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    New Green Mountain barrel question

    I have never been a fan of Green Mountain Barrels...There is no question that they make high quality safe barrels using the best steel of any contemporary maker (A.I.S.I. 1137)compared to 12L14 used my most other manufacturers and that they take great care in manufacturing. I guess that I really...
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    looking to get another54

    I believe that this rifle does have the correct trigger guard for an early Hawken, more telling would be if it has a straight or slant breech. He states that the barrel measures .95 across the flats?? That would be close to 15/16ths. Not necessary bad but I think that a 1" would be more...
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    Sharon Barrel

    I have owned a number of Sharon barrels in the past and currently own two, one is in the process of being made into a Hawken. I have never owned a factory breeched barrel. None of the barrels were marked as you describe. I am reasonably sure that the number on your barrel does not refer to...
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    Invest/Euroarms Hawkin misfiring cap revisited.

    I am slightly confused, a normal condition for me....is the breech plug bulged or is the drum bulged? It makes a big difference!!! If the bulge is on the drum, (the part the nipple screws into) that is an easy part to replace and install a new nipple also when replacing the drum. (in 40+ years...
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    Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle?

    The Browning "Mountain Rifle" originally was made with brass or Silver furniture, .50 & .54 cal. I looked at these when they came out and decided that they were OK but not worth the price as they were poorly assembled compared to the less expensive Thompson Center. I believe that the best advice...
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    Recommendations/Questions

    Standard starting load is 1.5 gr per caliber, 50 cal = 75 gr 2f, 45 cal = 67 gr 3f, ( 3f to 45/ 2f 50 and up). This is a beginning load, you need to work up what patch and lube combination shoots the best. I would start with .440 ball, 15 thousands pillow tick patch, and 70 gr 3f, lubed with...
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    unloaading the rifle

    I am constantly surprised that people do extremely dangerous things and do not see the danger it doing them and have not experienced a disaster . Keeping the hammer lowered on a capped loaded gun is similar to playing Russian Roulette with an auto pistol. The capped gun is bound to fire...
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    Lyman Hawkin green river rifle

    A GRRW Leman rifle would be a great find depending on the condition and whether it was a kit or factory rifle. In the later years at GRRW they did not stamp their name on the barrel of their kits because they could not control the outcome of the kit and they did not want junk out there with...
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    Greetings, Hawkens, Trades, and Mike Lange

    Everyone is new to something once...we all have had to learn from folks more experienced than we are. That being said, I started shooting BP in the early 70's with a Thompson Center "Hawken" then moved up to a CVA with a Sharon Barrel. Since those early years I have built many true Hawken copies...
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    Storing muzzleloader loaded?

    I read this thread and was not going to reply, but I have a hard time passing this without comment. First I was surprised that all of the reply's were of the same mind, you all think it's OK to leave a rifle loaded, without the cap, not just for a short time, but for years??? I don't suppose...
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    .58 Cal really worth the hassle over the .54 cal

    I shot a GRRW .58 for 20 years and never felt that I didn't have enough gun. I am now shooting a .54 Bill Large barrel and I still feel the same way. Shoot what you like, place your shot well and forget everything else you have heard.
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    New Shooter Question about Pillow Ticking

    To measure patch material you need to tighten the Mic fairly tight. Much tighter than if you were normally measuring something, and it is important to try to use the same pressure when measuring different material. Material that measures .015 may squeeze to .011 or less. You are going to...
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    WD 40?

    I have used WD40 for many years and have been satisfied with the results...I clean with hot soapy water, use compressed air to get all the water out then use WD40. If I do not plan to shoot for some time, then I wipe the bore with clean patches and use gun oil to maintain the surface and...
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    Pedersoli Rocky Mt Hawken Vs Browning Mt Rifle

    I have thought about a brass or copper washer between the back of the plug and the barrel, but never in the barrel. Indexing and measuring the length of the plug and the threads for the plug in the barrel is sometimes tedious, especially when trying to index to a specific flat. I can't see a...
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    barrel steel again

    Fortunatly I have only blown up one gun, it was a 7/8" .50 Green mountain barrel. The barrel was fine but the Plug blew out the back when proofing. I was using 200GR 2F with a patched ball with a naked ball on top...The gun was complete and it was a total loss. I did save the furniture and I...
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    .54 Cal Hawken at 100 yards

    I think that everyone who has responded to this post has added valuable information, for my 2cents...I have always used only one charge for all shooting situations...each barrel will produce better groups at a specific load, patch, and ball size combination than others. For example, if your...
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