Not True. I have been resting my eyes. Was thinking also that as rough as the plate is maybe I should build a leather cover for the plate. I bought the gun used and I think the old owner just put the...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
Not True. I have been resting my eyes. Was thinking also that as rough as the plate is maybe I should build a leather cover for the plate. I bought the gun used and I think the old owner just put the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I would like to clean up the brass on my Hawkens, The stock plate has gotten pertty bad. What is the best way.
Charlie
Forum: Muzzleloading.
:?: I just purchased an CVA long rifle. Most purchases of used guns you have to deal with some barrel rust issues. This one the patches just keep coming out black. After cooper brushing the bore...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I am sorry, it is a thompson center, and I should not of put Hawkins in. I would like to know what model it is.
Charlie
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Last week end I purchased a Hawkens 54 cal rifle. It has the set trigger, but not the brass trigger guard or butt plate of the hawkens also no patch box. The serial # is only 5 numbers, I actually...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
When to the Phoenix gun show today, got a great buy on a 54 cal Hawkens, with adjustable tang sights. The out side of the barrel has some rust about 6 inches down from the muzzle. Tell me the best...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
fouronesix
There is no front sight, I was using the top of the barrel at the muzzle. I think with your info, that I will add a shotgun bead front sight and work the rear sight down as needed. Thanks...
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I have aquired a Jukar 45 cal pistol with an 8 in barrel with no front sight. In looking on line I see they made them both ways. I took it out to shoot and when I look at the front sight and the top...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Mooman, is correct they will shoot just fine . I have shoot thousands of wheel weight cast RB in my 45, 50, 54. 58 cal.
Charlie [smilie=s:
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have aquired a 45 cal Jukar pistol with a 6 inch barrel. What load of Pryodex should I use. Should I use Pryodex P or Pyrodex RS. I already have a 45 rifle so I have a 440 mold. Thanks ...
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I only target shoot any more. I dry patch after every shoot and me and my 2 shooting buddies chew on a lot of BS some times it takes us 2 hours for each of us to shoot 20 rounds. I was reading that...
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I put my spur down, reason I want the smooths part of the ball up, it is going through the air first. How do I know the spur is centered down, I put the rb on the bench, on the spur and put a dot of...
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Well people, like a real man would I solved the problem. How about a TC hawkins 45 cal. Love this gun, have been shooting a RB with 30 grains of pryo. Lots of fun to shoot.
But want to thank you...
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Thanks guy I think if I want a Hawkens style rifle I should just buy one.
Charlie
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have a TC New Englander. I am to understand that they make a double trigger that will fit my New Englander. Where could I purchase one of these.
Charlie
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Every thing is fine,,,,,, Except NO Lead.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Are you going to build build one of them for your poor old father who taught you to reload. Dad
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mt wife some times helps me with prep on cases, but she perfers to shoot them. Charlie
Forum: Our Town
We have friend in the RV park we live in in the winter. one is 63 the other is 67 they have never voted in a presidental election in there life.
They were so mad about the direction this country ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Could you tell me about adding plastic pellets to you tumbling media and the ratio that you use.
thanks Charlie
Forum: Casting Equipment
My nut doesn`t screw down all the way either. As far as I know it never has. maybe I should look into this further, even though I have had it for some years.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A hot plate works good, back in the old days I used to use the kitchen range. My son just the other day was getting after me for that old pratice.
I now due my lead melting and casting in the good...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Do some of you us plastic pellets in a mix with other case cleaning materal in you case tumbler?
Charlie
Yes, they seem to hang up on the left side 95% of the time.
To further Wallenba`s I was looking in a old cast boolet book I have and they suggested drilling a hole in the base end of the bullet...
I have a lyman mould 22 cal target GC 55 grain, rifle DC mould. I am new to casting rifle boolets, but have cast muzzle loader and pistol boolets for some time.
I decided to start target shooting...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |