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Subject: Re: need help old gun

Author:
Steve

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Date Posted: 10:03:10 05/22/03 Thu
In reply to: daniel 's message, "need help old gun" on 17:39:50 03/10/03 Mon

>bought muzzleloader precussion 45. cal on the barrel
>it says (jukar spain 45 calblack powder only) then a
>(serial number 137887) please help i am new to black
>powder and love it so far also looking for info on
>groups around north carolina
> thank you

I have one of these with a two-piece full stock; I bought it 30+ years ago in a kit and put it together myself. It can be fired safely, if that's what you're worried about. I use a patched .440 round ball on top of 80 grains of FFg Pyrodex and the recoil, while significant, is not bothersome. My main complaint about the rifle is the height of the brass front sight, which is not adjustable. It seems to have no relation to the buckhorn rear sight, which is dovetailed into the barrel and can be moved from side to side using a wooden or brass drift as a hammer, but which cannot be raised or lowered. My rifle shoots 2" low at 50 yards and I have to use "Kentucky windage" to get my shots on target. The alternative is to file down the front sight which I am reluctant to do. Is there anything else you need to know about it?

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Re: need help old gun	Matt	14:18:34 05/26/03 Mon