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A Browning .45-70 BPCR, serial # 07544NR2B7, listed on GunBroker by Texas Guns & Ammo (https://www.gunbroker.com/item/988725086) has a badly pitted bore. I very recently purchased the rifle, then...

Thanks Brent Ramrod. OK, as they say 3rd times a charm.

The correct formula is 2PbO + 4HCl → 2PbCl2 + 2H2O. So there's no chlorine formed to worry about. As noted earlier I'll just wet tumble...

cwtebay,

Interesting. My response disappeared from this thread but you captured it and responded prior to it disappearing.

Wayne

Yep, I certainly agree that would be another option. If I have to do it again I'll most likely wet tumble with ceramic media.

Wayne

OK Thumbcocker, I can't wait to hear your middle school comment.

Wayne

[QUOTE=cwtebay;5361900]If memory serves, that should make chlorine gas and lead chloride (plus water). While I am all for novel processes - think that one may be a bit much?

Nope, mixing lead...

Contrary to what many think, handling clean lead is not a major health issue, it’s the white lead oxide that forms on lead that’s the problem. So I thought I’d pass along a trick I learned to clean...

The Yaupon Creek Silhouette Association (YCSA) range is located near Columbus, TX.

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YCSA’s 2022 schedule is as follows:

January - April - 2nd Saturday - Big...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLS3dwxr4o&t=268s

Wayne

Hey guys,

Although not a vintage book, I just finished reading a very, very good book titled, “The Guns of John Moses Browning”, authored by Nathan Gorenstein. The book was published this year...

Some of you may be interested in my article recently published in the October edition of the Single Shot Exchange Magazine titled Weight Variations in BPCR Cast Bullets (Some Tips for Precision...

The cases had been tumbled clean, which I always do prior to sizing, but after thinking about it I remembered dropping one on the bench & it rolled around a bit before I grabbed it. I'd previously...

I was in the middle of swaging out peened case lips using a Lyman neck sizing die and a pin gauge. It’s a good technique which you can read about at...

Guys,

I finally found some time to update an old article on BPCR sight suppliers. Here’s a link to the update: http://www.texas-mac.com/Sight_Suppliers_for_Black_Powder_Cartridge_Rifles.html. ...

As noted in the article, I get the same accuracy using either method.
Wayne

In the example in the article there was hardly any difference between the drop tube and using vibration and, as noted, there is no discernible difference when loading cases with less powder capacity...

For those of you that do not subscribe to the Single Shot Exchange Magazine, I just posted the article at the link below. The article was published in the August edition.
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Those of you interested in the modern Browning or Winchester Low Walls & other options for .22BPCRA may be interested in the following article recently published in the July 2020 edition of The...

The article titled, Measuring Groove Diameters of Odd-Groove Bores, was recently published in the June edition of The Single Shot Exchange Magazine. For those that do not subscribe to the magazine...

I was reading an old internet link this morning on testing the power of various primers. I use Federal GM150M match large pistol primers in .40-65 & .45-70 BPCR cartridges. So, being somewhat...

Hogpost,

Interesting. Do you use any water with the rice and Meguiar's polishing compound? I'm guessing not since I assume that would soften the rice.

Wayne

My method is the same as John Boy's.

Wayne

If you cleaning process does result in some peening, resizing will not remove the peened edge but flaring may minimize the effect it has on your loading process. Resizing squeezes the case smaller...

Chill Wills,

I agree with you. My extensive experimenting with case cleaning has proven to me beyond a shadow of doubt that, regardless of the media used, a tumbler completely full of water will...

I agree with you. I don't believe I ever said that SS pins or ceramic media peen the case mouths or lips. If I did that's certainly not what I meant. As noted in the article on case cleaning and...