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  1. Don Steele

    marking ramrod,,,,,,,,,,

    Like he said...a LIGHT scratch is sufficient. It will pick up some color and be easier to see over time. IF...if you go too deep, you create a PERFECT spot for the rod to break off, nice and clean...and yea...you know how I know that. :doh:
  2. Don Steele

    NMLRA Friendship

    Thank you Art. Here's hoping for September..!! :thumb:
  3. Don Steele

    .40 cal ball size.

    I believe it's fair to say that most 40 cal rifle shooters are using the .395. Start with the .395. You gotta start somewhere. Play with patch material and lube until you have arrived at the very best, consistent group the .395 will provide. The radius ( "roundbottom" ) rifling will generally...
  4. Don Steele

    NMLRA Friendship

    Some of You'uns might not like this, but I'm gonna toss it out for discussion anyhow: I'm not sure if it makes sense to hold a June Shoot if the reality is that participation will likely be severely impacted (reduced) even if any local or national "stay home/shelter in place" kind of directives...
  5. Don Steele

    T/C Hawken breach plug

    Thanks for the excellent pictures of a T/C breechplug. T/C used to offer a cleaning jag that was tapered on the end to allow a patch to get down into that area more effectively than you can reach it with a standard cleaning jag. Many folks use an undersized brush with a patch wrapped over it to...
  6. Don Steele

    Food grade wax

    Never tried the Baby Bell wax. I've been told that the hard red wax used to seal bottles of Maker's Mark Bourbon makes a great addition to certain bullet lubes. As a result...I've tried to do all I can to accumulate a good supply...:rolleyes:..Just in case. :thumb:
  7. Don Steele

    Green Mtn bbl

    I have two of them in 50 cal. one for my flintlock, one for the caplock. In my experience with those barrels they like a tight combination best. That's not to say they won't shoot tolerably well otherwise. It depends on what you're looking for. When I'm going for precision, shooting off a rest...
  8. Don Steele

    WANTED WTB 50 cal Lee REAL, Hornady Great Plains, TC maxis etc

    Thank you, Sir. Have you any experience shooting those with BP or any of the substitute powders..?? Those small grooves don't appear to be capable of carrying much lube but I will defer to any actual fieldd results.
  9. Don Steele

    First Flintlock options

    Trying to be helpful here without goring anybody's ox. Since you have considerable experience already with caplocks it doesn't sound like you're buying a flintlock "on a fling" or starting into traditional muzzleloaders on a whim as a first timer. There's a reason why the "price point" on some...
  10. Don Steele

    WANTED WTB 50 cal Lee REAL, Hornady Great Plains, TC maxis etc

    Blogman...What bullet is that..??? I might like to find that mold for my own self. Thanks.
  11. Don Steele

    First time out hunting in long time....

    That's why we call it "Hunting"..! One of my most memorable hunts was the day I watched a nice Whitetail graze by me without ever knowing I was there. At one point within 25-30 yds. Last day of the season. GORGEOUS Winter day in the South Georgia "Deer Woods". I had the rifle up several times...
  12. Don Steele

    "Best" Number 10/11 Caps?

    FWIW: I've heard of problems with older Remington caps. I've used some CURRENT production Remington caps with ZERO issues. In my 40+ yrs of shooting a couple of caplock rifles the very best I've ever found are Dynamit-Nobel 1075's.
  13. Don Steele

    Ball Creep

    Thank you Dutch. To reiterate to my fellow shooters still looking for consistently excellent results: Record EVERYTHING. I know, I know...a lot of folks in this sport of shooting patched roundballs out of 18th century rifles will tell you "Don't none of that matter" and for them, it probably...
  14. Don Steele

    Ball Creep

    Grenadier1758 makes an important point regarding the diameter of the jags we buy. I hate to tell some of ya'll but "50 caliber" ain't "50 caliber". Just about every "50 caliber" jag I have is slightly different from the others and behaves differently depending upon the wiping patch material I'm...
  15. Don Steele

    Another TC Hawken

    Thanks for the compliments guys. I wanted to show that those Green Mtn barrels will really shoot, and seem to prefer a tight combination. I have a couple of them. When I bought the first one from Tip Curtis I asked him for recommendations to get the most out of it. First thing he said was "shoot...
  16. Don Steele

    Another TC Hawken

    Click on the picture of a target I shot with a 50 cal. Green Mtn bbl 1:70 twist on a T/C flintlock, off a single-point rest. 10 balls @ 50 yds. TIGHT combination. .500 ball, patch material is .018 "lite canvas" compressed, Dry lube (per Dutch) using a 7:1 mix of water:Ballistol. I use a...
  17. Don Steele

    Value of rifle

    Bill, you don't say in your post if you are interested in selling the rifle, or just looking for "what it's worth" for your own information, insurance, etc. Here's some things that can effect the fair price of a rifle: Caliber..??? Who made the lock..?? Who made the barrel..?? L.O.P. ?? What...
  18. Don Steele

    WARM FEELINGS

    Dutch, For a look at where the building of traditionally styled longrifles has been going, take a look at Jim Kibler's website: https://kiblerslongrifles.com/ Jim offers rifle kits with much of the woodworking normally required to build a rifle from a "kit" taken out of the building process. He...
  19. Don Steele

    T/C .50 Hawken and conicals?

    That's been my experience as well. NO question. A few years ago, I undertook to put together what I suppose might be considered a "purpose-built" rifle for hunting hogs in S.E. Georgia. Conditions are typically "up-close-and-personal" where 50 yds is a long shot. Most opportunities come in the...
  20. Don Steele

    Crisco for Round Ball?

    This feels like going to the confessional. 44 yrs ago when I took my very first mail-order T/C rifle into the woods to shoot, I didn't know anything about shooting BP. Nobody I knew had any experience shooting BP. I didn't own a book on the topic beyond what I had read in old (1950's vintage)...
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