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    Free TC Hawken.

    Ha ha, no I'm not giving it away, I got it for free. Got your attention. I was going to fix her up, and let my son use it to encourage him to hunt with me more often, but the bore is pretty bad. I was thinking, no problem, send it to Hoyt for a re-bore to .54", but I'm seeing that some won't...
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    Need some suggestions and input....

    A single shot does make one a better shot. On those rare occasions where I do take an unmentionable hunting, (when maybe just bear or cougar are open) it's one of my single-shot unmentionables. (hint: rhymes with "snap-more". Or the front door. Or a mouse trap) ;) (and when I do take an...
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    SCORED!

    And I'm sure you will affectionately call her "Frankie" in the future. :) That is cool that you are putting a Bess together. I sure love mine. Yes...good score.
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    Charles Moore Flintlock Target Pistol

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    Charles Moore Flintlock Target Pistol

    Maybe mine has been worked over by a previous owner, but it's pretty light and crisp.
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    Colerian Barrel smooth bore

    How are those barrels choked? (when manufactured/made) If they are choke bored, then it could reamed for sure.
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    Nope, they are shooting great over 100 grains now. 70 grains in a .45, is much higher pressure than in a .58. 70 grains in a .62 would be very low, and 70 grains in a ten, eleven, or twelve gauge musket would be like....why bother? :)
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    Original P53 Enfield bored to .65?

    So far I've had good luck from GunBroker and one of the other sites, but I've sure heard some horror stories. Does it have a good functioning lock, and no bad cracks or shrinkage in the wood?
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    Jolly good old chap. Quite right.
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    Charles Moore Flintlock Target Pistol

    Nice looking rifles. Top rifle is "almost" as pretty as my Jeager. ;)
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    Original P53 Enfield bored to .65?

    If she were mine, I'd certainly reline the barrel, and put it back into service. Being a hunter, and having a love for classic arms, I'd re-line it for round ball. I'd not hesitate for an instant. It looks good/usable in the pics. I have a few unmentionable antique arms that I hunt with, I am...
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    "The faster the reload, the less one has to hurry or make haste". What I'm saying, is that say one loads a measure of powder from a horn, then inserts a wad or two, then starts a patched ball with a short starter, and rams it down, that is going to take longer, at the same rate of "hurry", or...
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    I've never done it, but others have, shooting water jugs and things like that. Don't know that I've ever heard of anyone shooting a large animal with a backwards minie'.
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    Lyman GPR...or not?

    It's been said that there were far more full stocked rifles among the Mountain Men than half stocked, or Hawken rifles. Some say, or argue, or profess, that the Half stocked/Hawken rifles were used more after the fur trade, and could be more accurately called "Santa Fe" trail rifles. I think...
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    Lyman GPR...or not?

    Truth. I'd be 'comfortable" taking it out to .690", if I could get anyone to do it. :)
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    Lyman GPR...or not?

    I find 7.5 to 8.5 to be just right for me. I do hunt with a heavier rifle (10 pounds) one or two days per season, but that is getting hefty. I suppose you get used to whatever you use, and both my Bess and Jeager weigh in at 8.25, which again, for me, is just right. I usually hunt with the...
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    Dave I don't disagree, but, I have seen animals go down, (shot with modern rifles) thrash around for a minute, then get up and run. Bad hits for sure, but it can happen. And, I would never hurry the reload, or perform it frantically, but the faster the reload, the less one has to hurry, or make...
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    That is true 951. However, can you do it with a 100 grain powder charge? I hunt in a Grizzly recovery area where sometimes problem bears are dumped. Ooops I mean "relocated". :) I am not "comfortable" with 50-60 grain powder charges. ;)
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    Lyman GPR...or not?

    Truth. A quality lock is like a nice dream, the cheaper, mass produced locks can be a bit of a nightmare. "Can be" I say, I know some people get them to work well, but I think there's a bit of luck involved. As much as I like flint, and prefer it over percussion, I don't think I'd choose a GPR...
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    Sometimes things do work out right, 1861 Springfield.

    Interesting comment..!! I finished up this thread under "Hunting loads for the 1861, Final Chapter" or something like that. Check it out. By starting with a clean bore, loaded with the patched ball, and then using the waxed minie' as my follow up shot, I'm getting good results. Not getting any...
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