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I was shooting my 209X45 Encore this afternoon and I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am using T7 FFg 75 grain weight or 100 grain volume charges and Federal 209 primers. I am swabbing the barrel after each shot and I am finding unburnt powder in the barrel. I keep my shooting in the...

I was looking through some new information sent out by Hornady this morning and I have a question. I have had 100% success with 180 XTP bullets with 75 grains of T7. Has anyone tried the lighter weight bullets in the 10mm line? I am also successful with .22 caliber 60 grain Hornady soft points...

This summer I was the winning bidder on some shotgun reloading equipment that I started working with this weekend. Included in the lot that I purchased was a Lyman 450. Have any of you used this to lube your bullets? I am interested in using this on .45 caliber bullets for my Encore and CVA...

So I was talking to a friend this summer and he was trying to get some chestnut trees to survive the heat and dry weather. I was curious about why the chestnuts and he said that whitetail deer love chestnuts. I dismissed this as a fluke deal and went on about my way. Then talking to my cousin at...

As I read some of the posts about what some of you do between shots on the range I have a question or would like some clarification? Those of you that use Windex type products, I am assuming that you are wetting a patch then putting it on a jag to swob the barrel? What is your success rate with...

I haven’t been able to get a shot at deer with archery tackle for almost 25 years. Just like the Buffalo Bills I finally harvested a nice little one this afternoon. Barnett crossbow Hawke crossbow optic Rage broahead

I am getting excellent accuracy with 200 grain(.40 with Harvester Crushed Rib sabots) Lehigh Defense Extreme Penetrators in my .45 caliber muzzle loaders. My question is, has anyone used these on whitetail deer or similar animal?

Looking at casting some of my own bullets again and I had this thought. What is the hardness range that most of you try to achieve for hunting purposes? I am looking at a hardness of 18 is that too soft?

It is good to find others that share my addiction. Last week I bought my third in-line or fifth Blackpowder firearm. It started 30 years ago with a T/C Renegade kit in .54 caliber, a birthday present from my wife. A few years later my parents gave me a off brand 1858 Navy revolver in kit form...