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    DARTS

    Wait! Wait guys! Waaaaait fooor meeeeeeee! Ours will be in the mail tomorrow. We really had a crappy April weatherwise so only got to shootin' the targets yesterday. Hope May is better.
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    T/C hawken

    I am terribly sorry! I was reading through my "old posts" after having been away for some time. This sentence caught my eye. Depending on how you read it, it can have opposite meanings! My intended meaning: "more than reasonable" should be understood as almost unreasonably cheap. When a guy...
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    Golf with roundballs!

    Too true. But postal shoots are way better than reading posts about someone else's shootin'. :wink:
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    Golf with roundballs!

    This is what I mean by advertising. We need to see regular posts like this on the other boards. So here is what I am going to do. I am going to continue taking the boys out and shootin' these targets (among others) and sending them in. THEN I will also post photos of us having fun on the...
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    Golf with roundballs!

    Part of the reason for poor turnout is the postal match is in an entirely separate forum category. It needs to be advertised. I posted some photos on the caplock forum of the boys shooting their targets. Pictures of guys shootin' is always fun.
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    GPR Nipple hard to remove after Firing

    Couple things I learned with my old GPR. 1. Both nipple and clean out plug are easier to remove after I've soaked the breech in a bucket of hot water. 2. You can lock one (nipple or clean-out plug) against the other - so be mindful of this. I usually screw in the nipple until tight. Then I...
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    Golf with roundballs!

    Huzzah to Mad Irish Jack! Tied for first, I with my longrifle, but he with a pistol! :hatsoff:
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    T/C hawken

    I'll let you discuss price directly with Mr. Hoyt. But my personal opinion is his fees were more than reasonable, especially for simply re-cutting existing rifling. I thought, "why didn't I do that before?"
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    T/C hawken

    Rifleman, I would agree with your assessment. If people find poor accuracy with the 1:48 pitch it is likely due to the shallow rifling. I recently sent a T/C Hawken with 1:48 pitch in to Bobby Hoyt and, on his wise counsel, had him cut the rifling deeper. Results are fantastic with PRB!
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    Platinum lined nipples? Yikes that's gotta cost a fair bit. Has anyone tried ceramic lining?
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    Lee 452-255-RF. I have that mold. I figured it would be too small since it is .452, and the one I am using is .456. Also the twist is probably only 1:48" I would think the shorter the conical the better.
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    ok. So I feel a bit better thinking that it may have been a bad hit, not inadequate rb penetration. And the whole adventure with the conicals may have lead me to the discovery of the eroded nipple (which could help explain the bad hit). I may still try the conicals just to see if they can be...
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    True enough. Except that if you are hunting during the Wisconsin gun season you only have 9-days (19 if you include the muzzleloader) to hunt. Wisconsin's archery season last 5 months - it is easy to pass up shots knowing you can try again the next weekend, and the next, and the next, and the...
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    no offense taken. We're not certain what happened because we never recovered the deer in order to see where it was hit. So it could very well have been a poor hit. The question is: is it a poor shot to hit the muscle mass and bone of the front shoulder? With a .54 I don't hesitate to put...
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    Olde Eynsford in my .54 Bridger Hawken

    So that was 100 grains OE FFg 0.018" linen crushes to .008" Cleaning patch on the seater .530 cast ball cci #11 cap At 100 yards - I'm guessing that shooting was from a bench?
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    Does the felt wad reduce pressure? I forgot to mention that I was putting a bit of corn grits between the powder charge and the bullet. Corn grits because that is what I had on hand. That would serve the same purpose as the felt no?
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    The gun is a Cabela's sporterized Hawken with a .45 barrel. The bullet is from a Lee 456-220-1r mold which weighs 220 grains. Blow-back occurred with 3 powder charges 60, 70, & 80 grains of Swiss 2F. The reason for switching was because my son had what he thought was a good round-ball hit on...
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    eroded nipple effect on accuracy?

    how much does an eroded nipple affect accuracy? After experimenting with conicals I noticed the hammer blowing back. So I pulled the nipple and compared it to a new one. It was easy to see the difference. Just curious how much this could affect the accuracy since I don't often see it...
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    downhill woodswalk

    Well this might be why it is impossible to kill. You simply state that it's wrong and your only reference is "Lyman". Lyman who? Lyman what? Necchi, I tried that link, and it would perhaps be understandable if they actually posted a legible figure when they reference it.
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    downhill woodswalk

    exactly. I will tell my kids to pick a tree trunk near the target, then follow the tree up to horizontal (or level with you). That will help judge the distance.
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