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    Patch ball combo

    Well I shot today. I went with the .15 patch and it seemed to work out well. I had 2" groups at 50 yards and 3" groups at 100 yards. The 100 yard groups were 5" low. I plan on hunting tomorrow so hopefully I will have some luck. Thanks for all your help.
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    Patch ball combo

    This barrel was nickel plated after market. I'm not sure if it matters but I lapped it before I plated it. I will start with the .015 patch and see how that goes. Thanks everyone for the help! I will let you know how it goes tomorrow. I agree that most lined barrels are less accurate. I do...
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    Patch ball combo

    I have a 54 cal T/C Renegade. I picked up some .530 lead balls, .005, .010 and .015 lubed patches. The barrel of my muzzleloader has been nickel plated (not sure how much that decreases the diameter of the barrel. The balls, with no patch, fit into the barrel and can roll all the way down and...
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    I'm back after 20 years & need advice

    You guys have been a great help! Thanks again.
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    I'm back after 20 years & need advice

    Thanks everyone for the help. Back then I nickel plated all my guns. I started with this one. I have the exact same rifle in a matt nickel finish. My thoughts were that the nickel finish would hold up better and make the barrel easier to clean. My nickel finished 308 savage 99 gets a lot of...
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    I'm back after 20 years & need advice

    Hello to all, this place is great! I stopped shooting my mussel loader 20 years ago when I got into bows. I want to get back into it and took my T.C. 54 cal. Renegade (kit gun) out of storage. I don’t have any recollection on how much powder I used to shoot with and I want to be safe. I shot...
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