<![CDATA[Cast Boolits - Single Shot Rifles & Pistols]]> https://castboolits.gunloads.com/ Your Rolling Block, Browning, Thompson and similar Single Shot Designs en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:17:16 GMT vBulletin 60 https://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Cast Boolits - Single Shot Rifles & Pistols]]> https://castboolits.gunloads.com/ Shot a new to me, Uberti 1885 Hi Wall in .348 win today, I like it. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488982-Shot-a-new-to-me-Uberti-1885-Hi-Wall-in-348-win-today-I-like-it&goto=newpost Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:52:11 GMT I got a heck of a deal thru a friend of a friend,had to wait 2 weeks to get it. It is a Uberti Hi Wall in .348 Win as the title says, with a 32"ocatagon barrel, nice wood, beautiful case colors. A guy had it for long time and decided to get rid of it and the single shots were not selling well,especially one most folks had never heard of the caliber. It had a Italian globe with a huge bead in it that covered up about 5"at 100 yds.I replace the front sight with a rocky mountain silver blade and started shooting it with some 200 gr Hornad soft points I had loaded up. 4 shots at 25 yds had the buckhorn fold down rear barrel sights and the Marbles short peep sight zeroed and I went to 100 yds. I shot one shot ata 6"plate with both sets of sight, both hit 6"low. I clicked the elevator up 2 notches on the barrel buckhorn and shot 2 shots, one was 1.5"high and one was 1.5"low,both would have been in a deers heart, I called that good to go with iron sights. I folded the irons down and flipped the peep sight up,and the first shot was about 1.5" high pretty well dead center. I shot 2 more and all 3 were touching snuggled up in about a 1"wad,I was very pleased with that out of these nearly 64 year old eye. After 11 shots I was starting to feel the crescent buttplate. I had a leather slip on lace up pad but the reach was too long for me.I have some bullets molded up for it, waiting on a custom sizing die to get here from buffalo arms. I may get TBG to post some pics later. ]]> koger https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488982-Shot-a-new-to-me-Uberti-1885-Hi-Wall-in-348-win-today-I-like-it Who shoots a 40-50 Sharps Bottleneck https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488940-Who-shoots-a-40-50-Sharps-Bottleneck&goto=newpost Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:41:47 GMT I'm looking for information about the caliber and possibly reloading dies. Today at a local gun show I added a new caliber to my growing list of older single shot rifles. I bought another Sporter model No 1 rolling block rifle in supposed 40-50 Sharps Bottleneck. The bore is mirror bright with sharp rifling but the barrel has been shortened from the breech end leaving the barrel at 22". The shorter length barrel leaves the gun well balanced and handy. The forearm is in nice shape but the butt stock is not as good shape and is a pistol grip design and not straight. The receiver still has original case Harding, the underside of the barrel is stamped .413 .40-50 R. N. The gun was bought from a man that said his father use to shoot it in matches.

I guess my first step is to do a chamber casting to confirm the caliber. I have plenty 45-70 brass but will need reloading dies.

Any information you can offer will be appreciated. Thanks

wcp

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]]> wcp4570 https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488940-Who-shoots-a-40-50-Sharps-Bottleneck Browning Brothers Model 1878 Original Rifle https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488774-Browning-Brothers-Model-1878-Original-Rifle&goto=newpost Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:02:48 GMT I’ve been set up here at the Cody Gun Show for a couple days and happened to notice a lot of cool guns here. There’s one that’s just the most incredible, one of the rarest guns you could ever find. It is a Browning Brothers high wall that the Browning Brothers made in Utah before they sold the... I’ve been set up here at the Cody Gun Show for a couple days and happened to notice a lot of cool guns here. There’s one that’s just the most incredible, one of the rarest guns you could ever find. It is a Browning Brothers high wall that the Browning Brothers made in Utah before they sold the patent rights to Winchester to make the model 1885 Winchester.

It is a heavy barrel, with double set triggers, and with a cleaning rod under the barrel. Chambered in 40-70 Sharps Straight, I have already ordered brass and dies to get this gun shooting very soon…







]]> shrapnel https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488774-Browning-Brothers-Model-1878-Original-Rifle Ruger#1 Boolits for short throats https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488653-Ruger-1-Boolits-for-short-throats&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:36:45 GMT What are some good Large meplat boolit designs that easily chamber in a circa 2001 Ruger#1 in 45-70 with a short throat? Will the Lyman #457643 design work? How big of a problem is it to seat boolits deeper than recommended overall length, so long as they do not seat past the ogive? What are some good Large meplat boolit designs that easily chamber in a circa 2001 Ruger#1 in 45-70 with a short throat?

Will the Lyman #457643 design work?

How big of a problem is it to seat boolits deeper than recommended overall length, so long as they do not seat past the ogive? ]]> Butcher45 https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?488653-Ruger-1-Boolits-for-short-throats