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I know the feeling, :mrgreen:

I might can offer you some help if you have not decided yet.

Here is what I ended up with,

A used 1874 Shiloh Sharps, 45-2 4/10 (45-90 for the...

I have seen one a long time ago, and due to the ammo I passed on it.

I would suggest either Black Powder or Black Powder, in a FFF granulation.

Black powder with a real BP lube is easy to...

I have had something like that out of a 45-70 #1 Remington Rolling Block with a new Douglass bbl before...
Cleaned everything really good, and got it working, then ended up with it again.

It has...

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My shooting buddy made a new expander plug for his RCBS 45-70 dies,,,I am going to talk him into making a new one for my 45-90 dies. They were both designed for the 405 grn and smaller lever...

That ought to hit like the man-eater 20lbs unbreakable sledge we had on the drilling rig. We named her "big Bertha"

Nice looking bullet! she should do well on about anything!! and just in time...

Nice group!!
I have that mold, Nice bullet but I have stopped shooting it though, it offers more felt recoil than the 500 grn gov bullet and the 500grn offers better long range accuracy. I started...

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I pan lube my bullets, and shoot them pretty much as-cast. However a lee styled bottom punch sizing die near the as cast size .460, has shown to not only uniform stuff that is not .460, but...

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We had an issue along those lines last spring when we were prepping for the Quigley shoot. (casting party to get ready) we cleaned out the old lube, and washed out the lube-r-sizer. cleaned...

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I am going to say Vigilante Bullet Lube, you can pan lube a slew of bullets with a tub of it, and I have pushed it beyond 1400 fps in a Shiloh Sharps 45-2 4/10 with no ill side effects. and...

Speaking of Sperm Whale Oil, to my knowledge it is legal own and buy and sell as long as it was in the country prior to the endangered species listing.

I had just posted on the Shiloh forum about...

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ALL I do is pan lube ! I even make and sell pan lube,

1. get lube (I am all about mine)
2. get a pan (I use a wallmart pie pan)
3. set the bullets in the pan while your melting your...

I go with the idea of filling all the lube grooves. Why? it needs that much or they would not have put them on there.
I allso seat bullets untill all the lube grooves are are covered by the case. If...

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Never tried it with .22 rf ammo. I am experimenting with some stuff I made for BP cartridge that I am dipping the nose of the loaded round in before shooting it. I made up the stuff after...

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Though I am not giving my recipe out, (it is currently patent pending) I designed my lubes, (Vigilante Bullet Lube) around black powder and cast bullets, My cartridge bullet lube was designed...

In you first photo he is using a finger, trigger finger in the sketch.
Not shure about the other photo posted up, I cant say, it does appears that his luck apparently held, and I see no holes in his...

Here you go, Rolling block 1 stop shopping.

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Good luck,

I normally crimp just over that band, not on it. I do like a fairly aggressive crimp though.

I have been interested in the bullet your having trouble with, and was debating on ordering some to...

There could be a ton of options for bottle neck of the description.....

May I suggest a photo, set it next to a 45-70 so we have something to go off....or bring calipers, and give us...

I have friend that custom builds them. they are custom built one at a time, you can see some of his work on
Facebook, Ram Mountain Armory.
I have a proto type 45-90 compression die posted on my...

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I do own a 38-55, (1893 Marlin Short Rifle that doesnt come out if it might rain) however I was told that it is rather under powered long range. I was going to let my 12 year old daughter...

Well I will tell you this you have some good suggestions for bullets.
I know Lumpygrits from the Shiloh Forum, (my handle there is Dan4570, but it was taken here) and I know him well enough to know...

Hey Boss,

How did that last day of deer season go? Sounds like you put together a nice load...Did you get to try it out on Mr. Whitetail?
If you did , I'll bet you liked it better than he did !...

Hazmat charge is about $25 bucks. Just order enough to make it worth wile to order it.

Hey guys I'm back,
My order of 45-90 Star line just came in....I had to check it out. couldn't wait!
Resized and flared they they hold 90 grns of FF no problem. My budies 45-70's held 70 grns FF...

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I know you have this up a while, however, I shoot BP in about everything except .9mm---not enough umpf to make the action cycle, If you have not loaded any yet, are still working on, or...