Sorry to have to disagree, but Hodgdon has already confirmed they are done with black powder manufacturing through their press releases and video posts. Here's to hoping a new buyer will breathe new...
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Sorry to have to disagree, but Hodgdon has already confirmed they are done with black powder manufacturing through their press releases and video posts. Here's to hoping a new buyer will breathe new...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I've used IMR 4320 and 4895 with 405gr jacketed bullets. I suppose you are using cast boolits and gas checks on your smokeless loads? 4895 seems like the load I will stick with for smokeless rounds...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I've been loading and shooting the Montana Precision Swaging 535gr Postell bullet (.458 dia) in my Pedersoli 1874 Sharps and really like it. These bullets don't seem to be available now and may not...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
My BPCR season is winding down here in the Midwest along with the coming holidays, colder short days and oncoming winter. Our outdoor BP range closes for the winter Dec. 1st...It's a time to start...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Wow! That is sweet! Gotta love the old originals!
I also load smokeless as well. Lots of it. I have a Browning Hi Wall in .45/70 that I only shoot smokeless rounds out of; 405gr jacketed SP bullets...
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As for me, I'm sorry I wasn't aware of you guys and your YT channel until this year. I bought my Pedersoli Sharps from a friend about 4 years ago and finally decided it was time to start shooting it....
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That could have been really ugly! Glad it all worked out for you. I can't believe you hauled that many (priceless!) Ballards all the way to Happenz. But you have a legacy of outstanding videos out...
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Holy Toledo! And the ones shown all appear to be beauties, too!
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Crap. That's a haul for me.:sad:
You own all those Ballards?
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Well, that's a bit of good news, then! whereabouts is U-Pick located, BTW?
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That's really sad news about Wind. I think I would have got on with him well. Sounds like HappenZ may not be happening in the future? Or might have to find a new place to stage it. :sad:
I'll...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Loving these Shilohs! I am forunate to own a Pedersoli 1874 in .45-70 and am absolutely in love with it! I won't disrespect the OP's thread by posting pix of a non-Shiloh in it, but Pedersoli makes...
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I'm honored to make your acquaintance! Sagebrush Longshots is one of my favorite YouTube channels and I know I've watched every video at least once, some many more times than that! Are you featured...
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Thanks! I saw one of the Sagebrush gang doing pretty much what you described, except once he shoved the pig in the bore, he stuck a dry patch between the threaded end and the nylon rod he was...
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Have you had a chance to try these out yet? They look great! Where did you get the faucet washers?
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Thanks for the replies! I like the idea of the bore wipes better than the blow tube anyway. The home-brewed idea sounds good; the BACO system looks excellent but is a bit on the steep side at $60.00....
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Agree with the above posters. Black powder, whether in a ML or BPCR, is much more of a deep bassy "boom" compared to the sharp "crack" of smokeless. If you've ever had you hearing protection off for...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
While watching one of my favorite YouTube channels, (Sagebrush Longshots) I noticed several of the guys using the BACO Bore Wipe system between shots, and others using a BACO blow tube. But never...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have roughly 100 Starline .45/70 cases, and have neither seen nor looked for the ring. Next batch I will definitely be on the lookout for them. Thanks for pointing this out.
Forum: In Remembrance
Thank you Mark, for posting this.
Emery leaves huge footprints to fill. He was one of the most generous, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic people I ever met (online) and was always willing and able to...
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^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^^
I read an article in a magazine some years ago that was spotlighting the .45/70 cartridge. An Indian fighter from the cavalry back in the late 1800s had been interviewed...
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Hint: Drop the spent cases in water with a drop or two of dish soap immediately after firing. Not after you are finished shooting. I use a plastic coffee can and swish it around every couple of...
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Nice of them to honor their "notify me" customers with a heads-up...
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As of yesterday, with the announcement of the closure of the Fort Minden BP manufacturing facility, better get whatever brand you can find...and start looking for substitute alternatives.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Now what?
What alternative subs can be used in BPCR loading? Some suppliers still have 1.5F. Could that be used in .45-70 loads effectively?
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 |