I'm using olive oil and it works well for my muzzleloader rifle and PP bullets. What's the advantage using the Lanolin?
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Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I'm using olive oil and it works well for my muzzleloader rifle and PP bullets. What's the advantage using the Lanolin?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Here another target with the Pedersoli Gibbs, this time the rifle was loaded with 85gn of swiss n.3, 20gn more than before, preparing for a longer distance: 600 yds.
I started to lube my PP bullets...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
the octagonal rear portion width: 31.5mm
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Yes, except the bigger rear section, I'm using the same 16:1 alloy too, it works!
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I'm using DDEPP (double diameter elliptical paper patch) bullets designed by Arnie/Beltfeld for my Sharps (excellent results), but some months ago I acquired a Pedersoli Gibbs and decided to use the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I call it "percussion block" and it was broken in my Pedersoli Sharps too, this is one of the Sharps' weak points. It happens to the original Sharps sometimes too. I live in Italy and Pierangelo...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
@Bedbugbilly: thank you for your reply, yours are good points where to start to understand things. The Gibbs rifle, both original and replica, had the "infamous" Patent breech, a very good system to...
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The Zouave and other similar military rifles are a different business, in this case almost any nipple is very durable because their larger hole, the lower temps and the different breechs.
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I tried a platinum nipple from BACO, but I had two not so good surprises: first the platinum nipple wasn't fitting at all to the nipple hole, I had to modify the threads with a small triangular file,...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Absolutely not, the Pedersoli Gibbs and other american replicas of the same brand have 1/4 x 28 nipples, as you can see on their website. But trying other nipple brands I find that is necessary to...
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I bought 6 nipples made by AMPCO for my Pedersoli Gibbs, but it is necessary forcing a bit to screw them correctly. Is this normal?
I decided to give a try to the beryllium AMPCO 1/4" x 28 nipples...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Unfortunately the citric acid solution did nothing on my 45-70 cases, but using a 6% of white vinegar and a squirt of dishwashing liquid in a quart of hot water was the right way for me. No tumblers...
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You need this: https://shop.davide-pedersoli.com/it/mirini-set-inserti/978-supporto-base-mirino-a-tunnel.html
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My calipers aren't off, but above all my Starline fire formed cases aren't off, and accept only .460"/.463" LDPE wads.
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"the rest of the story" is quite simple: now I have 4000 wrong size wads. I ordered them for 45-70 cases because all the BPCR guys here know the good quality of the LDPE wads, so I decided to order...
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The wrong size wads I received should work, but they are too tight to be inserted in the case without wearing your fingers.
The poly wads listed at BACO are .463", this should be the right size for...
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@Indiana Joe: I accepted the $38 shipping and the 40 days waiting, but I cannot accept the WRONG .477" wads and their silence on my complaints.
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Sorry, no more orders from the US. This experience was a real nightmare.
I want share with you a little thing I learned in the meantime, after received these wrong wads, I realized that a 45 Colt...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I learned about LDPE wads here and wanted to try them in my black powder cartridges, but in Italy I had a hard time finding LDPE in sheets. So I read about Walter wads and asked him if he could send...
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I have a Pedersoli Sharps "Q" made in the year 1998, I had the lever spring broken few months ago. Pedersoli sent me a replacement and the rifle was ready to fire in minutes, it needed just a small...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I like the wet patching, it's a bit boring because I have to let the bullets dry, but definitely it seems more consistent to me.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I'm undecided: wet or dry patch for my 45/70 DDEPP bullets? the opinions are different on this argument, a wet patch shrinks and adhere more firmly to the bullet, someone says that this is good for...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Today I had a very good day with the DDEPP bullets, found a better load and the 5 shots of 6 went in a 7 x 5.5cm group at 200m. Not bad, better than before.
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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 |