So, my dad recently got a Lyman 1878 45-70. He wants to reproduce a smokeless powder load that would best represent the black powder loads back in the day out of the buffalo guns. What powder and...
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So, my dad recently got a Lyman 1878 45-70. He wants to reproduce a smokeless powder load that would best represent the black powder loads back in the day out of the buffalo guns. What powder and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thank you everyone for the great advice, I sure do appreciate it. This gives me just what I was looking to start this new learning process. Very excited to learn whatever I can.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
So, I recently purchased a Remington #1 rolling block. After figuring out what it is chambered in (45-100) and having my smith look the gun over real good. I am ready to start buying supplies and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I should of corrected myself on the .446 bore. It is actually.455” Thait is off of the casting. The .446 was trying to do it from the muzzle with calipers. The rim diameter is .620”. The lower...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Well I can’t get the photo to load. But results of chamber casting are. Chamber length 2.6” chamber diameter .490”, freebore .060”. I’m thinking it’s a 45-100.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I paid $280. I will be doing the chamber casting today. I looked under the stock and there is no barrel markings anywhere.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Hi, i’m a new member here. I was searching through my local armslist ads and came across a Remington Rolling block 1. The guy knew very little about the gun as I knew very little about it too. ...
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 |