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lathe smith has closed his doors as of 11/22. Is anyone else making sizing dies for the star, lyman and saeco machines?
Jeff Houck

I'd like to order a die for an older star machine, along with a flat punch. To size 20:1 metal to .315". I understand it's $63.00. If this is correct I pay you via. PayPal. I'm a many time returning...

What powder charge are you using? I use 44 grs. OE 2FG, 360 gr. bullet for 1125ish FPS.

Dang but you guy's and your old guns are fun!

Yes, that's what I understood him to say as well. The Goex he used was PRE-Old Eynsford. So to compare Swiss to the old Goex we'd need to be using Swiss 2f to Goex 3F. I don't have these two powders...

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_experiments/bp_burning/bp_burning.html

The author of this article states in the conclusion: "One thing clearly stood out - black powder, contrary to many...

interesting video.
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/elmer-keiths-ka-boom-video/

I wondered about that too. Perhaps a typo on their part when they wrote the book. I'd like to see the second edition to see if it had changed.

The following information come from this book: Lyman Black Powder Handbook,C. Kenneth Ramage, editor, 1975
It would be worth peoples time and effort to get this book for their library. There is also...

Does anyone have chronograph data comparing 3f and 4f in the 45 colt? In all the discussions I've never seen any real live data presented.

I also wish someone with a transducer pressure set up...

I use this recoil pad to temper the recoil, it's super soft and squishy (a technical term [smilie=s:)
You've an excellent set of sights too.

this is the Saeco bullet it shot so well, 1 MOA at...

I also used to shoot the Uberti 45-70.

It has a 20" twist barrel so it doesn't handle the over 500gr heavy weights at all.

My rifle liked the Saeco 480 gr. bullet, all the way to 1000yds....

Hi Lead Pot and Distant Thunder,
What is the 22 match you two are talking about. It sounds like a string match. Is it by chance a postal match? Where can I read up about it?
Thx, Jeff

I have a 2 cavity mold with all pins for sale. New in the box if anyone is interested

What's the projected cost? ie ​HOW MUCH????

I have a two cavity with all pins new in the box for sale. $120 plus shipping. Just send a personal e-mail.

Bad ***, is your 375 bullet stable at 200 yds. or does it take longer to settle down? what is your MV?

Just received my mold that was mailed on Feb. 2, 2017. 6 weeks to get here.
What is amazing is I ordered two other molds in March and both took 8 days to get here. So Who knows what happened to...

I also Paid on Feb. 5th and haven't yet received the mould. Perhaps customs is lagging behind a bit.

Carnuba red won't work with black powder. An easy way to remove it is to put the bullets in boiling water which will melt the lube. It will float to the surface and then you can skim it off. Then dry...

A 50 Alaskan is one heck of a fine cartridge. What vel. does the 4198 load give you and what weight bullet do you use. Recoil is substantial for sure.

1/36 it's a "freshed out" Danish military barrel. My 75 ish year old little old gun smith mentor had a Marlin Ballard action and decided one day that he wanted to build a rifling machine. So he did...

The round nose is the worst hunting bullet because it will just punch a self sealing hole all the way through an animal from stem to stern. If you use a flat point bullet it will leave a wound...

My Uberti rifle has the 28" barrel, 1/20 twist and the Pedersoli long range tang sights.

I shot this rifle for over 5 years using a 350 grain LBT mold and the Saeco 300 gr. copy of the old...

please change my order from a 4 cavity to a two cavity with all pins.