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    Tapered wiping stick vs. ramrod

    I have a southern mountain rifle with a 44" barrel with a tapered wiping stick rather than a ramrod with brass ends. Where can I get a spare tapered wiping stick for this rifle? Will a regular ramrod with brass ends fit into this barrel channel? What are the pros and cons of tapered wiping...
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    cutting the patch at the muzzle?

    I prefer muzzle cut patches for all of the reasons stated above. It is the most simple and traditional. My recovered patches look great and are cut round just like a precut and I do not have to worry about getting the patch centered. For a starting hunting load I lube with olive oil and use...
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    Why is it a "lock"?

    Paul, A great response as usual. I have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work! I will be at Friendship on the 11th and 12th and perhaps our trails will cross as I would like to say hello. I will watch for a husky 60 year old that looks like a walking encyclopedia.
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    A new southern .50

    That is a good looking rifle and a job well done! I am partial to southern mountain rifles. They are my favorites! That looks like a 'poor boy' rifle that was made for someone who had a little extra pocket change to spend on extra glitter. He must have had a good hunt and had extra buckskins...
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    Cleaning the barrel

    After removing the lock, I use hot water and dish soap pumped on patches in the barrel to loosen crud then wipe with clean patches until they come out clean and dry. I wipe and clean the lock. I run a patch coated with olive oil down the barrel and wipe down the furniture both inside and...
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    Prescription glasses for shooting

    Shooting with both eyes open has helped my shooting vision with my 59 year old eyes. I can see both front sight and target better shooting with both eyes open rather than with my left eye closed. I also keep my rifle out where it is handy and I daily sight on objects around the house or out a...
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    The state of muzzleloading today

    Several years ago in our county in Ohio a Conservation Officer charged a hunter in primative hunting season with a violation because he jumped out of a tree onto a buck's back and cut the deer's throat with a knife killing it. The judge dismissed the charge and reprimanded the CO for making the...
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    The state of muzzleloading today

    In every sport, there are always those who want to "improve" it. Scoped smokeless powder inline muzzleloaders are an example. I hunt with a flintlock muzzleloader even during the centerfire rifle season. I meet hunters in the woods carrying scoped .30-06 bolt rifles and they must think me...
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    Dental Xray Lead Pure?

    Years ago I got a quantity of sheet lead in about 12 inch by 12 inch sheets a quarter inch thick from a scrap dealer that took them out of an old hospital x-ray machine. They cast very uniform .50 cal. RB for my Hawken. I always wondered if they contained any radiation. I also got a quantity...
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    How many Hawken flintlocks?

    Does anyone have any information as to what percentage of the Hawken brothers rifles built in St. Louis were flintlocks as compared to the percentage in percussion? I imagine the majority were built in percussion. Thank you in advance for the information.
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    Strap for Powder Horn

    I make mine the old fashioned way by cutting leather strips from deer hides I have tanned. I punch holes in the strap of my bullet pouch and thread the leather deer hide strips into the hole and tie a knot to keep it from pulling back out. On the end attached to the horn, I cut a slit in the...
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    Shooting bag, R or L side?

    Thank you all for the great responses to my question, I really appreciate it! It seems that there in no correct way to carry a shooting bag. It is a matter of personal preference. I am a still-hunter and the way I carry my bag and powderhorn seems the most convenient for me. I have no...
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    Shooting bag, R or L side?

    I am new to this forum and this subject may have been discussed previously. If so, I apologize for the repetition. I am a self-taught muzzleloader shooter after building a .50 cal. percussion Hawken T/C kit the winter of 1976-77. I made almost all of my accessories. My powder horn hangs from...
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    Decision on flintlock kit.

    Thank you all for the great responses to my question! PAULVALLENDIGHAM - Thank you for the suggestion on a shorter barrel. This was also a concern of mine. The shorter barrel Hawken would be better for the Michigan swamps where I want to use the muzzleloader. I admire and envey you for...
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    My favorite Thompson Center product. Whats yours?

    My .50 cal. percussion Hawken I built from a kit the winter of 1976-77 and the only muzzleloader I currently own. I built it the way I wanted it and it fits me like a glove and is very accurate. I browned it using a half quart jar of chemical an old timer gave to me and it turned out...
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    Decision on flintlock kit.

    paulvallendigham, Thank you for the prompt reply! To answer your questions, I plan to use the Green Mountain 42" x 7/8" straight octagon barrel with 1-70 twist. I always shoot PRB in my Hawken and intend to do the same with the Southern Mountain. I have always cast my own round balls. My...
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    Decision on flintlock kit.

    I am new to this forum but not new to muzzleloading and have some questions concerning a flintlock. The winter of 1976-77 I built a Thompson Center .50 cal. percussion Hawken kit. An old timer gave me half a quart jar of browning fluid he had made from chemicals that I used on the iron parts...
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