Well, I have the lever gun. I got it out yesterday and shot it with some old 240 grain SWCs over Unique. It handles extremely well, seemed to pattern well enough. I was shooting at plates at 25...
Type: Posts; User: shaman
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well, I have the lever gun. I got it out yesterday and shot it with some old 240 grain SWCs over Unique. It handles extremely well, seemed to pattern well enough. I was shooting at plates at 25...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks. I ordered some White Label 50/50 sticks off EBAY so I have something to start with. At $2.85/stick I figure that's about as cheap as I could make it myself.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I had an RCBS Lube-a-matic fall into my lap. I ordered a heating element for it. The whole thing, along with a .358 and a .431 die are going to be shipped to me within the week. What do I need to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks all for the assistance. I was supposed to pick up the Rossi on Thursday PM. My truck decided otherwise and gave me a merry time wanting to drive into the ditch repeatedly before I could get...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have a question for y'all: what size are your balls? What are they made of?
No, not those balls! I mean the balls y'all stick in with your powder when you send them through the ball mill. On...
Forum: Cast Boolits
So I went down to the Shamanic Secret Underground Reloading Facility (SSURF) this AM and checked my inventory. On top of the mold, I found 1000 rounds of 240 grain Vance Lead SWCs that I had no...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've just ordered a Rossi Model 92 in 44 Mag w. 24 inch barrel. My goal is to come up with a decent cast load for deer.
Right now, I've got a C429-240-Swc left over from another project and a...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I see this has already been mentioned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTV5I8HDX1I
Could it really be this simple?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thanks. Sorry I missed this earlier, I was down at deer camp.
A buddy of mine ended up nailing the #2 camp record this year, but I've barely seen a deer. My one son has not seen anything...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have finally gotten my adventure in Homebrew Black Powder properly documented. I submit it to this august forum for review and comment:
Homebrew Black Powder
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My comment on the Youtube is that I do not see anywhere in the BATFE site where transportation of homebrew blackpowder is proscribed.
Here is what BATFE has to say about it on their own website:
...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Anyone care to comment on this Youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqWSYSu06BI&t=426s
Forum: Muzzleloading.
SUCCESS!
I just got in from the porch. I am most proud to report that my first batch went KaBoom! in the Brown Bess.
It's a tad dirtier than the storebought. I used the fine stuff for primer,...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Update:
The last of my sieves showed up last night, so I was out this morning doing my final steps. First, I tried some store-bought powder in the seives. My Swiss 3f went through the 40 mesh....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If I have any intelligence on this subject, it comes from reading this thread.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My plan has been to do the first batch with ricing through a screen and see how it works in the Brown Bess. My goal was to see if the ailanthus I have growing in the back yard in-town would make...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Based on your kind suggestions, I managed to order a #10,#16, and #20 gold pan sifters off Amazon. I already have a #40 from another project.
Many thanks.
This is for a Pedersoli Brown Bess. ...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I've got my first batch of ailanthus powder ready to sort and grade. Can y'all direct me to a source of the proper sieves?
318450
I'd like to get 2F to 3F powder.
Another question: The...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
All but the KN03 were air floating, and I checked after 6 hours and the ball mill had gotten it all down to the consistency of talcum powder and let it run another 3 hours. I put another batch in a...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
OK. I'm back. I had stuff to do around the farm and had to take off a few days. The ailanthus charcoal is all fly and I've mixed 1.5 oz of it with 7.5 oz of KN03 and 1 OZ of sulphur. How long...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I checked after 1 day, and I think I've achieved what's needed. It's about the consistency of talcum powder. I put another batch of the charcoal in and set it to grind.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
It's tumbling now. I put 1.5 oz of charcoal in with 1.5 lbs of .715 lead ball-- that's all I had free and it's raining; I can't cast anymore until tomorrow.
The speed on the little tumbler goes...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Update: I got the charcoal ground. It all now passes through metal window screen. I netted about 7 ounces from a gallon can almost full of ailanthus.
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 |