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I wanted something harder hitting than .457rb for hunting whitetail this fall but all conicals that I found were just too small. The box arrived a day ahead of scheduled, was packaged very well, and...

Thanks for the replies so far, I will definitely keep Goon in mind when I get one as I have seen that name recommended before. Ragnarok your input about the .457ball fit is helpful and since my...

I have been thinking about getting a Dragoon, but there are so many options with them. 1st 2nd 3rd model, different generations, different manufacturers. They do seem to be a little more...

I am a stay at home dad, but before that I was a store manager at a small tire shop.

I will have to see what I can do to attend. Will probably bring something that goes bang.

I posted a WTB for two 45-70 cases and would pay $5.00 if the bottoms were machined off for me. 2Tite machined the bases off leaving the lip to grip on while cutting out pan lubed boolits. As a...

Thanks for the replies I will post it in a little bit under the stipulation that it go to a newer caster.

I have a 47th edition of the Lyman Reloading Handbook that is in really good shape, I was thinking of offering it up as a PIF if it would still have good information or if it is too outdated? Thanks...

On a side note I think I will try out T7, going to pick up a pound of it around August and shoot a bit with it to get used to it before hunting season and see how it goes during the season.

Already working on this and it is mostly done. I only caught myself starting to type "smokeless" once since I was corrected by Omnivore earlier. I was asking someone on FB about it and I caught...

MIEagle, thanks for the tips with conical and round ball. I currently use a paste-like consistency of lube just for sealing the cylinder that is 1c olive oil and about 2/3c beeswax. I use my pocket...

Thank you Omnivore for that explanation, Yes I think I was saying "smokeless" thinking that was what Pyrodex and other black powder substitutes were. Was not thinking that using a powder designed...

Thanks for the clarification on T7 velocity and pressure clarification, it makes the use of T7 seem more appealing. What is the major downside to Pyrodex and other smokeless powders, do they cause...

I need to get better about applying the same compression to each shot. I know that does effect my accuracy. I had some conicals that were under-sized that my dad had cast and I used because that's...

Pin Baron, That is what I fear would be the results I get too. I will just stick with the .454 because I know it works. I need to practice more because I found that I would occasionally jerk a tiny...

I have never shot any .451 but I don't think that they will do that hot, the .454 hardly shaves off a "lead ring" and I fear that the .451 will reduce that ring too much or not have one at all.

I was PMd an online source (Graf&Sons) where I could get Goex and Olde Eynsford which he strongly recommended. He said the Swiss powder was great but a bit more. Since I think I like the way Goex...

I have been looking for Goex locally and it is pretty scarce. What I can find all over is Triple7. My question to users of Triple7 in .44cal cap and ball revolvers, specifically the Remington...

The responses are better than google would have treated me, usually I am pretty strong with the google-fu but with so many military rifles out there I didn't know where to begin looking. Guess I...

Thank you very much bubba.50! They pretty common or do you find them missing from an sks frequently?

I got a large box of odds and ends from my dad after he passed away, I am not sure what the cleaning kit goes to but hopefully with these pics someone will know what it belongs to. All the bits fit...

Thanks guys that was helpful and informative for the kind of shooting I do. maybe I will just do a quick wipe off the base on a rag if it bothers me. Will probably print up a mess of targets and...

Does lube on the base of black powder bullets affect them too? I am new to cap and ball shooting and still trying to find the perfect lube for my purposes. Thanks for the help!

Welcome back! You're lucky the closest I can get my wife into shooting is with a bow and arrow! At least she is into the outdoors! =)

I grew up in the Thumb, Vassar area, and now live 15 minutes north of Flint. I do hunt up in Huron county on my mother in law's farmland there. Bit of a drive so most of my hunting is either...