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    mini vs round ball in brush

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    nipple won't come off

    I'm glad you got it off and I think we all learned a little something in the process. Hope you have some good shooting ahead of you.
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    nipple won't come off

    Just a little dab of just about anything from STOS, Bore Butter, or plain old vaseline. One other thing is you don't have to reef them down super tight, I have found that by just getting it snug does the trick, easy does it. I've experimented with actually just using about as much force as my...
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    Loaded Rifle

    I know a few front stuffer shotgunners that use wasp nest for an overshot wad while hunting in the rain, they claim it is about the most water resistant stuff you can find. We were talking about it today at the range as a couple of white-faced hornet nests are now visible now that the leaves...
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    Cleaning help!

    Theres alot to be learned even by people like myself that think they know a thing or two. One of my buddies told me that a good way to check to see if you are getting any kind of buildup in your barrel is to run a patch saturated with Hoppes #9 smokeless solvent down the barrel and check the...
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    Half-Cock Position to Low

    One of the guys that has been with the club I shoot with since the early 60's told me that the only purpose the cross drilled nipples serve is to loosen Dixie Caps. He told me that he tried Dixie caps and had to use a pair of pliers on each and every one to get them off after firing. It seems...
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    TC Arms breech plug

    Amongst most of the seasoned shooters I hang out with a patent breech is anything other than a drum type breech. The general line of thinking is the drum was added in place of the touch hole on a flintlock and in fact can be changed from one to the other by changing the lock in some...
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    Great Plains Rifle rate of twist

    Wow, all this information from Lyman really had me going there for a minute and I was actually beginning to wonder if I had a 1:45 barrel even though it shoots a patched round ball like a house a fire. I had just cleaned the rifle from the days shooting and pulled it out of the case, stuck a...
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    nipple won't come off

    It sounds like your dealing with a severely corroded nipple, about the only thing that hasn't been mentioned that may work as a solution is a very judiciously applied form of heat, in the form of a propane torch, you are not going to want to get the area heated enough to alter its temper or...
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    Group inconsistant in cold weather. Why?

    I shoot with alot of guys that have been at this game since the 60's and on one cold day late in the summer during a monthly match one of guys told me to up my charge 5grains, he nodded towards the thermometer. I did as he recommended and was suprised that I was shooting right about where I...
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    mini vs round ball in brush

    I swear...how many times have you been working on a 50XXXXX and be doing everything right and have that last shot become a daggummed 6, I think its possible for a yallerjacket or some other critter to have gotten in the way of the ball and just like an incoming asteroid all you gotta do is give...
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    I shot my Jukar today

    Good shooting, I had an uncle give me an old Jukar flintlock better than 30 years ago at least, it was a kit gun with two piece full length stock in .45 caliber. First time I took it out I was amazed at how slow the ignition was I could actually hear the click, then see the flash, followed by...
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    nipple won't come off

    I fell in love with PB Blaster at least 20 years ago when I first saw it melt a styrofoam cup. Its unstuck rust welded nuts and bolts better than anything. Its a part of my cleaning ritual, after the hot soapy water plunger routine, I blow high pressure air in every nook and cranny, then blast...
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    Half-Cock Position to Low

    I noticed when I first started using my Lyman GPR that it was difficult to install a cap on the nipple while in the half cock position. I believe it is part of the design and requires you to go to full cock to put a nipple on, you can then go to half cock although I never do as most of my...
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    replacment barrel for Hawken

    I don't understand why those of you in areas where you can't buy black powder locally don't buy it and have it shipped directly to your house. I just got a shipment delivered without having to hang around to sign for it...you must ship UPS (Brown) and tell your shipper to have them drop ship...
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    Long rifle brand recommendations?

    I got a Lyman GPR for a great price from a guy that used it once to deer hunt, I stuck a set of Lyman front aperature and adjustable rear sights on it and have been doing real well in competition with it. I don't know if the barrels are hit and miss with these rifles but this barrel is great...
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    Can't sight in round balls at all!

    Cory, I'm new to this site and certainly no expert at all things black powder. One thing to consider is what twist your rifling is, whether its 1:45 or 1:60. This is related to the number of rotations the ball will make in a given distance. A one in forty-five twist barrel will in theory...
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    cleaning the very bottom of the bore.

    As I mentioned in another thread the cone shaped base of the patent breech shows up real well when you shine a light down the barrel, if you keep that purged with the hot soapy water plunger technique you should see that cone shape shining back at you. It shines out real nice if you polish it...
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    Patch cutting

    Stan, Where are you located? I'm in Spokane and shoot at the Spokane Rifle Club at least three days a week. I'd agree that shooting will clean out the barrel eventually but there are some excellent lead removers that I have used on pistol barrels. You can get a cloth made by Birchwood Casey...
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    cleaning the very bottom of the bore.

    The "patent" breech is commonly used in the hooked breech system. Many patent breeches have a conical shape and can be very difficult to clean. It is part of the reason there are often problems with misfires. If you use an extrememly tight fitting cleaning jag it is possible to basically...
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