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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    BrownBear.... complete typo (no coffee this morning :snore: ) It was 3f, 4f in the pan.
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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    Thanks for your reply. I took her to the range yesterday for the fist time and had a ball (no pun intended). The sights were set way low but once I adjusted I was punching holes touching each other which surprised the heck out of me, course I was using a rest and only shooting 25 yards :wink...
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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    by the way, looks like I have a 1/48 twist
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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    paulvallandigham, Thanks for your thoughts. I do appreciate you taking the time to write and for your 2 cents on the matter. I am somewhat surprised by some of the reaction this post has caused. I understand traditionalist, I am one, I have spent the past 10 years hunting with longbows and...
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    One More Texan

    Howdy from an ex-Waco resident... glad you are here
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    Cape Town, South Africa

    Go Springboks!!!
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    Hey y'all from central Florida

    Welcome and try to keep dry down there... stormy season you are having.
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    Greetings from Occupied Maryland

    Welcome and thanks for your service :thumbsup:
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    Hi there

    You and I are in the same boat, newbie to the core over here :haha: Hope you are enjoying this as much as I am.
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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    Thanks for all the advice guys. First off, FW get well :thumbsup: As to the issue of historical aspects, I get it, and plan on shooting mostly round ball, but hey, have the pot and the lead, might as well play around with everything right :wink: I just got the gun (an Investarm .50 Cal)...
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    Santa Cruz Mountains newbie

    Thanks FJ, I will check it out. Here's the flintlock I just got... my first BP gun :thumbsup: Nothing fancy, she is an Investarm .50 cal I picked up used.
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    Maxi-Ball or Minie or R.E.A.L.?

    Something tells me this has been covered and falls in one of those endless debate/personal preference questions but hey, I am new and need some advice. I am just getting into shooting muzzleloaders and picked up a .50 cal. I am ordering a Lee pot and a double .490 mold but also would like to...
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    Will do :thumbsup:
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    Santa Cruz Mountains newbie

    Thanks everyone, looking forward to getting to know you all. Hoping to get the chance to meet those in my area or traveling through, also always interested in meeting new hunting buddies. Hey if you hunt around these parts you have to stick together, I live in the land of :youcrazy: I have...
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    Santa Cruz Mountains newbie

    Hello all, Joined the forum a few days back. Just getting into black powder for the first time. Been shooting and hunting all my life. The past 10 or so years I have hunted mainly with longbows but have always wanted to go afield with a flintlock. Picked up a used .50 Hawkins on GunBroker a...
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    Thanks... I will put a call in to Wild Willy tomorrow, not sure how to get a hold of Mike though.
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    Sent an email to the Honorable Company of Horners, hoping that will lead me to someone who can do a real appraisal. Anyone out there know one of their members I could contact directly? Also sent an email to the CLA. Any other suggestions? On the shooting side of things I am just a babe...
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    Yes the tip screws off, I can take a picture of that if it will help identify the horn. By the way, I am a Left Coaster as well, down in the Santa Cruz CA area. Like the Areonca, is she yours? Ever do the Watsonville flyin?
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    I used to have a hot dogger, loved that thing :grin:
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    Garage Sale Powder Horns

    Thanks for all the kind words and welcomes guys. I am pretty happy with this find, trying to figure out how to get them appraised, any ideas?
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