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    First time out

    Thanks, & I already have people interested in wanting to try my BP rifle out
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    First time out

    Addiction is right, these firearms addictions I have will drive me to the poor house, but at least I'll have fun there :)
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    First time out

    Well, I finally got out to sight in my CVA Hawken, even though the rifle is at least 20 years old & the barrel was a little on the rough side I shot about a dozen patch & ball loads. The first few were a little high & to the left but after several sight adjustments I worked it over to the...
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    nipple won't come off

    I hear you, same here, but I was at the point where I figured what the heck, give it a try....ever so carefully though
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    nipple won't come off

    No way I'll ever forget that again, haha !
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    nipple won't come off

    Thanks
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    nipple won't come off

    I would to thank you all for your help & suggestions, I finally got the nipple off, whoo-hoo ! I was getting close to giving up & taking it to a gunsmith :surrender: I especially want to thank Kinman, Billnpatti, & Gunman100 for their suggestions. I heated it with a torch like Kinman mentioned...
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    Thank you for that info. I'll have to try to get my hands on some to try before I buy it. Right now I'm just starting a 1 lb. can of pyrodex & it my gun rifle is shooting nice groups right now with 80 gr. & patched ball so I won't be buying any right away but I'm kind of wishing I had heard of...
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    Oh, ok, I had some bad info, I was told it was past Cabela's, not before it. Thank you for clearing that up
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    No offense taken at all, always glad for the info. As I understand it Dixon's is just a bit past Cabela's, which I have been to. Is that right ? BTW, an hour & a half is a little long, I was adding time to my last trip to Cabela's, but that trip included a couple stops on the way there plus we...
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    nipple won't come off

    Thanks, I'll pick some up. Would a small amount of grease or the anti-seize stuff you use on the threads of spark plugs work in the meantime ?
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    nipple won't come off

    Yes, however this turns out lesson learned, although all I did after I bought it was clean it, shoot it, then clean it again, I never put anything on the threads, my mistake for sure & I'm paying for it. The nipple was removable after the initial cleaning but maybe wasn't completely dry or maybe...
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean the type of powder I'm using ? I'm not using Alliant Black MZ, I was just wondering if it lives up to it's advertising. Oh, and not to nitpick but Dixon's is about an hour & a half from me which is a lot of gas to burn just to have a look see. There's a...
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    I saw an ad for it but had no idea how well it worked, how much it costs, or if it lives up to it's "almost non-corrosive" claim
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    Oops, haha, thanks
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    nipple won't come off

    Thanks for the info, I may need to get that, I already broke my mini-Craftsman wrench on it, hopefully my nipple wrench won't do the same but I may order one in advance, just in case
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    nipple won't come off

    Thanks, if the PB Blaster doesn't come through for me I will certainly try the acetone/ATF mix. Thanks for including the chart, very informative
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    Alliant powder for black powder

    Has anyone tried Alliant black mz for muzzleloaders ? It's supposed to be nearly non-corrosive. Here's the link: http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/blackmz.aspx
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    round ball patches

    I just went to my local Walmart & bought some pillow ticking, got a foot & a half by 36 inches wide for 20 cents & that'll last a long time for me
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    nipple won't come off

    Yeah thanks, I was wondering about putting a little heat on it but didn't want to do that until I heard if anyone else has tried it before trying it myself. If it still doesn't budge tomorrow morning the propane torch is coming out
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