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Yeah for a very long time if you take care of it. Definitely don't crimp, and anneal them, and clean right after shooting. I've never discarded a case from shooting black powder unless I've...

Maybe there is a little variation in dies from rcbs. I also have both sets and the Shiloh ones size more right above the web with mine.

Chris.

The Shiloh is a tighter than normal chamber at the base of the cartridge. The standard 40-65 dies don't size the case just above the web enough. The "Shiloh" version of the dies does the trick. ...

I have Shilohs in 1:16 & 1:14. Both are good, but the 1:16 shoots just a little better than the 1:14

I'm contemplating having one of my .45-70 Shilohs rebarreled as a 1:16 twist .40-65. It seems...

For the smaller cases, a stack of wads will not let the bullet bump up. The 45-90 is the smallest case I've had Kenny's wad stack work in. It is good in the 45-100 & 45-110 cases.

For cases...

I think both are really enjoyable cartridges to shoot. I use a Shiloh in 40-65 for silhouette and it's the bees knees. A while back I picked up a highwall that someone had fit a new 28" 1:10 twist...

I am a believer in annealing for black powder cartridge rifles. In some of my rifles, particularly those using Starline 45-90 & 45-100 brass it has made a huge difference in accuracy when using neck...

I agree with everything Green Frog has said :-). I followed a lot of his suggestions regarding the 32-40 when I first started shooting them. When you find the right bullet they are extremely...

You probably will never need to trim that brass. After you shoot it, the brass will swell to the dimensions of the chamber and shorten a bit more. In a lever gun with hot loads you'll find the...

One technique I used a number of years ago was to buy a few pin gauges that were at the size I believed I needed, then one 0.001" over, and one 0.001" under. I wrapped that with the various papers...

You can get a custom mold made easily these days. Buffalo Arms or Steve Brooks could make one for you.

There are very few people these days with experience with this type of rifle. Kenny is...

That's what I've always believed, but then I've never tested the theory. Thanks for the info Chill :-)

Chris.

I often get the lowest ES & the lowest vertical with just a little neck tension. Cases annealed and expanded with a custom expander 0.001" under bullet diameter. But I have some that shoot very...

9/16" is a ton of compression!

Don't worry about what a few people on the internet tell you about certain powders not liking compression. This used to be a common thing people said about...

They aren't generally used. Mostly we shoot soft alloys that the black powder easily bumps up and seals without needing gas checks.

Chris.

Take good care of those breech seaters. They were made by Russ Weber who is no longer with us. They are the best breech seaters I've ever used.

You don't generally need a wad for any of the old...

I had a JM Marlin 1894 that did that. I'm a lefty so it would sometimes spit powder into my face. Kind of annoying so I sold it. The load was an RCBS 250gr FN with 8gr Unique.

The only way it...

Kurt, I think it depends on the type of shooting you are doing. In BPTR matches you get the advantage of seeing mirage, scoring & spotting discs, without having to look through the spotting scope. ...

Definitely get the MVA. You won't regret it. When I got my first Sharps repro years ago, I went cheap on a scope and regretted it pretty much instantly. Right now there are only two scopes worth...

I imagine brass is hard to find for the 32-40 Remington. I recently noticed that one of the shops up here in Canada has 40 rounds of loaded 32-40 Remington ammunition for sale. Not original, they...

Yeah I'm pretty sure that the stripping idea is pretty much a myth in black powder rifles.

There isn't going to be much increase in velocity with a change of granulation. Probably all of the...

Nice shooting Bent Ramrod! That must have felt pretty good :-)

Chris.

I have no idea on the relative strengths of the various rolling block versions, but I can say that I have an original highwall in 30-30 and it's a pretty neat rifle. In a single shot you also have...

I had forgotten about those, even though they are in my basement :-). They are interesting to read, but I don't think there is a huge amount of useful information in them. I learned far more in...

I don't think there are any books specifically on BPCR silhouette. The fastest way to learn silhouette shooting is just to go and give it a try. You'll learn a lot the first couple of times. It...