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    Heavy .62 cal loads???

    It is just like the old saying: "Less powder, more lead, shoots far, kills dead. More powder, and lead, kicks hard, wide spread." But try telling that to young shooters and they look at you like some kind of a freak. It seems to me that now days everyone wants bigger, faster and harder hitting...
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    max powder charge

    On one occasion in the excitement of the chase I have made the life-threatening mistake of double charging my rifle. It ended up being 250 grains of powder and a patched 50 cal round ball. I was very fortunate that I was not killed and that the rifle was not damaged. The idea of a max charge has...
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    Passing on an heirloom

    I learned to hunt from my grandfather over 35 years ago. He only had one rifle his whole life. He told us it was his grandfather’s and it was all he ever needed. It was a Kentucky style flintlock about 48 cal (as it took a .470 round ball) with a 41” barrel. As I was the only grandchild that...
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    Whats a good out of the box flintlock

    Try Cherry's they have the Pedersoli Kentucky 50 cal on sale for $395.00. http://www.cherrys.com/ Hope this helps Bill
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    What kit to buy?

    You may also want to look here. Bill http://www.longrifles-pr.com
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    low front sites

    “The sights were set low on the barrel not only for the obvious reason that they were less liable to injury, but also to prevent the rifleman from "drawing coarse," that is taking in too much of the front sight and hence shooting too high.” This quote was taken from the web site below that...
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    Priming flask ideas

    There are some Ideas at the site below that are not hard to make. I use a 1/2" drill for the main chamber and a 3/16 for the other. http://www.muzzleblasts.com/vol2no6/articles/mbo26-3.html I hope it helps Bill
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    Ideas help or opinions

    Two barrels just came into my possession from a friend the best way free. One is a 54 cal 36” long rifled the other is a 62 cal 42” long smooth bore. They both are Green Mountain with a very little surface rust, which can be cleaned off with steel wool. I am on a fixed income and money is a...
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    just how accurate should a 1in48 twist be

    The Hawken brothers made their rifles with a 1 in 48 twist not because it was the best twist but because it is what they had. If you follow their whole story they had one machine for making the twist and that was 1 in 48. They like our grandparents and great grandparents made the best of what...
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    bullet casting

    Be very careful of this not only the acid but the fumes can kill you. Many years ago I was melting battery lead outdoors the fumes almost killed me. After several trips to the hospital and many more to the doctors I recovered but have scars on my lungs to this day. I now treat all lead with...
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    new to flintlocks

    Back in the 60’s it became almost impossible to buy black powder around here. When it came time to shoot I used what ever I could get. One time I was buying 1F and using blocks of wood to grind it smaller (I would not recommend that to anyone as I found out it can go off under pressure). 3F is a...
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    Black bear hunting without bait or dogs?

    Now back to the original question. All the gimmicks in the world will not replace knowledge. If you are serious about taking a bear learn the animal first. Spend as much time as you can in his living room and not just during hunting season. Any animal has different habits at different times of...
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    Black bear hunting without bait or dogs?

    Anyone interested in hunting in Wisconsin should check out this site as it appers to me that different parts of the state have different rules. Hope this helps. Bill http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/hunt/
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    Shot & Powder For Turkeys

    I had a 62 cal once that I could not get to hold a tight pattern 20 yards out. I thought I had tried everything shot cups and all types of loads. I was ready to sell it when I talked to my grandfather. He told me that when you have tried everything try something else every gun can be made to...
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    Shot & Powder For Turkeys

    Years ago it was considered a 1 to 1 deal to load a shotgun by volume not weight. This was when they had to depend on their shots not only for fun but also for food. They did not have any idea how fast the pellets were just that they worked. Now days it seems people are trying to throw more...
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    NY License

    The first bear I took was pure luck he walked right by me less than 20 feet away. By the time I quit shaking and worked up enough courage to shoot he was 30 yards away and headed up hill. I had a .490-patched ball and 100 grains of 2F. I hit him in the ribs on the left side and the ball went...
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    NY License

    This web page should help http://www.dec.state.ny.us/ scroll to the bottom and click on hunting. I have taken 2 blacks over the years the first with a 50 cal roundball with one shot. Your 58 should be more than enough.
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    Mike Gunbuilding 101

    Thank you I tried to go back and edit it out but I could not. I do not want anyone to get hurt because of something I did. I am just happy that some of the guys on this site know a lot more than I do about these things. I have learned a lot from this fiasco.
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    Mike Gunbuilding 101

    My daughter stopped to check on the old man last night. I told her about what you guys were saying. She checked it out and then downloaded something called ad ware ran it and I had 784 critical things. She said they put things at these places to track where I go on the web. I am very new to this...
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    Mike Gunbuilding 101

    I do not have spy ware on my computer. I am sorry if it is causing you trouble. You can try going in here http://riflestocks.tripod.com/ They do have a lot of other things about building guns. (Stains and gun stocks, refinishing stocks, target crowning a muzzle just to name a few) I do get pop...
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