Help with year and twist
- Thread starter Hawken1820.50cal
- Start date
Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:
It's probably 1/48, I'm sure somebody will come along and correct me shortly 
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Right lmao....I built my first awhile back...and this one the riflings are way shallower and "rounder"....idk if it's from usage or made thag way....and I can't find any place to look up the number....I'm thinking about taking the barrel into BassP and having the fine gunsmith look it upIt's probably 1/48, I'm sure somebody will come along and correct me shortly
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Dang look at my typos
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Nice....thanx
@Hawken1820.50cal, since there was a fire at the T/C factory, there are no records for anyone to look up the serial number. Suggestions such as offered by @TechMoron are about as good a time period as it will get.
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Thanx guys....the fact that it's possably as old as I am I'm 43 stokes me good....can't waite to find a full tang sight for it....see what she'll touch....I'm hoping 200+
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
This is a musk cap correct ?...or has someone pilot one in it because they wore the other out ?
looks like a standard #11 cap nipple.
Might have been replaced, but it appears to be a standard nipple to me too. If @Hawken1820.50cal is planning on using substitute powders, he may be well served by getting on of the nipples that are designed to send more heat to the powder charge such as a Spitfire, Red Hot or Hot Shot sized for a #11 nipple cone.
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
You won't get a commercial box bizz like BassP or Academy to give you an opinion....but 777 says (on the bottle) I can use 5g of blkP behind thier product 100% safely..as long as I subtract it from primary charge, and the 15% performance boost of 777.....but I was leary of it and talked to a smitty at local hole in wall shop...and after a good ass chewin on using substitute powders (
)....he said yes it's absolutely safe.
The issue, @Hawken1820.50cal, is finding the real black powder in small quantities to use as the kick start to ignite the substitute powders. I'm not about to chew anyone out for using the substitute powders as the substitutes may be the only safe powder available in some localities and the user need to understand the limitations and how to work around them. Lately 777 has been saying that 777 powders are for use in the inline muzzleloaders after being used for years in traditional muzzleloaders also. Just keep in mind that 777 has the 15% performance boost when measured out in grains by volume.
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Last edited:
Sorry @Hawken1820.50cal, but Forum rules are quite specific that we can't talk about the details of how to make black powder.
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
Ohhhhh....my sincerest apologize
Hawken1820.50cal
32 Cal
I think I got it deleted...my apologies to the administrators.
SeaBee133
40 Cal
Made my own in college. Worked okay for paper punching with a “horse” pistol. The problem with making your own now is getting ingredients. And then screening it.
No pun intended, but bite the bullet and pay the hazmat fees. I can still buy it from 1 semi-local shop, occasionally. Stocks it for living history shoots. I like 3F Swiss or 3F Triple 7. When I can find it, 4F for my Ruger Old Army. The old Hazard’s Pistol Powder was 4F.
