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    The Future of Traditional Muzzleloaders?

    Great post Cannonball1. Growing up(I'm 50) my best friend(still!) had a beautiful flintlock at his house, built by his grandpa for his mom. His grandpa built one for each of his kids and they were flat out works of art. That was the first ML I ever touched, the one that made me fond of them...
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    Everyone's thoughts about these rifles ?

    I have the DGW TN Mth rifle in .50cal. It has been worked over by a gunsmith, improving it. I have the original lock and an L&R RPL lock for it. They both work great. BUT, the L&R is NOT a simple drop in replacement. Mine took being sent to a gunsmith and then back to L&R for work. The patina...
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    The Future of Traditional Muzzleloaders?

    I totally agree as well with the notion that lower priced guns are a good thing. I have a pretty nice flintlock but it's nothing compared to some of the beautiful rifles I've seen. FWIW, the gun I'll be shooting this weekend is a 1985 Charles Daly/Investarms Hawken I bought 5 yrs ago for $210 at...
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    First flintlock deer

    One of these years I'll take the flintlock hunting. Not this year, im tagged out with all the meat i need. 2 years ago I took a fat doe with my .50cal Hawken percussion. Worked great, as good as any other firearm. 42yd pass thru shot with a PRB & 80gr of 2F Goex. Ran 30yds and dropped dead. I'm...
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    The Future of Traditional Muzzleloaders?

    The actual guns is the last thing I worry about. I look at my son as an example. We've always been a gun family, and he's the biggest gun enthusiast in the family. He's 21 now, is currently in the middle east with the Army. I did my level best to get him interested in BP guns and it worked! He...
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    Acceptable hunting accuracy ?

    I agree with several folks who said to see what the GUN can do first, off a bench in a slow methodical range session at 50 yds. And this is assuming you've worked up "the load" that your guns shoot best with already. If you've already done both, one of three things. 1. The Caplock is just more...
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    50 vs 54 FlintLock Rifle

    .50 cal kills deer dead. 2 years ago I took a large doe with 80gr of 2f Goex and a .495 PRB. Perfect 45yd shot, she Ran 30yds and dropped dead. If I was to go traditional muzzleloader elk hunting, I would probably go buy a .58cal Hawken. I do have(gasp) an inline that hasn't seen the light of...
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    FFFg equivalent to FFg

    With my .50 flintlock, 80gr of 2f and 70gr of 3f Swiss hit in just about the same spot.
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    Tried Balistol / Water today

    Yep. I put aluminum foil on a cookie sheet that fits 6 strips. I soak them, take them out of the solution,and lay them flat immediately. After an hour or two, I'll flip them over. They'll sit there til they're bone dry, at which point I roll them and put them in a zip lock baggie.
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    NMLRA members

    I'm a member
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    Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Flintlock

    My DGW .50 is a great gun, very accurate. The only downside is, parts are virtually impossible to find. And the L&R RPL "drop in" replacement lock is not a simple drop in. Mine required being sent back for some gunsmithing, but works fine now. And yeah, these are $600+ guns, usually closer to $800
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    Cleaning Brass Furniture

    Yep. Flitz and some elbow grease is all you need.
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    Can swabbing between shots encourage misfires?

    It's simple, actually. I used drylubed patches, white cotton with a 7:1 mix of water and ballistol. Why? Because my rifle told me to. I initially tried MULTIPLE combinations(at least 10) of different lubes and patching materials, and this was the most accurate. Drylubed patches IME need stabbing...
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    Can swabbing between shots encourage misfires?

    I swab between shots with both my flintlock and percussion, and never have misfires, or ignition issues. Slightly damp patch, down and up one time, cotton patch, using homemade moosemilk.
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    Questions for the guys that can "shoot all day" without swabbing

    I swab between shots at the range, and whenever I can. But on woods walks, etc, where it's a hassle, I use patching prelubed with Mr Flintlocks patch lube. I can get off a bunch of shots using it, without swabbing. Maybe at shot 8-10, if that last 4 inches or so of barrel gets hard to load, I'll...
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    The Art of Patches.

    On my 2 guns, both .50cals, one groups better with a .495 ball and .014 white cotton patching and the other with a .490 ball with .018 pillow ticking. Both patches are drylubed with ballustol and water 7:1. I need to use a short starter with both and ramming both down with the rod "feels" the...
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    Shooting to 200 yards

    I've never shot at any target over 100yds with my BP guns....but I want to! I live close enough to Friendship to use their silhouette range. My question...when some folks say they have to aim 8ft over the target, how in the heck do you do that! Targets are small at 200yds. Aren't you just...
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    Goex vs Swiss

    My .50cal percussion likes 80gr of Goex 2f. My .50cal flintlock likes 80gr of Swiss 2f. So I buy both. Its just that simple for me. And yes, I've shot both powders thru both guns, with various charges.
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    Cleaning between shots

    I swab between every shot. Why? I use dry lubed patches for one. But really, it's for bore consistency. More foulng=tighter bore=inconsistency I can correct. I have a little spritz bottle(small fine mist spray, like a perfume bottle) with homemade moosenilk in it. Couple squirts on a patch just...
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    Don't know how y'all do it....

    There's some good tips and info here. One more: in addition to using less priming powder(I use 1/2 a pan at most) before priming I always run a pick thru the flash hole. This is basically poking a hole in the powder charge in addition to ensuring the hole is clear. Is this necessary? Honestly, I...
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