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Post by gemihur on Aug 6, 2016 12:37:20 GMT -5
Attachment Deleted My newest addition to the muzzleloading options Anyone with experience with this? Love to have some recommendations. Thanks, Jimmy in VA
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Post by davet on Aug 6, 2016 17:42:38 GMT -5
Cut your rifle load in half. That's what I did for my .50 cal flint pistol. Did well for accuracy.
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Post by bushmaster on Aug 7, 2016 15:44:23 GMT -5
Look up your powders load charts for pistol. It may be less than half your rifle charge.
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Post by zimmerstutzen on Aug 17, 2016 5:27:22 GMT -5
Go to traditions firearms and download the manual for the pistol. Suggestions are 30 to 50 grains of 2fg, with a max of 80. Even 50 grains would be a hand full with a conical.
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Post by davet on Aug 17, 2016 7:14:45 GMT -5
I use 50gr. of FF BP in my flinter pistol.  |
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Post by zimmerstutzen on Aug 17, 2016 13:52:10 GMT -5
Keep in mind that there is little reason to pack lots of powder in a pistol. Most of it will end up burning after the projectile leaves the muzzle.
My buddy has the same model with the 14 inch barrel in 50 caliber. I have not yet had the opportunity to shoot it. He claims it does well with 45 grains of 2fg and a tight patched ball combination.
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Post by davet on Aug 18, 2016 9:12:54 GMT -5
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Post by Loggy on Aug 18, 2016 12:53:32 GMT -5
Who said you only knew taxes!!  NICE!!!  |
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Post by davet on Aug 18, 2016 13:05:06 GMT -5
It took me about 15 months....obviously on and off.....of time between start and completion of the project. It was a fun project to work on. Plus, it's a lot of fun to shoot!! I shoot Hornady's Pa Conicals out of it. The same "projectiles" that I shoot out of my BP long rifle. The Pa. Conical is 240gr. and requires no patch and are pre-lubed. I find them just as accurate as any RB I've ever shot, and a 50 caliber RB weighs 180gr. So, IMHO I like the additional "smack down" power of the 240gr. Conical.
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Post by bushmaster on Aug 18, 2016 17:32:57 GMT -5
Nice Pistol Dave!
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Post by zimmerstutzen on Aug 18, 2016 17:44:17 GMT -5
DAVET, you pistol is a museum quality work of art. But there is a significant difference between the ignition in a flinter and ignition in the buckhunter. The in line nipple injects the spark directly into the powder chamber. In a flinter, the flint must create sparks to ignite the prime, which flares up and ignites the powder in the flash channel. While a flinter ignition takes a mere 30 to 40 thousandth of a second, the buckhunter injecting the spark directly into the main charge ignites even faster. Then add the pressure lost through the touch hole and the buckhunter should develop more velocity faster and with slightly less powder.
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Post by davet on Aug 19, 2016 10:21:18 GMT -5
Oh....Zim.. I know that. But as you know.....here in Pa for the flintlock season....it's gotta be a flintlock gun. Well, except in Allegheny County....and prolly the other "Special Reg" areas. But I hunt Allegheny County at times. I'm absolutely lost when you're permitted to take a long rifle flinter into Allegheny County, but not the flinter pistol. I mean....does the deer know the difference?
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Post by davet on Aug 19, 2016 10:22:52 GMT -5
Thanks Bushy. It took some time but was worth it. I now have all the "stuff" for a Lehman rifle.....but my "fire" isn't all there yet. |
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