Every time I am wrapping bullets I get to wondering why the base fold over? I ask myself I wonder what happens if there is no food over but I’ve never tried it. Has anyone tried it?
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Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Every time I am wrapping bullets I get to wondering why the base fold over? I ask myself I wonder what happens if there is no food over but I’ve never tried it. Has anyone tried it?
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
No disrespect intended, but take your hot smokeless powder loads(loaded with a 540 grain bullet)and lay down prone and shoot 15 rounds in 12 minutes. Do that again and again until you’ve shot 60...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I wasn't offended Mike. Just new to this whole casting thing.
Thanks.
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Like my thread stated, everything is new. This was a trial run to see if all the new components actually just turned on. A better question might be why on earth would anyone try to give a solution to...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I tried it with just setting the thermocouple outside the pot and the bottom of the pot and the pot heated up and got hot with a slight red cast to it. The thermocouple reads temp correctly just when...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just built a PID controller and tried to use it for the first time. I put the thermocouple in an empty Lee pot and set the controller to 750. When the heat gets up to 230 it shuts down and the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I use ultrasonic. Clean as new brass.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have the same questions. Anyone do these things?
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I haven't been able to get on BPCR.net forum since yesterday morning. Anyone else have this problem?
Thanks
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They have a match August 29th. Don't know number of targets. Not much info on site. Probably have to call them.
Thanks.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am located 50 miles north of Kansas City Missouri.
Does anyone know of a website to find Silhouette matches 2-5 hours from my location and information about those matches?
Thanks,
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Has anyone tried Lee Shavers procedure and did it work for you?
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I'm in the process of making a handle. It'll be similar to your handle.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
So, what did you shoot and how did you do?
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I also made made some bench stix from hickory. They turned out pretty good and work great. I wish I new how to rotate the pictures.
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I had a older fella make it. I supplied the wood and told him what I wanted and this is what he brought me the next day. He charged me $25.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have played a bit with some pp in th Browning. Still learning. I currently purchase all my bullets from suppliers and am completely out for a couple more weeks(I hope). With any luck I will be...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Brent,
Yes, it is helpful. I appreciate all the info. I've been loading and shooting BPCR for about 12 years. In those years I have had a Pedrosoli rolling block, a Uberti Hiwall, an original...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
If I go with a CPA in 45-90, is there any special chamber instructions to give them for shooting paper patched 45-90?
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I was wanting a new rifle just for long range paper patch shooting(500 to 1500 yards). I know I will get several different response but would like to hear them all in order to weigh all my viable...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Have you two used the big sky bullets in a Silhouette match?
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 |