Hey shooters, I am new to shooting black powder and equivalents in cartridge rifles. I have a Ruger #1 in 45-70 that I would like to try. While I don't have a lot of Black powder, I have a couple of...
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Type: Posts; User: Turkeyfeather
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Hey shooters, I am new to shooting black powder and equivalents in cartridge rifles. I have a Ruger #1 in 45-70 that I would like to try. While I don't have a lot of Black powder, I have a couple of...
Lee Loaders
I can comment on the use of the early Lee hand tools as well. Some 30 years or so ago I loaded all of my 12 ga trap shells with a hand tool. While it took considerably longer than a regular press, it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The question I have is on the use of case fillers. I have been, what I believe, successfully using Dacron fiberfill to offset the empty space in the case when loading reduced loads and cast bullets....
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Hey Shooters, I can't say enough about this crazy mixture. I have shot the universal charge with several cast bullet loads and have had great success almost every time. My last one was a 7-30 Waters...
| 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 |