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    Shooting 69cal minnieballs out of rifled 12ga shotgun a sabots using regular plastic 12ga wads on youtube

    HE WAS USING A REGULAR BREAK BARREL 12 ga Shotgun and using a 69cal minnie ball instead of slug in the cartridge.
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    Shooting 69cal minnieballs out of rifled 12ga shotgun a sabots using regular plastic 12ga wads on youtube

    I just watched a youtube video of a guy sucessfully shooting ( accurate at high fps velocity ) these heavy bullets. The only thing he had to do was fill the recess in the bullet with glue so the shotgun wad would not be pushed into the bullet destroying the gas check function. I dont see...
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    new shooter making rifle selection based on availability of commodity hi quality conical hollow base minnies

    Ever since I was a kid I always remember the story about a guy named Minnie who created the Minnie Ball and how it immediately obsoleted ( you wouldnt know it from messages here ) all the round ball guns forever. ( I always wanted to load up a bunch of 30-30 with round balls to see how...
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    new shooter making rifle selection based on availability of commodity hi quality conical hollow base minnies

    I am just getting started and trying to decide on what BP firearm to get and so far this is all I know. I not want to use flintlock and I want to use percussion caps. I do not want to shoot balls in a smooth bore barrel. I want to get some advanced rifling barrel even if it is not...
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    Another "No" to muzzleloader hunting....

    I think you should shoot a group at a target at 100 yards and show the target to prove your results. Go ahead and mount a scope on your flintlock and that will impress them ! OR Find out where folks competitively target shoot and get the results of those contests if they use paper targets. I...
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    Goex v. Pyrodex v. Triple 7

    I have my doubts and that is I cannot believe they could sell something that was producing breathable cyanide. ( Govt regs etc) Especially without putting huge warnings on the packages etc. Also, For every item sold that could in any way be consumed there are the Federally required MSDS ( I...
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    How Many Process Their Own Game?

    I am not sure what I do is "butcher" but I have a few different knives and I have seen a few beef and pork roasts from the meat dept at grocery store and I figured I knew the difference between meat, fat, bone, skin and guts. I dump the guts in the field, chop off the legs and head so as to...
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    How To Article about gunpowders

    I have seen reference to F, 2F, 3F, and 4F powders and different replacements or alternatives from different suppliers.... If they are replacements which F powder are they replacing ? What is the difference in the F powders and why ? What are the different replacement powders available and...
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    Confused about rifled barrels & Minnie Balls

    I'm embarassed to ask this but why is a minnie ball faster to load ? Is it because it goes down the barrel easier because you do not use a patch ? Well if that is the case... why not push the ball down the barrel without a patch ? I seem to recall they named the minnie ball after the guy...
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    Confused about rifled barrels & Minnie Balls

    In response, this is purely for my enjoyment as a hobby so there are no historical correctness factors in the aspects of the gun. I enjoy precision in my hobbies and am to some degree lazy and would like the latest state of the art but dont mind some historical resemblance if my gun. I...
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    Confused about rifled barrels & Minnie Balls

    After 40 years of shooting centerfire modern weapons in the past year I have become interested in muzzle loading and in an attempt to learn a bit about it and see many shoot I located and attended one of the Skirmish Society shoots close to my area ( Atlanta) I live in what was a very busy...
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    .69 cal springfield1842 replica ?

    My mistake about the 14 pound number.. As I said I am doing research and I confused it with another rifle. Thanks
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    .69 cal springfield1842 replica ?

    I have a real interest in the rifled version of this with 42 inch barrel and 14 pound weight. I understand it shoots the std HarperFerry 720 gr minnie ball but I would want to know better what to expect in terms of accuracy and velocities and what kinds of loads are being used safely. I love...
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