I shot 200 rounds of 49/90 from my RRB on Saturday with the stoutest load I've ever tried. It seemed brilliant! I used Starline cases, large pistol primers and fine b.p. I had a 500 grain boolit...
Type: Posts; User: Titch
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I shot 200 rounds of 49/90 from my RRB on Saturday with the stoutest load I've ever tried. It seemed brilliant! I used Starline cases, large pistol primers and fine b.p. I had a 500 grain boolit...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks Guys. I'm very happy with the performance of the lube, I got sub 1" groups at 25 yards, and with the terrible sights on a cadet, and my even worse eyesight that's pretty good. I use the same...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Help - I've got a query.
I've happily used a beeswax / paraffin wax / petroleum jelly (and a dash of olive oil) mix with my 45/90 with great success. I fill the grease grooves as normal, but I...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Here's my mixture, works very well for pan lubing... All warmed up in a saucepan together
One third paraffin wax
One third beeswax
One third petroleum jelly
Splash of STP
Big splash of olive...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I've reloaded for the .310 cadet for a couple of years. Two things I've found that are worth knowing. If you cast the .310 boolit from a Lee mould it's slightly pointed, rather than round nosed and...
Ah - I kept that bit. I'll give it a go. Just let me know that Lee have repented and will make us a proper tool again. BTW I emailed 'em to let 'em know what I thought of their new tool. A week...
Two days too late. I've binned it. I wasn't ever going to use it again. The working solution is the round one - with a stronger priming lever. Start knocking those out and I'll be first in the...
The old Lee round type are being replaced by a square catastrophe of a tool. I broke the lever on one of my round types, and bought a new square tool instead. I wish I hadn't. I like the ram...
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 |