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Shoot ball ammo in it like God and John Browning intended. Seriously, you are probably due to replace some springs. Were I to replace the slide spring, I'd also replace the hammer spring as well. They sort of work together as a team. Magazine springs are a cheap and easy thing to replace and mark off the list of potential problems as well.

Same to you, David! I expect you're set up for a really fun Christmas this year with the little ones. Enjoy it, because that magic soon fades never to return.

Neither. Get an old Marlin or Winchester. Either one will exude quality unavailable on later models. I do not either is "better" so to speak. They are just different.

I was talking about the little ones. There's a pair down there now, still shrink wrapped together, and one is empty and the other almost empty.

I have several of those small bottles in the basement. I was moving them around the other day while looking for something else, and noticed several of them were empty and a few were partially full. I wasn't aware they'd leak down over time. Have you had that problem?

Leave it and buy a new safe....delivered!

Shut your mouth!

This thread should serve as a reminder to the folks that are new to the shooting sports as well as those of us with short memories. Remember the boy scout motto: BE PREPARED.

That's some pretty wood. Too bad the receiver is all scratched up.

Pretty cool! Maybe with time they'll make one without the cheese grater on the bottom.

The ticket counter is where crimes will be committed against you there. A gun won't help.

LOlL! Always the ray of sunshine! Just like any other business, if a provider isn't pleasing their customers, someone else will come in and do it. How long before people are protesting that internet access is a right and should be free?

Grease will also work, but don't ever screw the breechplug in dry.

That is the best, most concise description of net neutrality I've yet to read. Thank you for posting it.

I use Pyrodex in my side hammer muzzleloader, and 777 pellets in my in line. I think you'd want to use the pellets only if your muzzleloader took shotgun primers. I think percussion caps are better suited for igniting loose powder. Regular black powder is hard to beat if it's available locally.

The ones I've seen are threaded on one end to accept these accessories and come with a cleaning jag. https://www.knightrifles.com/product-category/muzzleloader-shooting-supplies/muzzleloader-ram-rods/ https://www.amazon.com/Blackpowder-Products-Universal-Caliber-Fiberglass/dp/B000R9WNWW https://www.amazon.com/Thompson-Center-Arms-Accessory-Caliber/dp/B000N8LMZ6/ref=pd_sim_200_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3AZVKKK2A8XHM52SZTFF Here are a few options.

Examples please?

I find the fiberglass ramrods vastly superior to the wood and aluminum rods. You put in the thimbles and measure how much you need to cut off to make it even with the end of the barrel. Another tip: Always shoot it with the ramrod placed in the thimbles, as you will shoot to a slightly different spot with the ramrod not there. If you do get a cut to length rod, you might want to buy a spare and leave it full length to use at home for cleaning. Also, you'll have it in case you break or misplace the other one.

So what is being manufactured in the Gallatin factory? It is obviously still in operation.

Fake news? I'm not convinced by a post on arfcom.

You can find a generic fiberglass ramrod at WalMart, Academy, etc., and cut to the proper length. You'll also want a cleaning jag, a patch puller, capper, and a bullet starter. My advice is to clean all metal surfaces well with hot soapy water quickly after you shoot it. When it dries, oil it. Then check for rust in about a week or so, and take care of that if you find any.

Never let anyone make you feel guilt for your success. You and you alone earned it. You are proof your siblings could do the same were they so inclined. Were it easy, everyone would do it. You can't change the past, so don't dwell on it.

I used to bass fish quite a bit, but in the last few years I've taken to drowning worms and minnows.

Same here.

We're caught up with The Ranch, and watched all of Longmire. What should be next?