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    Watch those revolvers carefully and keep them...

    Watch those revolvers carefully and keep them well apart from each other. They breed like rabbits.
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    Tazman, I started by getting all the literature I...

    Tazman, I started by getting all the literature I could find and bought a lot of the BPCR books available written by the gray beards. I filled my head with the academic stuff then made trips to the...
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    Here is the announcement. ...

    Here is the announcement. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?438042-Estes-Energetics-to-Extend-the-GOEX-Black-Powder-Production-Legacy&p=5346856&viewfull=1#post5346856
  4. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Who fired that shot?

    Who fired that shot?
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    Lead fumes? Please! When I was a kid we used to...

    Lead fumes? Please! When I was a kid we used to chase after the mosquito sprayer trucks to stay in the smoke cloud. Guess what they were spraying. Then there was all of the orange stuff in SE Asia....
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    Define the "right" way. There is my way, your...

    Define the "right" way. There is my way, your way, the scientific way, the Godly way, the idiot way, the southern way, the California way, the northern way, this way, and that way. Which one is right...
  7. Shoot it. Shoot it tomorrow. If you shoot it on...

    Shoot it. Shoot it tomorrow. If you shoot it on Sunday - it doesn't count.
  8. Thread: Lube vs PC

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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Plop Plop Fizz Fizz

    Plop Plop Fizz Fizz
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    Here is my last propellant determinant equation....

    Here is my last propellant determinant equation. You can either use this equation and spend 73 hours making calculations or you can look up a load in a manual and then go to the range and have fun. ...
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    https://gunsoftheweststore.com/products/paper-cart...

    https://gunsoftheweststore.com/products/paper-cartridge-kit-44-caliber
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    In doing so you are taking on an assumptive risk....

    In doing so you are taking on an assumptive risk. Propellant companies have a lot of test barrels. I have one barrel on a firearm that I would prefer not losing. I have done it simply because there...
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    I shoot both BP (Whatever is available) or...

    I shoot both BP (Whatever is available) or Pyrodex. I use FFFG but FFG will run fine in these guns. It's not like we are at the Olympic Black Powder Competition shooting against the Romanian BP team....
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    I use the Accurate Mold 37-265D...

    I use the Accurate Mold 37-265D cast in Lyman #2 alloy. I run these at 1700-1800 fps with NRA 50/50 lube. A lot of loading manuals now have load data for this cartridge. A phone call to SSK will get...
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    Yup. Too many numbers spinning 'round in my...

    Yup. Too many numbers spinning 'round in my noodle!
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    When I use paper cartridges, I pre-dip the bullet...

    When I use paper cartridges, I pre-dip the bullet in lube. You can do this with RB's as well. If you don't pre-lube the ball, then you can always put a gob of luber over the works after seating the...
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    .359 would be for a 38-55 probably

    .359 would be for a 38-55 probably
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    Simple. Shoot .454 RB's. Shooting the others as...

    Simple. Shoot .454 RB's. Shooting the others as "conicals" will frustrate you immensely since they do not start straight in the chambers. Bear in mind that any cast bullet in a percussion revolver...
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    Pick whatever cartridge works for you....

    Pick whatever cartridge works for you. "Headspace" issues are generally caused by 1) poorly cut chambers by incompetent "gunsmiths" or 2) improperly sized brass. This usually manifested in the 35...
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    After removing the grips, I disassemble the...

    After removing the grips, I disassemble the entire gun and put the parts in a hot water bath with some Meyer's Clean Day Lemon Verbena dish soap in it. Regular dish soap will work but the Meyer's...
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    I would guess that the nipple throat and orifice...

    I would guess that the nipple throat and orifice are smaller on the revolver cones. Do the caps fit snugly on the revolver cones or are they, being rifle sized or musket sized, too loose on the...
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    Eras Gone 36 Caliber Richmond Labs bullet.

    Eras Gone 36 Caliber Richmond Labs bullet.
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    Bingo. When folks brought in their Idaho Potato...

    Bingo. When folks brought in their Idaho Potato Crop & Tractor Pull Commemorative Winchester, I just rolled my eyes back. It was worth LESS than a plain new rifle retail. They just didn't get it....
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    No. They are Cap & Ball revolvers. Muzzleloaders....

    No. They are Cap & Ball revolvers. Muzzleloaders. You have some homework to do. :-)

    You can find the current retail value on MidwayUSA.
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    Let us not forget that the mold business is a...

    Let us not forget that the mold business is a matter of SCALE. Lyman and RCBS have to make production runs of a thousand copies of EACH MOLD to ship to retailers around the world. A boutique mold...
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    Don, I use the things that work and spend the...

    Don, I use the things that work and spend the money needed to get value from the product at a price I can afford. Would I like to drive a Rolls Royce to work? Not really. I recognize the quality...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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