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    308 Semi-automatic

    I say "Smoke'm if you got'em"... KA-BOOM or Ratta-Tat-tat... Thinkin bout one myself... See you in the woods... Ron
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    Blackpowder Revolver .44cal

    Here you go... http://www.modernmuzzleloader.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=19250 See you in the woods... Ron
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    Load advice for my new (to me) Ruger 77/50

    Hey All, Who shoots one of these? I have solved the #11 issue (have a Musket and 209 Nipple). I need some advice on a load combo - 1. Powder or Pellets (which, how much etc.) 2. Projectile - A. Ball/Patch (it's a 1 in 28 so???) B. PowerBelt (I shoot 270 Platinums in...
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    ...that round balls hit higher on the target than I expected. YMMV. I would not hesitate to use that load on an elk, within 60 yards or so. **************************************************** I plan to work out a load after the season ends (1st week in Nov - I believe), we only have a...
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    ...better control if you keep the patch material in strip form rather than trying to balance a fully cut square or circle on top of the muzzle. ****************************************************************** Specs from CVA War Book is .690, at some point I may run up the ladder to .710...
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    StrawHat - Why are you mixing the two propellants? *********************************************** No particular reason; I just had a 1/2 bottle of each :) :p :D ;)
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    ...At the last gun show I want to, back in '09, the only guns that WEREN'T grossly overpriced were original BP muzzleloading SxS doubles. **************************************************************************************************** I've always enjoyed the shooting of Double's in...
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    I love the way it shoots... Hellgate - Yes, I use 50/50 Pyro & T7, though about a Buck-N-Ball secondary load; and or a Buckshot Load. Cosmoline - I need to shoot it more to determine a pattern & POI, Hellgates 1/2 Ball & 1/2 Buckshot is in line with my thinking, I use two lubed...
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    CVA Double Bbl 12g shooting .690 Patched Balls :)

    Hey All, Anybody shooting a smoothbore in .69 caliber? I picked up my NEW (to me) CVA Dbl Bbl 12g last week, loaded it with 70 Grains 1/2 & 1/2 Pyro / T7 under a double lubed patched .690 grain lead ball. Seemed to patern well at 50 paces but I want to see what it will max out at...
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    Ball-n-Patch / Buck-n-Ball for a 12g - HELP!

    Hey All, I want to work up loads for my new (to me) CVA Double Barrel 12g... So any insights into this would be appreciated! See you in the woods... Ron
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    Who carries a small handgun with them when deer huntin

    .357 - Deer .44 Mag - Hog .454 Casull - Bear All - 2 legged THUGS :)
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    454 casull accuracy in .460S@W rifle

    Hey All, My New (to me) H&R Handi which started it's life as a 45LC was re-worked and now shoots .460 S&W, .454 Casull, .45 Schofields in addition to .45LC's is on it's way to me. I too plan to use this Carbine (20" Barrel) rifle in the woods of North Georgia for Bear Hunting which I...
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    Remington XHR

    Hey All, I just picked up a XHR in 300 Win Mag... Anyone have any experience with one? I am scoping it and headed to the range to prepare for a two week hunting vacation in Alabama - the Rut Hits week after Christmas and the first week of January... Holding it; it is the...
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    How long is a concealed carry permit good for?

    Annual Renewal in Alabama... Apply in person first time, fill out paperwork then provide make/model/sn of a weapon once and background check each year and they renew by mail pay a $20.00 fee (at least here in Tuscaloosa, AL)... How does that compare to your state/local requirements for...
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    Loads for my Ruger Old Army

    Thanks everyone... Ron
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    BP rifle recomendations?

    Think Cadillac - T/C Hunter Pro Toyota - CVA Optima Pro It's all about economics, I have owned both... I still own a CVA Optima Pro... To each his/her/it's own... I have owned one of most of them... Keep coming back to the CVA Optima Pro... Ron
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    Loads for my Ruger Old Army

    Hey All, Factory specs for a '73 ROA say 20 Grains ("Up or Down")... with a .457 Ball... What do you shoot? 25, 30, 35? Interested in hearing what you load aand shot regularly in yours... I have a RD Conversion Cylinder and I'll be shooting some MagTech Cowboy 700 FPS loas through it...
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    The THR Walker Club

    #78 - Cooter's Horse Pistol Well Finally, About 50 guns later... Added a Colt Walker to my Arsenal, moving me to the elite group of Black Powder Aficienados... Planning to blow a little smoke at the range and get to 10 ring shots inside 50 yards... How is the kick of this...
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