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I love my new Pedersoli Kentucky in 32 caliber, but the trigger pull is unnecessarily heavy. Is there a way to safely and effectively lighten the pull? Ideally I would like to do this myself to get to know the workings of the rifle better.

the learning continues! the extra click, I discovered, is the coil spring skipping up where it is notched in with the fly as the hammer almost reaches full cock. It's not a big deal, but I'm glad I discovered the source of the sound. Also, the coil spring is very difficult to remove with the...

This info has all been a great help. I've only cleaned the barrel after use, are there any recommended oils for locks of sidelocks?

My rifle does have set triggers, however I haven't disassembled the lock before. Is the process of caplock disassembling the same as instructed in your link? If so I could follow that and see.

I don't know what a fly is.

I just purchased a used Lyman Great Plains rifle that is rather old and am in the process of restoring it. One mechanical issue that has presented itself is that in bringing the lock to full cock, there is a click about half way back before reaching full cock. There's no variation in motion or...

I've only shot a few times with the rifle, and I'm using Muzzleloader Originals pre-lubed patches. I'm going to stick with the round ball due to the toxicity of lead, and am really pleased with the results from the ITX round ball I've been using. My main musing on the topic was, in general, if...

I recently went out shooting (a T/C 50 caliber Hawken) for the first time, and with my round ball and patch combo (.487 ITX non-lead round ball and .015 pre-lubed patch) had a heck of the time getting the ball started. After my hand hurt sufficiently I noticed my tomahawk sitting by my bag and...