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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by KDubs on January 27, 2026, 06:21:06 AM »
Went to an antique, consignment store they other day here in ft myers.
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 Sure did like that Pennsylvania rifle, looked like a shooter.
 I price was as much as a new kit .
 Be nice to have an original piece.
Who'd a thunk you'd find this stuff in southern Florida.
 Kevin
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General Interest / Re: Duelist54
« Last post by KDubs on January 27, 2026, 06:11:10 AM »
I've watched a bunch , he's the reason, a few years back, for my swollen cheek...
 I didn't know much about smoothbore shooting and he was recommending 100-120 gr  of powder for accuracy.
 Sooooo I loaded up my .62 Virginia Fowler with ball and 100 gr of 2f and headed off to the fort shoot at a local rendezvous.
 After a few dozen shots my right cheek was so puffed up I looked like a chipmunk 🐿️.
 Lesson learned , it left like I was touching off a howitzer by my head.
 I still like him though. No harm no Fowler, ha ha
Kevin
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by Hank in WV on January 27, 2026, 05:41:51 AM »
Just out of curiosity, try separating a few of them and compare the groups you get with your good ones.
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General Interest / Duelist54
« Last post by Salty on January 27, 2026, 05:22:20 AM »
I?ve been watching a lot of Mike Beliveau YouTube videos lately. He demonstrates a lot of ML tests and shooting. Includes some interesting history too.
Good distraction during this non shooting inclement weather.

Do any of you all watch and enjoy his stuff?
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TMA Postal Shoots / 2026 POSTAL MATCH
« Last post by Nessmuk on January 27, 2026, 12:37:49 AM »
Yes, Virginia there will be a 2026 Postal match. I've been working up targets and rules for a couple months now. If you have idea or Targets you.d like to share post them here.
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by Nessmuk on January 27, 2026, 12:30:24 AM »
I've been weighing the roundballs I cast last month. I must really suck at casting. up to 1.5 grain variance, half my stock is going in the recast bucket.  ;banghead; ;banghead;
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by No Powder on January 26, 2026, 08:48:16 PM »
Absolutely. Especially the part about taking a nap.
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by Winter Hawk on January 26, 2026, 08:37:07 PM »
What I did today that was ML related?  I dry fired the Hodgepodge rifle, then ran a dry patch down the bore.  It came out with some reddish stripes, the same color as the Ed's Red I use to clean it so I cleaned it again with Ed's Red and put it away in its corner.

I also spent several hours with a shovel and the snow blower cleaning the sidewalk, my driveway, and clearing the berm left by the snow plow so I can get the car and truck out.  Then I napped.  (that's part of muzzleloading, isn't it?)  Made soup for dinner.

~Kees~
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General Interest / Re: Blowing down barrel
« Last post by Winter Hawk on January 26, 2026, 08:24:55 PM »
This has been bandied about numerous times on various muzzleloading sites.  What I remember about the NMLRA rule is that it came into being after their insurance company representative saw someone blowing down the barrel and decided they would pull their coverage if this was allowed to go on.  It was not based on any actual incident, just what the insurance decided.

Disclaimer: I am going by memory, and that is in decline as I get older....   :scared:

~Kees~
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General Interest / Re: What muzzleloader stuff did you do today?
« Last post by No Powder on January 26, 2026, 07:30:16 PM »
Used to go to a 2 day shoot every June. If anybody wanted to stay over night they could. I would sleep in the back of my truck. My truck had an aluminum top on it. Usually we had some cold nights in June, so I remember how I felt when waking up Sat. morning. Makes me hurt to even think of sleeping on the ground. I need that bed. PC or not. That's a cool tent Kevin. And I especially like the casting setup.
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