I heard it was used as a lube cookie in the big guns they punched out 2 discs from each flat.
I got about 800 pounds of it still i need to get rid of , setting in the shop
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I heard it was used as a lube cookie in the big guns they punched out 2 discs from each flat.
I got about 800 pounds of it still i need to get rid of , setting in the shop
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I got some of shilohs new stuff it works good. Most anything with water in it is good as long as you oil it afterwards.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Oh buckshot the only way that I found to put it on evenly was to put a half a drop on your finger wet both sides of the patch and pull it till it was semi dry if you put it on any thicker than that...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I did a little but the cases I made from 45-70s all tore apart at the shoulder , it didnt do it with mokeless
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
we had some of that ,factory loaded and we split most of them. they split in the head across the primer, I was not impressed with the stuff.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
That was Elmer Keiths load for the 50-3&1/4 sharps p
Forum: Swaging
Anyone been getting their backorders from this guy?
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Making 4050 bottlenecks is the same way if you Aneal them they get too soft and they get mushy
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Maybe fire them before you.trim they may come out right especially if you shoot them greaser sized patched ones :-)
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have both. Drop me a pm and we can talk about it
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have one with a tight chamber and a slow twist barrel 1-18, I also use the kal bullet exclusively
both the 265 and 285 gn bullets work as well as anything and I am really happy with what it...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
you can either loose fill the case and compress the 1/2 inch or you can drop the powder through a long tube and only have to compress it a 1/4 inch or less, compression is a real arbitrary thing...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I cast at 745 for the soft alloys and for the 40s use a faster cadence than with the bigger 44s and 45s
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
cast it soft as is , with 2 tho paper fill a case to the brim with black powder compress 1/2 inch put a 30 tho wad on top a 3/16 layer of good bp lube ,another card wad and set the bullet on top ,...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
it was definitely done years go..I had to cut off 11 inches of barrel before the bore was truely visible as a bore, it really was junk and the cleaner I got it the worse it got , . I should have left...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Powderburner - on your chamber, could you see any rings or anything inside the chamber to indicate a bad chamber? Interesting they would have cut the 50-70 brass short.... I'll bet they were wanting...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I do not have a specific measurement but had an old roller with a 50-70 chamber that broke brass right at your numbers ,I pretty much figured it was used extensively with the short ammo and they...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
the postel bullet was the premier bullet for many years for target shooting , the round nose will work just as well but will take a little more elevation, either one will do the job quite well with...
Forum: Our Town
throw in a pair of chains and a good snow shovel.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
It's good the parts are available , I was told that they quit making the sight. Hope it was misinformation.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
which company BAco or smith enterprises? please..
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I think they are out of business but you might call buffalo arms and check with them ,
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 |