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I’m going to JB borepaste the bore again and make sure everything is nice and smooth. I have no idea how many times it’s been shot in its life, my guess is less than 100. There were 25 or so round balls left in a very old Speer box (out of 100), most of a box of Buffalo Ball-ets, and half a can...

I don’t see any rubs. The only thing thing I noticed is it looks like some wood is missing behind the lock plate. I did fix a small crack (when I got the rifle in the spring) under the tang by filling it with runny super glue and clamping it. The breach to tang fit looks flush and true. The tang...

Those are some good ideas. I’ll go back through the rifle and see what I can find.

All good questions and no I don’t take anything on the internet personally! I’ve been shoot traditional muzzleloader for about 5 years. Fairly seriously for deer hunting. I have a 50 cal New Englander that shots great with PRB and maxi balls. I have a Lyman GPH that shoots conicals very well. I...

I have a 45 TC hawken kit gun that I got from a buddy and it will not shoot a group to save my life! He says it was from the early 70’s ( serial # K18853). Is this an early gun? I can’t see anything wrong with the rifling. I’ve tried PRB with 2F and 3f, numerous charge sizes and patch...