I ended up buying that rifle, bore looks good too. I looked hard at it with my Hawkeye and slugged it, none of the tight spots I was expecting anyway. I still want to get a chamber cast on it, might...
Type: Posts; User: jtarms45
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I ended up buying that rifle, bore looks good too. I looked hard at it with my Hawkeye and slugged it, none of the tight spots I was expecting anyway. I still want to get a chamber cast on it, might...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks for the replies Bill, country gent and AntiqueSledMan. I'm pretty sure I am going to buy it. I'll make a final decision tomorrow. IF I get it, I'll have another project to work on for sure.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Bill,
The stock on this one is a straight field grade type. I'm not recoil sensitive, just wondered about the long range eyepice being cranked way up and my face being off the comb.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I've been looking at some BACO molds, 510gr Creedmoor and the 500gr Government
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
country gent, It's a 1-20 twist.
"approx weight is 10 lbs."
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks for the reply Bill. Is the stock an issue shooting long range? The stock looks like a low wall stock, but I don't know. 300 yards is the max I can go at the club I shoot at regularly, but I do...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
As a first "long range" BPCR for me, what say the experienced shooters on here? Found a good deal (I think) on a factory new Uberti 1885 .45-70 High Wall with a 32" barrel. My experience with Ubertis...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Buyer beware is exactly right. I don't like buying much of anything online, especially firearms. Sometimes the deals are just too tempting. I have been lucky/fortunate so far.
Forum: Our Town
Howdy,
I've been LONG time lurker on here, getting educated on the art of casting boolits. Been a reloader of the modern jacketed bullets for a few decades... boolits are way more satisfying. I've...
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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 |