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Fun with flintlocks!
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Fun with flintlocks!
Tried the new brass ramrod today on my Frontier Flintlock .50 cal.
Hated it! Just too heavy for me to manage.
50 yds off hand.
The 2 fliers were with the brass rod on the rifle. The 6 near and in the middle were with the lighter hickory rod under the barrel. Might stick with the new hickory one.
Hated it! Just too heavy for me to manage.
50 yds off hand.
The 2 fliers were with the brass rod on the rifle. The 6 near and in the middle were with the lighter hickory rod under the barrel. Might stick with the new hickory one.
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
It’s retired to range cleaning rod status.
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
Thats not a crappy Target
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
Haha, thanks. I cannot believe how 1 extra pound of weight bothered me. I think I could feel it in my back and it stopped me from holding as long as I should have on the follow through. Anyhow, the new hickory rod from Track of the Wolf matches the color of the rifle, looks good and probably more true to the period of early fur trade than brass.
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
Here’s the rod and also added a little cover to the frizzen.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
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1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
I had a couple of steel rods (with bore guides) that I used for cleaning and loading when I was shooting at a range with a bench for my shooting box. They would not fit on my rifle as they both have handles on one end. They do make for a lot easier/quicker loading than a wood rod but I can't imagine shooting with one on the gun, my rifle was very heavy anyway.
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Re: Fun with flintlocks!
Great pictures and shooting. That Hudson Bay blanket fits right in.
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