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Tom_H
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Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?
06/02/11 08:02 AM

I think that a Jeager rifle is a great choice.
Back when I thought that the caplock rifle was the only sensible b.p. rifle, I decided that if I was going to have something as useless as a flint, it would be because I put it together. With a nod toward my Germanic heritige(1/4), I picked a jeager.
I haven't bothered picking up a caplock since I started hunting with it.
THAT is the bad boy of hunting rifles.
A 15-18mm rifle would be perfect for practically any forest game on four feet, most certainly boar and stag. The one I built is 58, but if I did it again I may go 20ga or larger after the reports of others on the board.
There are techniques that will make that rifle more dependible than not.

I have never really had a problem with flints in general(could just be luck), but the angle that it is knapped and the heat treatment of the frizzen are very important to a good spark. I use a piece of sheet lead to hold the flint into the hammer.
Keeping the flash hole clear and the priming powder to the outside of the pan make a huge difference as well.

Once again, I am sure that others can fill in details and gaps to the techniques especially when the weather doesn't cooperate.

Cheers

Tom

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Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	05/02/11 03:01 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	mehulkamdar	06/02/11 12:35 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	beleg2	05/02/11 07:56 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	Tom_H	05/02/11 10:07 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	tinker	05/02/11 02:45 PM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	06/02/11 03:34 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	DarylS	06/02/11 04:46 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	DarylS	06/02/11 05:53 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	06/02/11 07:00 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	Tom_H	06/02/11 08:02 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	06/02/11 08:28 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	Tom_H	06/02/11 08:59 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	06/02/11 09:42 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	Tom_H	07/02/11 01:38 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	07/02/11 01:56 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	mehulkamdar	16/02/11 01:24 PM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	vegard_dino	19/02/11 02:36 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	szihn	01/06/11 02:37 AM
Re: Muzzleloaders, how to start? Where? What?	DarylS	01/06/11 09:32 AM

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