Ive been producing BP for my Muzzle loader for a few years now. I'm still experimentinmg with different components like types of willow. The only item I avent done is compress the powder into pucks.
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
Ive been producing BP for my Muzzle loader for a few years now. I'm still experimentinmg with different components like types of willow. The only item I avent done is compress the powder into pucks.
Forum: Gas Checks
I recently started to reload for a new pedersoli sharps rifle. An old aquaintence told me that I wont get any accuracy if I dont use a gas check. I've been reading "Buffalo Rifles of the old west"...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I paper patched some .446 dia boolets for my 4570 pedersoli sharps. Now to locate some 4570 brass...scarce like hens teeth around these parts.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I just started to cut patches for my Pedersoli Sharps rifle .446 dia money boolet. My question is this once the patch is wrapped and dried on the boolet, can you (or should you) grease the paper...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A while ago I purchased a "Quigley down under" Pedersoli Sharps with the 34" barrel along with two boxes Remington corlokt 405 gn bullets. it was only after I got home did I realize that the bullets...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I'm pretty new to this site, I've been producing my own BP for a while now, I need to add a binder to the mixture and ordered a binder from esty the other day. I use a ball mill with 50 cal lead...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
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Forum: Our Chapel
Amen Sir! I am so happy and encouraged this Sunday morning to see this thread on Cast boolets! I haven't been on this site for many years and I missed being here. I've since remarried a beautiful...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
[smilie=b:I need advice from the pros here.. I bought a Pedersoli Sharpes "Boss" gun from a distributor in Alberta last December and I have diligently been working on a load for my rifle. Here is my...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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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 |