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

    I've been using traditions wonderlube patches that are .015" thick with my other muzzleloader... I'll experiment, but they smell so yummy lol and do a good job with keeping things clean. Thanks for the tip - I'll capture some patches and see.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Thank you so much for your feedback! I aim to get out this weekend... Ill report back on how it goes.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Ok I’ll watch for that… I’ll try and grab patches after I shoot as well.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Ok very cool… I was worried that about 80 would be the max… that’s good to hear. Yea I marked the rod and pulled it a out quarter twist it it was bang on 12”… so for sure a 1:48”. You ever try conicals in your 48? I like the idea of PRBs and will prolly stick with them… but if I ever draw that...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Ok excellent info… I actually just wrote before I saw this that I was open to front blade suggestions… I want to shoot first to see if full height or shorter is closer, but it is quite thick I agree… just a ******* file for thinning and lowering? what should I watch for to know if I should...
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    I’m also open to front blade suggestions… I think a nickel or brass, with a thinner post would be nice…
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Well right now 5 lbs of 2f, 500 primers, and 200 balls… should keep me busy for a couple months ;-) any load recommendations? Figure start around 70 or 80ish grains? Elk, black bear, and multiple flavors of deer are on the menu…
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Fantastic… I’m really looking forward to a nice day to get out!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Not nosey at all… this one was on gunbroker… pics looked decent… I set a limit for what I was willing to pay and got it. I lost several other auctions and missed a couple sales here… took a bit of work but I’m really happy with it!
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Most .54s from the 80s are 1:48”.
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    Tickled with my new (old) GPR - anything I should check for before shooting?

    Howdy all, Been learning a lot here lately and mostly watching from the sidelines. I have been trying to track down a .54 Hawken, and after several months, finally landed a nice GPR:-) According to the date code, she’s a 1984. As far as I can tell she is in really nice shape and looks like she...
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    Lyman Great Plains parts?

    I had thought as well, that but in post 20 here, according to Lyman themselves, the .54 GPR was in fact a 1-48” from 1980-1990. I’m anxious to check my 84 and I’ll report back. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/great-plains-rifle-rate-of-twist.89518/
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    Lyman Great Plains parts?

    Very nice... I've been looking for more info like this... I just bought a .54 (coming in the mail) and it's a very nice condition stamped "AM" which from what I can see in my reading is 1984... Which I also believe that the 80s .54 GPRs were 1 in 48"?
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    No more black.

    I am new to BP and at the start all I had was Pyrodex RS… with cci magnum 11s, no hang fires and good accuracy for me. FYI I got some real BP from travelers this week… they had both Swiss and schuetzen in stock.
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    RWS 1075 Percussion Caps

    Just got two tins of 1075s in the mail today... they fit just fine and fire hard on my traditions deer hunter. They are a smidge tighter then my cci's but in a good way... those are pretty loose imo. I have a GPR in the mail and hopefully they work just as well on that one.
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    RWS 1075 Percussion Caps

    I ordered a couple tins the other day... haven't tried them but anxious to give em a shot. Will be on a GPR if anyone has experience using them?
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    SOLD Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle

    What is the twist rate on these? Love it… looks amazing!
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    Traditions .54 Deerhunter lock

    Loosen the tang screw (I think it was called that... The screw on the top)... I ran into a similar issue and the screw was too tight. Wouldn't let half **** work.
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    New guy from Big Sky Country

    Hey thanks for the tip - I know I missed this one, but I'm not too far away from McMannamy :-)
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    SOLD LNIB Pedersoli Blue Ridge .54 cal

    Super cool! Been looking for something like this - sending PM.
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