Absolutely do not use Pyrodex in a Iron barreled snider! that stuff is far more corrosive than real black powder and you WILL have rust if you live in a humid climate.
i used pyrodex once upon a...
Type: Posts; User: jugulater
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Absolutely do not use Pyrodex in a Iron barreled snider! that stuff is far more corrosive than real black powder and you WILL have rust if you live in a humid climate.
i used pyrodex once upon a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
i’ve used 17grn-20grn of IMR4227 in 8x50R and 8x56R Mannlicher without issues, no barrel tipping or inconsistent ignition. it’s a significantly different case from 30-06, but the internal volume is...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Xring services is highly respected for quality products, you can not go wrong there.
The 577/450 is a different animal to load for as Corn meal filler can be problematic in the large necked case....
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Sounds like you're pretty well set. all sniders run on the fat side when it comes to groove diameter it seems. Fg/FFg is a personal preference thing, i prefer Fg in larger cases as it takes up more...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
If the chamber will accept the unsized brass it should be fine. i wouldnt even bother with the .58 minies, just load them up with .600 balls and shoot it.
but it depends on the gun. most nepalese...
Forum: Military Rifles
i ,like many above, have trimmed and FL sized 30-06 into 7.65x53mm without issue. i also was using an RCBS die set.
a couple years back i lucked into a bunch of the RCBS form/trim dies at a...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
you may find that after firing the round ball will fit into the case and your brass may or may not need resizing. i have 20 pieces of lathe turned brass that i have been using without sizing for...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
i have also never heard of any Rolling blocks with questionable metallurgy. both Egyptian made Rollers and Martini Henrys are just fine.
even Afghan arsenal made Martinis and Nepalese sniders are...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
trapdoor collecting is very intricate as these guns went through a plethora of improvements throughout their lifespan. the older the gun and the less improvements it has added raise the value. early...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The turk 88/05/35 has a new turk made barrel installed on it and is significantly safer than the older 1888/05s and 1888/14s. The major safety concern on 1888s with original barrels is the smaller...
Forum: Military Rifles
The lyman 314299 design works fantastic in Krags with the original “oversized” .30 cal barrels. The US Krag rifles i’ve owned all shot great with the 314299. i kept the most accurate one, a Model...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Mausers of nearly every model have been made by manufacturers throughout the world. some models will interchange with others. the earlier Loewe/DWM and Mauser Werke guns are usually interchangeable...
Forum: Military Rifles
The biggest issue you may encounter is chamber size. i have never personally had the issue but ive heard stories of Mosins with large groove diameters but wouldnt chamber loaded rounds with properly...
Forum: Military Rifles
i shoot the NOE 316299 in a 1936 Tula Ex-Sniper with a sewerpipe barrel that slugs .3155 with very good accuracy. 5” groups of so at 100 yards, which is fantastic considering the horrible condition...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
i second re-case hardening that receiver, or at the very least a proper hot blue. “Originality” is important to guns that are in 90%+ condition, not to a gun covered in pitting. make sure all the...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
while a complete back to factory restoration may be out of the question due to pitting in the metal, one thing that would concern me is the "in the white" appearance of that receiver. that thing...
Forum: Military Rifles
These are very nice rifles and show how nice the Mosin design can be. very few of these rifles went to russia as mentioned above, but all of them for not exactly the same reason. the russian...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bottom pour pots can be both fantastic and terrible. i used a ancient lyman bottom pour for a long time, but i found that it was not ideal for large boolits. after the old lyman kicked the bucket i...
i dont powder coat but i shoot plenty of Gas check boolits without the Gas checks and it doesnt seem to hinder my accuracy.
Most of my rifle molds are gas check designs and i shoot them without...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That barrel is pretty rough and has some major pitting going on. On the good side the Rifling looks strong and consistent.
I have a 1936 Tula Ex-Sniper that has a barrel that is black its entire...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I second everything Curator said, especially the lock-up of the breech. A proper Rolling Block action should have absolutely no play when locked. The rim thickness difference is also going to be a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Mine slugs about .312 and it happily chambers .314 boolits. i shoot the NOE version of the 314299 and have fantastic accuracy.
id be less concerned about what it slugs and more concerned about...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Looks like the cocking indicator on the engraved action has either been installed incorrectly or been modified, definitely strange.
I could think of DOZENS of calibers i'd love in a Martini. Keep...
Forum: Military Rifles
I shoot a 1917 Manufacture M95 Calvary Carbine (not a converted rifle) with the NOE Bullet previously mentioned, and its a lot of fun.
HOWEVER, Surplus 8x56R can be punishing in these little guns!...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I think Boolit size is your issue. take a case fired with a standard load and see what will fit in it, that will tell you the maximum boolit size you can stuff in the gun.
I have a 1936 Hex...
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 |