A simple pull through system works well, especially in the two actions mentioned, the rolling block and the Springfield Single Shot Rifle. As for keeping gunk out of the action, I clean them in a...
Type: Posts; User: StrawHat
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
A simple pull through system works well, especially in the two actions mentioned, the rolling block and the Springfield Single Shot Rifle. As for keeping gunk out of the action, I clean them in a...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Cutting is the easy part. Besides, you said it was a spare barrel. How are you going to load it with the short barrel? Look at short mort and determine how short the lever part of the loading...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If you are asking me, yes, the barrel on short mort was 5” long. It still shot fine and it still weighed like a boat anchor. I doubt the 4” of barrel amounted to a 6 ounce reduction. Easier to...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The Walker is a novelty and I guess everyone should try one. I had two, lot of fun but less accurate than a comparable caliber rifle.
Here are mine.
324382
324383
Sold both last month.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This thread is from 2015 and the OP has not been heard from since 2017. You might not get a response.
Kevin
Yep!
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/uberti-1860-45acp-conversion-by-goons-gun-works.925471/#post-12771395
Kevin
There are now conversion cylinders to use 45 ACP in the 1860 clones.
Kevin
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Similar over here in NE Ohio. Farm are not as big so smaller equipment but they still leave areas for wildlife. At least the smart ones do.
Game is coming back as are predators. Nature at its...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If the caps are too small for the cones, you can turn the cones for a proper fit.
If the caps are too large, you need larger cones.
Once you have the remedy, buy enough caps to last your...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
It shouldn’t be too hard to imitate a rear sight on that Fowler. A lump of something by the breech plug or a custom screw with a longer head for the tang screw.
Kevin
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I use a slow speed grinder (1700 rpm) in my business. It does not bog down unless I am being foolish. But it works better than the normal speeds, 3500 rpm.
Kevin
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thank you! It is always nice to get an explanation that explains the old wives tales!
Wes Kindig once told me that if you want to make a good BP lube use edible ingredients.
Kevin
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I do not expect the crimp to hold the bullet. I try to use only enough crimp to remove any flare needed to seat the projectile into the case. I depend on neck tension to hold bullets in place.
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
What? No 35 or 40 calibers?
Kevin
Forum: Cast Boolits
That 460-210 is a cute bullet! I wonder how that would do in my 45 ACPs?
Back to your situation. The “solutions” you mentioned are temporary (unless Lyman sends a proper replacement mold). ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I no longer have any use for the 45-70. But, when I did, I only hunted or practiced for hunting. I favored two bullets. One, the Gould bullet. The other was a 405 grain that was nearly a wadcutter....
Forum: Cast Boolits
What shape boolit does this cast? Nose profile?
Kevin
Forum: Muzzleloading.
It really is not about how the arbor is attached at the frame. The most important part of the equation is how the arbor interacts with the barrel. The arbor must bottom out in the receiving hole or...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
At the infancy of the replica industry, makers marks were not commonly used. Or, if used, only sporadically. There are certain “tells” that can help identify who made what. ASM seemed to always have...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Don’t bet any money on that statement you are not prepared to lose.
Kevin
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Replica used Uberti for the 1860s and 1861s. I collected Replica Arms, Marietta, Ohio revolvers for quite a while. ASM for the horse pistols and the babies, Uberti for the bell models.
Kevin
Forum: Cast Boolits
Going along with what Tony posted, most PPC competitors would only clean their revolvers if it became difficult to shoot! Then, after cleaning, we would fire a “practice” match to season the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have shot pallets of hbwc bullets and equal amounts of the Lee boolit. Crimp matters! Or lack of crimp. I competed in PPC. What worked for me was to size the case and flare it with only enough...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The first thing I thought was the Lee wadcutter bullet. I used three, 2 cavity molds to cast thousands of them. That was nearly forty years back. I have not seen one in ages.
Kevin
Forum: Cast Boolits
Out of four pages of posts, this is the only one that shows someone helping a new shooter learn the sport. I guess everyone else is too busy. Or we expect new shooters to know everything about the...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |