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You can always dig up the old Greenhill formula to decide twist rate appropriate to bullet length in "calibers." Also, I'd consider refining your measurement of twist rate, as 1:21 is almost...

In New Jersey, a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun is in the same class as an AK-47. Background check, waiting period, etc, because it has a "magazine capacity" like a machine gun. No stopping anti-gunners when...

Arnie (User name "Beltfed" ) on the ASSRA forum has been making and selling Delrin cleaning rods for years. I have one, as do MANY other satisfied customers. You will be pleased....

Track of the Wolf has brass. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/139/1/case-43-spanish NOTE DESCRIPTION: rim thickness 0.090" duplicates old production for antique guns. They...

I know you've already determined to change the caliber of Custer's rifle to .50-90 instead of .50 Govt. The MVA Rough and Ready sight is the best recreation of Remington's Combination Peep rear...

The tang sight is Italian, made during the late 70's-early 80's. Need better views of the barrel and maybe remove action from the stock to see if there are any marks on the underside of the barrel....

Bump to top to keep these two related threads close to each other.

In reviewing this thread I realized i never posted the link to the second thread where I fired the "Mystery Martini". Here's that link. ...

The Grayling shoot hasn't been held for the last few years. Combination of aging out of the host team (Loomis Battery) and Michigan National Guard being less and less accommodating in recent years. ...

What a phenomenal resource this thread is for those of us still in love with the "Old Pumpkin-Roller!" Pure Cast Boolit Gold!

I'm using a heel bullet and the old west crimping die already. .358 heel, .375 bearing surfaces, same dimensions as the old west bullet. Seals well with GOEX, doesn't seal with Unique. I thought...

Nope, properly lubricated heel bullet, mouth-crimped with the Old West crimping die. Using this design, https://accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=38-160H cast 1:20 lead:tin Shoots quite...

Dittos on the .38 Special brass. And, if using in a rifle, you can tune case length to your chamber if using heel bullets to minimize jump to the throat.

OTOH, I haven't found a smokeless load...

Argentine model or one of the other rolling block variants? Did you slug the bore?

Dittos, that's a gem of a gun!

Damage to sight(s)? Broken solder joint , loose screw, dovetail loose, I had a joint come loose during a 1000 yard artillery match on time with my 10-pounder Parrott rifle. Couldn't figure out how it...

Quick note: .427" is proper diameter (usually) for a vintage .44-40,, but the modern Italian repros use .429" groove diameters in their barrels. With revolvers, size bullet to the diameter of the...

The federal government actually studied this at the national armory in 1875. They varied powder charges and barrel lengths to extremes in both directions. A copy of the original hand written chart...

When you get around to doing the chamber cast, use Duxseal or modeling clay to create a dam around anything you don't want metal to flow into. Once it solidifies in your extractor groove or lever...

The Peabody Rifle actually won the 1872 government trials at Springfield Armory. Strength, ease and rapidity of firing, resistant to weather and dirt, all of it. But, the govt adopted the Trapdoor...

Vertical stringing or random spread?
Blow-tube between shots or wiping?
Swiss, Scheutzen, or OE?

If you want to try smokeless, 11-12 Gr Unique with a Dacron tuft to hold the powder down, and...

That's a beauty, and a terrific find. I agree the caliber is rough, but with light bullets, and maybe a lighter charge with a longer wad column, I bet it will be manageable. How much of the gun is...

The standard 10" Contender barrel was rated for near 44 mag pressures in the original Contender. I used to shoot CCI Mag primer and 22.5 gr W296 under a 250 gr Hornaday JHP. (Source: Speer Reloading...

Back Creek Gunshop (John Venskoske) in Winchester VA ( blackpowderva.com ) has the plastic Maynard cases that 90% of Maynard shooters in the N-SSA use. No loading tools necessary if you use a...

Dayton-Traister bought the tooling and rights many years ago, but never put the gun into production. The holy grail version was one they called a "Scheutzen" (which really wasn't) but had a beautiful...