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I put the flint in with wet leather, let it dry and it hugs tight. some use sheet lead but I find leather is better. I like to put the point up not down. now..full cock the gun, unloaded, and use a...

OK, I've posted this before and though you would all like a laugh..
20 years ago, I owned an original Colt .44 1860 Army and shot it regularly.
I went to the range, and WHILE TAKING TO A...

50 50 water and white vinegar and a drop of JOY...works well.
I tumble them AFTER THEY ARE DRY, with corncob and I put a handful of ceramic in the mix. not full ceramic, just a cup or so. ...

50 90 Shilo sharps, 1 inch groups at 100 consistantly...her goes...
Swiss 1 1/2, 82 grains drop tubed, card wad compressed with compression die. (a must and ez to use), TWO newspaper wads on top...

old trick, especially for the larger 500 grain I cast. wiggle the mould when you pour. get it hot, pour the lead, then gently wiggle the mould a second or two. it allows the air to escape and...

one last thought. I'm a GIA Gemologist. diamonds etc. the old 'test a diamond if it scratches glass' well...on a MO's scale for gem hardness, diamond is a 10 and glass is a one. now..diamond,...

I ordered an RCBS .584 mould from Midway. came right away..usual good service. The picture on the site is of a traditional mini, the mould casts a wad cutter type. Not the same thing.
Then,...

I cast .58 minis' and have it happen some times, but...when I 'giggle' the mould when I pour It seems to settle the lead down and that won't happen...try it..just a little jog as soon as you pour...

Hi BT, 584, but what I want to do is just push them through to round them and push off the excess lube. It's more of an I want, than an I need thingy.... any ideas.......Ken

HI. I'm looking for a 584 or 585 sizing die
OR.....a piece of steel that has that size hole in it.
I want to push my 584 mini's through it after I hand size them.
anyone know who may do...

I'm shooting a .58 springfield original using .584 and .585 original style minis' and getting good results with SPG. hand lubed while I'm watching TV. (instead of eating)..
I tried dipping...

I've been restoring antique guns for years. the old nipples were all cone shaped. wide at the top, narrow in the middle and wide at the bottom...and they work better than the 'easier to...

as long as it goes BANG, it's ok....watch the old. 1940 cowboy movies. when they shot their colt .45 they 'threw the bullet', then lifted the gun up and back..That's the old way THEIR grandfather's...

I WANT ONE. of course, I want every gun I see. Can you make one that fires a 6 pound ball?
great job....If you can't buy one, make it....Ken

I've been cowboy shooting for years. measure your chamber mouths and get a bullet that gets caught when you drop it through the empty cylinder. do not worry about the barrel. it will fit. the...

cut the wood at an angle outward, cut the inlay at an angle inward. the harder you push, the tighter the fit becomes.. epoxy with a clamp, then buff the two together.
you should see nothing,...

40 inch .45 cal oct. barrel . I built myself. RB .445, washed pillow ticking patch, patch material chewed to wet, ball centered on material and short started, then cut level with the muzzel. ...

good advice. thanks...Ken

put it in the freezer then fleck it off with a toothpick...Ken

when I was hunting, (too smart now to sit on a wet rock for 8 hours) (ok I miss it) to get the first shot on target, I would swab the bore with rubbing alcohol before I went out. it took out all...

I've shot my .50 for decades using a .495 RB. However, I would recommend you buy a box of speer .495's and use them....for target and hunting they are more accurate. they have little air dents...

if I want to buff up an old aluminum mould to smooth off the cavity, would you try rottonstone? Ken

Comet huh? I'll try it...good idea. to increase the air release grooves, try a NEW razor box cutter. start from the mould to the edge..Been doing that for decades. It works...
to polish the...

thanks Buckshot. I decided against that mould because of it's 630 grain size...too much ...I've ordered the RCBS 419 size at .584. from Midway. hope it works....my undersize mini is printing 3...

old 150yr trick. wash your pillowticking 5 times. air dry. cut into 2 inch wide belt.
put the end in your mouth and wet, put it on the muzzle and the ball on top and use a short starter...