For over 40 years, I have put yellow corn meal over my powder charge. I use half the volume of the powder. Ex: If I throw a measure for 100 grains of powder, then I throw a "50 grain measure" of...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
For over 40 years, I have put yellow corn meal over my powder charge. I use half the volume of the powder. Ex: If I throw a measure for 100 grains of powder, then I throw a "50 grain measure" of...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I've made a batch using "garden sulfur" that had about 10% garden clay in it. There were no problems with ignition, and it shot fine. It seems that it did leave quite a bit of fouling, and I had to...
Forum: Military Rifles
Well rats!
I've been using 6.5 Mannlicher Brass. Taking about .004 off of the base & rim with a drill press and sandpaper block has been giving me fits.
Forum: Military Rifles
Buffalo Arms is now getting in brass to make 7.62x45 Czech (they said that they were tired of waiting for their supplying brass manufacturer, so they found another source). I was on back-order for 2...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I'm sorry to be late with this reply, but those "stay-dry" canisters are NOT the same as the packets that come with food or medicine.
The packets with food contain silica gel. You will also find...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The wooden bullets often have a paraffin coating on them. I put a turn of masking tape on the bullet to give the puller something to grab.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Dutchman, I followed your lead and tried to put a fairly moderate .38 Special load in a heavy-framed .357 Magnum for a data base.
The charge tables that I used should have produced about 850 fps...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thanks Fly. I'll PM to make arrangements.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I know that Black Willow is recognized as the "best" charcoal wood, but beavers moved onto my land a few years ago, and they are ALL gone. I've read that "wild grape" will also make good charcoal...
Forum: Military Rifles
I've had them on backorder from Buffalo Arms for over a year now. I had obtained about 50 rounds that I loaded a couple of times (lost 1 piece of brass, so was down to 49). I picked up some new...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This is definitely the best thread on Black Powder that I have found. I started shooting BP back in 1972.
While 100% absolute purity is an admirable goal, I think that with Garden Store Sulfur...
Forum: Cast Boolits
(By the way, I've cast my own bullets since 1971.)
Forum: Cast Boolits
The subject is "Loading DumDum Boolits". Questions were also asked about "x-ing" and drilling the tips of home-made projectiles, and that qualifies them as being considered "exotic" by some.
I've...
Forum: Cast Boolits
With all respect, "Case Law" and what some Sleazy Attorney will do to influence a Jury are two different things. And such things Have Come Up.
DEA Agent Frank White of the New York, Miami,...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thank you, uscra112 for refreshing my memory.
I haven't shot my VZ-52 for years, and I recall slathering military "corrosive bore cleaner" on it, because I was concerned about the primer residue. ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Here's a question about shooting cast boolits through a VZ-52, Hakim, or similar.
Years-years ago, before there was any info on shooting cast projectiles through a 7.62 x 39, I had some...
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 |