Oh you poor, poor fellow. Take warning, I purchased a beautifully built .40 Lancaster County rock lock and the darn thing just jumps into the car like a gun dog every time I head to the range. My...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
Oh you poor, poor fellow. Take warning, I purchased a beautifully built .40 Lancaster County rock lock and the darn thing just jumps into the car like a gun dog every time I head to the range. My...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I regularly shoot a 12.7x44R Swedish rolling block. It's great fun although it was darn challenging to get reasonable groups until I found bullet weight that it liked. I haven't seen a .58 roller...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Well....two years after my original question I think I can answer it myself. Wano powder is good enough for 90% of my shooting both bpcr and front stuffers. I do use Swiss and have to admit it...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hope you enjoy your Pedersoli. I bought a Parker Hale Musketoon in 1973 and the sold the darn thing over twenty years later without ever firing a shot through it (Not enough time to shoot everything...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
John, Thganks for the info. M.A.D. - take a deep breath; unfortunately we're stuck with it!
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Not sure if it's legal but I'm kinda reluctant to play around with home-made explosives. I've read how to do it in all the underground terrorist manuals (Don't freak out, I was required to keep up...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have no idea John Boy. I still carry around an old 1 lb canister of Curtis & Harvey that I bought in Cairns (Queensland) in 1971 with the price tag of $4.75 (our dollar was worth about $1.20 US in...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thanks fellas, I love this site. I always get reliable and great info. I'm a bit jealous about the US$7.00 a pound though, here it varies from AUS$55.00 to AUS$75.00 per kilogram (2.2pounds) and I...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Here in the Land Down Under We occasionally have difficulty in getting our supplies of black powder. The most available, and therefore the most widely used, is Wano. It's also half the price of...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Bought my first Brno mod 2 in 1965, now have a CZ 523. I don't believe that there is a better field rimfire. The Brno are legendary in Oz and we really felt sorry for our Yank brothers who couldn't...
Forum: Special Projects
One of the members at our local gun club (NSW, Oz) uses a mixture of molasses and water (not quite sure of the ratio) not only as a rust remover but as an agent that supplies a finish like...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Kenny,
I agree wholeheartedly. Bought two Pedersoli's with tang sights (different models - both rubbish). I've stuck one on a fun 12.7 x 44 rolling block and still not sure what to do with the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
mtnman, I suggest you post your question on Shooting.com.au it is an Aussie site and a lot of us shoot Martini 577/450s. A couple of my mates use that site and may be able to help.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
You convinced me.. Just ordered one and should arrive next week at my local gunshop so I'm as excited as you in your first post. Trouble is that here in Oz, I can't pick it up until I get a Permit...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Just came back from the Range. Turns out my query was totally unecessary. First boolit went in well with double wrapped chase (straight cut) patch. I wiped the bore with a wet patch and found that...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thanks Pana, I've had a breech seating tool made (you wouldn't believe the price - could've bought an original Ideal tool cheaper, if I could have found one) and that's what I intend to use with the...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thanks Pana, but I'll be using the same technique as they did in the 18880's except wrapping the patch twice instead of once. I can't see any extra problem with actually seating the patched boolit...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Can anyone tell me if there is a sound reason why Chase Patches were only 1 wrap. I've had a breech seating tool made and want to give Chase Patching a try. Using 9lb onion skin paper, my .444 diam...
I've used an adjustable (300 - 600gn) 45/70 brass mould by Trevor Bugg (Australia) for about ten years and swear by it. It does take a bit longer to get to casting temperature but then the bullets...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Stampede, I notice your comparing calibres. I've only started using BP loads in my 45/90 and haven't cronographed them to compare them to smokeless but I find smokeless much more comfortable with...
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 |