the correct size is suggested and as far as brands go they're not to many choices in the us except Oregon.
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Forum: Our Town
the correct size is suggested and as far as brands go they're not to many choices in the us except Oregon.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have never had any problems with CCI are Remington percussion caps but dynamite nobel makes a darn fine percussion cap and is all I use on my C&B revolvers, I would say yes they are worth it.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Should be OK. Factory bullets like Meister and Magnus run between 15 and 18 with Oregon Trails Laser Cast at 24, 20 should be fine but at the same time like the others have said they're are other...
Forum: Leverguns
Been shooting 45-70's for close to 40 years now, Ruger, Marlin, Springfield, even a couple of ole Simese Mausers, and they're all great weapons no complaints with any of them, but not one has...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Two powder flask one large, one small, large for powder smaller one with smaller spout for your filler.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Cigarette papers work fine, but Dixie Gun Works sells a small pamphlet on how to make your own nitrated papers and even comes with the templates so you can cut them properly, doesn't cost much
Forum: Muzzleloading.
when it comes to cleaners and lubes they're are as many on the market as opinions and most will work well but just keep it simple, just plain water will clean your bbl, and spit for the patch or...
Love em got mine mounted on a piece of 2X4 I take it to the field with me and clamp it to the bed of my truck and load right there while hunting birds.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
8 pounds of Goex black Powder 5# of FFg, and 3# of FFFg
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Just depends on the load but i use what I got sometimes nothing sometimes a 45 cal wonder wad sometimes dacron, I like to trap my bullets and I had alot of recovered oreogon trails laser cast bullets...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I don't no how large those blackies get up north but down here your loads are quite addequit you henry is a strong action and well built gun I prefer my 1886 Win. and you could beef it up a little if...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Your spit was prob just not cleaning the groves well enough, any of the over the counter lubes work well, buit if you really want to try making your own try a solution of 50% mutton tallow are lard,...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
RCBS water soluable lube thin it get some sort of basket put brass in basket submerge brass shake out acess let dry and there you have it, I use to load them by the thousand also.
Forum: Leverguns
Your lyman choice is tops you cant go wrong IMHO but many moons ago when I was just starting out I had the same problem with the tracking thats why I shoot 45/70 with a soft 405 grain lyman bullet...
Forum: Casting Equipment
The best thing to do is to never ever drain you pot completely always leave lead in there as it drains all those impurities get caught up in the spout and they drip the next time you use it so next...
my SAA 5 1/2 inch shoots best with 9.8 grs. of HS-6 been shooting this load for so long I can't remember when I started. I like historicly accurate loads so I also use the Lyman 454190 mold it dates...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Pure lead is and has always been best for muzzleloaders soft is what you are looking for and like the man said if you got it and if you can trap it to save it you are surely blessed.
Forum: Leverguns
45-70 gets my vote its my favorite round ya just cant do any better.
Forum: Cast Boolits
If its your carry gun the best load to practice with is what your going to use in it for self defense period
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Never could get a extruded tubular kernel powder to function well in an auto charger mite want to change to a ball powder, maybe you can get it to working, good luck to ya.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ditto with LG your lead is to soft not all ww are the same these days and no GC harden the bullets add a check prob should go away
Forum: Leverguns
Winchester 748 in the ole 1894 and because when you find something that works why change in other words if it aint broke don't fix it.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Goex FFF 30 grains
RWS dynamite noble #10
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none
grease cylinders after loading and B4 priming with a good lube , lard, Crisco, spit patch
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 |