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  1. Khufu

    Greetings from New Mexico

    Welcome from the People's Republic of Albuquerque
  2. Khufu

    Philly Derringers?

    I have one, its a wall hanger now, but I used to shoot it, and when I lived in Utah, I carried it when I went to places where Firearms were not allowed. muzzleloaders are not considered firearms there, and it is better than a knife.
  3. Khufu

    What is everyone's opinion on this CVA Mountain Rifle ?

    I have 3 CVA mountain rifles, a percussion 50, a percussion 54 and a flint 50 with a .32 barrel I made for it. I have a lot of muzzleloaders, I have owned a lot more, I had a great plains, which I sold because it fit me very badly. I always go back to those CVA Mountain Rifles. they fit me...
  4. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    to be honest, I have never loaded it up above 20 gr of 4f, the only thing I ever really used it for was carrying it in places with no firearms signs. I loaded it up to the point where it seemed potent enough to slow someone down enough that I could escape with my hide intact. At 20 gr the ball...
  5. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    you have that exactly backward, raising the front sight makes it shoot lower, raising the rear sight makes it shoot higher.
  6. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    I do, and I will Chrono it next range trip, but I am pretty sure it is pretty slow there is not a lot of barrel there. even with 20 gr of 4f, I doubt it will get close to 300 fps. but it would be interesting to see.
  7. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    fortunately simple works in this instance because of the design of the single shot pistol, no heavy moving parts flying around as in a semi auto and so the recoil impulse will be directly proportional muzzle energy since the pistols are the same. compare a 22 lr to a 22 mag, the mag has nearly...
  8. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    look at the pictures, they are identical, same barrels, same weight, though I have never shot a load as light as 20 gr, 30 is a VERY light load, it chronographed at 500 fps +/- and 45 grains runs almost to 800. the recoil of a 133 gr ball moving under 800 fps is way lighter than a 38 special all...
  9. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    It is a CVA Colonial Pistol, I built mine from a kit in the mid 70's, I fixed the front sight so it shoots dead on with 45 gr of fffg powder and a .440 prb recoil is pretty mild on mine.
  10. Khufu

    Should the powder charge be equivalent to the caliber?

    I shoot a CVA derringer made from a kit, I have shot it a lot. I used to carry it when I lived in Utah to circumvent the NO FIREARMS signs that popped up in a few places since Utah law considers muzzleloaders to not be firearms. I used 20 gr of 4f powder and a .440 rb. they are intended to...
  11. Khufu

    Rocks are more reliable than caps

    I started out a very long time ago in the mid 70s. I bought a CVA 45 cal pistol. it went off at best 50% of the time, I later found out the hammer and nipple were misaligned. my next gun was a CVA Kentucky 45 cal cap lock, it was OK, but still failed a lot, probably also a misalignment, but I...
  12. Khufu

    Loading revolvers question.

    AMEN!
  13. Khufu

    Tumbling round ball to smooth sprue cut

    my rock tumbler is kinda small, it only handles 2lbs that fills it about half full. I run them about 2 hours with excellent results some of the molds make worse sprues, and require a little longer. I rinse them well to get the blackened soap off of them, they come out shiny and nicely round.
  14. Khufu

    Tumbling round ball to smooth sprue cut

    I tumble all my round balls in a rock tumbler with hot water and dawn. it removes the sprues nicely. I shoot nothing but round balls, with the only exception being my p53 Enfield. why waste powder on a less than perfect projectile. if I miss, I would rather it be all me, not a out of balance...
  15. Khufu

    In Praise of the Hawken

    track of the wolf has a nice full stock kit with a non set trigger that can be easily be fit with a set trigger
  16. Khufu

    In Praise of the Hawken

    There versions of a Leman with full stocks and set triggers, but all I have seen were flint or had a drum and nipple
  17. Khufu

    In Praise of the Hawken

    My best advice is to find someone with a Leman that will let you shoulder it, and ideally fire it so you can decide if it fits you right. Everyone is different, but personally the Leman is a perfect fit for me and they are still attractive
  18. Khufu

    In Praise of the Hawken

    while the Hawken style Rifle is attractive, it does not fit me well, and the ergonomics at the wrist, for me, is poor. I much prefer the Leman style half stocks.
  19. Khufu

    Witnessed Unsafe Behaviors

    while I do blow down the barrel, its NOT for the reasons given here, when I was a kid, an old timer showing me the ropes explained, it was to soften the fouling with the moisture in my breath, making it easier to ram the next ball home. something that was reinforced when I started shooting BPCR...
  20. Khufu

    Powder shortage effects

    The neighbor has a willow tree, which I have offered to prune for free, I just want my own.
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