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<blockquote data-quote="sofalyr" data-source="post: 661826" data-attributes="member: 2281"><p>I have hunted with a muzzle loader for over 30 years. I started with a Lyman Great Plains 50 cal, actually glass bedded it and have won many shoots with it. One hole groups are expected at 25 yards. This rifle is a 32" barrel rifled one turn in 60" and is therefore a round ball gun. Covered with a patch of mattress ticking .018 and approximately 1.25" square and lubed with crisco (melt crisco, drop patch in melted crisco and remove and press dry with paper towel, put the patches in old #11 cap cans) it is quite effective on elk and deer. I also cut patches on rifle crown lubed with Dawn or Ivory dish soap. Gun is very accurate out to 200 yards but lacking in the power dept although my youngest dropped a cow elk at 170 yards with a single shot. I have replaced the sights with some available from a shop in Pagosa Springs, still just a blade in front and a authentic type rear notch sight. I started with Pyrodex and still use both P 90gr for hunting and RS or Select 100gr for target shooting. No need to clean between shots, but I shoot a fowling shot at the beginning of a hunt and clean after the hunt is over. Guns are 9 pounds. Built a second with fancy walnut. Have used in-lines with and without a scope. They shot great but have since given the in-lines to my sons and am back with the Great Plains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sofalyr, post: 661826, member: 2281"] I have hunted with a muzzle loader for over 30 years. I started with a Lyman Great Plains 50 cal, actually glass bedded it and have won many shoots with it. One hole groups are expected at 25 yards. This rifle is a 32" barrel rifled one turn in 60" and is therefore a round ball gun. Covered with a patch of mattress ticking .018 and approximately 1.25" square and lubed with crisco (melt crisco, drop patch in melted crisco and remove and press dry with paper towel, put the patches in old #11 cap cans) it is quite effective on elk and deer. I also cut patches on rifle crown lubed with Dawn or Ivory dish soap. Gun is very accurate out to 200 yards but lacking in the power dept although my youngest dropped a cow elk at 170 yards with a single shot. I have replaced the sights with some available from a shop in Pagosa Springs, still just a blade in front and a authentic type rear notch sight. I started with Pyrodex and still use both P 90gr for hunting and RS or Select 100gr for target shooting. No need to clean between shots, but I shoot a fowling shot at the beginning of a hunt and clean after the hunt is over. Guns are 9 pounds. Built a second with fancy walnut. Have used in-lines with and without a scope. They shot great but have since given the in-lines to my sons and am back with the Great Plains. [/QUOTE]
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