Thanks for sharing and for the hard-to-find chrono data. Hope you enjoyed your session.
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks for sharing and for the hard-to-find chrono data. Hope you enjoyed your session.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Same for me; nothing seems to beat heeled bullets in this configuration (I tried Old West moulds' 125 gns bullets). Thanks also for all the informations here.
I really like your design. Do you...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks John, but this is not the heeled bullet. I tried hollow based (Minié) .357 bullets, and the accuracy is poor. I want heeled bullet ; the Old West Mold is just perfect, that's the shape I would...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Hi everyone,
I'm the lucky owner of a 38 Long Colt Double action from 1892, with a .375 barrel.
I've tried some workarounds to shoot it (Minié bullets, HBWC, 38 SC heeled bullet) and I've found...
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 |