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    What is your hunting rifle?

    This thread has me thinking. Ive never hunted with my flintlock, and cant say I plan to this season. Last year I took a deer with my percussion Hawken and a PRB, but while in a modern treestand wearing modern camo. It wasn't much different than any other hunt, except for the smoke cloud when I...
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    Passthroughs By A Ball

    I shot a big doe last year with a .490 PRB atop 80gr of 2F Goex at 42 yds. Double lung shot, complete pass through. She ran 30yds and flopped over dead. I doubt I use anything BUT a PRB for deer ML hunting from here on out.
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    3f and 58s

    I'm lucky with my .50cal I guess. It shoots almost exactly the same with 80gr 2F Swiss and 70gr 3F Swiss. That said, I buy 2F Swiss for it, and prime with 4F Swiss. But if I were to use one powder, its nice to know I can prime with and shoot the 3F.
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    Took some pics. -half **** -full **** -where the flint strikes the frizzen(60-70deg angle) -uncocked
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    Yeah, I usually just wipe frizzen and flint with a dry patch before every shot.
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    Bevel up or down

    I'm usually bevel down
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    It makes sense. Smaller flints wear faster. Im not complaining really, because I dont think I'm doing anything wrong. A new flint sparks great, and the gun always goes boom, until it doesnt. I dont have excessive frizzen wear. And both locks are consistent...15-20 shots>failure to fire>take...
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    I have 2 locks. One is a L&R, the other the stock one from my 1979-80 Dixie Gun Works TN Mtn Rifle. They both spark well. Flints last equally in both. Professor, what size flint did you get all those shots off of?
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    My problem is, my lock takes small flints. 5/8x3/4". After 15-20 ish shots, ill lose spark. Ill knap it, readjust placement and get another 5-10 shots. 20-30 total is about my average. After that, its generally too worn/small to securely fit and stay locked in the jaws. Its just the way it is...
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    Flint to frizzen spacing...

    I always check where, when the trigger is pulled and the hammer drops, exactly where the flint first comes into contact with the frizzen. I like it to first touch about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way down from the top, so its scraping 3/4 to 2/3rds of the length of the frizzen. Ill move it back or...
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    CABELAS HAWKEN CARBINE

    I have an Investarms Charles Daly Hawken, .50cal percussion. Same gun. Its a good shooter, never had an issue.
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    To .50 or to .54 !?

    A little off topic, but its been mentioned here so, what does everyone consider "fast twist" and "slow twist?" I "think" my Dixie TN Mtn flintlock is 1:56, and my Investarms percussion Hawken is 1:48. I know 1:66" is considered slow twist, slow is best for round ball and fast is better for...
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    To .50 or to .54 !?

    I have three .50cal muzzleloaders. One of each(flint, percussion, inline). Ive never felt undergunned for deer, which is really the only big game I hunt. That said, my son has a .50 inline, a .54 flint and a .58 percussion. Having shot all 6 above rifles, in a question between 50 and 54, id go...
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    I preparation for the day I dry ball one

    Heres the thing they keep on the range during shoots at Friendship. It really does work like a charm.
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    hanging over the fireplace

    I like deer hooves for ML hangers. Not hard to make; just a little messy. I cut and scrape as much tissue off as possible, then just use a salt soak then borax to finish them. See bottom gun...
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    Dutch Schultz' Accuracy Method

    I use the Dutch method. Have worked most all parts of it except weighing out individual balls(ill eventually get to that). I DO only use ball from one guy and they've shot pretty consistently. After multiple range trips, last time out shooting blackpowder(May??) I found my "load." I then cut a...
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    Tip Curtis frontier shop

    I always go to Friendship; my best friend has family land about 10min from there, and we've hunted it for decades. We went down Saturday to do some work, and stopped by Gunmakers Row to buy a few things from the one booth open, Flintlocks LLC. No one shooting, no one primitive camping. BUT...
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    Where to set the sights ?

    I like dead on at 50yds. I dont see much if any difference between 25 and 50yds with my gun in terms of hitting where I aim. I doubt id take a shot further than 75yds with a PRB at a deer or anything else with a heartbeat. At 100yd+ targets, ill aim a little higher.
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    .54 caliber loads

    I worked up "the" most accurate load for my sons .54 cal flintlock. After lots of trial and error(3 different sized balls(.526, .530, .535), 4 different patches/lubes, 70-80-90gr loads) heres what shoots best: 80gr Swiss 2F, .535 ball and white joann fabrics cotton patching(.014 thick...
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    Recovered Patches - Whats Going On Here

    I agree. If youre gun is as accurate as you think it(and you) can be, i wouldnt fret about patch condition. I had a similar post earlier this year, and this was the consensus conclusion. As for the patch ripping, what you could have is a burr somewhere in the bore. A few passes with a wad of...
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