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    Steam Cleaning Flintlock Rifle Barrel

    Whatever floats your boat, or seems to work for ya. Some warm water is fine, the issue is to remove the salts in the powder and that does the trick. I suspect the power wash is just getting a bit more carbon out but that's really not much of an issue. What I find is the heat is once soaked with...
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    Help me identify this flintlock

    If the quality of the lock is indicative of the rest of the piece I'd simply display it.
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    Cabin Creek Yorktown Flintlock

    My rifle looks a bit like yours with a lighter stain to it. It is screaming for a wood patchbox tho....bothers me it doesn't have one and should to be period correct (or an early brass). I'm going to make a wooden slider for it as that would make it perfect.
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    Cabin Creek Yorktown Flintlock

    True, but I might need a few shillings prior to the final passage.
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    Cabin Creek Yorktown Flintlock

    Fine rifle. I've a Cabin Creek early Virginia in .54. Fine fit/finish. I really enjoyed the CLA this year and the local downtown area of Lexington. I was eyeballing a Tim Williams Virginia in .54 really sweet...he may sell his personal rifle later this year, we'll see. Also handled a .60...
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    .54 loads?

    I approach it a bit dif. Collerain round groove 42". .527 ball and .018 pillow ticking. 65-110 grains 2F depending upon distance but 90 grains is the go to. I saw no difference in accuracy using a .530 just harder loading. Cast my own .527 but .526 is available from TOTW and I've shot that...
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    Howdy from Arizona

    Welcome from another Az shooter. You'll find what you need here and more I suspect.
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    Light charges better or not?

    Even during our rainy season (we've had 4" rain Jan/Feb) which is high for us I've had no issue. I think it has more to do with mixing bore oil and powder. If I oil the bore It loads hard here too and I have to swipe every few shots. Try no oil. Barricade instead. In a dry climate the residue...
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    Light charges better or not?

    I've always shot a hunting load of 90-95 grains in my .54. Habit I guess. I never wipe between shots and my last string of 20 loaded the same from 1st to last. I never use oil in the bore, just barricade as a final swipe. After water and solvent (Hoppes #9) finish with WD40 to remove moisture...
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    Flintlock evolution from 1720's to 1750's?

    In Shumway's "Rifles of the Colonial America Vol II"....he mentions in the article 'when was the first rifle made in America' that the English tradition in England and in the Colonies was the smoothbore. For whatever reason rifles, present in numbers in Germany and Europe, were not in favor or...
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    Rain--Wind--How Did They Fight

    I'd guess you are right about one shot but he's asking about fighting not hunting...reloading in battle during rain or sleet when the activity around you might be a tad hectic.
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    Rain--Wind--How Did They Fight

    Look at the Rev. war battle for Trenton conducted during a sleet storm.....cannon won the day from Gen. Knox's smaller bores they floated over the Delaware. Most infantry couldn't get a shot off due to the weather but cannon powder was in sealed weatherproof (semi wp I'd guess) cloth containers...
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    Got a new rifle

    Thanks for that info and I believe you are correct...the furniture is very similar and it has a unique slight forearm swell that appears to be the same on your rifle....very nice for a balanced off hand hold. What do you know about the maker?
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    Got a new rifle

    True. Having a friend from 9 years old on is priceless. In this case, as in others, we never worry about who got what really.
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    Got a new rifle

    I def. made out but we both know it, he's my best friend for 50 plus years now and.... It wasn't a TC Hawken...nice browned steel with german silver end cap and a really sweet set trigger. Won lots of blanket shoots with that booger hitting steel knock downs at 200 meters off hand.
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    Got a new rifle

    Yeah, the mid/late Colonial period rifle is my favorite. I think the history of that period and what it lead up to makes the difference for me. The flintlock reached its zenith in the Colony's and young USofA and that connection to history is what makes this a multi faceted sport. Feel free to...
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    Got a new rifle

    No idea who built it as it was purchased from a 3rd party by my buddy. It's a home build with some quality parts.
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    Need help in determining market value on Swedish M/1815 Flintlock

    Must have something to do with wearing thick mittens.
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    Need help in determining market value on Swedish M/1815 Flintlock

    The brass furniture def looks to be early to mid 1800's but the lock looks much earlier by more than a half century. I wonder if the Swiss cannibalized older weapons parts as a cost saving? Def looks out of place but the fit looks original.
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    Got a new rifle

    Yup, good friends are hard to beat...I tried to give him some cash too but he wouldn't take it. Said he would borrow it when he came to visit when we went out shooting. I'm a real fan of those Colerain barrels.
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