mike do you still have this rifle
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Type: Posts; User: matheu
Forum: Military Rifles
dreyse was the first bolt action but you could not shoulder it as the gases will spray you in the face(I wear a face shield) . chassepot was the first sealed breach bolt action. I have a few of them...
Forum: Military Rifles
dreyse was the first bolt action but you could not shoulder it as the gases will spray you in the face(I wear a face shield) . chassepot was the first sealed breach bolt action. I have a few of them...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
"I have seen bulged muzzle loader barrels with bulges caused by short seated balls"(lead pot)
I have also have seen this and one that exploded the ball was seat short because it got stuck on...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
ok just going to say I compress my power because it (at least in my rifles) seems to stop the fouling problem. I have used as much as 85 grains of 2f (compression die) and as little as 27 grains 2f...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
2nd allin conversion need to have it relined any ideas where
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am trying to id the machines in the photo look like veneer shavers?
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
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| 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 |