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Oh yes, it is a paper patch Chamber.... I expressed myself a little unclear. My point is that you dont necessarily need a full diameter bullet to get great accuracy.

Everything you need to know is mentioned above. I used to order a mold that was exactly true to the slugged diameter. However, Iv found that it is just as preferable to use a bullet that is just big...

I don't mean or want to steal your thread Saltner, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I got myself a Gibbs last week. It came with a 575 Lee Shaver bullet mold and a MV mid range tang sight....

I got a big caliber percussion rifle at home. I havent been able to fire it yet. Need to get a pretty special mold for it. The rifling is deeeep. The twist is fast so it was designed to use long...

Sweet.... I have been wondering what kind of mold to buy for my Gibbs....when it arrives. Your group up there pretty much put an end to it. Does it weigh in at 552 grs after sizing? Im not sure how...

A few weeks back in time I was able to track down an original A. E. Whitmore cal .40 target rifle in excellent condition. With all the original bells and whistles....the false muzzle, the bullet...

Over here in Norway there is only two powders available. Swiss and Wano. Swiss is nearly 20% hotter than Wano. Swiss produce less fouling, but harder fouling. I have read that some of the Australian...

Couldn`t agree more. In a shotgun you will not gain that much by using smokeless. Those little round pellets loose velocity so fast after leaving the muzzle anyway.... Even with black powder you can...

Thank you... that was informative as h...... Yep, Im still kicking. Been a little too busy at work the past few months. Im working with Americans now. Oh yes, you got a bunch of them in Oslo right...

I have always been told that the 1887 12 gauge never was made to take smokeless loads. And that the Model 1901 10 gauge was the only one of these 1887 models to be made out of nickel steel. Is there...

I have had good luck using COW in the 577-450. BUT I mix it with BP. Actually 2/3 BP and 1/3 COW, 85 grs Swiss no 4 under it. I think 50-50 would be just as good. Almost any kind of filler bellow the...

Pretty much what Im thinking too. Ill try a small batch and see what happens.

The reason why I would like to keep them in the freezer is that they would be better to deal with when my reloading...

Yes, what could happen if you store your finnished bullits in the freezer? Im sure the lead doesn`t matter, but what about the lube? Im using Emmerts most of the time. Would my bullet lube be useless...

This project has been dead for a while. But Iv been in contact with Albert Buckingham concerning an old High Wall, so I figured it would be a great idea to ask him if he got a carrier modified to...

Thanks for the advice there. I will try them if Albert come out short. Latest news is that he might have the front band afterall....

I tested it during the weekend and it turns out that the old...

That is exactly what Iv just loaded. 505 grs roundnose bullet over 70 grs of Swiss no 4. Bullet just touching the lands. No rear sight yet, but I have a Lyman no 2 sight that might work. Its made for...

Albert had the rear sight and the rear barrel band!! They are in the mail as I write this.

405.. thank you very much for the advice. Albert said he would have his eyes out for the rest of the...

Yep... doc tape got to be the best material made after the wheel. I think I got a cheapo buckhorn kind of thing somewhere. Got to get the old timer going again ASAP.

Yes its in a fairly good condition. It shows some handling ok, but I guess thats ok for a rifle made back in 1888. Its kind of funny that both barrel bands, forend cup and sights are missing. Its...

I had one of my American friends calling Albert, and it seems like he is still active allright. By his questions its obvious that he must have seen more than one of these old muskets.

Here are...

The old thing is finally here. Its a fine old rifle. Ill post pics as soon Im home again tomorrow.

What would ask you gentlemen is; if anyone has an image of the barrel bands on those Model One...

Thank you for the information. Ill try to give Albert a call and check out the other sites. I was thinking maybe a Trapdoor band might fit, but no way to tell for sure before the old thing is here.

I will keep you informed as soon as I got the rifle here. Might take two weeks. I got to find a source for a replacement front barrel band.

My last post was written on my phone.. LIttle too fast to touch the send button. Like you guys says, I find full stock old timers very desireable. I just dropped by a site that had a High Wall musket...

Strange.. Iv just seen two during the last 3 years, and the winning bid on both of them was well under 2000. I got mine for 1300. I sh ould have spend the money on something else, but being a nut for...