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    The flintlock depends on low-pressure powder...

    The flintlock depends on low-pressure powder gases entering through the vent, so you can't reduce the vent much below normal diameter. If you tried to make a .17 flintlock long gun, I wouldn't be...
  2. Forum: Leverguns

    Collectors go wild on original condition, rare...

    Collectors go wild on original condition, rare variations and factory engraving sometimes. I think it would be a very exceptional 1887 that would sell for anywhere near the top end of that estimate....
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    I'd agree that it is probably Rossi's fault,...

    I'd agree that it is probably Rossi's fault, especially if their holes come a round figure apart in centimetres. That looks too much of an adjustment to do the way people have suggested,and had it...
  4. Forum: Our Town

    [QUOTE=GOPHER SLAYER;4407511]The Lone Ranger...

    [QUOTE=GOPHER SLAYER;4407511]The Lone Ranger didn't seem to have any trouble and he cast over a small

    He didn't have any trouble outdrawing people who went for their hardware first, either.
    ...
  5. Oh, and do it to someone you don't have the sort...

    Oh, and do it to someone you don't have the sort of motive to murder, which sends the police to you first. There are a lot of sleepless nights in the complications you describe. Psychopaths don't...
  6. I suppose because people know you've got it. An...

    I suppose because people know you've got it. An off-the-record gun which you might not even have the opportunity to test, puts you in a situation where informing is a legal and remunerative business.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Errors are cumulative. If you and the rifle are...

    Errors are cumulative. If you and the rifle are both capable of making a 1½in. group at 100 yards, a 3in. group at that distance is what you get, and that isn't going to be reliable on a deer-sized...
  8. I think that is true, and you have nothing to...

    I think that is true, and you have nothing to fear from a case full but not compressed with coarse grained black powder. It can be compressed, though, and you will get more in that way. In fact if...
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    The caliper should be fine for this job, but it...

    The caliper should be fine for this job, but it is a low pressure cartridge, and firing it may not entirely iron out the effect of the crimp. I would anneal the neck and go through a couple of cycles...
  10. Forum: Leverguns

    That cartridge looks like it could stand less of...

    That cartridge looks like it could stand less of a crimp, but I think the interference begins just a shade further back than that would cause. While Winchester were probably quite good about chamber...
  11. That is good news, but although it pretty clearly...

    That is good news, but although it pretty clearly identifies the resistance to ignition of Pyrodex as a factor, it is worth exploring the obstruction issue. Other people, including yourself, get...
  12. To establish if it is the channel to the powder...

    To establish if it is the channel to the powder try popping a few caps with the gun unloaded. They could be damp, or if they are too tight a fit on the nipple, part of the hammer's energy could be...
  13. Yes, the difference arose because smokeless...

    Yes, the difference arose because smokeless powder was invented, and left uncontrolled, around the time Mr. Gladstone solved the Irish question.
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    I've never shot my .32-40 1894, but while all of...

    I've never shot my .32-40 1894, but while all of the three cases named should be fine, the .38-55 is the only one that would give virtually the full case length of the originals. All the others will...
  15. It looks like an extremely good gun, and nicely...

    It looks like an extremely good gun, and nicely preserved. For many years in breechloaders, people have been proclaiming the advantages of a magnum 12 over a 10, magnum 20 over a 12 and so on. That...
  16. In practice both coarse and fine threads are...

    In practice both coarse and fine threads are strong enough. The general rule is that the coarse thread series in the three main systems (American Unified, British Whitworth and metric) are pretty...
  17. A friend of mine stopped the charge of a wild...

    A friend of mine stopped the charge of a wild boar in Turkey at six feet, with his 9x56 Mannlicher-Schoenauer. It wasn't very big, except that in those circumstances they are all big. My theory is...
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    Strictly speaking no bullet or aeroplane ever...

    Strictly speaking no bullet or aeroplane ever breaks through a barrier. of sound waves. What happens is that the velocity of sound in a medium varies with its density, being greater as the density of...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Boat-tails giving superior accuracy is, although...

    Boat-tails giving superior accuracy is, although people as knowledgeable as Sierra use them almost universally for bullets in the style of he MatchKings. But boat-tails giving inferior accuracy is a...
  20. I wouldn't let insurance weigh heavily with me....

    I wouldn't let insurance weigh heavily with me. The trouble with life insurance is that they can't send the payout to your forwarding address. jmort's 2 to 5 bear deaths a year (and I suppose the...
  21. I agree about the chances of its happening....

    I agree about the chances of its happening. Imagine going on an expensive trip with a bear tag and someone who isn't an experienced and recognised bear guide, and you can imagine what your chances of...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    That would be the French Balle D of 1898, which...

    That would be the French Balle D of 1898, which I believe was both the first spritzer bullet and the first boat-tail, and while there were machine-guns at that time, I think an exaggerated idea of...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If this was about jacketed bullets the issue...

    If this was about jacketed bullets the issue would be debatable. But about cast, it is undebatable. The reduction in drag shows up only at low velocity, so the range at which it does is variable,...
  24. Yes, the seal is important. Metford achieved good...

    Yes, the seal is important. Metford achieved good obturation in a target discipline that didn't allow of cleaning between shots, although their number wasn't great, although his alloy was fairly...
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    The question is whether the misalignment is the...

    The question is whether the misalignment is the same on all the chambers. If it isn't, there is probably wear on the extractor star, and replacing this is needed. But this would make the cylinder...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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