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Obsess? NO! Some of you though are either searching for a 'unicorn' in patch lubes or are simply misguided.

Oh good grief! Spit for target, tallow for hunting. WHY do some make this harder than it really is!!

Thank you for what you do!

@Old Sparky Not half bad. Enjoy that Deerhunter. It will kill you a truck load of game!

You do realize that depending on the Tradition's model in question, IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS A CVA. The Jukar/Dikar/Ardessa plants may all be different BUT they make roughly the same guns (or did) depending on era.

I proudly wear that label Sir!

Amen!

The trigger on your Deerhunter is made of zamak. This is a zinc based alloy. The trigger comes apart very easy with a 1/16" pin punch. Deer Creek, The Gun Works Emporium, The Log Cabin Shop and/or Traditions likely has a drop in replacement that will be inexpensive to buy.

Me too.

TOTW has many faults. Their mink 'oil' does stink.

Take a Midol, drink a Bud Lite and quit muzzleloading! TOTW's Mink 'Oil' (really a tallow) has little to no odor and is an excellent hunting lube. Do you even HUNT?!?! Or trap? Mother Nature's 'scents' are normal. Sorry you are a city guy. My own wife right now says after smelling 3 new cans of...

If I make it another 6 years to retirement, I WILL. My employer NEEDS me too much to let me go for the week + to see drive and see Dixon's. And my employer pays too much for me to up and quit.

If I can't kill it with a .36, then I'll kill it with a .44. If not then I've gotten myself into some sort of trouble where I deserve to die.

I'll be the stick in the mud and say I've never seen the use for it (Ballistol). Cold water and a touch of soap plunging up and down with a patch , followed by hot water to rinse/dry. Then a dose of WD-40 (bulk one gallon can NOT aerosol!) to disperse water, then patch dry. Followed by...

An oil lamp without the chimney or cheap candle soot works well too.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/forums/the-gun-builders-bench.15/

If you buy from The Possibles Shop (a very reputable seller!) be careful when ordering! There is a typo in the verbiage. The Treso number is correct though. Order with confidence using #11-50-66 even though it "says" it is for the 'other' nipple. He is about the only seller of Treso right now...

Yup, even so called good quality (that's expensive in other words) can be fubared right off the bat.

Hanson's statement (that's pretty much what he said from what I can remember, it's been a few years!) is what triggered my thoughts. I have his book and many others on trade arms. And like I said, I don't recall seeing a single turtle sight at all. I'll have dig the books out for future...

My Pedersoli Indian Trade Musket's advertised weight is 7 1/4# but actually weighs a hair under 7#.