Seems like I read lots of info from the long range (1000+ yard gong) 45-70 shooters, and high quality cast bullet manufacturers about the importance (bordering on fanaticism) of protecting against...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Seems like I read lots of info from the long range (1000+ yard gong) 45-70 shooters, and high quality cast bullet manufacturers about the importance (bordering on fanaticism) of protecting against...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Save your ammo, Montana. Get those pigeons frantically winging around in the barn on a moonless night and flick OFF the lights! When the thumping noise stops...hit the lights and walk around and...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I'd like to try patching a 45colt .452 250gr. Oregon Trail boolit up to shoot in a (approx) .459 Springfield Trapdoor. Is that boolit too light for the Trapdoor? The reason I say "approx" is that...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I recently acquired an 1884 Trapdoor in very good condition. I have been told the Lee 45-70 405 HB bullet is consistent and very accurate loaded with BP in the Trapdoor. Short of casting them myself,...
Forum: Leverguns
In Minnesota, 45 Colt takes care of it all. Easy to loads for pistola or levergun. Besides, I can only see about 100 yards anyway! If I could have 2....it would have to be a .22LR for small stuff.
| 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 |