I like old silverware boxes. Most are well made, and it's easy to remove the innards and remake into what I like.
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I like old silverware boxes. Most are well made, and it's easy to remove the innards and remake into what I like.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
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Yep - An E-Z P-Z solution.
They're easy enough to embellish with a plaque (or pseudo scrim), if wanted....
Last edited by pietro; 05-19-2024 at 12:24 PM.
Now I lay me down to sleep
A gun beside me is what I keep
If I awake, and you're inside
The coroner's van is your next ride
Ok I'll play
In progress for 1720 Dragoon pistol
And finished
Inside view
My take on a Whitworth rifle case. Rifle is modern replica from Parker Hale
And a pic of an original that I used for reference
A man cannot have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
Rudyard Kipling
Palmetto Sharpshooters
North South Skirmish Association
NRA Muzzleloading Instructor
Many years ago, there was a member on a cap and ball BP forum who made cases. He went by the name Snaggletooth. He was a former Marine with woodworking talent. He made this case for my 1851 Colt and never charged me a penny, not even for shipping.
Anyone remember Snaggletooth?
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| 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 |
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