Did you cook the legs to feed to the dogs ?
And did you cook them as much as you would for people to eat .
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Did you cook the legs to feed to the dogs ?
And did you cook them as much as you would for people to eat .
This looks like a perfect situation for a paper cartridge. Just use a longer piece of paper. Roll the bullet, twist the end and stuff it in the hollow base. At the other end add the powder. Twist the 'top' to contain it all. To load, tear off the top, dump the powder in the barrel. Insert the bullet. When just inside the bore rip off the extra paper. Ram bullet. Fire.
armoredman,
Has big are those boolits?
Don't you need a bigger diameter minie?
OK, so, after quite a while, I was able to get back to this. The holidays suck, BTW, just sayin'.
So LAGS very kindly made me some rolling rods, some premade tubes and some paper to make my own. I used the glue stick in my Guns of the West paper cartridge kit for my 44. NOW is the time for all experts to come share your words of wisdom as I step off into uncharted waters, but hold the wailing and gnashing of the teeth until I get my hearing protection on, OK? :shock:
First, the beeswax used was actually a 90% beeswax mix, from melting wax bullets gifted to me that I never got around to using. Yes, the stove top is a little dirty - I had no idea it would show up so bad, I do usually try to keep it clean. Just on the side, if anyone knows a GREAT cleaner for glass top stoves that will clean them sparling, now would be a good time to mention it. Oh, yes, the wife saw me doing this and as long as I clean up, I am good to go. I do most of the cooking anyway.
https://i.imgur.com/b1paYFz.jpg
Whilst that is melting, lets play with these tubes, shall we? There's one of the Minie balls.
https://i.imgur.com/RjVUdo8.jpg
Seven premade tubes from LAGS, all with balls seated point down, paper folded over.
https://i.imgur.com/RXvnhP4.jpg
Anyone feel like a swim?
https://i.imgur.com/7kGsB4k.jpg
DUNK!
https://i.imgur.com/l7XQMFR.jpg
Seven little cylinders.
https://i.imgur.com/F0ux8xO.jpg
Needs something - meet tonight's guest star!
https://i.imgur.com/j67fECH.jpg
Old friend set at 70 to start
https://i.imgur.com/ydMg0zc.jpg
Dump powder, twist paper - this does NOT seem that hard...must be doing something wrong. Note powder charge weight written on the side - no the top one does NOT say "infinity", it's sideways...
https://i.imgur.com/kpYo602.jpg
So, I tried it with LAGS paper;
https://i.imgur.com/YsDbgNv.jpg
Say, while we're here, is THIS a paper patched boolit? Glued on and tail shoved in base.
https://i.imgur.com/wBhLkXo.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jga8Bxj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BFHiGJ3.jpg
Or is it this, with no glue?
https://i.imgur.com/hBgGYpb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/GsuntHg.jpg
In any case, I set these boolits so part of the lead itself caught the wax to hold it in place. These look REALLY weird.
https://i.imgur.com/lpjLyHY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AJWBAJG.jpg
So, there they are, ready to try out, MAYBE tomorrow if we're lucky.
Thoughts?
Good work.
I am glad to see you playing with that stuff.
Now I need to give you some stuff to Nitrate that paper or those coffee filters that you are using.
Amigo, you already did - my fault being too dadgum busy to nitrite the stuff the way it should be.
Might want to try hair curling papers, 2000 of them in a box for about 2.00 dollars. They burn completely and are remarkably tough. Been using them for the last year and really like them.
Sooooo, that didn't go well. No, nothing wrong with the paper cartridge, or powder, or bullet, rifle, no, nothing like that...
The range was rented. The Dusty Bunch and the Gathering of the Posses had the entire place locked down for the whole weekend. I hate it when they do that because A) I can't use the only range within easy driving distance, and B) they fire so many rounds at steel targets that actual trenches are dug along the range.
Mildly annoying, but there is always next week.
That's why we are experimenting - I hate to waste a mold if I can make it work. On the other hand, what Minie ball mold did you get to work in your rifle?
I have a 542622 Lyman mold that has been an easy to load, shoot and gives good accuracy. Been thinking about trying it powder coated to get rid of the mess grease makes.
The PC will keep the lead from sticking to the barrel.
But the Lube helps keep the powder fouling from getting hard and building up.
But if you swab the barrel between shots , the PC Boolits will work good
Nifty idea
I experimented quite a bit with PC on minies and the end result- no change in accuracy, not worth the time and expense. The minie was designed to work in a certain power range with a moderate charge and so long as you're in that range, it will work just fine without the need for PC. Lube, bullet sizing, and type/amount of powder are far, far more important.
FWIW, I have yet to find a Lee minie that shoots well out of my competition guns other than the discontinued "trashcan" style and it's not like I haven't tried.
100yd group Parker Hale Enfield musketoon. RCBS Hogdon minie
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Our team was on Position 59 at Nationals this time. The firing line goes up to Position 70.
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