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    finished my knife sheath

    just finished my knife sheath , used brass tacks , pony beads and tin cones , the knife is a russel green river 6 inch butcher
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    Setting up a new one (to me)...

    i have used goex , pyrodex rs , slect , triple 7, they all work , if you going to use triple 7 , try 60 to 70 grains. I use it and havnt had no problems , my rifle likes 70 grains. When shooting triple 7 , find your spent patchs to see if there burned or blown , if they are reduce you charge of...
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    Cleaning Advice.....?

    get the barrel clean as possible , then use some kind of oil like wd40 etc , i use fluid film , spray some on patch and wipe barrel , if it real rusty , soak a patch wiff the oil swap it but leave the ramrod wiff oil soaked patch still in barrel , overnite or a few days , then check it should...
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    tc hawken groups getting better pics

    lol it wasnt , i carry my snuff can in my shirt pocket , the patchs came from the lower leg by the boot .
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    Renegade 54 load?

    you could kill any animal in north america wiff dat load and would leave a nice bruse on the shoulder , and recoil would be like a mule kicking you sideways twice .
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    tc hawken groups getting better pics

    Well you all know dat I was having problems wiff my tc hawken not grouping , well diss morning , I tried something different , called my friend to see if he had some larger rb and thicker patchs , no go there he shots a 50 and uses .018 pillow tick :cursing: . So I had a worn out blue jeans ...
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    Fish

    I catch lots of bass and catfish , fillay them , soak them in salt water , and pan fry untill golden brown , if I,m bowfishing for carp , I descale them , soak them is salt water , them wrap them in cheese cloth and smoke them using hickoy chips for 8 hours , oh dat is some good eatin there.
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    Defarbing a GPR....

    think he meens the barrel marks , like gpr stamped in barrel etc , you can file them off, but you going to void the warranty on it , but it well make the barrel look better .
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    barrel recut or lined ?

    Well dismorning I got a hold of bob hoyt , told him what my tc barrel was doing , he said send to him and he can recut the rifleing or put in a rifled barrel liner to what twist I want. First he will take out the breech plug and see whats the problems is , his prices are cheap , for just...
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    put on a new spit fire nipple before shooting , and I have a slow twist gm barrel for it all ready , just shooting the tc barrel to see what it would do , it wont shoot prb or minnie for nuffin , i tried every thing , different powder , balls , patching , felt wads under prb etc , the tc barrel...
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    done did the max charge 120 grains of ffg , and wont do it again , having a cresent brass butt plate bruse on the sholder after 5 shots , went home and took a handfull of advil and cried lol, its worse when you do dat wiff a 425 minnie balls, sittin down shooting off the bench. I'll just pass...
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    I.m using soft plumbers lead , I get it free from old lead pipes when they tear down old houses in town .
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    the patchs load fairly tight , have to use a short starter , have tried thicker patch , to hard to start , have to use a hammer, if I use a different lube they start easy. i tried tighter ball (535) still to tight . diss barrel never grouped good when i got it , did a good cleaning it helped...
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    i got the pillow tick at walmart , after washing it mikes right at .018
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    pics of groups using tc barrel

    here is 3 pics , I shot the tc hawken again today at 25 yards , 70 to 90 grains of ffg , .530 home cast ball , .018 pillow tick . shooting off a bench , swabbed between shots using windex . pillow tick been washed twice wiff hot soapy water and dried , sprue on ball was up when loading ...
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    still having problems wiff tc hawken barrel

    forgot to tell some more , I wipe out my barrel before i shoot wiff simple green to get all the oil out , followed by a few dry patchs , and the sights are tight , as for my patch lube i make , is 50/50 beeswax crico , mineral oil ( baby oil ), caster oil , neatsfoot oil , olive oil, and a dash...
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    still having problems wiff tc hawken barrel

    I,m still having problems wiff my tc hawken 54 cal barrel , first it wouldnt hit a pie plate at 50 yards using prb , so I cleaned it good wiff scotch brite pad , next day I went and I shot a 1 3/4 group off the bench so I tought dat was good , so today I went out and shot it again , same thing...
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    tc barrel fixed I hope

    I put a post a few days ago about my tc barrel not being accurate 5 shots getting a 7 inch group at 50 yards shooting from bench , So I did the scotch brite trick and diss morning went to shoot it and see if dat helped , my load is 90 grains of ffg , 530 rb , tried a 535 rb but it was to tight ...
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    Traditions Shenandoah Front Sight

    I have a traditions deer hunter and it takes a 3/8 inch dovetail , yours mite be the same.
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    What do you think of Traditions?

    I have a 2 traditions rifles , they work great , they dont cost much but they get the job done , I had them for years and the only part broke on one is the trigger spring , called traditions up , got a replacement part free , fast shipping on parts. Theres nuffin wrong getting a traditions
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