Thanks for the info.
Type: Posts; User: Dan O
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The video was very well done, thank you for posting it. Wish we had a similar group in Seeley.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Montana Vintage Arms in Belgrade Montana has their own line of scopes check out their website.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
The Sharps rifles were not chambered in the 3 1/4 cartridges ie: 45-120 & 50-140. The big fifty is the 50-90 aka 50 2.5 and the biggest 45 chambered by Sharps was the 45-110 aka 45 2 7/8's. Other...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Check out the Freedom Arms website. They have load data on the 454 in a pdf file.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Get them something that they will carry and not leave in the vehicle or at the camp. They are more apt to carry the 10mm than a long gun of any type. BUT if they do not practice on a regular basis...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I wouldn't leave it dirty possibility of corrosion starting. Learn where your clean bore shot hits and the following shots. Then clean it and repeat to verify your results.
Dan
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Nice rifle you will enjoy it. I'm shooting a Mt R.R. heavy half, polished blue, 30 inch. Standard wood and fore arm. 45-70. The 45-70 will work fine on the Creedmoor Range. I won the scope match at...
I believe most load data recommends mag primers with H-110. So that's what I use.
Dan
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Lakemaster,
I sight in my rifles at 200 yards. The exception is my Shiloh Sharps 45-100 (45 2.6) That is sighted in at 100yrds. I hunt in areas of heavy timber and in the same day it could be areas...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hello guys I just finally signed up after visiting this site for a long time. Anyway I happened to stop in this afternoon at Western Bullet company and picked up 2 bags of bullets "429421" to load up...
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 |