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replied to your other post on this

I bought a Chiappa standard grade - used (as new six shots fired) - discounted - brought it home - wouldnt cycle a round from the magazine - the rims were hanging up in the carrier - I got mad at the...

fertiliser store - go someplace where there is drip irrigated horticulture - greenhouse grade in 50pound bags

my take
You wont get what you want with an open system (percussion or flintlock)
so cartridge gun (has to be a wildcat along the lines of a 50 BMG case necked down to something 30's clibre)
OR a...

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well ? might be able to do a little better by timing press time - leaning on the jack handle longer ?
buy a new truck jack cuz my old one bleeds down a bit...

Thats a good blackpowder boolit - use in my O F Winchester 94 - FFFG blackpowder and a juice box wad over the powder

The point of diminishing returns starts to bite pretty seriously with a round ball gun from 1800fps - other things matter too - fr instance where did that 2800fps 36cal ball go? dont matter how fast...

If that lock eats up flints you might wanna harden the frizzen
A decent condition CVA is capable of that target or better at 100yards
Have fun!!!!

I never wanted to argue with fellers that are having a lot of fun testing stuff - but to me the puck measure always seemed like a pointless excercise - I have some old history in testing procedure...

I dont bother with test weighing at the pressed puck stage (dont believe I would get a useful number the way I go at things) I compare my finished powder to Goex and am right at the same place, 92 -...

mine was only one extra - the cylinder next in line went - just a smudge of lead down the side of the pistol, more noise and more recoil - noticeable enough to stop and figure out something was amiss...

lower fines and dust gets my attention!!!
Part of the push for consistency I have never just re pucked that stuff but kept aside and reprocessed it when I grind the next lot of meal - carefully...

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thanks HW
i proly buy the mill soon - might need it to make breakfast the way these idiot politicians are going -- but will try DB's damp busting idea first - anything tht reduces fines % and...

we have two that are opposite - they go best with a pretty full pan and right close up to the touch hole - one home built and tother is a charleville
All that proves is flintlocks have character...

whatever it takes to make a brew that is convenient to work with and effective under the shooting conditions you encounter at the time

I use the same lube as I use on boolits for my rifles - pour...

he MIGHT be quite right ...................but then again there might be more to it
trouble is when we make definitive statements people wanna argue

I have had one chainfire --(two went off)...

been looking at a gain mill on the net for ages ...how much fines do you lose in the grinding process ?

question 1)....what does your density number represent?
is it pressed puck or finished powder in a measure?

question 2) ....how does your powder density compare to commercial powder density ?...

that is the common held view - one I dont subscribe to and it never made sense to me BUT if I had one of those guns with a long skinny fuse type powder channel it would not last long at my place...

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good shootin I know the bit about 75 yr eyes - got a pair of those meself

If the pan is igniting "every time" you proly already ahead of the mob particularly in Alaskas climate.
the problem is further down the chain of fire

experiment with how much prime powder you...

with ya on the walkin

I do most of it close in

new setup / never seen the gun before couple shots at 10 -15 yards - then back and sight it in at 25 - maybe closer - 17 yrds is good for...

hmmmm then we get the bloke that tells us an 1860 army colt is stronger than the remington ? I think it was Mike (45 Dragoon) which got my attention brecause I thought he proly knew what he...

If you are an experienced flintlock shooter and a decent gun tinkerer you can make a cheap second hand lock perform quite nice - my pet flintlock is still wearing a $40 CVA lock after 25 years. ...