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    What caliber ball in old hexagonal* barrel rifle? * Edit:Octagonal with seven sided twist-Pictures

    Thanks for clarification when you said hex bore I was thinking whitworth style rifling
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    What caliber ball in old hexagonal* barrel rifle? * Edit:Octagonal with seven sided twist-Pictures

    You mean that the outside of the barrel is octagonal (8 sided) not that the bore is hexagonal(6 sided)?
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    Smokeless powder in a muzzle loader - how to destroy some nice rifles

    Smokeless in a muzzleloader is bad idea period no exceptions. The 2 rifles that were blown up for demonstration were made by Traditions no loss.
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    Looking to build a Minnie rifle

    It's going to be another underhammer, I like octagon barrels, will mount a rear peep sight, if I shoot in a match it will be for Wisconsin legal muzzleloader class, I have Lee and Lyman Minnie moulds in both calibers, also Lee still makes both
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    Looking to build a Minnie rifle

    In .45 or .50 what rifling twist and depth will work and a source for 1" across flats barrels thanks for help
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    Anybody ever make revolver percussion caps out of paper?

    You guys are trying to hard just buy ring caps that work for revolver cap guns they fit on rifle and pistol nipples, only problem VERY corrosive
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    Anybody ever make revolver percussion caps out of paper?

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    Cold turkey on water

    Make sure the bore is dry Run a saturated patch with SLIP 2000 down the bore and leave it there overnight remove ramrod the next day and set rifle in gun cabinet muzzle down on top of rag to catch any oil. Dry patch before you shoot I use SLIP 2000 and have no issues with rust A cheaper...
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    Cheapest way to lube Minnie balls?

    Don't make it complicated just fill the base with Crisco and for better loading and shooting size bullet down 1 thousandth under bore size for example I shoot .451 in a .452 bors
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    Check this out!

    Green Mountain barrels has a 50-110 barrel with a 1-24 twist octagon barrel for around $200 just cut off chamber and rethread for breech plug
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    Short barrel rifle

    Awesome
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    Short barrel rifle

    Thanks for replies and opinions In the muzzleloader season, only single-shot muzzleloaders, including "in-lines" of .38 caliber or larger are legal. Telescopic sights are legal. A firearm that has been converted into a muzzleloader by use of a plug, or a double-barreled or swivel- barreled...
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    Short barrel rifle

    I'm going to use a 10" green mountain pistol barrel which has a fast twist and shoot roundball all the pistols I have shot or seen that shoot roundball well have a fast twist so should work for the project I have in mind should be handy rifle against rouge cattails and feral tree stumps
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    Short barrel rifle

    Just saw cap and ball tv video on short barrel flintlock and am inspired to make a underhammer should I use a pistol barrel in .54 with a 1-20 twist or a slower twist thanks
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    7.65x53 Argentina

    Why not the brass should last longer I've been using the same 100 45-70 shells for the last 10years
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