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  1. J

    Disgusted-lost a deer!

    Well fellows, thanks for all the responses. The tips/advice that several of you'all offered should help me avoid repeating this mistake again in the future, and the encouragement of several of you should help me to resist quitting deer hunting altogether. So thanks. It's Tuesday, Oct 26, and...
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    Disgusted-lost a deer!

    I'm disgusted. I hit a deer with my 50 caliber and couldn't find it. Only second time in my lifetime I've lost one, and that's twice too many. Darn! I can't for the life of me figure out what happened. It was a 25 or 30 yard shot. Perfect broadside. I was seated on a stool and perfectly...
  3. J

    Cleaning barrel with a patent breech

    Hi Tyrone, I don't know what a "JP Henry New English flintlock rifle from JPGunstocks that has a 42" Orion barrel" actually is, but I do have a T/C New Englander caplock with a Thompson Center type of patent breach. To clean it, I pull the barrel off the stock and I pump the water through it a...
  4. J

    Tell your 2004 Elk/Deer hunting story

    Well, my 2004 Deer hunting story isn't completely "written" yet! Not "completely", but partially. The PA Game Commission has "managed" the local deer herd to the point that most of what is left is on private (and posted) property. I'll still go out and make a fool of myself, but at this...
  5. J

    buffalo maxi-ballets .50...270 grain

    Hi Bob 1961, I haven't used the Buffalo Balletts, but I have used the Hornady PA conicals in 50 caliber in my T/C with good results. They are very similar conicals, but the Hornady has a little thinner skirt at the base. The Hornady is only 240 grains, which probably allows for a little less...
  6. J

    Is this the place for casting questions?

    Thanks Stumpy and Musketman; So, I stir it for maybe a minute... skim off the "stuff". Then, put wax in the pot and stir for maybe another minute? How does the wax, which is so very light, get down into the very heavy lead to do anything? It seems like it just sits on top and burns? Is...
  7. J

    Is this the place for casting questions?

    Hi all; I'm not sure, so I'll ask first before I ask...Is this the place for casting questions? I just bought a melting pot and a couple of molds on ebay. I'm only interested in casting RB's and maybe a few REAL conicals. "Pure", soft lead stuff for my frontstuffers... not "hard-cast" alloy...
  8. J

    Favorite Hunting Gun, Load, Cal. Etc.??

    Hi Stumpkiller; The point isn't that you can compress the patch as much with your finger strength as you can compress it when short-starting the ball. The idea is that you are reading at least some kind of compressed thickness, not a "fluffed-up" thickness. (Sorry "fluffed-up" is my word!)...
  9. J

    Favorite Hunting Gun, Load, Cal. Etc.??

    Hi Roundball; I'm afraid that I may not have said exactly what I meant if I gave the impression that I think that the OxYokes are not a quality product. I'm certain they are well made and of consistant specs. I used them for years. The specific validity of my statement is that the...
  10. J

    More powder

    Hi Ridgeroader; I'll sorta answer your question of "How much is too much" differently than the other fellows. They are mostly talking about how much is possible. My viewpoint is this. Any more in a longrifle than the "most accurate charge", is too much. My experience is that all my rifles...
  11. J

    Favorite Hunting Gun, Load, Cal. Etc.??

    Hi Maxiball; With all due respect, and certainly with no intent to insult, I beg to differ with you. In my experience, YES, there most certainly is a "way to get consistant results 'compressing' patch material with a micrometer. How hard you tighten the micrometer is indeed a variable, but it...
  12. J

    Favorite Hunting Gun, Load, Cal. Etc.??

    Hi Stumpkiller; The concept of "compressed patch thickness" comes from the Dutch Schultz Blackpowder Accuracy System. (For some reason, Dutch's system is rarely alluded to on this forum.) Anyway, (and I'm sure that I can't do it justice in my poor attempts to explain it), the concept is that...
  13. J

    Deer & Bear anatomy pictures?

    Thanks fellows. The posted pictures and the links will provide for some profitable study! I'm still uncertain about one thing, and maybe it should be a separate subject? I'll be hunting with 50 caliber roundball over either 70 or 80 grains of FFg. Most accurate load---two different rifles...
  14. J

    Deer & Bear anatomy pictures?

    Hi all; I know this is not specifically a "muzzleloading question", so I'll understand if the moderators throw it out. Sorry. Since the early muzzleloader season is almost upon us here in Pennsylvania, and since I'm going to hunt with roundball this year, I'm feeling like studying a little...
  15. J

    Patched Round Ball accuracy in a 1:48 barrel?

    Hi again Regulis 7; I'll try one more time to get your attention, and then I'll quit... First, 3" groups at 50 aren't really very accurate. It's actually kinda mediocre. If you get just about any rifle and find the correct RB load/patch/lube combination for it, you can get better than 3" at...
  16. J

    Favorite Hunting Gun, Load, Cal. Etc.??

    Hi Stumpkiller, I noticed that you mentioned that you're working with a T/C New Englander trying to make it work with RB. I have a T/C New Englander and it's my most accurate frontstuffer. Mine shoots 70 to 82 grains of Goex 2F as it's best loads. Mine shoots best with a patch of .0075...
  17. J

    Anyone cast Lee REAL's?

    Hi all; I recently picked up a mold for 50 cal, 320 grain Lee REAL conicals. I probably won't use them myself, but I'll give them to buddies to save them a fortune on what they now spend on Maxiballs and Maxihunters. Anyway, if any of you fellows cast REAL's, what do you lube them with...
  18. J

    cabin creek kits

    Hi Bob 1961; I don't know whether Cabin Creek has a link here or not, but I have emailed him at the following address. [email protected] He does respond to his email, and quite quickly compared to some! He does have a website, but I don't have the URL for it. Jerry.
  19. J

    Dunlap Woodcrafts Isaac Haines?

    Any one have, or has built an Isaac Haines from Dunlap Woodcrafts? I'd appreciate any thoughts on both Dunlap Woodcrafts and the Isaac Haines. I'm looking for a 54 Caliber to serve both the purposes of a 1770ish correct rifle, shooting woodswalks at the local Buckskinners club, and hunting the...
  20. J

    cabin creek kits

    Hi Rabbit; I live a couple of hundred miles from Cabin Creek, but I had the opportunity to stop in at Brad Emig's shop and talk with him on a recent business trip out that way. He is an excellent builder. He puts together very nice kits. He seems to do a little more detail work in his...
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