Well, sometime back, some silly government type sent me a Kungflu check. I have been sitting on the money waiting for the "right" thing. So far I have been shooting 45-70 in a Handi-rifle. It has worked really well and I have a great plinking loads with Trailboss and a accurate big bang load with IMR3031..you know that stuff that doesn't run the mosquitoes off when you shoot.
That brings us back to the "Government" money. I no longer have the bucks. I do however have a very nice Japchester Browning High Wall BPCR . I know what the BP in BPCR stands for so I am going to try and load the holy black. So, before I blow myself and the nice rifle to kingdom come I have some questions.
First, a powder drop. I'm frugal, no, make that cheap. I am going to build my own powder drop tube. The $50 hardwood ones I see all use a copper tube. Is copper required? I have 4 feet of stainless tube that is the right size. Any problems with stainless? It works in my Ruger Old Army. Is two feet the magic length? I can go 4 feet at no extra charge(I told you I was cheap).
Second, I am looking at some other molds, but, right now I am going to use the 405gr RNFP boolits I have. I have read the posts on this forum about lubes. Everything from whale oil(I still have a small bottle) to mutton fat. My current boolits have Hitek coating on them. Is the Hitek going to be a problem? Should I also pan lube them? I have 45cal wads I make for the Old Army. They are olive oil, beeswax, and lanolin soaked. Would one of those be enough lube?
Third, compression, I see people using compression dies. Doesn't the boolit compress the powder? Do I need to get some kind of compression die? Could I compress the powder with a dowel? That is what I do to insert the wad on my shotgun shells. I don't mind buying the die if it is required to get an accurate round.
Any other magic you folks have for a first time BPC loader would be great! I am looking forward to shooting my new toy in the "proper" fashion.