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Goex had a couple of explosions in the 90s before they moved south out of PA. T'is risky biz!

When they finish off the suppositories, they'll go after flint too ;-(

I have heard about a Weaver base being used in the existing holes on a TD for long eye relief scopes. I haven't done it myself.

Since tin melts at 450 F, I don't know how it could carry the water under the surface, but if that is how it works, it must have. Nearly all the lead came out of my pot and ended up on my gloved...

I stand corrected and am happy the risks are lower than I have thought.

I'm not going to do it over to get a video ;-) I was adding tin that had been melted by water drop method to form pellets that would be easy to weigh on a loading scale. This happened 6 months or...

Say it how you want to, but I instantly had 15 pounds of lead on my leather glove! I do not recommend trying it just to see how it woks ;-) !!

I spent years perfecting my technique for long range black powder and schuetzen bullets. After trying gillons of methods and weighing millions of bullets, I found mold temp is the key factor. My...

I forgot to mention I cast for years using a propane burner. I never had a problem with led splatter hurting my propane hose. I'm sure a large spill has the potential for big trouble!

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I have been casting for at least 40 years. I use those muffin tins for ingot molds too. My ingots look a little hazy like that. They are 20;1 lead/ tin. I think the temp makes them hazy or not. ...

drhall762, None of the MLers I have known used an over powder wad for RB or bullets. Some of the MLers were shooting bullets in .45s out to 1,000 yards in English style target rifles.

I have shot thousands of round balls in matches and a few hunting. I finally settled on a little dish soap in water. I just have a foot square of pillow ticking or drill tied on my pouch. I wet...

About 20 years ago I tried a .54 TC maxi in my Green Mountain barrel, flinter of course ;-) I don't remember if the twist was 60 or 72, but they shot good enough for hunting elk our to 100 yds. I...

No pic, but I cast a batch of hollow .54 round balls one time.

Flintlocks do have an advantage in these times. You can always find a rock that will get it to go off ;-)) I stopped a local gun store and indoor range. They had 22 LR Blazer, but at $60 a...

HiWalls have the edge in strength for sure. The also have the edge as a target rifle; no big heaving hammer falling on the side of the action. HiWall hammer falls in the center of the action. ...

Bigted, I forgot to mention the first place I learned to start a load was with bullet seating depth. I never shot lever guns, just SS target rifles. Start with it touching the lands and move back a...

Bigted, Thanks, That is where I always started when working with a problem like that. BE interesting to see how it is resolved. Just about the time you think you have BP cartridge figured out, it...

Might, depending on the temp.

country gent, Did you shoot any BP at 1000 yards?

Here is a link to the Mad Monk's (aka, Bill Knight) BP data. Too bad that is all that is left on the web from him that turned up in a Goggle search. http://www.laflinandrand.com/page3.htm

I would try cleaning the barrel every shot to eliminate fouling and lube issues and go forward from there.

If you want to reduce the BP load in the case, use a wad and put Cream of Wheat or corn meal on top to fill the vacant space under the boolit. I have done this a lot using 55 grs in 45-70 for 200 yd...

I used to soak them in vinegar and water for 30 minutes or so, shaking them a couple times to start the cleaning process and get rid of the worst of the crud. I let the solids settle to the bottom...

That is funny. I have a 1000 yard BP Bulls-eye patch form Ottawa Arms Collectors that proves they work at least 10x that far!