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    Hydrgen Peroxide?

    I've been using the following for several years: 1/3 peroxide 1/3 alcohol 1/3 Burch/Casey No. 77 Takes only 2 -3 patches. Dry 2 patches w/ 90% alcohol Dry Oil w/ Brur-Casey Barricade
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    Thompson Drop in Barrel

    reply to topic I have a GM 38"x1" .40 and a Green River 1"x32" .40
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    12L14 steel strength

    Reply to Topic-- I remember some years ago, someone was doing tests on 12L14 steel. I think he was from Montana/Orion bbls. The only way he could get a bbl to fail, as I remember, was to ram the ball close to but slightly away from the powder charge. Doesn't a ball in this position increase...
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    12L14 steel strength

    Reply to topic- I saw a shooter with a GM 13/16" .45 Round ball short start. Didn't hurt the barrel at all. Some one mentioned GM bbls and 1134 steel. They used to be advertised as using 1137 annealed.
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    What is drill cloth?

    Response to topic- I bought some drill a couple of years ago. It only measured .014 but it's so dense it was harder to load than .018 pillow ticking.
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    Ramrod stuck in barrel blues

    Reply To Topic-- Wooden ramrod stuck down barrel. Wrapped strip of cloth a few times around rod to protect rod. Grabbed rod around cloth with pliers and tapped up on pliers with hammer until rod came out.
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    Ultimate Range of Round Balls

    Reply to Topic--- I remember reading many years ago that to figure the distance for bird shot, multiply its actual size (no. 6 shot is .11 inches) by 2200. If you do this with a ,54 ball, it comes out to 1188 yards.
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    Muzzleloading Accident

    Man shoots finger off while hunting in W. Michigan Dec. 26, 2012, 10:05 a.m. EST AP FERRY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ”” Authorities say a west Michigan man accidentally shot off his index finger during a hunting incident. Oceana County Sheriff officials say the man was unloading his .50 caliber muzzle...
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    GM IBS 40 cal owners

    When I shot offhand, I used 40 gr 3f, ticking and a .400 ball at 25 and 50 ygs. Lube was spit. At 100 yds I used 60 grains 3f - best there was 39X. Now I'm old and shoot of a bench and shoot mostly at 50 yds and use , usually ticking, 50 grains 3f and a .400 ball. Lube is usually Fantastic...
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    barrel steel again

    Reply to topic-- One of my T/C drop-in barrels is a 1990s 1"x32" .40 cal. made by Green River barrels. Anyone know what steel is used in it?
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    Short Started / Ringed / Bulged Barrels

    Some one may have already mentioned this, but I remember reading that the closer the ball is to the powder, there is more likely to be a ring. One guy at the range had a .45 cal 13/16" barrel (Green Mountain) and when he first started shooting, short started a couple of times. The patched ball...
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    Tresco loading/cleaning rods

    I bought a 44"x1/4" Treso rod from Starr. It was listed at $28.35 but with shipping, insurance, "special packaging to avoid breakage" it ended up costing $45.30 .
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    New Black Powder coming

    Someone at the range today had a new can of Diamondback - bought it for 10 bucks. Several people tried it (3f) and said it worked just fine.
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    Spit patches

    In warm weather, when you have a hot barrel, the spit patch can dry out pretty quick and mess up accuracy.
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    Black powder storage

    In an article by Rick Kindig, it's mentioned that black powder's ignition temp. is 300C which is 572F. http://www.blackpowderjournal.com/archives/vol1no4/articles/blackmag.htm
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    Nipples

    AMPCO or Hotshot depending on the rifle.
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    oiling after cleaning.

    After cleaning and drying I use Birchwood-Casey Sheath/Barricade and 24 hours later, run another patch down w/ Sheath/B.
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    Drams to grains?

    Also see Mathematical Shooter http://members.aye.net/~bspen/math.html
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    Replacement stock

    Last time I looked, Pecatonica had a stock for T/Cs with a 1" channel.
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    Venting a Drum

    Same thing happened to me as with Zonie. I bought a 38" .40 cal. bbl (drop in) for my Renegade. After about 6 or 7 shots, it would hang fire. Someone drilled a little hole in the clean-out screw which helped completely with the hang fires but the accuracy worsened. Now, I just tap the rifle on...
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