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    Cheapest way to lube Minnie balls?

    Several years ago, I saw a tool for lubing 58 minnie balls. It was plastic and screwed on a TC Bore Butter tube. The minnie was pushed thru the hole, while lube was supplied by squeezing the tube. It worked sorta like the Lee push thru sizing die that screws into a reloading press. The grease...
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    light .44's

    Have had great luck in my Taurus Raging Bull Titanium 4" using 2400 at the minimum listed charge behind cast 255gr SWC Keith. The Trail Boss sounds like it might be a nicer load. Dave
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    What are lube pads made of?

    DIY Lube pad Back in the 70's I put a chunk of industrial felt (man made fiber) from a paper mill and cut it to fit in a shirt pocket sized candy tin with the flip open lid (Sucrets). It's still being used at the bench with RCBS water soluble case lube. The lid keeps dust off the lube pad...
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    NEF Rifle

    Have an NEF rifle with three barrels. Some don't work so well. 20 Ga shoots every time. 30-30 Win works most of the time, but better with hand loads w/high primer. 223 Rem worked great for many years but now won't pop a cap. It's a tack driver. The dented primer rounds were placed in the...
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    .50caliber R.E.A.L. Or Improved Minnie, Which and why?

    PRB vs. Minnie ball My Lyman 50cal Great Plains loves patched round ball with 70gr of Goex 3FFF. It shoots very well. The rifle has a RB barrel with a slow twist. People told me it would NOT shoot slugs. I tried some Maxi-hunter in the light weight (275gr???) and they didn't target very...
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    Lubing inside neck of rifle brass for resizing

    Lube inside case neck I lube bottle neck cases with a nylon neck brush and powdered graphite. I made a wooden base for the plastic bottle of graphite and dip the brush in and rattle off the excess and lube the inside of the neck on each cartridge. I dip the brush back in the dry lube after 3...
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    Bp multi ball loads

    Double RB Have tried the double RB in the 58 cal Navy Arms, trying to work up a hunting load for elk. It was OK, but decided to try a minnie ball and it shot so much better. The barrel twist was designed for a slug, but shot RB pretty well at 50 to 70 gr of powder. Tried a 50 cal TC slug...
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    Musket Caps

    Been getting my musket caps and powder at the mountain man rendezvous each year. http://www.thegunworks.com/ is a great store and only an hour drive from here in Oregon. I have tried both the 6 wing, 4 wing and no wing musket caps. They all seem to work about the same for me (Navy Arms...
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    Concealed Pistol Dilemma

    T-shirt carry I've been using a Taurus 85 in 38 Special +P with Crimson Trace laser grips. Shoots very well to long distances and is small enough for front pocket carry using a pocket holster. Also have a SOB (small of back holster) for it. Like them both. I use a SOB holster for my 1911 and...
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    max distance for pocket pistols?

    Long range pistols A few years ago, Glenn and I were in a gravel pit, sighting in his new TC 54cal muzzle loader. As he was walking up to the 100 yard target to check the hits, he stopped and picked up an empty black quart oil bottle and carried it with him. On the way back, he set it up on...
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    best accuracy for sidelock conicals

    Well now, what 50 cal rifle are we talking about? My Lyman 50cal Great Plains is designed to shoot patched round balls, and does a great job with around 70 grains of 3FFF. The owners book said to shoot 2FF powder, but from what I read here and there, it's OK to use 3FFF by cutting back the...
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    If you could have ONLY 1 BP rifle?

    Great Plains Photo Here's a picture of the Lyman 50cal GP rifle and a bear track in the dirt road. I never got a shot at the big black bear, but kept my eyes open for him while leaning against trees on deer stand. I was walking back to camp when he flew across the dirt road. This was a...
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    If you could have ONLY 1 BP rifle?

    Only one rifle??? It would be a tough choice between the early Great Plains 50cal with the target peeps front and rear, or the Navy Arms Hawken Hunter in 58 cal with bead and peep sights. The 58 cal has taken a deer and an elk so far. The Lyman GP only squirrels and other small game so far...
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    Keeping Caps on the nipple

    Keeping Cap ON Been doing this for many years and it works for me. With a musket cap rifle, place the cap on the nipple with hammer at full cock, then place an empty 45ACP case over the nipple/cap and lower the hammer to hold the empty pistol brass in place. This acts as a safety and...
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    Harrington and Richardson Huntsman 45cal muzzle loader.

    H&R 58 cal in-line I had one of those for a number of years and traded it off, and got a 58 cal Navy Arms Hawken Hunter side lock. The H&R was a very good shooter with round ball. Wish it was still here to shoot. I got a cow elk and a 3 pt buck (western count=one antler) with the Navy Arms 58...
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    Navy Arms 58 cal Hawken Hunter

    Paulgrab on 58 cal Hawken Hunter (Navy Arms) Hey, that seems to be a similar article to the one in my Lyman Black Powder Bible from 1975 or so... too lazy to walk to the book shelf. I hunt elk each year with my 58 cal Navy Arms Hawken Hunter. It's a darn good shooter, but kinda heavy. If I...
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    Blackpowder hunting in Oregon

    Penetration test Here's a picture of the 577611 Lyman cast bullet, after being shot into a wet piece of firewood. The block of wood flew back about 5 foot at the impact. The charge was 120 gr of 3FFF shot from the Navy Arms 58 cal Hawkin Hunter. Dave
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    Blackpowder hunting in Oregon

    58 cal Navy Arms with peep sight Here's a picture of the Williams peep sight(made for flat top lever action) that my local gunsmith installed. He was able to sight it in perfectly, using a laser and the existing iron sights that were dead on. I took it to a range and fired lots of shots...
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    Blackpowder hunting in Oregon

    Navy Arms Hawkin Hunter Yep, it's a 58 cal caplock using musket caps. Notice in the picture, the inner tube cow's knee to keep rain off the lock. Also place an empty 45acp brass over the capped nipple while hunting in the rain, using the hammer to hold it in place. The best shooting load so...
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    Show me your Mauser

    Custom Mauser Here's my custom Mauser in 338 Win Mag. It's an early Kimber, and has a custom safety and trigger. It's the best shooter out of all the rifles owned. Leupold vx-III with custom reticule. This shot is a spring bear hunt, 2008 in western Oregon with granddaughter. Dave
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