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I'm with ya on that "eye" thing. Been shooting old 22s like a Win 1906 pump & Stevens Favorite 1915 since I was a lad. Still work ok for me outside with decent lighting. So, last year I put together...

I've used Crisco, olive oil, deer tallow, and mutton tallow. All mixed 60/40 by volume with beeswax. My preference is with the animal tallows. Both of these have a favorable shelf life & higher...

The Lee HB bullet holds a good amount of lube. But, I use it in a lever action which benefits from filling that HB cavity with additional lube. I use a punched "wad" of waxed paper over to seal it...

I've used several of the aforementioned lubes with good results. Typical ratio I use is 60% melted lard & 40% beeswax, by volume.
My current preference is for deer tallow, in fact I'm rendering a...

My rcbs 325 (non-gas check) works well with bp for 3-4 shots, which should be sufficient for your proposed purpose...however, I do like the Lee 405 HB bullet as it carries a lot of lube. I've been...

It tended to self unlock a bit when firing mil buckshot. Not a problem, but i suspect a stiffer spring on the unlocking mechanism would counter it. All a trade-off since that makes action stiffer to...

As others mention, the rear sight doesn't have enough "spring" to it. I would remove the rear sights and give them a bit more downward bend, then reinstall.

I use the 7/8 oz with Winchester grey wads. I use 700x to make fun (1300 fps) shooting rounds & they cycle my gas operated Browning & are accurate in all my 12 ga guns. Easy on the shoulder, too. For...

The M26 is a straight pull bolt action. The unlocking action is in essence the same as a pump action. Be sure not to pull rearward on the handle when firing. Not a problem, other than it may click...

Been using my 3-hole turret press since 1989. Somewhere near 1/4 million rounds later, it still works great. I wore out the initial index early on and ordered 5 spares....ooops, each "spare" was a...

I've loaded / fired thousands of black powder shells using the "nitro" card over-powder + fibre wad combo without incident over the past 10-12 years....must be livin' right....haha.

Slim

Correct, but it does displace water.....& works well after giving a C&B cylinder a bath in hot soapy water. Note that CLP will displace water also.....along with a number of other products. In the...

I use 700X + 7/8 claybuster wad....start with 15 grains of 700X and increase 1 grain at a time to find the load you like best. You'll probably need more than 15 grains to reliably cycle an...

WD = Water Displacer....yes, that's what I use it for. I liberally coat everything I clean on my BP revolvers with the stuff after swabbing with water (or soaking in water such as the entire...

Glad this worked out....really simple rifles to work on. I recommend a new gas tube when replacing a barrel, so no worries about clamping one with a vise or pliers to remove. I use a vice-grip plier...

Similar experience here..I'll be trying again next week on the hope they're still in business.

Slim

Yup...my rounding wasn't so good (where are the glasses when needed)...conversion program says .118. #5 shot in those magnum loads will work on small critters out to around 50 yards. I've taken...

3mm = approximately BB size lead shot.
My first handloads ever were for 12 gauge shotshell.
Needed some "power" loads...my Dad had gotten too cheap to buy heavy loads & I was frustrated by...

25# bags of new 7 1/2 or 8 shot at my local gunshop were $28.99 last fall.

Regards,
Slim

Good plan to have the wad sit high in the cup....I'm using the grey WW wads (& claybuster substitutes)...nice that I need no trimming or cardwad.

I've used a lot of 700X for 7/8 oz through 1 1/8 oz loads.
Been a while since I could find pheasants....but usually late season hunter & I have a good load for magnum 1 1/2 load of #4s that was...

Never modified one as you describe. Using a tool would be more appropriate. A reamer in 23/32" is pretty close to what you'd need. An example would be:
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I find the wad separate from the slug shortly after leaving the muzzle...find them lying on the ground. I have not shot "benched" groups, but offhand plinking I'm able to hit some old 14" wheelcovers...

Update on the 7/8 oz Lee Slug.

Took some of these loaded rounds with me on last week's deer hunt. I used one on a good sized buck & it made a quick kill. The bullet hit while he was quartering...

I used plastic shotcups (Alcan 7 others) for several years. Since then I've switched to fibre wads and couldn't be happier. 80 grs of FF, overpowder card, fibre wad & 1 1/8oz of #7 1/2 all in 2 3/4"...