Bought my first muzzleloader in 1970, a Dixie Gunworks 32cal "squirrle" rifle and after 12 months traded up to a Thompson Centre 50cal Hawken (no doubt influenced by the movie Jerimah Johnson). That...
Type: Posts; User: Bad Ass Wallace
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Bought my first muzzleloader in 1970, a Dixie Gunworks 32cal "squirrle" rifle and after 12 months traded up to a Thompson Centre 50cal Hawken (no doubt influenced by the movie Jerimah Johnson). That...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Yep! all original with a pristine mirror bore. Has the deepest rifling that I have ever seen on a BPCR.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have a Swedish RB in 12.7x44R with a bore that slugs 0.496/0.508". I load cast boolits that are sized to 0.510" and they don't seem to cause problems.
https://i.imgur.com/XyVVmgdl.jpg
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I used to shoot my 50/90 with a 'Paul Jones' 650gn boolit and 105gn of Swiss FG. Had to sell it on doctors orders after I had my heart pacemaker fitted. Kicked like a mule!
Forum: Gas Checks
Prices have gone stupid, here in Australia, Hornady 30cal $AU120/1000 or 44cal $145AU/1000. Lucky I have plenty of both.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
More important is the type of powder used; short fat cases like 50/70 and 577 burn cleaner with 3FG powder than 1FG and is more consistant with velocity. conversly longer cases like 45/90 and 50/90...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I use a 195gn boolit in my JW105 Norinko (bolt action) with 23.5gn of 3031.
https://i.imgur.com/A5KkvJ4l.jpg
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I use an RCBS priming tool with a correct shellholder for all my 50/70, 577 and 12ga brass cases.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Try 3FG in the short stubby case as it burns cleaner. I also built my "Super Snider" on a Martini Henry frame, 92gn FFG and a 620gn boolit certainly gets your attention.
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have a Pedersoli Sharps "Boss Gun" in 50/70 and have been shooting it a couple of times a week for the last 5 years. Accuracy with a 450gn Lyman boolit is excellent and I have no issues with feed...
Forum: Casting Equipment
A friend is finally downsizing all of his rifle equipment and has offered me all his moulds and shotmaker. Sometimes you don't have to wait for Santa Claus.
284 fn double cavity
257 80gn gas...
Forum: Leverguns
My 1886 24" "Sporting Rifle" is a Pedersoli and I think Chiappa use Ped actions with their own barrel. If that is so, my is very reliable and accurate.
https://i.imgur.com/WNrzTmhl.jpg
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
In Australia we have to give the police a "genuine reason" to purchase and own any firearm. When I bought my 58cal BP rifle I told them it was for sabre-toothed field mice. :kidding:
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I use a 12ga loaded with sorgham seed in 1 1/4oz wads; good for about 20' and doesn't take the paint off!
https://i.imgur.com/XttYS5kl.jpg
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Restoration is worthwhile and you will have a family heir loom to boot. That is the journey that I took with my Winchester Low Wall in 32WCF (made 1892) and now I have a rifle that I shoot up to 3...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sunday was cold and wet so I cast up some 50cal boolits for 50/70 Sharps
https://i.imgur.com/QmglPAyl.jpg
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Very informative, thanks for sharing.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Yes, left hand stock. The smith did a wonderful job finishing the barrel at 22" with 1:10" ROT. It shoots 100gn cast boolits as well as "J" boolits!
Forum: Our Town
Think yourselves "lucky" at our gun club you can't shoot any round that exceeds 308 Winchester so that excludes 17Rem, 270 Win, 30.06 etc; also any firearm with a barrel shorter than 20" is a no no....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Rarest of the rare - A WW2 310 Cadet bayonet!
https://i.imgur.com/PpOpiY3l.jpg
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have a Pedersoli "Lightning Pump" in 44/40. A few teething problems but now utterly reliable. Another manufacturer of pumps would be great!
https://i.imgur.com/q8vH9K6l.jpg
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Have CH dies in 303 Epps, 577 Snider, 12.7x44R quality dies no problems.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
You could always build a 25/35 Winchester!
https://i.imgur.com/2tDJ9vFl.jpg
Forum: Leverguns
I load the RCBS 100gn GC design in my single shot 25/35 and 1:10" twist barrel.
https://i.imgur.com/N4kf3sVl.jpg
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thanks HG,
You can even make boxes for storing cast boolits!
https://i.imgur.com/wmf4fPCl.jpg
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 |