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    Montana Heritage Muzzleloader Season

    That would be pretty sweet! I'd enjoy participating. I sold a muzzleloader to a local fellow this week and he had 0 idea of what to do with one and it was this hunt that was spurring a lot of this on. It think this heritage season is going to get a lot more locals interested in black powder.
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    Montana Heritage Muzzleloader Season

    I didn't hunt it, but it was the springboard that has gotten me into blackpowder and I plan to this year. It's late season for MT. I see you are from Oregon, so most likely expect cold and snow in most areas, higher elevations will be tough to access. You might be catching tail end of...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Thank you for the feedback - appreciated! Question on lube - I have a pile of wonderlubed patches (those are the patches in pic) I like them and they seem like a good fit... (.015" with a .530 ball) is it ok/possible to mix lubes? For example, take one of the pre-lubed patches, and add a bit...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Ok I used a scotch brite pad and ran maybe 5 patches worth through... I took it shooting and it is easier to load for sure - still pretty tight after 6-8 shots, but it is better. I was pretty conservative with the first scour session, so when I cleaned it, I ran another 3 scotch brite pads...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    I use howard's butcher block on most of my wood items... knife handles, cutting boards etc... it's mineral oil and beeswax - I am pretty impressed with the condition of the stock for being almost 40!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Ok so I'm thinking I may try some bore paste .. I have some 220 grit wheeler scope ring lapping compound... Is this too aggressive? Better to use jb bore paste? I also have some 8 and 4 micron emulsion paste (bark river) that i use knife stropping... Any of these things ok alternatives?
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Awesome I’ll be watching! Sounds like a great idea!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Well I took it out for the first time today and am quite happy with the results :-). Was a blast to shoot! Was shooting from a rest at 50 yards. First shot was maybe 1-2 inches low but pretty much dead center and I was pretty shocked but super happy! Had one shot fly maybe 4-5” high, but it’s...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    For kicks and giggles I just went and re-measured twice and took pics to show my work lol... I'm no scientist, but it definitely seems to be 1:48... and pulling the ramrod out to 15" is definitely a third of a rotation, not a quarter. Also put a pic of the stamps and first 4 of serial for...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    That's very interesting... yea the post made it sound like there was a mistake. There's a couple guys on here that have them... learning the history on these has been very fun!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Yea my understanding from Lyman is post 1990 the non hunter .54 GPRs are the 1:60
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Good to know... I went and checked and I had it "snug" but not tight... I backed it off a 1/4 twist to be safe... just past where it freely spins.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Check post 20 here... I have heard a couple others confirm it as well for .54s: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/great-plains-rifle-rate-of-twist.89518/
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    There are threads here that I found that helped... I used a jag with a tight patch, rammed it all the way down, took some masking tape, and carefully put it around the ramrod right at the muzzle and put a mark that lined up with a reference point (used the front blade). I then carefully/gently...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Love it!! she's a beauty as well! Shoot good for ya?
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Yea idk if mine is sharp or not, but I did steel wool and maybe 50 strokes
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Thanks for the kind words Mike! Maintenance is therapeutic to me... I try and do my part so my tools can do theirs when asked :-) I'll try both for sure!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    I need to keep stocking up for sure! I want to source some swiss powder down the road. I'm shooting schutzen right now and it's nice but slower.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    It's stamped "AM" and has a 6 digit serial that starts with 1. From my research rush puts it 1984? It's there anything else I should check?
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