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1255 Dane Evans
quills1985 Send Email
Aug 4, 2005
2:54 am
I bought a new inline today. I was hoping for some opinions. It's a New Frontier Bear Tooth Magnum, in 50 cal. The price was right and I was really looking for...
1256 Thomas
deadguy42 Send Email
Aug 4, 2005
12:12 pm
I recently acquired a Traditions Trapper pistol in .50 cal. with flintlock ignition. Unfortunately, the manual is just a parts diagram, with no suggested...
1257 greg marts
gmarts_1999 Send Email
Aug 4, 2005
5:57 pm
Hi Thomas- First of all you need a little faster powder for the shorter barrel, FFFg. I use 40gns in my Lyman pistols and that works very well, a mild and...
1258 micbat543354 Send Email Aug 5, 2005
12:45 am
Has anyone ever heard of "Investarm SPA" as a model of muzzleloader? If so can you tell me whom manufactures this firearm?...
1259 Dane Evans
quills1985 Send Email
Aug 5, 2005
2:21 am
Try this website www.investarm.com/eng ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
1260 ALandFERN
tandemnorth Send Email
Aug 5, 2005
12:29 pm
This year I purchased a used flintlock Hawken style 50 caliber rifle (1 in 48 twist) that was originally marketed by Cabela's. It was manufactured by ...
1261 Thomas
deadguy42 Send Email
Aug 5, 2005
1:07 pm
I tried several loads at the range, including patched ball and 320 grain Lee R.E.A.L. maxi- ball conicals. The conicals sat plenty tightly when loaded, so...
1262 Josh Wilson
lordwilson83 Send Email
Aug 5, 2005
10:00 pm
I recently purchased a traditions rifle that was put together the same way.. it helps if you take out the breech plug and drill it out a little bit, while it...
1263 roh2 Send Email Aug 8, 2005
11:54 am
... Al, The breech is coned, narrowing as it reaches the flash channel; same setup as the Lyman guns. When cleaning the bore, I reach this area by using a .32...
1264 roh2 Send Email Aug 8, 2005
11:54 am
... Investarms is in either Italy or Spain, can't remember which offfhand. They are the manufacturers of the Lyman GPR & trade gun along with Cabellas similar...
1265 ALandFERN
tandemnorth Send Email
Aug 8, 2005
6:42 pm
When I finally realized what was going on, I was fortunate in that when I did get a patch all the way down the barrel (not with the ramrod), it came out pretty...
1266 James Wulf
jimwulf Send Email
Aug 10, 2005
3:16 pm
I have a TC Hawken (from the late 80's) and was thinking about installing a peep sight. Was wondering if anyone had installed the TC hunting style tang peep...
1267 mserino@...
mserinorocks Send Email
Aug 11, 2005
3:11 am
I have a Great Plains and use a Lymann 90 reciever sight that works well for long rang shooting. It takes a second to get the target ligned up before the shot....
1268 shotgunpete20 Send Email Aug 11, 2005
9:14 am
I have a rifle with one of these installed. They are an accurate sight once you have them set up. If you are looking for a sight that you can easily change...
1269 ppoe651 Send Email Aug 11, 2005
7:18 pm
... TC Hawken stock, green mountain 54 with stock front bead and lyman 57 sml (mounted on tang which was pre-drilled and threaded). This set up works great. I...
1270 Mirage
mirage_95758 Send Email
Aug 15, 2005
6:41 pm
My .45 T/C Hawken was recently stolen...however, it did have the aforementioned peep site on it. I wasn't all that happy with the sight. The peep hole is too...
1271 Dane Evans
quills1985 Send Email
Aug 20, 2005
4:14 am
... I ... Any help with this guys? The gun shoots great. I'm getting 4 inch groups with open sights....
1272 Thomas Raether
deadguy42 Send Email
Aug 20, 2005
2:32 pm
Do you really need a scope if you are shooting 4 inch groups with open sights? Also, in some states, mounting a scope on a muzzleloader makes it illegal to ...
1273 jimwulf Send Email Aug 25, 2005
6:36 pm
Was wondering if anyone out there had seen the book "Black Powder and How to Make it..." by Randy and Leigh Ellis? Tried searching the group archives but...
1274 mserino@...
mserinorocks Send Email
Aug 26, 2005
2:17 am
I have the book and it's pretty good. You really need a safe place in the yard to mill this stuff though and if you don't get quality ingredients from a...
1275 shurshot52 Send Email Aug 26, 2005
10:08 pm
I am the owner of a Thompson Center Omega with a composite stock.It is a fantastic gun and I love to shoot it and hunt with it,however the stock is a little...
1276 kees99919 Send Email Aug 29, 2005
5:22 pm
I have thought about getting it also, and had the same question since it is fairly spendy. Thanks for the information. Sounds like a Christmas wish for sure!...
1277 Henry Kisor
hkisor Send Email
Sep 4, 2005
1:10 pm
Hello -- I am a rank newbie to the sport and I intend to purchase a muzzleloader kit to build in order to learn how the weapons work from the ground up. I am...
1278 pjkmarks@...
pjmarks1941 Send Email
Sep 4, 2005
2:17 pm
In a message dated 9/4/2005 9:10:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, hkisor@... writes: am also a mystery writer and am thinking about a murder story involving...
1279 Henry Kisor
hkisor Send Email
Sep 4, 2005
3:15 pm
Well, I TOLJA I was a rank newbie. Does this illustrate the adage "keep your powder dry"? I presume rainy days are not good for muzzleloader shooting? ... ...
1280 kees99919 Send Email Sep 7, 2005
10:34 pm
... Black powder readily soaks up water and then does not go "bang" or even "fffft." So rainy days can be a challenge. However, there are various ways to get...
1281 Tony
flint1821 Send Email
Sep 8, 2005
5:18 am
I have heard of people using a triangular shaped piece of buckskin over the frizzen and primer pan as a safe guard against wetting the powder. In a steady down...
1282 Henry Kisor
hkisor Send Email
Sep 8, 2005
11:30 pm
Thanks, Tony and Kees. I've sent an email to a NCIS source I know asking if he's ever heard of a patch being matched to a muzzleloading rifle. Not that NCIS...
1283 Tony
flint1821 Send Email
Sep 9, 2005
12:06 am
I would check out different sellers and find out who makes that model for them. Some sell identical rifles for less then what others do. So if you can get the...
1284 Rick DeWitt
badwrench13 Send Email
Sep 9, 2005
1:25 am
Tuesday I was browsing at Old West Gun Room in El Cerrito, CA , looking for anything interesting. Saw a nice, slightly used Old Army that was tempting, but a...
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