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Flintlock Rifles / Re: I really love everything about...

« Last post by Hanshi on April 30, 2024, 01:11:06 PM »

Got fingers?

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Just the one. 
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I wish you would quit talking about that accident.  I hit your hand with that hammer only that ONE (1) time by accident.  If you hadn't moved your head your hand would be okay. 

My shooting ain't what it use to be.  I get keyholes with my prb in nearly every gun.  And I can't shoot a sub 1" group even when I fire just ONE SHOT!

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by Hanshi on April 30, 2024, 12:55:55 PM »

Well, as long as it looks like 2f, 3f or 4f it will do. 

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Prayer Chapel / Re: Redbadger undergoing surgery

« Last post by Hanshi on April 30, 2024, 12:48:45 PM »

A few others here are like me in that they have no sense of humor.  I was born without one.  I laughed once long ago, ONCE, and that's all I've ever had in me....gone now.  I guess I should add that only a few years ago I did GRIN, but then corrected myself immediately.

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by hotfxr on April 25, 2024, 01:44:25 PM »

In the interest of full transparency, I don't actually use commercial powder. I'm not allowed to say how or why, but I make my own powder grinds. I have sifting screens in different sizes that give me powder that looks real close to factory powder grinds. 

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Anouncement's. / Re: No line...

« Last post by hotfxr on April 25, 2024, 01:38:06 PM »

My only problem (on this forum) has been pictures. I don't seem to be able to see at least half of the pictures that are posted. And due to only having an IPhone to take pictures with that doesn't play well with my Civil War Era laptop, I quit trying to post any.

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Anouncement's. / Re: No line...

« Last post by Red Badger on April 24, 2024, 06:11:07 PM »

I am looking into it... give me some time... I know mine is working ....  There are some settings which can cause it not to work...

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by flintboomer on April 24, 2024, 02:14:10 PM »

Note:
I don't hesitate to switch powder brands except if it is really old because some of the old stuff is either "hotter" or sometimes simply not very good quality. Last weekend another shooter was trying to use some old stuff that he had been given and it would barely work at all. I don't remember what brand it was but I didn't recognize it.

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by Hanshi on April 23, 2024, 10:47:21 AM »

After a few years the Zouave got sold/lent/gifted/ it just got gone.  About 20 years ago I replaced it with a US M1841 in .54; this jewel is here to stay.  It's killed deer, is extremely accurate and well made.  But it weighs 10.5 lbs.

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by flintboomer on April 23, 2024, 08:55:02 AM »

My Zuove musket prefers 2f but doesn't always get it. Everything else gets 3f no matter what the caliber is.
Do I use 3f in my 54, 58 and 62? Yes and it works fine because I'm not hunting elephants with them, just targets and deer or elk.

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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Powder

« Last post by Hanshi on April 22, 2024, 02:19:23 PM »

Long, long ago before all the ice melted, leaving us the Great Lakes, piles of boulders and the Chalupa thingy that sucks goats; I had to buy my powder locally one can at a time.  I carried home whatever he had in the vault, 2F, 3F.  I used them interchangeably in my rifle and didn't know any better.  I was satisfied as long as the gun went bang at the pull of the trigger.

I actually hit some of the things I aimed at.  Though it was a .58 I killed squirrels with both minie and prb (my preference).  I never thought to use it for deer. 

I cast ALL my ammo from scrounged lead so shooting was fairly cheap.  This was good because I'm cheap, always have been.  I tended to hang around weird people..........or, as I've overheard, "why do they hang around this really weird guy"?  It got worse and worse so that now I have flintlocks scattered all around.