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    Dry ball removal

    The "stealth method" is to have an extra rifle on hand and just, nonchalantly, act like you changed your mind about using the one you dry balled. Just say it doesn't feel right and you won't be lying. SW
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    Shot today

    I hope so too. And you better skip the Jeeper's Jamboree this year. That could really jar sumpin loose. My parents once lived in Georgetown. Big deal up there. Get better ! SW
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    Conical help

    Good call kyron. 70 grains of 2f, t-7 works great in my Traditions Woodsman as well. Same for the Hornady PA conical that weighs 240 grains [60 more than a round ball]. Remember, 85 grains 2f, t-7 is approximately equal to 100 grains of the real McCoy. Many here with experience believe [and I...
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    Does this look right to you ?

    Leave it alone. It's a period Maine rain forest rifle. The file work is to drain off the rain water so the front sight doesn't get swamped. Common in coastal OR and WA as well. Check the underside of the barrel. It probably says Francis Marion. If it works, don't fix it. SW
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    Newly discovered problem with the GPR

    Bright side...You'v got a couple of rods for a brace of pistols. SW
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    New .58 caliber Hawken type Rifle

    Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Congrats ! SW
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    Help me. I'm moving to Florida. My poor barrels!

    Thanks Notchy. I guess with my limited BP experience, it's better to be lucky than good. But I did have to learn the hard way with unmentionables, and it did pay off. With smokeless firearms it seems like the rust shows up more on the outside than in the bore. With MLs, rust on the outside is...
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    Help me. I'm moving to Florida. My poor barrels!

    I third the Breakfree Clp advice. I grew up with firearms in southern CA, 3 miles from the beach, and until I learned about Breakfree, rust was a constant battle. Just as important, no matter what you choose, never, ever store your firearms horizontally. There is a reason tradesmen hang tool...
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    Can powder brand be responsible for this much difference?

    Good call. I know it isn't directly apples to apples, but I have extensive reloading experience with unmentionables over a chrony, and with no sight adjustment, higher velocity loads invariably strike lower on the target. Counter intuitive and it leads many without a chronograph to believe that...
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    SOLD - Pending funds $55 OFF Thompson Center Hawken .50

    He left the sights in the white too. I like that. SW
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    SOLD - Pending funds Thompson Center Seneca Renegade Hawken rifle .50 cal

    Well, if your name is Rex or Dex[ter] there might be hope. Still a fair deal though. And for someone skilled enough, a good place for a creative inlay. SW
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    Hawken

    Savin the economy, one Hawken at a time. SW
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    Hawken

    Whuddaya mean Packrat, I saw that same rifle for sale for $450.00 before Sleepy joe saved the economy. How are we supposed to forage when a $450 rifle now costs $10,000 ? That's $450 and 95 and a half tanks of gas for my truck. Ouch ! SW
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    Hawken

    Hey, for another $110.00 they will throw in a custom Matt Dillon suede vest to round out your impoverishment. SW Discerning Tim, discerning. Not cheap. And millionaires are passe'. A 4 bedroom house in a nice part of Memphis [is there one?] qualifies you as a millionaire. Sleepy joe spends...
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    FOR SALE .54 Cal Hawken Rifle for Sale: Link

    Yep, right to yahoo. Well, that saved me $9550.00. Was lookin for a used .54. Not really. SW
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    Sows ear CVA Hawken.

    I am still a novice, TreeMan, but that rifle looks terrific. Very nice job. And I totally agree with you on how these 'cheap' guns just hunt. Like you, I just like things that work. Not sure what maker your CVA is [1987?], but it has the drum style ignition like my 2 Traditions [Ardessa] and if...
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    MINIMUM LOAD

    10 grains and a baseball mit. Run in the direction of your shot, as soon as you pull the trigger, to catch any misses on the fly. Saves a ton of lead and keeps you in shape for D League. Practice bunts, with your stock, on the wounded squirrels. SW
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    Patent Breech Investarms Hawken failures to fire

    I wouldn't call it slapping. More like knocking or rapping in quick succession to help gravity get the powder to trickle in underneath the nipple. These vibes could work from either side as long as the lock is gravity side down from the powder charge. If one likes bashing his knuckles or palm on...
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    Triple 7 3f

    Interesting. I pack every load of t-7 pretty well in 3 different rifles-TC Hawken, Traditions Hawken and St. Louis Hawken, and it functions really accurately for me. Maybe inconsistent compression is the real and bigger problem. That would probably show up in real black powder as well. I have...
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    Patent Breech Investarms Hawken failures to fire

    Isn't it great, TDM. They keep coming up with new products that are just as unavailable as the old ones we would like get. Seems as if we all need to have our own youtube channels to promo new firearms products. Those guys always have all the supplies they need so they can encourage us to buy...
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