If you really want to crank 'em out, try Mountain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbP4qf8PjfI
Type: Posts; User: Skipper
Forum: Our Town
If you really want to crank 'em out, try Mountain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbP4qf8PjfI
These guys have some.
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https://everygunpart.com/handgun-kits/revolver.html?manufacturer=71
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Probably a normal linen paper. This is some pretty heavyweight stuff.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I use this:
https://www.buffaloarms.com/9-pound-onion-skin-paper-patch-pppaper.html
Forum: Our Town
Info from Paramount:
https://www.tvguide.com/news/yellowstone-season-5-part-2-returns-when-ending-teaser-everything-else-to-know/
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
JD, I used JB Weld to stick iron sights on an 88 about 20 years ago.
Still there even after getting bumped a few times.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Amen to that. By the way, if you chop 'em up, roll them in flour, salt, pepper and paprika...a few seconds in a hot frying pan, they taste pretty good.....watch out for bones.
Like my Grand Dad...
Forum: Our Town
FDA says don't use it
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/do-not-use-black-salve-dangerous-and-called-many-names
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Forum: Our Town
12 ga loaded with grits or cream of wheat.
Forum: Cast Boolits
38 Special bear defense load?.......
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Forum: Shot Guns
Here's some parts:
https://everygunpart.com/long-guns-kits/shotguns/single-shot.html?manufacturer=450
Forum: Our Town
I have cousin in Arkansas that was having reception problems. He tossed a long wire way up into a pine tree and connected it to the antenna input.
Worked like a charm.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
There's some data on this page
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/the-375-socom-handloading-challenge/470386
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Try a hollow base slug. It should expand and take the rifiling.
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
There's always the 22/378 :-|
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
When I was a kid, every baker in town would buy it from hunters. It makes the lightest, flakiest pastries around.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
You can use shortened 45-70 brass also.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I've used it with my 45-70 rounds. Works very well. Easier than paper patching.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Removing all oil from the locking surfaces will usually fix this. It's a common problem.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Try asking the guys here:
https://www.marlinowners.com/forums/
Forum: Shot Guns
When you have to do this, do the disassembly inside a large plastic bag.
Forum: Our Town
Just for chemistry info...
Every 18 degree increase in temperature doubles the reaction speed.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Years ago I called NEF about handloading the 45-70. The nice lady on the phone said "we rate our rifles with the lever action data".
Here's a ton of data for low velocity loads ( not just 45-70 )
http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm
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 |