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    cleaning the very bottom of the bore.

    Hello, How do you guys scrub the very bottom of the bore, so destructive crusts don't build up? My brushes can only get to about 3/8 from the bottom. BTW I have a .625 black powder muzzleloader. Thank you for your help, Roger
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    Rifled vs. smoothbore

    It's internal and shallow, and about 1/4 inch X 1/2 inch, and 3 inches down. The blemish shreds patches. I made that gash by not thinking when I used an un-bushed screw-tip remover to remove a ball that was about 2 1/2 inches down, and by pushing and twisting, the ball rotated so that the screw...
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    Rifled vs. smoothbore

    Hi, it's been a long time. I have a rifle with a 36 inch long, 62 caliber rifled 1:66. I damaged the barrel and have to replace it. If I use a 62 caliber smoothbore, would it shoot the same as a rifled barrel in that large caliber? Clf
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    Finding a certain barrel.

    Hello, been a long time. There is a long story leading up to my question. I'm searching for a new 62 ca, tapered and rifled octagon (1 1/8 diameter at the butt and 13/16 or 7/8 at the tip. I'd like to get a 40 inch barrel, but I might have to settle for a 36 inch-er. I've searched all over...
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    Real Ca. + patch size

    I found a source of ready-made swaged .61 balls (Rush Creek). I'll do what you suggest.(You're not kidding me are you?) First I'll load a .61 ball with a .15 lubed patch. It seems to me that the patch will distort the ball .03 as I jam it in. I'll use pure lead. I know I'll have to pound it in...
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    Real Ca. + patch size

    Hello, I introduced myself at the Introductions page. My question concerns a topic I never thought I'd get involved with. My custom-made 62 cal long-gun is actually 61 (measured by a machinists caliper) caliber, 1:66 twist. I can drop a 61 ca ball down the barrel, but it drops down only fairly...
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    Custom 60 cal percussion

    Hello, I'm pretty sure I haven't started posting before this. My gun is a 36" (barrel) .61 cal percussion rifle. It has a period reproduction scope, which is very long and thin. I doubt that I'll be able to train myself to use it. Right now I hope to get close groups at 200 yards. My main...
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    Blow-by and melted lead.

    Oh that's interesing. After I shoot enough FFG to get to know the feel of this rifle, I'll try some FFFG to see how it compares. May I assume that the projectile velocity will be faster using FFFG? If FFFG is safe to use in a 62 caliber rifle, is that because modern metal barrels are...
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    Blow-by and melted lead.

    "... About God protecting me, what gives? Are identical grains of FFG Pyrodex hotter or different than FFG Black Powder? Your post seemed to point to a concept that I'm not aware of, and I confess I want to know it all, or at least enough to get me shooting consistently out at 100 yards...."...
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    Determinig thickness of ticking.

    Hi Paulvallandigham, This will prove beyond any doubt that I'm a rank beginner. I need to ask what these terms mean: PRB and SDV. It occurs to me from your response to my question, that I actually do want the crushed thickness. As you said, the patch cloth compresses a lot in the barrel.I just...
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    Blow-by and melted lead.

    Hello again, I'm a bit concerned about the thickness of the ticking for my particular rifle. It occurs to me that the powder ignition may burn through the patch. If that were to happen, would it spread a thin layer of lead inside the barrel? What method or tool scrapes lead off of the inside of...
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    Determinig thickness of ticking.

    Hi, I'm in the position of having to go and pick out 0.02 ticking. If I get a micrometer, won't it push in on the sides of the cloth, giving an unreliable test result? How about holding two microscope slides together and measure that. Then, cut one of them in half, putting one piece behind the...
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    The real size of the ball.

    Hello, All, I'm the guy who just received the custom 62 caliber sniper's rifle with a period scope. I'm searching for the right ball size. I wanted to optimize the size of the balls I cast for it. So I went to a machinist/inventor I know, and he measured the bbl. It's 0.610-0.614 between the...
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    Ball size.

    Thank you, I'll do it that way also. Roger
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    Ball size.

    It's a 62 caliber period sniper's rifle. Boy those old scope designs give a small field of view. It is 4X, with a total length of about 36 inches, and decorative brass caps screw over each end when not in use. It's a heavy rifle, at 12.8 pounds. Made by: T.A. BROWN Custom Muzzleloader Works 52...
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    Ball size.

    Hello, I have a 62 cal rifle with a 1:66 twist. I bought some 62 cal balls, but they slide right down the barrel. The ball fits perfectly, with no wiggle room. Is that ball too small? Does the patch take care of making the ball tight-fitting? Or do I need 601 or 602 balls? Any help or info will...
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