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You are my hero, Chris!!! I still want you to adopt me as one of your sons... I promise to not knock anyone in the head with a bess... unless they need it

My favorite shot and RB smoothies have been 20ga. It is a good all around. They tend to pattern tighter than a larger bore (my old bess was a beast to get tight), and you can always add a bit more...

A nice buck and a rifle that has me drooling!!!

I am no gunsmith or gunbuilder but I am pleased overall and the whole project was inexpensive and great learning... it also should be a heck of a shooter as a long range muzzleloader for hunting. ...

It was in a previous post but could resurrect it

Windy as heck last night on the last night of the "normal" season. I had two big goals. 1.) get another deer to finish our meat needs for the year 2.) use the “new” muzzleloader. I ended up seeing 6...

I prefer the little ones for eating anyway!

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Yes. Normally about 75 gr. of 1.5F (OE) but I recently ran out so created a reasonable round with 65 gr. of 3Fg

Card wad and then a 400 gr. bullet at .450"

Unfortunately, the first was headed toward me and was about to bolt. Behind the shoulder wasn't an option. The second was similar as I was trying to get a clear shot for about 15 min. as she...

Second morning of season, and I found an opportunity to fill a couple antlerless tags for some needed meat for the freezer. Two deer, two shots, and my daugther is sad that there is no heart to eat....

I have molds for muzzleloader and my 71 Mauser but not any of theirs for pistol. For cap and ball, I have been loving the ones I got from Eras Gone.

My cousin used to have a little H&R .22 hornet like that. It was an accurate little devil. I do not recall what we used to load up for it, but it took a lot of fox, crows, and coyotes on the farm. ...

I did the carving. Here is the original post from when I finished it. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?387287-1871-Mauser-rebuild-Alpine-Stalking-Rifle

I would love double set triggers but that was a bit beyond my ability. This rifle started in my hands almost 2 years ago as a full military, IG71. I took it on as a project (having never done...

This is my third bear. Not a "veteran" bear hunter but also not a first timer. It was boar and dressed out at 200.5 lbs. Definitely a good eater and already have it cut up in the freezer... other...

Custom mold from Accurate Molds. .450 in app. 400 gr. with 70gr. of 1.5F OE. Brass are reformed from 45-90. Range was a close 15 yards to get the clear shot in the tree, running hounds.

Took a bear with the 1871 Mauser stalking rifle yesterday. It is truly a surgical sledgehammer. It is not a disappointment

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Excellent! I have been rolling both round ball and Johnston and Dows with paper and love the little cartridges. I have used both nitrated coffee filters and cig papers. Both seem to work well. I...

Thank you everyone for the great comments. I have tried the Lee REAL 320 gr. and they did not perform worth a darn. Having chatted with a few other chaps that have tried them in their 1:24 twist,...

Hello all. I recently picked up a .50 muzzleloader with a short barrel in a quick 1:24" twist. I would like to try some long and heavy bullets (upper 400s grain or bigger) to test out before I...

I forgot to add that I usually out a small wad of tow in front of the ball for good measure, holding it in place while hunting

Yup... different guns and different barrels make a huge difference. My old fusil with 44" colerain barrel loved the .600s rolled under the rasp. The year before I went bison hunting, I shot it a...

For a number of years, I have been shooting my smoothies with wadding (usually tow) and bare ball. My typical load for my 20 ga. barrels is 70 gr. of 3Fg, wad of tow about twice the volume of my...

Never thought of 3F in the Mauser and it does make me curious. I have been using 1.5F OE with good results. I had two 71's (not 71-84s) and the one I kept is a pretty good shooter but the bore was...

A collection of Swedish rollers... oh!!!!! Be still my heart!