the anticipation is killin me!!!!!!!!!

[msuspartan]

When she pukes, be next to her with a towel. I did that and when she got into her sappy emotional state she praised me about really caring. Got me a new pistol out of it! :thumbsup:
There are always ways to show that 'You da Man'.
Sneaky but good!! :rotf:

Cheers, DonK

 

[jtmattison]

Congratulations on quitting the chew habit and you won't be disappointed with the GPR.

Let us know how she shoots.

:thumbsup:

HD

 

[cowpoke1955]

My first black powder rifle was a .54 GPR. Bought it 31 years ago and she is still a great shooter. Great rifle in an excellent caliber! I started off shooting Pyrodex RS, until I joined a club and got a taste of real black powder. I've tried FFFg Goex and it shot well, but FFg gives me tighter groups. Next step will be casting your own balls. So, congradulations on your new rifle, giving up the chew and your baby :thumbsup:

 

[capt_turk]

Wish I could quit my 47 year smoking habit. The money I would save would buy me a whole truck load of new front stuffers.

Tried to quit a few years ago, and my wife threatened to either kill me, or leave me if I didn't start smoking again... and she NEVER smoked. I thought I was doing fine, but I guess I must have been a little testy.. :rotf:

 

[caseyb]

thats great! now you won't have to wait on the powder once you get the rifle lol
great gun bye the way :hatsoff:

 

[FishDFly]

It's not easy. I will not bore you with details, it's worth it, go and enjoy.

RDE

 

[sdhunter]

going to bismarck sunday to get all the black powder supplies for the rifle. i was wondering what is the the best charge to start out with in goex 2F and how high of a charge can i load? also what size ball and patch should i start with?????

 

[Zonie]

If you got the .54 caliber it will shoot either a .530 or a .535 diameter roundball wrapped in a .015-.018 thick cotton patch. The patch should be lubricated with either a factory made lube like Bore Butter or some vegetable or olive oil from home. Crisco works pretty good too.

If you don't have one, also you will need an adjustable powder measure that can measure from 40 to 100 grains of powder. These are simple brass devices with a sliding stop to change the adjustment. They do not cost very much.

Assuming your gun is a percussion gun you will need to buy some #11 percussion caps.
Also, while your buying, you will need a cleaning jag in .54 caliber. These are a grooved brass plug that will screw onto the brass end of the ramrod and usually come in a #10-32 thread size.

If you have a cleaning rod that is long enough and has a #10-32 thread in it it's a better idea to use it instead of the guns ramrod for cleaning.

Most of the factory ramrods do not have a pin that locks the metal end to the wood and if they are used for cleaning with a cleaning jag they have been known to pull off of the wooden rod.

You can fix this by pinning your rods metal end to the rod. Follow this link to see how: http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...p?tid/227976/post/649389/fromsearch/1/#649389
The link is about making a new ramrod but the last part of it tells you how to pin the tip in place.

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Zonie didn't mention it, so i'll give my opinion.

I'd start with 70 gr of Goex 2F to get used to the gun. It will be light recoil, but still be accurate. 90 gr will be close to a hunting load.

Have fun.

 

[caseyb]

Here is a bit of information that may help you as I found out myself. for the Italian made nipples like on my .50 hawken, I can't use cci primmers because they are very tight and if I don't get them on good they will misfire. I really like cci products but if you do have any trouble just buy the #11 remington caps as they fit mine just perfectly snug. you may not have this problem but thought I might mention it.. :thumbsup:

 

[Zonie]

If you can't find any Remington caps, if you have an electric drill and a small flat file you can always adjust the diameter of the cone by filing off a tiny bit of material.

To do this, place the nipple in the drills chuck locating on the solid body above the threads.
Place the file, at the same angle as the existing nipple cone and start the drill.

With the drill running, push the file forward once.
Stop the drill and try the fit of the CCI nipple. If it still rides high, repeat the filing operation.

It takes very little to remove enough material to fit the slightly smaller CCI caps.

 

[caseyb]

that is a great idea! I have used my drill press to trim down shafts and o.d.of bushings by inserting a snug bolt (bushings) thru the bushing and then chucking it in the press and using a file. I have an extra nipple and will turn it down. thanks for the good idea. :thumbsup:

 

[majg1234]

yep that'll do it.. I use 2 different grades of emory cloth held between the fingers (one @ a time of course) with the nipple chucked in the ole drill press or the file method on occasion,always do it for all new nipples take off just enough so the cap fits snuggly and eases down on the nipple,can't remember when I last had a FTF on a nipple since I started the little procedure you'll love the GPR