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    54 Smoothbore PRB Loads

    Hello, after many trials with my .54 smoothbore Colerain barrel (44 inch) i found the load my gun likes. 75 grn Swiss No. 2, 1.9 ccm corn meal and a .530 RB with a 0.012 patch, lubed with a own creation of patch milk. This gives me a 3 inch pattern at 55 yards. No wiping between shots necessary.
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    Lehigh valley lube

    Hello Rat Trapper, can you give use the address of the website and the inventors name please ? Thx in advance !
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    FFg in Cal. .36

    Hello all, thank you for the advice. I will stuck with the FFFg powder. Yesterday I measured my balls. The mold is signed 0.354. But the bullets I cast out of this mold are 0.352. With this 0.352 RB I used a 0.0165 patch. Moreover I measured the barrel which is 0.360 - 0.361 (not so easy to...
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    FFg in Cal. .36

    Hello all, did anyone use FFg in Cal. 36 (twist 1:48) Green Mountain barrel (42 inch barrel length)? Till now I have used 28 grn FFFg Swiss and noticed flyers. My impression (or better to say concern) is that in fast twist rifles the FFFg might be to fast. Best regards !
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    Fast and low twist

    Hello all, is it right that fast twist rifles need a lower powder charge than slow twist ones ? I have a .36 rifle (Green Mountain barrel) that shoot poor groups with 40 grn 3F Swiss powder. Swiss powder is more powerful than Goex so that this load is equal to 46 grn Goex (15 % more power)...
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    Patent screw and fowling

    Hello roundball, you are right. I mean a breech plug with 'internal design'. That means the breech plug has a 'hole' with a diameter which is smaller than caliber.
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    Patent screw and fowling

    Hello all, I just need a little help. I have two different flintlock rifles. The first has a .54 Green Mountain barrel with a patent screw (powder chamber). With this gun I can shoot a 15 shot series without wipe between the shots. Accuracy is amazing! The load is 60 grn Swiss No 2, .535...
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    Vent liner hole

    Hello all, some days ago I got my new .36 flintlock rifle. The vent liner which is installed has a 1/16 hole outside. Inside the touch hole liner the diameter is 0.157. Do you think that hole (the 1/16) is to big ? In my .54 flintlocks I use also 1/16 holes (in the vent liner) with good...
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    Need help with Indian Trade gun (20 gauge)

    Hello Paul, thanks for your useful informations regarding the velocities. I think with all the loads that I have tried I got velocities over 1100 fps. The lowest load with the Wano PP was 70 grs. Wano increased the power of their P-series 2 years ago so that this load is should be equal to...
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    Need help with Indian Trade gun (20 gauge)

    Hello all, thanks for your advice. Like you mentioned I will try to install a rear sight to eliminate human errors at first. With the 60 or better to say 70 grs Swiss No 2 load I have found that the patches show dark streaks which tells me blow by of gases. I found this with and without...
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    Need help with Indian Trade gun (20 gauge)

    Hello all, some weeks ago I get my assembled Indian Trade gun (20 gauge 36" barrel) from North Star West. The lock and the ignition is very fast and reliable. It has the best ignition of all my flintlocks! The problem I have is to find a good load for shooting at paper targets (50 yards). I...
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    Accuracy of .36

    Hello all, have anyone experience regarding the accuracy of Green Mountain barrels cal. .36 at 50 yards. Is this a good caliber for shooting competitions at paper targets ? Thanks a bunch in advance !
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    Thanks to the Forum for helping me

    Hello Keith, congratulations. One quick question. Did you use cushion wads or only the patched ball? What lube did you use? Best regards
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    cal. 50 Getz barrel (need help)

    Hello all, sorry that I did not introduced myself. My name is Tobias and I life in Europe. I am shooting since 4 years flintlock rifles and about 15 years caps lock. Most of you recommand to increase the load. I will do that. But at first I will collect some patches and see how they look like...
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    cal. 50 Getz barrel (need help)

    Hello all, thanks for the quick response. The barrel is 36 inches long. The groves are 0.018. Paul: Should I use FF or FFF powder (80 grn) ? You mentioned to use grease not moose milk souked patches and use grease too for wiping between the shots ? The hard croud I recognise is near the...
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    cal. 50 Getz barrel (need help)

    Hello all, some weeks ago I get my new Jäger rifle with a cal. 50 Getz barrel with deep radius grooves. I have done many tests to get that rifle shooting accurate. I have tried .490 and .495 rounds with 0.017 patches with moose milk. Powder was Swiss No 2 and Wano PPP (which means FFF) 55...
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