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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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I am practicing/learning simple incise carving. Does anyone have any advice, suggestions, or training help to recommend?
A friend gave me a bottle of a M/L cleaning product called "Butch's black powder Bore Shine"; I never tried it until a few days ago. I followed the instructions, three soaked patches, 6 strokes each, 3 dry patches and a spray with WD-40 and another patch to sop up the WD-40.
I brought my rifle into the house to let it sit for a few days then checked the bore with my Teslong bore scope, I was expecting to see some surface rust. This cleaning method seemed too quick and easy. What I found was the cleanest bore I have ever seen on one of my rifles, no graphite, no left-over fowling on the breech plug, even the touchhole liner looked like it had been scrubbed inside.
I brought my rifle into the house to let it sit for a few days then checked the bore with my Teslong bore scope, I was expecting to see some surface rust. This cleaning method seemed too quick and easy. What I found was the cleanest bore I have ever seen on one of my rifles, no graphite, no left-over fowling on the breech plug, even the touchhole liner looked like it had been scrubbed inside.
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Looks like a great place to shoot.Townsville is located in the dry tropics of North Queensland and is usually referred to as 'Brownsville'. This year, we are having a particularly good wet season, making the conditions verdant, wet and lush. A big thanks has to go out to Scotty, one of our Range Officers, who volunteered today to head out into sticky wet conditions to open the range for a few keen shooters. I added some dimension to the low cloud by blowing some smoke from my .54 Pedersoli Tryon. Given the extreme humidity and dampness, I was pleased not to experience a single misfire. That moisture really gathered up around the nipple and hammer. Now, to cleaning.
Kind regards, Pete
PS Not complaining mind, a great morning out - I see what some of you Northern Hemisphere lads and ladies have been experiencing in the cold and snow. Brrrrrrrrr ......... Respect.
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I'd give it a shot
Keep your tools extremely sharp. Difference between smooth or ragged edges. Semper Fi.
Thank you
Not today but on Sunday last I shot my Hawken style rifle at Butte. Was an offhand gong match at varying ranges. Lots of fun. It was a reminder that I need to adjust the hammer strike and make a new nipple wrench and make a .58 jag for it. I cried and begged so they let me use a peep sighted rifle since I'm so blind. Was no advantage for me.
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Beautiful Rifle and a great peep sight too!
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I'd certainly give it serious consideration. In the box like that is only going to get rarer.
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Cleaned my m/l flint deer rifle at end of Pa. season.
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Shot the .32 with a new patch and lube combo. Loaded much easier than what I had before. 30 gr goex ffg (weighed) Walmart plow ticking 7:1 ballistol dry lubed with .311 Lee ball. In about .5 inch at 25. Group looks a little bigger on target but it was slowly falling over as I shot it so the last two are kind of oblong holes. First clean bore shot hit way left. 1" dot 4 in the dot 6th shot went I to a 4" 50 yard gong just cause I like the sound and unlike the .58 the little gun doesn't rip the stand out of the ground on every shot at that range. Guess since it's 4:25 that was sort of yesterday Lol got to be ready for those 12 hour night shifts this week.
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i would take it in a NY min!
Going to a Trade show this Saturday in Ohio.
I picked up 200 more BPMS buttons.
I plan on handing some out to shooters while at the show.
I picked up 200 more BPMS buttons.
I plan on handing some out to shooters while at the show.
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Nice! So how many balls are in the jar...
Oh no!Nice! So how many balls are in the jar...
