Gents,
I often see all sorts of scrubbing and poking going on with BPCR's which looks like a lot of effort. I'm in the SPG and blow tube camp, which has and does work for me in Texas, Quantaco and...
Type: Posts; User: TerryH
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Gents,
I often see all sorts of scrubbing and poking going on with BPCR's which looks like a lot of effort. I'm in the SPG and blow tube camp, which has and does work for me in Texas, Quantaco and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Gents,
OK 30-06 for starting points.
The rifle will wear a scope so regulation will be more to get the two barrels printing in an acceptable group.
Primary use will be 'plinking' on short...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Gents,
Would like some thoughts or ideas here please?
I've a double rifle coming in 30R blaser and will be looking to use it with a cast bullets.
Info on the case dimensions etc. and a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mdevlin53
Did not mean to seem smart, just that when I shot longer distances prone with BPCR in comps and the rear aperture was getting way up the stave I ended up with my mouth open to maintain a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Xring,
As the others have said you need to go up in weight 500g+, possibly using a bullet with a reduced front band to allow you to seat it out a bit to get more powder in?
A more 'pointy'...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
'English' Sharps 77, it's an Axtell but think they are now owned by Shiloh so it should count :razz: ?
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/thibben/Axtel%20Sharps%2077/Sharps772.jpg
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Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Hello,
This is my first post although but I've 'lurked' for many years.
First off there is more than enough good information here to get me going with PP'ing for smokeless - really straight...
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 |