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Old 04-12-2011 | 08:31 PM
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Need to change it up a bit so i figured i'd take the ol kentucky out to 50 yards just for some fun shooting and see how she does.

Have 3 charges of 80gr american pioneer 2f and 3 charges of 90gr american pioneer 2f. I want to see how the 2f groups and make some sight adjustments.

Shes lookin pretty. Every month i take the rifle out of the sleeve, rub it down with the antique oil finish, give it a few days to soak it up, wipe it down lightly and put her away until the next time i want to shoot it. Its really left a nice semi gloss finish over the year.
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Old 04-13-2011 | 12:31 PM
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Good grief!

APP in a flintlock.

Is nothing sacred anymore?
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Old 04-13-2011 | 12:41 PM
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hey it shot great!
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Old 04-13-2011 | 12:47 PM
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What did you use for prime?
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Old 04-13-2011 | 12:51 PM
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i used 4f goex. The only goex in the house that i have left
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Old 04-13-2011 | 01:07 PM
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Still seems wrong.

Flintlocks should stink, belch, and be filthy.
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Old 04-13-2011 | 01:11 PM
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the lock part was dirty and it still smells like a fart. The bore was nice and clean though.
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Old 04-13-2011 | 01:19 PM
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Did you have to duplex that load? The reason I ask is, I was shooting the GPH today. I had saw your post earlier and decided I wanted to see if this GPH would fire off APP 2f. So I loaded 80 grains of it and a patched ball. I did not really care where it would hit. I primed the pan and went through two pans of prime and still no ignition. So on the third prime, I stuck the priming flask against the touch hole and pushed, then pulled that out away from the touch hole. That time it went off, but there was a definite tick..... BOOM. I then duplexed the next load with Goex 2f first and it went off much better that time.
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Old 04-13-2011 | 02:05 PM
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Thats what i do, I go and put 3 grains of 4f goex into the pan, turn the rifle over lock side up and then smack the 4f through the touch hole and into the main charge, prime again and its good to go.
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Old 04-13-2011 | 04:21 PM
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No pics of that rifle?

Last week I to had my flinter out. For the first time I used lead instead of leather to hold the flint. I could not believe the difference: good sparks, no flash in the pan and the flint face held up very well, no chipping. I will be using lead from now on!
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