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  1. FredT

    Frustration, education, and safety in muzzle loaders!

    1976 at Salt Fork, early ML season, I was using my .58 cal Zouave rifle. I used a big minie ball conical wrapped in teflon tape similar to a paper patched bullet. I was aproaching some friends in the field with my muzzle facing down. One guy asked what is that sticking out of the end of my...
  2. FredT

    Turkey gun..Sight or bead vs optics

    I use the 2 standard beads. My eyes are still good enough to make that work. Red dots are real nice if you are not looking towards the sun or have a flame out.
  3. FredT

    Turkey gun..Sight or bead vs optics

    The walleye run is still on. With this weather they are doing real well in Huron, big ones!
  4. FredT

    Muzzleloader season

    My Remington 700 with 90 grains of 2F and a 265 cast w/sabot spoke on Thursday of gun week. I'm tagged out.
  5. FredT

    eBay is allowing more gun parts

    Thanks for the heads up. I did not consider it.
  6. FredT

    Mossburg 500 bantam with flield slug combo

    Who ended up with it?
  7. FredT

    Muzzle loader problems...

    How does one give solid advice if one does not know the make and model? Just askin'.
  8. FredT

    Should guns be sold online? Why or why

    Doing this stuff is human nature, money talks.
  9. FredT

    Be careful

    The good Lord does not take young Amish girls, thats Satan's department, just sayin'.
  10. FredT

    Bbd

    Very well done boys, very well done!
  11. FredT

    Anybody heard this.....

    Yes, it is.
  12. FredT

    213" Buck Detty Outdoors

    That is a very impressive buck.
  13. FredT

    So what happened here?

    My guess and that's all it is, is that at 10 yards the velocity really made it open up vise the deceleration of the earlier 50 yard hit.
  14. FredT

    Anybody heard this.....

    Fire lapping is used when your barrel might be slightly pitted, has rough spots, high spots, machine marks on the lands that cause leading or coppering. I know barrels like that are rare.:smiley_depressive: The lapping process takes a jacketed projectile that is rolled in a lapping past, extra...
  15. FredT

    I'm going to take the plunge.

    If you practice enough you learn to deal well with the hang fire. I have a bunch of old cupronickel .303 Brit ammo that hand fires worse than any flinters that I have fired. We called it flint lock ammo it was so bad.
  16. FredT

    I'm going to take the plunge.

    During the 1776 Rev War the English prayed for rain and the Colonists prayed for sun shine. The English were much much better with the bayonet.
  17. FredT

    Extra weekend Day ONe!

    Are you going camping or deer hunting? Good luck to you. Tag a big one!
  18. FredT

    Happy Birthday To Me.

    Very nice, now lets see Santa trump that! Happy birthday to you.
  19. FredT

    FOR SALE Thompson/Center Contender barrel for sale.

    Be careful what you wish for. Barrel is sold pending funds.