I still have almost 2/3 LB. of Pyrodex RS that won't work anymore. I bought the stuff back when I was first introduced to muzzle loading and installed one of those funkey looking...
  15. K

    Uberti .44 New Army Bummer

    I purchased one of the Uberti Remingtons and won our club's pistol trophy with it that year! I was amazed at how good it shot right from the box. The only thing I had to do to mine was file the front post down a little to bring it in the ten ring. I like it much better than the Pietta because...
  16. K

    Information please

    If I could afford it I would go with a Chambers kit. If I were thinking on a TOW kit, then I'd go to Pecatonica. After all they make many of TOW's pre-carves. TOW tacks a little more price on it and passes it on to you. :m2c:
  17. K

    What size buckshot to use ?

    I've used Hornady buckshot in my .32 pistols with no problems at all. You can get it real cheap at Midsouth Shooters Supply in TN. They have a website www.midsouthshooterssupply.com It is the best alternative for roundballs in .32 caliber. By the way, you can also use #000 buck for .36...
  18. K

    Pistol barrel caliber & twist for 50 yd.

    You've got the Crockett pistol. Yes, it does have the 1 in 48" twist. They had mistakenly advertised that it has the 1 in 16" - wrong! I got mine to print excellent groups at both 25 and 50 yards but only after some work. I ran some Scotch brite pad and 3 in 1 oil wrapped around an...
  19. K

    Armi Sport - Remington Zouave help needed?

    Thanks again Jim. You are a life saver! Now I can get this musket a couple of new leafs........ :haha:
  20. K

    Armi Sport - Remington Zouave help needed?

    Thanks for all the good advice guys. Hey Shooter575, you've done just exactly what another good shooter done who happens to be one of the best shooters in SC & GA (no telling where else) that I know. Man can this guy shoot a musket! He uses the same method with the peep hole. I'll probably...
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