Mine is an 1853 slant breech sporting rifle. I'm seeing these bullets attributed to slant breech Sharps in dug up collectors websites. They are even on eBay. All .46 cal, which I think is what mine...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Mine is an 1853 slant breech sporting rifle. I'm seeing these bullets attributed to slant breech Sharps in dug up collectors websites. They are even on eBay. All .46 cal, which I think is what mine...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don't exactly know where on this forum to put this question but here goes. Apparently in the 1852 or 1853 Sharps slant breech, there was a .46 caliber. I'm seeing them on dug up collector websites....
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks Rancher: There are apparently 3 sizes of spacing on appliance cords. The one on my Mould Master is 1/2" spacing. I read a post on another old thread on this forum that the size of spacing on...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the response Rancher: I think you're telling me to clean my connectors or replace and recrimp. I bet I need to clean the prongs for the power cord too. All this would probably enhance...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the replies. I found an old thread on this forum about a thermostat replacement from ppe.com with model number of B-200. Does anyone have experience with these? I can not bring up the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just bought an old Lyman Mould Master on Ebay and received it 2 days ago. It already had hardened lead in the pot, which I thought was a bad sign it might not work. I plugged it in, and turned it...
Forum: Helping Hands
I know this is an old thread, and no one responded. I would clean the electric contacts (prongs) and get a new cord. The prongs are 11/16th inch apart. This may solve your problem. You may have...
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
I have a Shiloh .54 cal 1863 musket that I bought several years ago and never shot. I think I'm running into the same problem I had then: I can't find any black powder locally. Online, I would have...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I own one of the presses as well. Is the shotgun die hole a standard 1 1/4x12 shotgun die hole? I'm measuring 1 1/8 inch across. I contacted Lyman. They said these presses were made, but that they...
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 |