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  1. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    .54 caliber patched round ball elk load?

    the cow made it 60 yards and the bull, maybe 30 or 40.
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    Whitehots and powerbelt stuck.

    No neither the whitehots nor the powerbelts suck... users error.... Pellets are for inlines and about the 3 or 4 sidelocks made specifically for pellets. Your TC was not made for pellets. Get loose powder
  3. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    .54 caliber patched round ball elk load?

    And besides... Can you really believe this chart? A .530 ball weights 223-224 grains... A .535 should be in a 230gr range, yet they are stating 220..... those numbers do not match.
  4. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    .54 caliber patched round ball elk load?

    ... Stop looking at modern day numbers, that shit was made for modern day bullets that need a certain amount of energy to work properly. AKA, copper jacketed, hard lead bullets. A ball thats almost 9/16" of an inch, is going to cause a ton of damage. My first muzzleloader elk I took with 80gr...
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    Shot my Hawken

    a couple tiny screws at the bottom of the trigger plate. Remove the trigger guard and you have full access.
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    Shot my Hawken

    these are not the usual tacks you hear about. I do not like the usual tacks, so i went with 100% brass powder horn nails. I think crazy crow or dixie gun works has/had them. No burning. I used a lot of birchwood casey walnut stain, then rubbed it back in areas where, wear, would naturally...
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    Shot my Hawken

  8. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    Bullet fit / loading pressure to apply?

    thors should load with as little as 10lbs of pressure, all the way up to 30lbs. If they are super hard loading, its the incorrect size.
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    Powder/Bullet Combo for Elk

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    Shot my Hawken

    Traditions St.Louis Hawken ( Kit Gun I did years ago ) .54cal 1:48 twist, 70gr 3fg Gearhart-Owen, .020" patches, .530" round balls @ 50 yards.
  11. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    1857 Zulu 12ga Shotgun

    Had some fun today!
  12. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    Protective Measures For Traditional Muzzleloaders?

    You can use electrical tape over the muzzle just fine. A cows knee over the lock area keeps water/snow off. DO NOT EVER carry your muzzleloader with the hammer lowered down on top of the cap! Huge safety issue. Always carry either uncapped or at half @#)(# ( safety ) Depending on your gun, you...
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    Newest CVA

    thank you TR I do the best I can.
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    Clint Eastwood Wets himself

    When I pull out the real, worlds most powerful handgun, that could blow your head clean off..... :chuckle: My newly re-barreled CVA Mountain Pistol with a .54cal 28" barrel.
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    Blast from the past

    Testing some of that old Lube 103 patch lube. I let the bag sit in the sun for an hour to melt the lube since its almost as old as me. Now the .015" patches are a little on the thin side for my bore. I normally run .020" patches. The first clean patch I recovered had just the slightest hole on...
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    Buckskinners stories - Tales from the hunt

    Went very well for us in Colorado! 2 doe tags and a buck tag were filled. We had 2 cow elk tags, but due to the heat, we were unable to find them and decided to pull out 2 days early and get all the deer processed. We did all the processing ourselves and ended up with 163lbs of yumminess! All 3...
  17. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    Federal BOR-LOC 270 copper vs 350 lead for Elk

    270gr. The lead 350s didnt shoot worth a darn for me.
  18. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    Old Powder

    if its real black powder and has been stored correctly, use it! I have gearhart owen black powder from 1974 and it shoots amazing and extremely consistent. Real black powder will last almost a lifetime if stored properly. Your pyrodex? A couple years at best. first try at 50 yards with my flintlock
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    Dialed In!

    You bet I am!
  20. Buckskins&BlackPowder

    Colorado setup help

    its a great option. Teach them right.

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