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First trip of the year... Quite calm evening...hoping for more wind later in the week. Found a good roost near thick pine grove..it was loaded with doves. Set up on a flight path. Did the flour-butter-heat recipe to medium rare..pure heaven! Can't wait for tomorrow! First doves with a flint...

Flour-butter-heat ..Medium rare...Pure heaven :thumbsup:

Muzzleloading barrel makers are mostly one man operation.. Colrain is the only exception I know of. Think cottage industy...one man 3-400 barrels a year maybe? Plan ahead....or buy exsisting..used if nessesary.

Nice piece!...Great post! :thumbsup:....into my favorites it goes!

12 hrs. 50 minutes.... 842 short miles for me and I'll be back :grin: side note..buffalo skull with hole...brains removed for tanning. The museum has plenty of rifles for those interested.

More eye candy we took the audio tour...and enjoyed the visit..lots of "How they did it " They had a short film on the French Voyagers..doing their thing...Those guys were animals...

Both patched...But I would use a sligthly smaller ball for the second one(top) to allow the air forced down while loading to escape. These loads require both balls to be touching before ignition. Don't ask me how I know this! :headslap: Can you say shortened barrel?

About as simple as you can get!...

Located on the east end of Chaldron Nebraska... 1 hour south of Custer state park, South Dakota..Just at the boarder of Norther Western Nebraska and South Western South Dakota. All roads lead to it! Must see bucket list site! Make the effort at least once in your life time! This place reeks of...

Very Nice!...Love the flat but plates... early version of the Hawken bros. rifles. :thumbsup:

Brad what information are you looking for?? be specific! type of guns? type of loading components? what loads we use? Non-Toxic shot that works best is not cheap! Give us more detail..we maybe able to help? what gun do plan on using..? what type of ignition? choked or non choked bore? what...

Herb...Having a brain drain... spaced the fact you were comparing the powders and velocities. :headslap: I'll go back under my rock now! :grin: Looking forward to your results....dan

Geo T..Swiss gives higher velocity per volume measure compared to Goex. I average 10-15 % drop in volume per load using Swiss for the same poi. Night and day difference comparing Goex to Swiss. Others are shooting Goex OE and reporting higher velocities compared Standard Goex...This I do not...

Herb..From range reports I have read most drop down there powder charge using OE. Less seems to be better. Please keep us posted.....dan

This is a tinkerers haven!..Glad to hear you were able to speed up felt lock time. Beg, borrow,steal some Swiss Null-b prime..every millisecond matters.:grin:s. In no time you will be calling your shots. :thumbsup:

Gm barrels are rifled deeper than the t/C's Pour a bore slug..and go from there... why guess? or hit the easy button... If you cant pour lead..other option..lube your bore...find a 12" rod just under bore size..drop it down your bore tap an over sized round ball in to the muzzle(think wood...

Had been using the black english from Track of the wolf. Switched to the the Honey colored french From Troy at Stone wall creek Found them to be better sized more consistent. Tell Troy what your looking for and he will hand pick them. Caps are running 5-6 bucks a tin of 100 here... Paying 2-250...

You Can find them at Track of the Wolf,Grafs and son. Might wanna check with Eddie May for a large order. Eddie May Round Balls 159 Ridley Rd. Chatsworth, GA. 30705 706-581-8225 “Best Quality Round Balls, Minnie, Rifle Bullets and Modern Cast Bullets” Please Call or Write to place Order

There you go again Claude ! clouding this disscussion with facts! :slap: