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Being an elk hunter and former horse owner I really enjoyed that. Thanks! Never got to hunt elk using horses as the wife and I had to sell our horses shortly after getting married. It's to costly to...

I'm still loading H4831 that was packaged, by Hodgdon, in 1 lb. bags. They shipped it ten bags in a cardboard box. My load, with that powder, for the 416 Rigby and a 400 grain jacketed bullet, is 95...

I've never seen a true BPE case with a Boxer primer. I'm wondering what you have. Are they headstamped?

We have three in 50 caliber. Love them. Out to 100 yards, our max range, a miss of anything the size of your palm is the shooters fault. A friend and a friend of his have both fired three shot...

I've made 500-450 3 1/4" BPE cases from 470 nitro and 500-416 both have the correct rim, base and length.

In the early 1900's both Winchester and Remington made 22 caliber auto loaders that used proprietary smokeless ammunition. The reason given was that the 22 ammunition at that time was loaded with...

A sixteen double, the queen of the upland, by an American maker has been my go to for upland hunting for many years. One ounce of shot at 1150 to 1200 FPS will kill any bird at reasonable ranges. I...

Thanks to everyone for their input.

I'm still vacillating on a caliber for this build. I first thought I would build it in 405 Winchester as I have that reamer. But I have a 40-70 BN so don't need...

If you are going to continue shooting black powder express rifles I will suggest that you find a copy of Graeme Wright's book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" ISBN-0 949749 40 0. He has pressure...

I'm amazed that so many people today don't know how to do any kind of manual labor and wouldn't if they knew how. I always did my own work. Reroofed the house twice added on to the living room built...

My Burnside came with a LEE mould marked .562 but casts at .564 with soft lead.

Track of the Wolf lists .562 diameter round ball. They also list a mould for them. I've been shooting .564 coated with Johnsons Paste Wax and they work well.

The #390A is the most popular of the three and I like the large grease groove. Whatever you decide on post your results.

The attachments all come up "unable to locate".

I shoot both round ball .564 diameter and a conical from an old Raphine bullet mould #556360 diameter .555 ahead of 40 grains of Dupont 2 FG. Both...

Using a flask is a great idea. Why didn't I think of that. What ball and powder charge are you using?

When hunting I carry prepared loads in speed loaders where appropriate. I carry a small...

Recently while at my pharmacy I saw a guy about my age wearing a Tee-shirt that had a picture of some sort on the back like bikers have on their vests. Around the picture it said: "SONS OF ARTHRITIS...

A friend that only shot muzzleloaders called all cartridge guns "suppository guns" caliber didn't matter.

Generally speaking you will want a smaller in diameter bullet to patch up to groove diameter. It is possible to patch up smaller diameter grease groove bullets but excess sizing to a diameter that...

The one I shoot most frequently is a Sharps that started life as a New Model 1863 Navy carbine that was sent back to Sharps in 1879 and converted to an 1874 sporter style 45-70. I guess you can say...

Back in the early 60's I saw a trapdoor forager and was fascinated. I've wanted one ever since. I foolishly didn't jump on one that Al Fraska, "The Trapdoor Collector", had for sale a year or so...

Here, the high desert of eastern Oregon, the 30-30 was used but not nearly as much as the 30-06 and the 270. Since our Mule Deer are all but gone I have no idea what is being used today.

It's my go-to powder for 270, 30-06, 375 H&H and 416 Rigby. Probably not the very best in any of them but it works and works well.

As far as I know they're still in business. I still have most of a box of their 350 grain .458 bullets that I shoot in a 500-450. The rifle loves them.
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Very nice.

If you decide to pass the RB 20 bore along let me know.

Are there any uses for 4-F powder besides flintlock priming? I normally use what ever is in my horn, flask or speed-loader for priming. Many years ago I received some 4-F instead of the 3-f that I...