• Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Search results

Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. D

    goex cartridge powder

    thanks I will try it out and let you all know how it goes.
  2. D

    goex cartridge powder

    I was given 4 new cans of goex powder the other day. 1 fffg and 3 cartridge . My question is can I use this cartridge powder in my 54cal rifle or my 45 cal cap and ball revolver. Any help would be appreciated thanks.
  3. D

    Question for Zonie (and everyone else)

    I have to disagree with you on this about the kinetic energy. Yes velocity does play an important role but it is the energy transfer and accuracy that makes up the difference. I don't have a lot of hunting experience but i have helped friends dress out thier deer and elk. I have more experience...
  4. D

    Wads vs. Lube in cap-n-ball? Beginner!

    how do you make the lube pills?
  5. D

    I need a good, BIG caplock...

    it shouldn't matter at 100 yards if you miss the wind from whatever you shot should knock over the target :rotf:
  6. D

    Revolver wads

    I bought a 7/16 punch at the hardware store and a sheet of felt ( about the size of a piece of paper $0.25c ) and got over 200 out of it.
  7. D

    That really hurt !!!

    hydrogen peroxide should work. Its what we used to use to get blood out of the edges of the old wooden backboards. It may however slightly lighten the wood
  8. D

    first time firing the 54 cal

    Well after a bunch of prep. I finally shot my 54 cal. lyman trade rifle today. I've taken the 44 cap & ball revolver out twice, Today was rifle day. It was fun enough that my wife told me to go out again tomorrow if I like. She even thought about shooting once but changed her mind. ( previous...
  9. D

    hello everbody

    it has taken almost 25 years but i finally own some black powder weapons. I was 14 years old the first time i got to shoot a 54 cal rifle and have wanted one of my own since then. I also liked the look of cap and ball revolvers. Three weeks ago I found a 54 cal lyman trade rifle and a 1858...
Back
Top