My son and I were over at my buddy's house last night. He had some scrap lead and some .223 brass to give me. He and my son got to talking about black powder revolvers and the next thing we know, my buddy put the pistol on top of the pile and told him to take it all.
Dang! That was nice.
I'm in the process of giving it a deep cleaning. It has been sitting in the safe for 15 years. I've promised to help him with the project. He's been shooting since he was a tyke. He's been casting with me for the past 5 years or so, but this is our first BP revolver project together.
Here's a pic
I've got a bunch of questions:
1) What mold? I'm thinking the Lee 375-130-1R, but my buddy also threw in some round ball.
2) Powder? Can we use Pyrodex or 777 or just FFFG BP
3) Load? I see so many ideas-- everything from 9 GR to 25GR
4) Wad?
5) Cap? I've got a bunch of #11
6) Should he make paper cartridges, or just load loose components?