I've primed plenty with a hardwood block and a steel punch.
Type: Posts; User: Gewehr-Guy
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I've primed plenty with a hardwood block and a steel punch.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Do your fingers fit inside the sight to adjust the windage screw, or does the sight have to be removed to adjust, the reinstalled?
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
In the mid 70's one of my best friend's Dad ran the grain elevator, and he would let us kids hunt rats at night in the boot pit, under the dumping floor and scale. Rats running around everywhere on...
I have read somewhere that it is the perfect .32-20 revolver powder.
I made a decent punch from a sharpened section of 12 gauge barrel. Not as easy too find scrap 16 and 410 barrels though.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I'm not sure if this would work with your cases, but a friend used to epoxy in boxer primers in the oversized pockets of some .43 Spanish cases. He only used black powder loads, and said they worked...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Going too measure up some of my cap & ball revolvers right now. They do look like a lot of value for the money asked. Would also be a good place to store old hand reloading tool sets, like fore my...
Forum: Rimfire Area
The close up photo of the bullet doesn't right too me, is the lubricant degrading and flaking off, or some kind of lead oxidation?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have some LR that I bought on sale when they were $22 K. I was using a hand primer, and thought they were hard to seat, so I talked myself and buddy out of buying any more. Now I am seating in...
I'm not sure where to buy them, But I have thought about buying older common ones and buying a chucking reamer too get the size I want. Probably have to draw the hardness to drill and ream them.
Forum: Military Rifles
They are indeed an impressive blade! I have one for my Gras rifle, but have never shot it with bayonet attached. Looking forward too a range report, as a Chassepot is on my want list!
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I always wanted a nice Ballard in 38-55, set up like yours, but they always seemed too high. Oh well, I finally found a junker a few years ago, a .32RF someone made into a .410, they bored it out...
Forum: Our Town
I think if they have an adequate food source they should survive any temp for a short time frame, if they have a sheltered spot too roost. Loss of body mass from starvation would be the reason for...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
It looks like the tang has been lengthened, and no screw, most likely under the sight base. The screws holding the base appear to be modern style plated stove bolts. Would look good with an under...
Forum: Military Rifles
Your carbon in the chamber reminded me of a few light loads I fired using 3031 powder, I think it was 26 gr, and they would hang fire and produced gas blow by that came back through the bolt. The...
Forum: Military Rifles
Are you using brass that has been fired in a K31 ? They have a slightly larger chamber, and use different dies, than the 1889 and 1911 rifles. One of the forums on Swiss rifles had a good...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Try 19 of Buffalo and the 311291, or a couple more grains of the 4198.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
A guy on U-Tube has a few episodes on reloading and shooting the 303 with black. Very interesting, the name of his channel is Everything Black Powder.
Forum: Military Rifles
I had excellent accuracy with my 1889 using a Lee 200gr sized .310 and 19.5 gr of Buffalo or similar load of 5744. It was scoped with Swiss Products no drill scope mount, and it shot really well. ...
Forum: Leverguns
That is a handsome rifle, beautiful case colors, and no stupid cross safety. Now I want one in 38-55!
Forum: Factory Rifles
Many have great success with the M1 and cast, so the problem may be with the 308's shorter neck. Perhaps a harder bullet,with less chance of swaging down when seating down in a tight neck. Also,...
That kit is so beautiful, it is deserving a box like the old Frankford Arsenal 20 guage Trapdoor Forager loading kit. I can't recall where I saw it,but the site showed kits for the 50-70 and 45-70,...
Now that looked like a fun project. Good idea to sleeve the old capper. I can't wait too see the wooden box you make to hold the tools and components.
My home made loader is a crude affair, made...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I hope the single tang isn't cracked and brazed under that tape, like the one I bought many years ago:sad:
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sorry guys, it seems every time I post about them taking back orders, they close the offer. I must be bad luck!
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 |