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Did you clean the bore before slugging?

I'll second Track of the Wolf as a good place to deal with.

We had several of these in the shop I worked in. They used the cam lock system like DougGuy said. I used one on a Freyer FR18 lathe, one of the better machines in our shop, which wasn't saying much....

Years ago I was given a formula for a linseed oil finish that was similar to the old Wahkon Bay oil finish. It was compounded by a chemist and I have used it on several muzzleloaders. It is 1 1/2 oz...

If you're doing this to a Winchester 1890 or 06 the rim recess is in the bolt. There is no rim recess in the barrel so I don't see why your idea wouldn't work as the case is not tapered. I'm...

When I was working I borrowed the pin gauges from work if I needed one. Since retirement I wanted to buy a set of pin gauges but couldn't see spending all that money for the whole set when at most I...

I have rust blued several guns, all of which are black. Basically, what you are doing is changing red rust (ferrous oxide) to black rust (ferric oxide) or is it the other way around, ferric to...

We have a rails to trail in our town. I always wondered about all the oil and fuel spilled along those tracks over the years and how that might impact the usage of that land. If you own property...

And good luck to you also. Having been out yesterday from 6 am to 5 pm I'm taking this day to recuperate and let the deer settle down. Not that we were much bother to them. Didn't see a deer all...

If its the same forum, I used to belong until they started bumping members off when they disagreed with the owner/moderator. Its one thing to have a different opinion but to browbeat someone then...

You could try Phil Cravener in Latrobe. He shoots with Old Westmoreland Rifles if you go to any of their shoots. You might find him at the Long Rifle show at Old Fort Bedford this April. I think...

Get well soon, Mike. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I bought one of the .45/.410 T/C"s around 1988. It was all they made at the time, the .45 Colt no longer being chambered. Couldn't keep 5 shots on a 8"x11" target at 25 yds. I traded the barrel for...

For a good book on making horns, buy Scott and Cathey Sibley's book, available from Track of the Wolf. Good pictures and they take you through the process step by step, from the initial prep to...

Sounds like a bunch of bullshark to me. :shock:

Sherlock Holmes' friend, Dr. Watson, was wounded by one of these during his service in Afghanistan. "Quick, Watson! The games afoot!" :mrgreen:

Question for any Holmes fans out there. Where was...

Some of the hornmakers use Rit dye to dye their horns. Not sure how that would work on wood, but you could experiment on a scrap piece. Scott Sibley's book on horn making has details. Its...

If you haven't already read it, get a copy of "The Muzzleloading Caplock
Rifle" by Ned Roberts (the Roberts who gave his name to the .257 Roberts). Very interesting study of the type of rifle you...

Thanks for the replies. I never thought of this as a challenge, just a case of fools rush in where angels fear to go!! I thought that .003 was a lot to take off at one time. I really don't like...

I am casting for a Parker Hale Volunteer rifle using the Lyman 451114 mold. I think the bullet is to be used as cast but it drops from the mold at .452 with WW and .451 with Pb. I checked the bore...

I really don't like the term "seasoned" in large part because of the advertising hype, but use it to convey the sense of oil remaining in the pores of the metal. The remaining oil protects the bore...

I've been lurking here for awhile and finally decided to join up. I'm not new to casting, started back in the 70's but quit shooting in the early 90's. Just getting back into shooting and casting...

I believe all their records were lost in the fire at their plant several years ago. They also lost a great deal of fine wood which is why some of the older stocks had highly figured wood which is...

Cold water works well for cleaning, all you need to do is dissolve the corrosive salts left behind from the combustion of black powder. It also doesn't clean out all the oil in the pores of the bore...

T/C's are easy to clean because of the ease with which the barrel can be removed. I build my own with pinned barrels and never remove the barrel for cleaning. I remove the lock, then plug the touch...